CURRENT STEERING BIASING FOR POWER CONTROL IN CASCODE-BASED POWER AMPLIFIER STAGE OF RADAR APPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20230412131A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17812292

    申请日:2022-07-13

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H03F3/245 H03F2200/451 G01S7/02

    Abstract: A power amplifier stage including multiple amplifier branch circuits, in which each amplifier branch circuit includes a cascode device, a source device, and a replica cascode device. The cascode device has current terminals coupled between an output node and an intermediate node, and has a control terminal receiving a corresponding activation signal. The source device has current terminals coupled between a supply reference node and the intermediate node, and has a control terminal receiving an input signal. The replica cascode device has current terminals coupled between a supply node and the intermediate node, and has a control terminal receiving a corresponding complementary activation signals. An output power level of the power amplifier stage is controlled by asserting a selected number of activation signals and corresponding complementary activation signals for activating a selected number of the amplifier branch circuits.

    TRANSFORMER FILTER WITH NOTCH
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250119118A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18484708

    申请日:2023-10-11

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: A device includes a filter circuit having both a transformer and a notch filter. The notch filter is formed via capacitive cross-coupling of windings of the transformer. The transformer includes a first winding with an input terminal and an output terminal and a second winding with an input terminal and an output terminal. The notch filter is formed by coupling a first capacitor between the input terminal of the first winding and the output terminal of the second winding, and by coupling a second capacitor between the output terminal of the first winding and the input terminal of the second winding.

    POWER CALIBRATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240204870A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18167136

    申请日:2023-02-10

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H04B10/07955 H03F3/20 H03M1/66

    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a functional circuit and a power calibration and monitoring system including a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a variable gain amplifier (VGA), and a counter. The DAC generates a differential pair of feedback currents based on a digital count. The VGA generates a differential pair of amplified signals based on a magnitude difference between the differential pair of feedback currents and a differential pair of detection currents derived from a differential pair of node voltages associated with the functional circuit. The counter generates the digital count based on the differential pair of amplified signals. The differential pair of feedback currents is controlled such that the magnitude difference between the differential pair of detection currents and the differential pair of feedback currents is within a tolerance limit. A power associated with the functional circuit is calibrated and monitored based on the digital count.

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