Abstract:
Improvement of linearity of a transmitter is provided, by a transmission method that includes, when receiving a transmit signal, generating, at a modulation signal generator, a modulation signal modulated from the transmit signal, an average output level and an amplitude with respect to the modulation signal; receiving, at a Read Only Memory (ROM), the average output level and generating a peak amplitude; and generating, at an amplitude shaper, a gain value using the peak amplitude and the amplitude and generating magnitude information by adding an offset value.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus for maintaining the linearity of a Radio Frequency amplifier that includes a coupler (203) for coupling a signal input to a power amplifier (201), a gate bias controller (205) for determining a gate bias voltage in accordance with the signal level, and a power amplifier (201) for amplifying the input signal with the input signal maintained using the gate bias voltage received from the gate bias controller (205), making possible improved linearity of power amplifier output in an entire output region and increased Inter Modulation Distortion (IMD) cancellation when a pre-distorter is used. Since the linearity characteristic of the power amplifier is optimized despite reduction in output signal level of the power amplifier, it is possible to use one power amplifier for a single Frequency Allocation (FA) condition of a high output and a multi FA condition of a low output.
Abstract:
A power amplifying apparatus of switching type for performing, with a high degree of efficiency, a power amplification of input AC signals, such as an acoustic signal and the like, has first (11) and second (12) switch circuits to which a power supply voltage (Vc) is supplied; an inductor (13) and a load (14) that are connected between those switch circuits; and a control circuit (15) that receives an input AC signal (Vi), sets a predetermined ratio of ON interval to OFF interval, and drives the switch circuits. The control circuit (15) includes a calculating circuit (20) that multiplies a modulation sensitivity (e.g., the amplitude of a triangular wave voltage during production of a pulse signal for driving the switch circuits) by a ratio of the power supply voltage (Vc) to a DC component (Ec) thereof (Vc/Ec), and then outputs the resultant amplified value. This configuration compensates for distortion due to a ripple variation of the power supply voltage caused by a regenerative power or the like, and allows an adjustment of amplification factor by use of the power supply voltage.
Abstract:
A power amplifying apparatus which is of a switching type and capable of efficiently amplifying a power of an input AC signal such as an acoustic signal, includes a first switch circuit (11) and a second switch circuit (12) to which a power supply voltage Vc is applied, an inductor (13) and a load (14) which are connected between the switch circuits, and a control circuit (15) which receives an input AC signal Vi, sets a predetermined ratio of ON/OFF periods, and drives the switch circuits. The control circuit (15) includes an arithmetic circuit (20) which multiplies a modulation sensitivity (for example, an amplitude of a triangular wave voltage used for generation of a pulse signal for driving a switch circuit) by a ratio (Vc/Ec) of the power supply voltage Vc and a DC component Ec thereof. This configuration can compensate for distortion caused by a ripple variation of the power supply voltage due to regenerated power or the like, and enable a gain control by the power supply voltage.
Abstract:
The linearity of a transistor amplifier comprising a plurality of transistors operating parallel is improved by reducing the odd order transconductance derivatives of signals generated by the transistors. The transistors can be provided in groups with each group having a different bias voltage applied thereto or each group of transistors can have a different input signal applied thereto. The groups of transistors can have different physical parameters suchas the width to length ratio of gates in field effect transistors and threshold voltages for the transistors.
Abstract:
A high-gain wide-band RF amplifier (120) with automatic bias supply regulation. Amplifier (120) includes a pair of field effect transistors (FETs) (102, 104) with common source connection (106) biased by FET (108) connected between common source connection (106) and amplifier signal input RFIN. Bias voltage 'VB1' is applied to the gate of device (108) and automatic gain control voltage 'VAGC' is applied to the gates of FET pair (102, 104). Automatic bias supply circuit (122) is an active load including resistors (124, 126), capacitor (128) and amplifier (130). Capacitor (128) is connected between the negative input (132) and output (134) of amplifier (130). Load reference voltage (VO) is provided to the positive input. Resistor (124) is connected between output (134) of amplifier (130) and the amplifier output (136) at the drain of FET (104). Resistor (126) is connected between output (136) at the drain of FET (104) and the negative input (132) to amplifier (130) providing amplifier load signal feedback.