公开(公告)号：US06476677B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-05

申请号：US09651801

申请日：2000-08-30

申请人： Jaleh Komaili ,  Ricke W. Clark

发明人： Jaleh Komaili ,  Ricke W. Clark

IPC分类号： H03G330

CPC分类号： H03F1/3241 ,  H03F1/34

摘要： A system for detecting and compensating for a saturation condition of a power amplifier where an error signal is produced by differencing a signal representative of or derived from a control signal for controlling the shape of the output of the power amplifier and a signal representative of or derived from the output of the power amplifier. An integrator integrates the error signal to produce a cumulative error signal. A detection circuit detects a saturation condition when the value of the cumulative error equals or exceeds a predetermined value determined during device calibration. Upon the detection of a saturation condition, a compensation circuit derives a compensation value by multiplying the value of the error signal at the time saturation is detected by a predetermined constant, and subtracts this value from the control signal. The input to the power amplifier is derived from the adjusted control signal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测和补偿功率放大器的饱和状态的系统，其中通过差分表示或来自控制信号的信号产生误差信号，用于控制功率放大器的输出的形状和表示或导出的信号 从功率放大器的输出。 积分器积分误差信号以产生累积误差信号。 当累积误差的值等于或超过在设备校准期间确定的预定值时，检测电路检测饱和状态。 在检测到饱和状态时，补偿电路通过将在检测到饱和时的误差信号的值相乘预定的常数而得到补偿值，并从控制信号中减去该值。 功率放大器的输入源自调整后的控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US06219345B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-17

申请号：US09163640

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Ricke W. Clark ,  Jaleh Komaili

发明人： Ricke W. Clark ,  Jaleh Komaili

IPC分类号： H04B7212

CPC分类号： H04W56/0085 ,  H04B7/2671 ,  H04L7/042

摘要： The present invention discloses an improved system and method for increasing the timing accuracy of a time domain multiple access (TDMA) mobile communication system using a resource efficient parabolic interpolator. With the present invention, a mobile unit receives burst transmissions from a base station and a timing information is recovered therefrom. Since the timing information establishes the time of arrival of the burst, correlation initially identifies a coarse approximation of the location of the control signal within a defined portion of the burst signal and, together with two adjacent samples. Using a curve fitting technique, a precise position of the peak, relative to the coarse position, is determined. The equation can be solved ahead of time and values from the three samples substituted into a single expression for evaluation. Once the coefficients of the equation are known, the time offset of a refined peak relative to the coarse peak is readily calculated. The refined peak is then used in synchronizing transmission between a mobile unit and the base station.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种使用资源有效的抛物线内插器来增加时域多址（TDMA）移动通信系统的定时精度的改进的系统和方法。 利用本发明，移动单元从基站接收突发传输，并从中恢复定时信息。 由于定时信息确定脉冲串的到达时间，所以相关性首先识别在脉冲串信号的确定部分内的控制信号的位置的粗略近似，并与两个相邻采样一起识别。 使用曲线拟合技术，确定峰值相对于粗略位置的精确位置。 该方程可以提前解决，三个样本的值代入单个表达式进行评估。 一旦方程式的系数是已知的，就可以容易地计算精确峰值相对于粗峰值的时间偏移。 然后将精细峰值用于在移动单元和基站之间的同步传输。

公开(公告)号：US07155176B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-26

申请号：US10820252

申请日：2004-04-08

申请人： Jaleh Komaili ,  Darioush Agahi ,  Ricke W. Clark

发明人： Jaleh Komaili ,  Darioush Agahi ,  Ricke W. Clark

IPC分类号： H04B1/40

CPC分类号： H04B7/2662 ,  H04B7/2675 ,  H04L27/2332 ,  H04L2027/0065 ,  H04W56/0035

摘要： A system for synchronizing a portable transceiver to a network is disclosed. Embodiments of the system for synchronizing a portable transceiver to a network include a crystal oscillator, a frequency synthesizer adapted to receive an output of the crystal oscillator, logic coupled to the crystal oscillator, the logic configured to estimate a frequency error of a received signal; and a first control signal supplied from the logic to the frequency synthesizer, the first control signal configured to adjust the frequency synthesizer to compensate for the error.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将便携式收发器同步到网络的系统。 用于将便携式收发器同步到网络的系统的实施例包括晶体振荡器，适于接收晶体振荡器的输出的频率合成器，耦合到晶体振荡器的逻辑，被配置为估计接收信号的频率误差的逻辑; 以及从逻辑提供给频率合成器的第一控制信号，第一控制信号被配置为调整频率合成器以补偿误差。

公开(公告)号：US06459888B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09164534

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Ricke W. Clark

发明人： Ricke W. Clark

IPC分类号： H04B106

CPC分类号： H04L27/22 ,  H04L2027/0034

摘要： A multiple-hypothesis frequency detection or demodulation system and method in a mobile communication system such as a GSM mobile telephone system includes a GSM mobile unit for demodulating the received signal by applying three hypotheses. The first hypothesis is based on the assumption that transmitted signal was received without frequency offset or phase rotation. The second hypothesis assumes a phase rotation of +a degrees on the first half of a burst and a phase rotation of −a degrees on the following half burst. Finally, the third hypothesis assumes that the data burst has a phase rotation of −a degrees on the first half burst and a phase rotation of +a degrees on the next following half burst. Any frequency offset is estimated based on a comparison of the results of the three separate demodulation attempts. Based on the frequency offset estimate, the transmitted signal may be demodulated without adjustment of the local oscillator.

摘要翻译： 在诸如GSM移动电话系统的移动通信系统中的多重假设频率检测或解调系统和方法包括通过应用三个假设来解调接收信号的GSM移动单元。 第一个假设是基于传输信号没有频率偏移或相位旋转的假设。 第二个假设假定在脉冲串的前半部分为+ a度的相位旋转，在下一个半脉冲串上为-a度的相位旋转。 最后，第三假设假设数据脉冲串在第一个半脉冲串上具有-a度的相位旋转，并且在下一个半脉冲串上具有+ a度的相位旋转。 基于三个独立解调尝试的结果的比较来估计任何频率偏移。 基于频率偏移估计，可以在不调整本地振荡器的情况下解调所发送的信号。

公开(公告)号：US06670849B1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-30

申请号：US09650987

申请日：2000-08-30

申请人： Morten Damgaard ,  Dmitriy Rozenblit ,  William J. Domino ,  Ricke W. Clark

发明人： Morten Damgaard ,  Dmitriy Rozenblit ,  William J. Domino ,  Ricke W. Clark

IPC分类号： H03G320

CPC分类号： H03G3/3042 ,  H03F1/02 ,  H03F2200/294 ,  H03F2200/372 ,  H04W52/52

摘要： A system for a closed power control feedback loop allows for the use of a non-linear amplifier for amplifying a phase modulated (PM) signal while introducing an inverse version of the desired amplitude modulated (AM) signal into the feedback loop using a variable gain element. By introducing an inverse version of the desired AM portion of the signal into the power control feedback loop, the non-linear, and highly efficient, power amplifier may be used to amplify only the PM portion of the signal, while the AM portion is introduced by the power control feedback loop. In another aspect of the invention, an inverse version of the AM portion of the desired transmit signal is introduced into the power control feedback loop of an amplifier that is amplifying both a phase modulated signal and an amplitude modulated signal. By introducing an inverse version of the desired AM signal into the power control feedback loop, the power control feedback loop may not cancel the AM component present at the output of the power amplifier. In yet another aspect of the invention, the desired AM signal is injected into the feedback loop along with the power control reference signal.

摘要翻译： 用于闭合功率控制反馈回路的系统允许使用非线性放大器来放大相位调制（PM）信号，同时使用可变增益将所需幅度调制（AM）信号的逆版本引入反馈环路 元件。 通过将信号的期望的AM部分的逆版本引入功率控制反馈回路中，可以使用非线性和高效的功率放大器来仅放大信号的PM部分，同时引入AM部分 通过功率控制反馈回路。 在本发明的另一方面，将期望的发送信号的AM部分的逆版本引入放大器的功率控制反馈环路，该放大器正在放大相位调制信号和幅度调制信号。 通过将所需AM信号的逆版本引入功率控制反馈回路中，功率控制反馈回路可能不会消除存在于功率放大器输出端的AM分量。 在本发明的另一方面，所需的AM信号与功率控制参考信号一起被注入到反馈回路中。

公开(公告)号：US06651021B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09881932

申请日：2001-06-15

申请人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

发明人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

IPC分类号： G01R3500

CPC分类号： H04B1/109

摘要： The invention discloses a system for improving performance of the RF amplification stage of communication receivers by accounting for the signal environment of the RF amplifier. The linearity, gain and power supply voltage of the RF amplification stage of the communication receiver is adjusted to produce an optimal signal into the succeeding narrow-band amplification stage(s). The adjustment of the RF stage includes mechanisms such as adjusting the RF amplifier power supply level using a DC to DC converter. It also includes allowing distortion in the RF amplification stage if the distortion in the RF amplification stage does not affect the target signal. For example, if there were a strong signal that fell within the same band as the target signal, amplification would be allowed to be so high that it distorted the undesired signals, but not the tined signals. If the desired signal is the predominant signal, within the RF amplifier's band, then the amplifier gain may be increased only to the point where distortion is detected.

公开(公告)号：US5586284A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-17

申请号：US547050

申请日：1995-10-23

申请人： Keith M. Bindloss ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Kenneth E. Garey ,  George A. Watson ,  Lawrence F. Blank

发明人： Keith M. Bindloss ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Kenneth E. Garey ,  George A. Watson ,  Lawrence F. Blank

IPC分类号： G06F9/34 ,  G06F9/355 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/355

摘要： The STREAMER FOR RISC DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR shown herein allows a CPU 46 to interface with a memory 60 via data registers 50. Pre-fetch and post-store of the correct address is determined by an address generator 58 according to a rule determined by a context register 52. An index indicative of this address is stored in an index register 54. The data, context, and index registers together form a streamer 56, streaming data between the CPU 46 and data memory 60. The rule of the context register 52 also drives a converter 62 for converting data between memory format and register format. The speed and flexibility of a RISC device is combined with the intensive memory access of a digital signal processor.

摘要翻译： 本文所示的用于RISC数字信号处理器的流程允许CPU 46经由数据寄存器50与存储器60接口。正确地址的预取和后存储由地址生成器58根据由上下文确定的规则来确定 指示该地址的索引被存储在索引寄存器54中。数据，上下文和索引寄存器一起形成流分送器56，在CPU 46和数据存储器60之间流传输数据。上下文寄存器52的规则也 驱动用于在存储器格式和寄存器格式之间转换数据的转换器62。 RISC设备的速度和灵活性与数字信号处理器的密集存储器访问相结合。

公开(公告)号：US07236810B1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-26

申请号：US09164432

申请日：1998-09-30

申请人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Michael D. Tomlinson ,  Ricke W. Clark

发明人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Michael D. Tomlinson ,  Ricke W. Clark

IPC分类号： H04B1/38 ,  H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/029 ,  Y02D70/122 ,  Y02D70/164

摘要： A low frequency timing circuit is used to reestablish a timing signal in a high-frequency timing circuit after the high frequency timing circuit has lost and regained power. The timing of the low frequency circuit is measured against the timing of the high frequency circuit before the high frequency circuit has lost power. The low frequency circuit then is used to measure time after the high frequency circuit has lost power. Once the high frequency circuit has regained power, its timing signal is reestablished at an appropriate time based on a time measurement obtained from the low frequency circuit.

摘要翻译： 低频定时电路用于在高频定时电路丢失并恢复供电之后重新建立高频定时电路中的定时信号。 在高频电路断电之前，针对高频电路的定时测量低频电路的定时。 然后，低频电路用于在高频电路断电后测量时间。 一旦高频电路恢复供电，其定时信号就会根据从低频电路获得的时间测量值在适当的时间重新建立。

公开(公告)号：US06754287B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-22

申请号：US09814196

申请日：2001-03-21

申请人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

发明人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

IPC分类号： H04L2720

CPC分类号： H03F3/217 ,  H03F2200/331 ,  H04L27/2046

摘要： Communications systems, and particularly portable personal communications systems, such as portable phones, are becoming increasingly digital. One area that has remained largely analog, however, is the modulation and RF amplifier circuits. To produce a RF frequency waveform. An output of a class D amplifier is coupled to an integrator to create an analog signal. A resonant circuit shapes an output waveform based on the analog signal to create a sinusoidal RF broadcast signal. The waveform of the class D amplifier may be duty cycle modulated. Digital modulation may occur using a digital sigma delta modulator or a digital programmable divide modulator. Using the digital modulation techniques and class D amplification techniques together allows for broadcast a PSK signal that has been decomposed into amplitude and phase components.

摘要翻译： 通信系统，特别是诸如便携式电话的便携式个人通信系统正在变得越来越数字化。 然而，仍然是模拟的一个领域是调制和RF放大器电路。 产生RF频率波形。 D类放大器的输出耦合到积分器以产生模拟信号。 谐振电路基于模拟信号对输出波形进行整形以产生正弦RF广播信号。 D类放大器的波形可以是占空比调制的。 可以使用数字Σ-Δ调制器或数字可编程分频调制器进行数字调制。 一起使用数字调制技术和D类放大技术可以广播已经分解为幅度和相位分量的PSK信号。

公开(公告)号：US06535735B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US09814921

申请日：2001-03-22

申请人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

发明人： Paul A. Underbrink ,  Daryush Shamlou ,  Ricke W. Clark ,  Joseph H. Colles ,  Guangming Yin ,  Patrick D. Ryan ,  Kelly H. Hale

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/172

摘要： Modern digital integrated circuits are commonly synchronized in their workings by clock circuits. The clock frequency for a circuit must take into account the propagation delay of signals within the critical path of the circuit. If the clock time is not adequate to allow propagation of signals through the critical path, improper circuit operation may result. The propagation delay is not a constant from circuit to circuit, and even in a single circuit may change due to temperature, power supply voltage and the like. Commonly, this variation is handled by assuming a worse case propagation delay of the critical path, and then designing the clock frequency and minimum power supply voltage of the circuit so that the circuit will function under worst case conditions. However, instead of assuming a worse case propagation delay of the critical path, the propagation delay may be measured in an actual circuit path that has been constructed to be the equivalent to, or slightly worse than, the propagation delay of the critical path. By knowing the actual worst case propagation delay, the circuit may be modified to operate with lower power supply voltages, conserving power and/or to controlling the frequency of the clock, so that the clock may be operated at or near the circuit's actual, not theoretical worst case limit. Such modifications of power supply voltage and/or clock frequency may occur during circuit operation and thus, adapt the circuit to the different operating parameters of each circuit.