Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for digital envelope tracking with dynamically changing voltage levels for power amplifier
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Application No.: US16765668Application Date: 2017-12-15
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Publication No.: US11121684B2Publication Date: 2021-09-14
- Inventor: Stephan Henzler , Andreas Langer , Otto Schumacher
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/066556 WO 20171215
- International Announcement: WO2019/117933 WO 20190620
- Main IPC: H03F1/30
- IPC: H03F1/30 ; H03F3/24 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F1/32 ; H03F3/195 ; H04B1/38

Abstract:
A device for digital envelope tracking with dynamically changing voltage levels for a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier is disclosed. A power management unit generates a set of supply voltages for a power amplifier based on a control signal. A setpoint generator in the power management integrated circuit gradually increases or decreases a target voltage such that the set of supply voltages output from the voltage converter gradually increase or decrease in response to a gradual transition of the target voltage. A transceiver includes digital models for replicating a behavior of the setpoint generator and a voltage regulator in the voltage converter such that a signal pre-distortion unit may use an instantaneous voltage level for signal predistortion.
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