Abstract:
A method for a closed power control feedback loop allows a single portable transceiver architecture to be used for systems in which a transmit signal including both a phase modulated (PM) component and an amplitude modulated (AM) component are supplied to a power amplifier and in systems in which the transmit signal has only a PM component supplied to a power amplifier. By injecting the inverse of the AM portion of the desired transmit signal into the closed power control feedback loop, the feedback loop will not cancel the AM portion of the signal, thus allowing a system where both a PM component and an AM component of the transmit signal are present at the output of the power amplifier to function using a closed power control feedback loop.
Abstract:
A single continuous closed-loop power control feedback system provides seamless power control/for a power amplifier and also enables an AM signal to be injected into the power amplifier through the power amplifiers' control port. The AM signal is developed by an I/Q modulator and supplied to a comparator located in the power control loop. By using leakage from the power amplifier as feedback to a phase locked loop during initial power amplifier power ramp-up, the single continuous closed-loop power control system provides continuous feedback to the phase locked loop during the entire power amplification ramp-up period and eliminates the need for multiple feedback loops,
Abstract:
This invention relates to an oscillator that includes first and second switching elements that each have a control terminal, and first and second conduction terminals. The control terminal of the second switching element is coupled to the first conduction terminal of the first switching element, and the control terminal of the first switching element is coupled to the first conduction terminal of the second switching element. The oscillator also may include first and second capacitive elements, first and second inductive elements, and a resistive element. The first capacitive element may be coupled between the control terminal of the first switching element and a first reference node, and the second capacitive element may be coupled between the control terminal of the second switching element and the first reference node. The first inductive element may be coupled between the control terminal of the first switching element and a second reference node, and the second inductive element may be coupled between the control terminal of the second switching element and the second reference node. The resistive element may be coupled between the second conduction terminals of the switching elements and the first reference node. One or both of the first and second capacitive elements may have a variable capacitance.
Abstract:
A differential oscillator based on a first Colpitts oscillator and a mirror image Colpitts oscillator that is coupled to the first Colpitts oscillator. This differential oscillator outputs differential voltage signals that are about 180 degrees out of phase. The differential oscillator may also be adapted to form a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) such that the differential voltage signals output by the VCO can be varied. A transceiver for telecommunication devices such as cellular phones may use differential oscillators to generate a carrier signal on which a voice or data signal is modulated and the same differential oscillators to assist isolation of the voice or data signal from received signals.
Abstract:
A transmitter adjusts a transmitted power level by modifying a control input of a variable gain amplifier. A power amplifier control system includes an envelope extractor, an error extractor, and a feed-forward multiplier. The envelope extractor receives data signal inputs and computes the envelope of the combined signal. The error extractor generates an error signal as a function of the combined signal and the output power generated by the power amplifier. The feed-forward multiplier generates a modified error signal that is responsive to a function of the gain in a feedback path. A corresponding method for controlling a power level is also disclosed. In some embodiments, a transmit chain with a power control loop is used to adjust the transmit signal power applied at an input of a variable gain amplifier. A corresponding method for adjusting the transmit signal power level is also included.
Abstract:
A system for calibrating a closed power control loop includes an adder configured to inject a test signal into an adjustable element, a first peak detector configured to determine an amplitude of the injected test signal, a second peak detector configured to determine an amplitude of a return test signal, a comparator configured to determine the difference between the injected test signal and the return test signal, and a calibration engine configured to adjust the adjustable element so that the return test signal is offset from the injected test signal by a predetermined amount.
Abstract:
A system for calibrating a closed power control loop includes an adder configured to inject a test signal into an adjustable element, a first peak detector configured to determine an amplitude of the injected test signal, a second peak detector configured to determine an amplitude of a return test signal, a comparator configured to determine the difference between the injected test signal and the return test signal, and a calibration engine configured to adjust the adjustable element so that the return test signal is offset from the injected test signal by a predetermined amount.
Abstract:
Embodiments enable a multi-band transmitter with significantly reduced architecture area by allowing maximum reuse of transmitter stages across supported frequency bands and signal standards. Further, embodiments allow a monolithic transmitter implementation by providing an integration-friendly differential to single-ended conversion stage. According to embodiments, the differential to single-ended conversion stage is readily configurable according to the frequency band and signal standard of operation of the transmitter.
Abstract:
A differential radio frequency (RF) receiver includes a fully differential direct conversion receive chain, a subharmonic mixer in the receive chain, the subharmonic mixer configured to receive a differential radio frequency (RF) input signal and a local oscillator (LO) signal that is phase-shifted by a nominal 45 degrees, and a synthesizer having a voltage controlled oscillator and having at least one frequency divider to generate desired receive LO signals.
Abstract:
A controller enables the integration of a DC-DC converter in an amplitude modulation power control loop in a mobile handset. The controller includes an input conditioner and an event sensor. The input conditioner uses a peak detector to track the output of a regulator and responds to available baseband input signals. The event sensor controls a switch that connects the DC-DC converter to a battery in response to a bypass event. The controller bypasses the DC-DC-converter when a transmitter is not enabled. The DC-DC converter is enabled prior to a transmission burst. A target voltage is determined from a series of detected peak voltages from the output of the regulator. The controller commands the DC-DC converter to transition to the target voltage until the end of a transmission burst.