摘要:
Some embodiments relate to a device, comprising an amplifier and a linearizer, the linearizer comprising a first transistor, the first transistor comprising a first terminal coupled to an input of the amplifier, a second terminal configured to be coupled to a DC supply voltage, and a control terminal configured to control a current flowing between the first and second terminals and configured to receive a DC bias voltage different from a voltage of the first terminal. Some embodiments relate to a device, comprising an amplifier, comprising an input, an output, and a first set of one or more transistors coupled between the input and the output, and a linearizer, comprising a second set of one or more transistors coupled between a DC supply voltage and the input of the amplifier, wherein the first set of transistors and the second set of transistors have a same topology.
摘要:
An attenuator includes: a first circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a first transistor having its control node connected to an input of the attenuator and its emitter or source connected to an intermediate node of the attenuator; and a second circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a second transistor having its emitter or source connected to the intermediate node and its control node connected to an output of the attenuator.
摘要:
A limiter circuit is integrated into an RF power amplifier. The limiter circuit automatically starts adding attenuation at the input of the RF power amplifier after a predetermined input power level threshold is exceeded, thereby extending the safe input drive level to protect the amplifier. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the limiter circuit is implemented using a pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (PHEMT) device or a metal semiconductor field effect transistor (MESFET) device. Diode connected transistors or Schottky diodes may also be used in the limiter circuit.
摘要:
A Doherty amplifier circuit comprising: a splitter having: a splitter-input-terminal for receiving an input signal; a main-splitter-output-terminal; and a peaking-splitter-output-terminal; a main-power-amplifier having a main-power-input-terminal and a main-power-output-terminal, wherein; the main-power-input-terminal is connected to the main-splitter-output-terminal; and the main-power-output-terminal is configured to provide a main-power-amplifier-output-signal; a peaking-power-amplifier having a peaking-power-input-terminal and a peaking-power-output-terminal, wherein: the peaking-power-input-terminal is connected to the peaking-splitter-output-terminal; and the peaking-power-output-terminal is configured to provide a peaking-power-amplifier-output-signal. The splitter, the main-power-amplifier and the peaking-power-amplifier are provided by means of an integrated circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first transmission power mode configured to transmit by a first power, and a second transmission power mode configured to transmit by a second power smaller than the first power, the semiconductor integrated circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive and amplify a transmission signal in the second transmission power mode, and an attenuator including a resistor element and a switching element, provided between an output of the first transistor and an output terminal, configured to control attenuation of an output signal of the first transistor.
摘要:
A headphone driver, a sound processor that incorporates the headphone driver and a computing system that incorporates the headphone driver are provided. The headphone driver includes an amplifier having an input terminal and an output terminal, an R-2R ladder network provided with an input signal and connected to the input terminal of the amplifier, and a feedback resistor group connected to the input terminal and to the output terminal of the amplifier. The R-2R ladder network includes a plurality of resistor branches and a first attenuator that is connected between the plurality of resistor branches.
摘要:
A communication device system includes a communication device (1) and a reception power monitoring device (2). The communication device (1) includes a reception processing unit (10) that outputs a signal intensity voltage (Vin) in accordance with a signal level of a received signal, and a monitoring terminal signal generator circuit (30) that generates a monitoring terminal signal (Vout) by current amplification of a level shift voltage generated by shifting a level of the signal intensity voltage (Vin) by an offset voltage (Voff) corresponding to a voltage value of a power supply voltage of an external device. The reception power monitoring device (2) includes a constant voltage generator circuit that outputs a constant voltage from the monitoring terminal signal (Vout), and a voltage converter circuit that operates based on the constant voltage and outputs a display level indication signal reflecting a voltage level of the monitoring terminal signal (Vout).
摘要:
A communication device system includes a communication device (1) and a reception power monitoring device (2). The communication device (1) includes a reception processing unit (10) that outputs a signal intensity voltage (Vin) in accordance with a signal level of a received signal, and a monitoring terminal signal generator circuit (30) that generates a monitoring terminal signal (Vout) by current amplification of a level shift voltage generated by shifting a level of the signal intensity voltage (Vin) by an offset voltage (Voff) corresponding to a voltage value of a power supply voltage of an external device. The reception power monitoring device (2) includes a constant voltage generator circuit that outputs a constant voltage from the monitoring terminal signal (Vout), and a voltage converter circuit that operates based on the constant voltage and outputs a display level indication signal reflecting a voltage level of the monitoring terminal signal (Vout).
摘要:
There is provided a power amplifier which may suppress fluctuations in a phase of an output signal in accordance with fluctuations in a level of an input signal by varying an impedance between a signal input terminal and an amplification unit in accordance with a power level of an input signal. The power amplifier includes a bias voltage generation unit generating a bias voltage set in accordance with a power level of an input signal, an amplification unit amplifying the power level of the input signal in accordance with the bias voltage, and an impedance variation unit varying an impedance of a signal transmission path through which the input signal is transmitted to the amplification unit in accordance with the bias voltage.
摘要:
An energy-efficient consumer device audio power output stage provides improved battery life and reduced power dissipation. A power supply having a selectable operating mode supplies the power supply rails to the power amplified output stage. The operating mode is controlled in conformity with the audio signal level, which may be determined from a volume control setting of the device and/or from a signal level detector that determines the amplitude of the signal being amplified. The power supply may be a charge pump in which the operating mode uses a capacitive divider to provide for selection of a power supply output voltage that is a rational fraction of the power supply output voltage in a full-voltage operating mode.