HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220256477A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17652136

    申请日:2022-02-23

    Abstract: A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    46.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220157808A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17504269

    申请日:2021-10-18

    Abstract: A semiconductor having transistors arranged side by side in one direction over a surface of a substrate and are connected in parallel. At least one passive element is disposed on at least one of regions between two adjacent ones of the transistors. The transistors each include a collector layer over the substrate, a base layer on the collector layer, and an emitter layer on the base layer. Collector electrodes are arranged in such a manner that each of the collector electrodes is located between the substrate and the collector layer of the corresponding one of the transistors and is electrically connected to the collector layer.

    POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT
    48.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210044263A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17083037

    申请日:2020-10-28

    Abstract: A power amplifier circuit amplifies a radio-frequency signal in a transmit frequency band. The power amplifier circuit includes an amplifier, a bias circuit, and an impedance circuit. The amplifier amplifies power of a radio-frequency signal and outputs an amplified signal. The impedance circuit is connected between a signal input terminal of the amplifier and a bias-current output terminal of the bias circuit and has frequency characteristics in which attenuation is obtained in the transmit frequency band. The impedance circuit includes first and second impedance circuits. The first impedance circuit is connected to the signal input terminal. The second impedance circuit is connected between the first impedance circuit and the bias-current output terminal.

    HIGH-FREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200374811A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16989993

    申请日:2020-08-11

    Abstract: A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    50.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200258882A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16826074

    申请日:2020-03-20

    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of unit transistors that are arranged on a surface of a substrate in a first direction. Input capacitive elements are arranged so as to correspond to the unit transistors. An emitter common wiring line is connected to emitter layers of the unit transistors. A via-hole extending from the emitter common wiring line to a back surface of the substrate is disposed at a position overlapping the emitter common wiring line. A collector common wiring line is connected to collector layers of the unit transistors. The input capacitive elements, the emitter common wiring line, the unit transistors, and the collector common wiring line are arranged in this order in a second direction. Base wiring lines that connect the input capacitive elements to base layers of the corresponding unit transistors intersect the emitter common wiring line without physical contact.

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