摘要:
A high frequency amplifier in which a common emitter bipolar transistor is used, and in that a constant current source and a constant voltage source are switched to apply a DC bias to a base terminal of the bipolar transistor in accordance with a power level of a high frequency signal input to the bipolar transistor or a power level of a high frequency signal output therefrom, and a frequency mixer in that a DC bias is applied to a base of at least one of a bipolar transistor for the input of a high frequency signal and a bipolar transistor for the input of a local oscillation wave by using a configuration for applying the DC bias to a base of an amplifying bipolar transistor employed in the high frequency amplifier.
摘要:
An apparatus includes: first and second transistors, each of the first and second transistors includes a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal; and a transformer including a primary winding and first and second secondary windings, the primary winding is coupled to a first input node configured to receive an input signal and a second input node configured to receive a potential, the first and second secondary windings are coupled to gate terminals of the first and second transistors and cross-coupled to source terminals of the first and second transistors.
摘要:
A logarithmic detector amplifying (LDA) system is provided for use as a high sensitivity receive booster or replacement for a low noise amplifier in a receive chain of a communication device. The LDA system includes an amplifying circuit configured to receive an input signal having a first frequency and generate an oscillation based on the input signal, a sampling circuit coupled to the amplifying circuit and configured to terminate the oscillation based on a predetermined threshold to periodically clamp and restart the oscillation to generate a series of pulses modulated by the oscillation and by the input signal, and one or more resonant circuits coupled with the amplifying circuit and configured to establish a frequency of operation and to generate an output signal having a second frequency, the second frequency being substantially the same as the first frequency.
摘要:
A logarithmic detector amplifying (LDA) system is provided for use as a high sensitivity receive booster or replacement for a low noise amplifier in a receive chain of a communication device. The LDA system includes an amplifying circuit configured to receive an input signal having a first frequency and generate an oscillation based on the input signal, a sampling circuit coupled to the amplifying circuit and configured to terminate the oscillation based on a predetermined threshold to periodically clamp and restart the oscillation to generate a series of pulses modulated by the oscillation and by the input signal, and one or more resonant circuits coupled with the amplifying circuit and configured to establish a frequency of operation and to generate an output signal having a second frequency, the second frequency being substantially the same as the first frequency.
摘要:
Mobile devices such as mobile phones include amplifiers for example audio and RF amplifiers which may consume a significant amount of the available power supplied by a battery. An amplifying system 100 for a mobile device is described the amplifying system comprising a current monitor 12 arranged between a first supply node and a second supply node and operable to monitor a current flow between the first and second supply nodes and to output a monitored current value; a peak current limiter 14 configured to limit an amplifier current to an amplifier to not exceed a maximum peak current value and coupled to a one of the first supply node and the second supply node; a controller coupled to the current monitor output and configured to control the peak current limiter. The amplifying system can dynamically manage the peak current available to the amplifier dependent on the load current being supplied by a battery.
摘要:
A wideband power amplifier module includes a plurality of switch mode amplifiers and a plurality of impedance amplifier modules. Each switch mode amplifier includes an input to receive an input signal, and an RF output to output an RF power signal. The switch mode amplifier includes at least one semiconductor switch formed from gallium nitride (GaN). Each impedance amplifier module includes an output electrically connected to the RF output of a respective switch mode amplifier. The impedance amplifier module is configured to inject at least one impedance control signal to each RF output.
摘要:
A high-frequency amplifier, wherein, using an emitter-earthed bipolar transistor, the DC bias of the bipolar transistor to a base terminal is applied by switching a constant current source and a constant voltage source according to the power level of the high-frequency signals input into or output from the bipolar transistor; and a high-frequency mixer, wherein, using such a structure that the DC bias is applied to the base of the bipolar transistor for amplification of the high-frequency amplifier, the DC bias is applied to the base of at least one of the bipolar transistors for inputting high-frequency signal and local oscillating wave.
摘要:
A Doherty amplifier (100) for amplifying an input signal to an output signal, the Doherty amplifier (100) comprising: a main amplifier (110) for receiving a first signal and for amplifying the first signal to generate a first amplified signal; a first peak amplifier (112) for receiving a second signal and for generating a second amplified signal, the first peak amplifier (112) only operating when the second signal has reached a first threshold power, the first and second signal split from the input signal; and output circuitry (106) to combine the first and second amplified signals to generate an output signal having an operating bandwidth, the output circuitry (106) comprising inductors (124, 126) arranged in the format of a branch line coupler, the inductors (124, 126) coupled to the output parasitic capacitances of the main (110) and peak amplifier (112).
摘要:
The present invention provides a control circuit (1 20) to stabilize an output power of a power amplifier (110). The control circuit (120) comprises a voltage clamping loop (1 30), a current clamping loop (140) and a loop (1 50) for reducing power variation under VSWR, where the voltage clamping loop (1 30) is used to clamp an output voltage of the power amplifier (110) within a defined voltage range, the current clamping loop (140) is used to clamp a current of the power amplifier (110) within a defined current range, and the loop (1 50) for reducing power variation under VSWR is implemented by an impedance detector (1 50) to compensate the output power under VSWR variation.
摘要:
Embodiments of RF amplifiers and packaged RF amplifier devices each include a transistor, an impedance matching circuit, and a video bandwidth circuit. The impedance matching circuit is coupled between the transistor and an RF I/O (e.g., an input or output lead). The video bandwidth circuit is coupled between a connection node of the impedance matching circuit and a ground reference node. The video bandwidth circuit includes a plurality of components, which includes an envelope inductor and an envelope capacitor coupled in series between the connection node and the ground reference node. The video bandwidth circuit further includes a first bypass capacitor coupled in parallel across one or more of the plurality of components of the video bandwidth circuit.
摘要翻译:RF放大器和封装RF放大器器件的实施例均包括晶体管,阻抗匹配电路和视频带宽电路。 阻抗匹配电路耦合在晶体管和RF I / O(例如输入或输出引线)之间。 视频带宽电路耦合在阻抗匹配电路的连接节点和接地参考节点之间。 视频带宽电路包括多个组件,其包括串联耦合在连接节点和接地参考节点之间的包络电感器和包络电容器。 视频带宽电路进一步包括跨越视频带宽电路的多个组件中的一个或多个并行耦合的第一旁路电容器。