Abstract:
To perform an ideal nonlinear distortion compensation by eliminating an influence of incompleteness of amplitude delay characteristics or an intrinsic deviation that an amplifier has. A linear distortion compensation coefficient calculation unit (18) estimates linear distortion characteristics caused by incompleteness of an analog circuit mainly such as a quadrature modulator (13) or a high output amplifier (14) based on quadrature demodulated signals (I'ch, Q'ch), and calculates and outputs a linear distortion compensation coefficient for compensating for the linear distortion. A linear distortion compensation processing unit (12) performs a predistortion (addition of inverse characteristics of linear distortion characteristics) by adding data of the linear distortion compensation coefficient to baseband signals (Ich, Qch).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a predistortion system for amplifier linearisation characterised by the fact that it comprises a predistortion circuit in cascade to a clipping circuit composed of at least one clipping device followed by at least one post-clipping filter device.
Abstract:
A method of compensating delay in a linearization loop of a power amplifier and a linearization arrangement of a power amplifier, which arrangement comprises an I/Q modulator (10), one or more power amplifiers (13) to be linearized and generating delay, and a feedback loop comprising an I/Q demodulator (11) when the I/Q modulator (10) and the I/Q demodulator (11) derive an oscillator frequency from the same local oscillator (14). In accordance with the invention, the delay generated by the power amplifier in the feedback is compensated by delaying a local oscillator signal applied to the I/Q demodulator (11). The delay of the local oscillator signal applied to the I/Q demodulator (11) is generated by an amplifier optimized to have a great delay, preferably by a small-signal amplifier.
Abstract:
In a wireless transmitter (100), a class B or class C amplifier (131) is used as a power amplifier for boosting the power level of a signal to be transmitted. To linearize the power amplifier, a feedback mechanism (165) is included in the transmitter. The feedback mechanism provides for adjustment of a feedback gain which effects the overall gain of the signal, thereby effectively controlling the signal power level. In addition, a phase difference between components of the signal and the feedback versions thereof is corrected to increase the linearity of the power amplifier and stabilize the feedback mechanism.
Abstract:
A transmitter (100), with an inphase input (102) for receiving an inphase baseband input signal, and a quadrature input (112) for receiving a quadrature baseband input signal, comprises a modulator (130), coupled to the inphase and quadrature inputs, for modulating the inphase and quadrature baseband signals, to provide a modulated radio-frequency signal, and a linear amplifier (135), coupled to the modulator, for amplifying the modulated radio-frequency signal to produce an output signal. An oscillation detector is coupled to receive the output signal, for detecting oscillation, and for producing an error signal as a result of the oscillation. The transmitter also comprises circuitry (transmission gates 124, 126, 127, and 128) for reducing the open loop gain of the feedback loop, disposed between the inphase and quadrature inputs and the modulator. The circuitry for reducing the open loop gain reduces the open loop gain of the transmitter to less than one, in response to the error signal.
Abstract:
Enhancing the intermodulation performance of an RF power amplifier by determining a coarse time delay represented by an integer T1; determining a reference point for a transmitted signal waveform of the RF power amplifier; shifting the waveform by a set of offsets comprising a plurality of non-integer fractional steps from (T1−Xd) to (T1+Xd) where T1 is the integer and Xd is a non-integer fractional step size value for defining fractional steps about the integer T1 such that the non-integer fractional steps progress in a positive direction as well as a negative direction; correlating the transmitted signal waveform with a feedback signal waveform to obtain a respective correlation value for each of corresponding fractional steps; obtaining an accurate fractional delay value by selecting a fractional step having a highest respective correlation value; applying the obtained correct fractional delay value to the transmitted signal waveform to provide a compensated transmitted signal waveform, and combining the compensated transmitted signal waveform with the feedback signal waveform to reduce at least one intermodulation product of the RF power amplifier.
Abstract:
Peak power reduction in transmit chains of multi-band radiocommunication devices is performed. By using knowledge of the phase transformations which occur at the upconverter to determine how baseband signal samples will combine at the higher (upconverted) frequency, peak prediction and corresponding baseband signal modification can be performed in a way that reduces peak power of the combined signal.
Abstract:
At least one tone is generated. An output signal is generated in response to an input signal and the at least one tone. The output signal is modulated. The input signal and the at least one tone are represented in the modulated output signal. The at least one tone is outside a bandwidth of the input signal as represented in the modulated output signal. The modulated output signal is amplified. The at least one tone in the amplified signal is attenuated after the amplifying.
Abstract:
The present disclosure includes switched capacitor transmitter circuits and methods. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a plurality of switched capacitor transmitter circuits coupled to inputs of an inductive network. The inductive network combines voltages from the switched capacitor transmitter circuits to produce a combined voltage on an output. In another embodiment, a digital data signal is thermometer encoded and a negative thermo-encoded signal is bit order reversed to control capacitors in a switched capacitor transmitter circuit.