Abstract:
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communication devices and digital power amplifiers include, according to an aspect, a device including: modulation circuitry of a radio frequency transmitter having a local oscillator frequency; a digital power amplifier coupled with the modulation circuitry; and a clock input coupled with the digital power amplifier; wherein the clock input provides a clock signal to the digital amplifier at a sampling clock frequency; and wherein the local oscillator frequency is an integer multiple of the sampling clock frequency.
Abstract:
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communication devices and digital power amplifiers include, according to an aspect, an apparatus including: processor electronics; transceiver electronics coupled with the processor electronics, the transceiver electronics including modulation circuitry and a digital power amplifier coupled with the modulation circuitry; a clock source coupled with the transceiver electronics to provide a clock signal from the clock source to the digital power amplifier at a sampling clock frequency; a local oscillator coupled with the transceiver electronics to provide a local oscillator signal from the local oscillator to the modulation circuitry at a local oscillator frequency; and one or more antennas coupled with the digital power amplifier in the transceiver electronics; wherein the local oscillator frequency is an integer multiple of the sampling clock frequency; and wherein a parasitic frequency response of circuitry in the transceiver electronics acts as an implicit out-of-band filter to remove alias signals.
Abstract:
A power detection circuit configured to detect an output power of a radio frequency transmitter. The power detection circuit includes a multiplier circuit configured to multiply a first differential input signal and a second differential input signal. The first differential input signal corresponds to a radio frequency signal to be amplified by the radio frequency transmitter. The second differential signal corresponds to an output signal as amplified by an amplifier of the radio frequency transmitter. A bias circuit is configured to generate a bias signal. A differential amplifier is configured to generate, based on the bias signal and the first differential signal and the second differential signal as multiplied by the multiplier circuit, an indication of the output power of the amplifier of the radio frequency transmitter.
Abstract:
A receiver includes an antenna configured to receive a set of RF signals, and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to the antenna and amplify the set of RF signals to generate a set of amplified signals. The receiver further includes a down-conversion mixer configured to down convert the set of amplified signals to baseband frequencies. The receiver further includes a low-pass filter configured to filter from the set of amplified signals to baseband frequencies an out-of-band signal. The receiver further includes a high-pass filter configured to reverse the filtering of the low-pass filter. The receiver further includes a peak detector configured to determine whether the LNA is operating at saturation; and an automatic-gain controller configured to decrease a gain of the LNA based on the determination of the peak detector.
Abstract:
A receiver includes an antenna configured to receive a set of RF signals, and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to the antenna and amplify the set of RF signals to generate a set of amplified signals. The receiver further includes a down-conversion mixer configured to down convert the set of amplified signals to baseband frequencies. The receiver further includes a low-pass filter configured to filter from the set of amplified signals to baseband frequencies an out-of-band signal. The receiver further includes a high-pass filter configured to reverse the filtering of the low-pass filter. The receiver further includes a peak detector configured to determine whether the LNA is operating at saturation; and an automatic-gain controller configured to decrease a gain of the LNA based on the determination of the peak detector.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a radio frequency (RF) communication circuit having an input for receiving an RF signal and providing independently gain controlled signal paths from the input. In a first signal path, the signal is amplified by a constant gain. In a second signal path, the signal is amplified by a constant gain and by a variable gain amplifier.
Abstract:
A circuit includes a multiplier circuit including a mixer configured to multiply a first differential input signal and a second differential input signal. The mixer includes a plurality of transistors including control terminals. The control terminals of the plurality of transistors receive a bias signal and the first differential input signal. A bias circuit is configured to generate the bias signal. The bias signal generated by the bias circuit is based on a voltage threshold of one of the plurality of transistors and a product of constant reference current and a bias resistance.
Abstract:
A circuit includes a multiplier circuit including a mixer configured to multiply a first differential input signal and a second differential input signal. The mixer includes a plurality of transistors including control terminals. The control terminals of the plurality of transistors receive a bias signal and the first differential input signal. A bias circuit is configured to generate the bias signal. The bias signal generated by the bias circuit is based on a voltage threshold of one of the plurality of transistors and a product of constant reference current and a bias resistance.