Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-broadband doherty power amplifier
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Application No.: US15006905Application Date: 2016-01-26
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Publication No.: US09780733B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Hamhee Jeon , Kevin Wesley Kobayashi
- Applicant: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H03F3/68
- IPC: H03F3/68 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F1/42 ; H03F3/60 ; H03F1/56 ; H03F3/19

Abstract:
Radio frequency (RF) amplification devices are disclosed that include Doherty amplification circuits and methods of operating the same. In one embodiment, a Doherty amplification circuit includes a main carrier RF amplifier, a peaking RF amplifier, and a periodic quadrature coupler. To provide Doherty amplification, the peaking RF amplifier is configured to be deactivated while an RF signal is below a threshold level and is configured to be activated while the RF signal is above the threshold level. The periodic quadrature coupler is configured to combine a first RF split signal from the main carrier RF amplifier and a second RF split signal from the peaking RF amplifier into the RF signal, such that the RF signal is output from an output port while the peaking RF amplifier is activated. The periodic quadrature coupler allows the Doherty amplification circuit to provide broadband amplification in various RF communication bands.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160142023A1 MULTI-BROADBAND DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIER Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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