Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amplitude control system and method for communication systems
- Patent Title (中): 通信系统幅度控制系统及方法
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Application No.: US13267491Application Date: 2011-10-06
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Publication No.: US08432219B1Publication Date: 2013-04-30
- Inventor: Benjamin W. Cook
- Applicant: Benjamin W. Cook
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: Passif Semiconductor Corp.
- Current Assignee: Passif Semiconductor Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agent Gary Stanford
- Main IPC: H04B1/10
- IPC: H04B1/10 ; H03G11/00

Abstract:
An amplitude control system including one or more multi-element array power amplifiers (MEA-PA), each MEA-PA including multiple amplifiers, multiple capacitors, and multiple enable circuits. Each amplifier has an input coupled to a common input node and an output coupled to a corresponding one of multiple intermediate nodes. Each capacitor has a first end coupled to an output node and a second end coupled to a corresponding intermediate node. The enable circuits are collectively controlled by an amplitude control value, and each is operative to enable or disable a corresponding amplifier. The enable circuits may be dynamically controlled to modulate amplitude. A coupling circuit may be provided to couple an intermediate node to a reference node when a corresponding amplifier is disabled to adjust a coupling ratio. Each amplifier, when enabled, may receive one of multiple supply reference voltages. The capacitors may have equal capacitance or may be binary-weighted.
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