摘要:
An operating voltage applied to a transmitter's power amplifier in a mobile wireless transceiver is dynamically controlled so as to improve the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In one embodiment, the bias current levels within the transmitter are also varied to optimize the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In a preferred embodiment, a highly efficient switching regulator is controlled by a control circuit to adjust the operating voltage and/or bias current for the power amplifier in the transmitter. The control circuit has as its input any of a variety of signals which reflect the actual output power of the transmitter, the desired output power, or the output voltage swing of the transmitter.
摘要:
An operating voltage applied to a transmitter's power amplifier in a mobile wireless transceiver is dynamically controlled so as to improve the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In one embodiment, the bias current levels within the transmitter are also varied to optimize the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In a preferred embodiment, a highly efficient switching regulator is controlled by a control circuit to adjust the operating voltage and/or bias current for the power amplifier in the transmitter. The control circuit has as its input any of a variety of signals which reflect the actual output power of the transmitter, the desired output power, or the output voltage swing of the transmitter.
摘要:
An operating voltage applied to a transmitter's power amplifier in a mobile wireless transceiver is dynamically controlled so as to improve the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In one embodiment, the bias current levels within the transmitter are also varied to optimize the efficiency of the transmitter at all output power levels. In a preferred embodiment, a highly efficient switching regulator is controlled by a control circuit to adjust the operating voltage and/or bias current for the power amplifier in the transmitter. The control circuit has as its input any of a variety of signals which reflect the actual output power of the transmitter, the desired output power, or the output voltage swing of the transmitter.
摘要:
Disclosed is an apparatus including a transmitter amplifier having an output terminal communicatively coupled to a transmission line to output a first set of radio frequency (RF) signals to an antenna. The apparatus may include a receiver amplifier having an input terminal communicatively coupled to the transmission line to receive a second set of RF signals from the antenna. The apparatus may include a passive network coupled between the transmitter amplifier and the receiver amplifier, the passive network being configurable to cancel either a first reactance of a parasitic capacitance of the transmitter amplifier or second reactance of a parasitic capacitance of the receiver amplifier. The apparatus may also include a switch coupled between the input terminal and a voltage reference to selectively configure the passive network to cancel either the first reactance or the second reactance. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
摘要:
In some embodiments, methods and apparatus to reduce nonlinearity in a receiver are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
摘要:
Embodiments of a high-linearity low-noise amplifier (LNA) and method are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, an RF input signal may be amplified with a cascode amplifier and a common-gate stage. The common-gate stage is dynamically biased based on an output voltage of the common-gate stage to allow an output voltage swing to be shared between the cascode amplifier and the common-gate stage.
摘要:
An RF receiver front end includes a variable gain low noise amplifier and/or a variable gain mixer to provide gain variability in the receiver. This gain variability may be used during, for example, automatic gain control operations. In at least one embodiment, the variable gain LNA is a broadband device that is capable of supporting multiple wireless standards.
摘要:
A variable gain amplifier includes multiple gain stages. Each gain stage includes a gain transistor and a cascode transistor to form a cascode amplifier, and a current diversion transistor to divert current away from a cascode transistor to reduce gain in the stage. A control circuit is included to maintain substantially constant drain-to-source voltage and drain current in the gain transistor.
摘要:
A wireless device includes a supply independent bias circuit such as a bandgap current generator or a Proportional-To-Absolute-Temperature (PTAT) current generator. A start-up circuit that includes an amplifier and a Schmidt trigger to provide the desired start-up that avoids regulation to an undesired state.