专利快速检索-快速检索全球专利，免费商用专利数据库-IPRDB

1. 发明授权

US08908751B2 Joint adaptive bias point adjustment and digital pre-distortion for power amplifier 有权
标题翻译：功率放大器的联合自适应偏置点调整和数字预失真
公开(公告)号：US08908751B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-09
申请号：US13036758
申请日：2011-02-28
申请人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Bernhard Sogl , Sandro Pinarello , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
发明人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Bernhard Sogl , Sandro Pinarello , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
IPC分类号： H04B3/46 , H03F3/21 , H03F1/32 , H03F1/02 , H03F3/72 , H03F1/24 , H04B1/04
CPC分类号： H04B1/0475 , H03F1/0255 , H03F1/0277 , H03F1/24 , H03F1/3241 , H03F1/3247 , H03F3/211 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/321 , H03F2201/3233 , H03F2203/7215 , H03F2203/7236 , H04B2001/0425
摘要： One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and apparatus are provided herein for reducing the power consumption of a transmission chain while maintaining an acceptable figure of merit (e.g., linearity). In one embodiment, an adaptive biasing element is configured to perform adaptive biasing to reduce current consumption of a transmission chain by adjusting the operating point of one or more transmission chain elements (e.g., power amplifier, mixer, etc.). However, since adaptive biasing may reduce the linearity of a transmitted signal, its use is limited by the degradation of figure of merit caused by the introduced non-linearities. Accordingly, a pre-distortion element may be configured to perform adaptive digital pre-distortion (DPD) on a transmission chain input signal to account for non-linearities generated through the adaptive biasing, therefore allowing the adaptive biasing to further reduce the current consumption while maintaining an acceptable figure of merit.
摘要翻译：本发明的一个实施例涉及一种方法和装置，用于在保持可接受的品质因数（例如线性度）的同时降低传输链的功率消耗。在一个实施例中，自适应偏置元件被配置为执行自适应偏置以通过调整一个或多个传输链元件（例如，功率放大器，混频器等）的工作点来减小传输链的电流消耗。然而，由于自适应偏置可以降低发射信号的线性度，所以其使用受到引入的非线性引起的品质因数的劣化的限制。因此，预失真元件可以被配置为在传输链输入信号上执行自适应数字预失真（DPD），以解决通过自适应偏置产生的非线性，从而允许自适应偏置进一步降低电流消耗，同时保持可接受的品质因数。

2. 发明授权

US08912851B2 Apparatus and method for providing amplifier linearity information 有权
标题翻译：用于提供放大器线性度信息的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US08912851B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-16
申请号：US12981735
申请日：2010-12-30
申请人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller , Bernhard Sogl
发明人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller , Bernhard Sogl
IPC分类号： H03G3/10 , H03F3/24 , H03F1/32 , H03F3/195 , H03G3/30 , H03F1/02 , H03F1/30
CPC分类号： H03G3/3042 , H03F1/0272 , H03F1/30 , H03F1/3247 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/24
摘要： An apparatus for providing a linearity information associated with an amplifier includes an operating state determinator and an evaluator. The operating state determinator is configured to obtain information describing a gain of the amplifier for at least one bias condition of the amplifier. The evaluator is configured to obtain the linearity information based on both the information describing the gain of the amplifier and information about the at least one bias condition of the amplifier using a gain-bias characteristic of the amplifier. A bias circuit including the apparatus for providing the linearity information is also disclosed. A corresponding method for providing the linearity information includes: using the information describing the gain of the amplifier and the information about the at least one bias condition with the gain-bias characteristics to determine a relation of a current operating point described by the information with respect to the gain-bias characteristic; and deriving the linearity information from said relation.
摘要翻译：用于提供与放大器相关联的线性度信息的装置包括操作状态确定器和评估器。操作状态确定器被配置为获得关于放大器的至少一个偏置条件的描述放大器的增益的信息。评估器被配置为基于描述放大器的增益的信息和关于使用放大器的增益偏置特性的放大器的至少一个偏置条件的信息来获得线性度信息。还公开了一种包括用于提供线性度信息的装置的偏置电路。用于提供线性度信息的相应方法包括：使用描述放大器的增益的信息和关于具有增益偏差特性的至少一个偏置条件的信息来确定由信息描述的当前操作点与关于到增益偏置特性; 并从所述关系导出线性度信息。

3. 发明申请

US20120219048A1 Joint Adaptive Bias Point Adjustment and Digital Pre-Distortion for Power Amplifier 有权
标题翻译：功率放大器的联合自适应偏置点调整和数字预失真
公开(公告)号：US20120219048A1
公开(公告)日：2012-08-30
申请号：US13036758
申请日：2011-02-28
申请人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Bernhard Sogl , Sandro Pinarello , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
发明人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Bernhard Sogl , Sandro Pinarello , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
IPC分类号： H04L25/03 , H04B17/00
CPC分类号： H04B1/0475 , H03F1/0255 , H03F1/0277 , H03F1/24 , H03F1/3241 , H03F1/3247 , H03F3/211 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/321 , H03F2201/3233 , H03F2203/7215 , H03F2203/7236 , H04B2001/0425
摘要： One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and apparatus are provided herein for reducing the power consumption of a transmission chain while maintaining an acceptable figure of merit (e.g., linearity). In one embodiment, an adaptive biasing element is configured to perform adaptive biasing to reduce current consumption of a transmission chain by adjusting the operating point of one or more transmission chain elements (e.g., power amplifier, mixer, etc.). However, since adaptive biasing may reduce the linearity of a transmitted signal, its use is limited by the degradation of figure of merit caused by the introduced non-linearities. Accordingly, a pre-distortion element may be configured to perform adaptive digital pre-distortion (DPD) on a transmission chain input signal to account for non-linearities generated through the adaptive biasing, therefore allowing the adaptive biasing to further reduce the current consumption while maintaining an acceptable figure of merit.
摘要翻译：本发明的一个实施例涉及一种方法和装置，用于在保持可接受的品质因数（例如线性度）的同时降低传输链的功率消耗。在一个实施例中，自适应偏置元件被配置为执行自适应偏置以通过调整一个或多个传输链元件（例如，功率放大器，混频器等）的工作点来减小传输链的电流消耗。然而，由于自适应偏置可以降低发射信号的线性度，所以其使用受到引入的非线性引起的品质因数的劣化的限制。因此，预失真元件可以被配置为在传输链输入信号上执行自适应数字预失真（DPD），以解决通过自适应偏置产生的非线性，从而允许自适应偏置进一步降低电流消耗，同时保持可接受的品质因数。

4. 发明申请

US20120169424A1 Apparatus and Method for Providing Amplifier Linearity Information 有权
标题翻译：提供放大器线性信息的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US20120169424A1
公开(公告)日：2012-07-05
申请号：US12981735
申请日：2010-12-30
申请人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller , Bernhard Sogl
发明人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller , Bernhard Sogl
IPC分类号： H03G3/30
CPC分类号： H03G3/3042 , H03F1/0272 , H03F1/30 , H03F1/3247 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/24
摘要： An apparatus for providing a linearity information associated with an amplifier includes an operating state determinator and an evaluator. The operating state determinator is configured to obtain information describing a gain of the amplifier for at least one bias condition of the amplifier. The evaluator is configured to obtain the linearity information based on both the information describing the gain of the amplifier and information about the at least one bias condition of the amplifier using a gain-bias characteristic of the amplifier. A bias circuit including the apparatus for providing the linearity information is also disclosed. A corresponding method for providing the linearity information includes: using the information describing the gain of the amplifier and the information about the at least one bias condition with the gain-bias characteristics to determine a relation of a current operating point described by the information with respect to the gain-bias characteristic; and deriving the linearity information from said relation.
摘要翻译：用于提供与放大器相关联的线性度信息的装置包括操作状态确定器和评估器。操作状态确定器被配置为获得关于放大器的至少一个偏置条件的描述放大器的增益的信息。评估器被配置为基于描述放大器的增益的信息和关于使用放大器的增益偏置特性的放大器的至少一个偏置条件的信息来获得线性度信息。还公开了一种包括用于提供线性度信息的装置的偏置电路。用于提供线性度信息的相应方法包括：使用描述放大器的增益的信息和关于具有增益偏差特性的至少一个偏置条件的信息来确定由信息描述的当前操作点与关于到增益偏置特性; 并从所述关系导出线性度信息。

5. 发明申请

US20120071120A1 Adaptive Adjustment of Active Area for Power Amplifier 有权
标题翻译：功率放大器有源面积的自适应调整
公开(公告)号：US20120071120A1
公开(公告)日：2012-03-22
申请号：US12886833
申请日：2010-09-21
申请人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller
发明人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller
IPC分类号： H04W52/26 , H04W52/00
CPC分类号： H03G3/3042 , H03F1/0244 , H03F1/0277 , H03F3/24 , H03F3/72 , H03F2203/7206 , H03F2203/7215 , H03F2203/7221 , H04W52/0245 , Y02D70/00
摘要： One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transmission circuit configured to dynamically adjust a number of active transistor cells within a power amplifier based upon a signal quality measurement determined from a feedback. The transmission circuit comprises a transmission chain having a power amplifier configured to provide an output signal. A feedback loop extends from the output of the power, amplifier to a control circuit and is configured to provide measured information about output signal (e.g., phase, amplitude, etc.) to the control circuit. The control circuit utilizes the measured signal information to evaluate a measured signal quality of the output signal. The control circuit dynamically adjusts a number of active transistor cells within a power amplifier based upon a signal quality measurement until the power amplifier is optimized to operate at an operating point for low current and good transmission quality.
摘要翻译：本发明的一个实施例涉及一种传输电路，其被配置为基于从反馈确定的信号质量测量来动态地调整功率放大器内的多个有源晶体管单元。传输电路包括具有配置成提供输出信号的功率放大器的传输链。反馈回路从功率放大器的输出延伸到控制电路，并且被配置为向控制电路提供关于输出信号（例如，相位，幅度等）的测量信息。控制电路利用测量的信号信息来估计输出信号的测量信号质量。控制电路基于信号质量测量来动态地调整功率放大器内的多个有源晶体管单元，直到功率放大器被优化以在低电流和良好传输质量的工作点上操作。

6. 发明授权

US08364103B2 Adaptive adjustment of active area for power amplifier 有权
标题翻译：功率放大器有源面积的自适应调整
公开(公告)号：US08364103B2
公开(公告)日：2013-01-29
申请号：US12886833
申请日：2010-09-21
申请人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller
发明人： Sandro Pinarello , Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Nick Shute , Jan-Erik Mueller
IPC分类号： H01Q11/12 , H04K3/00
CPC分类号： H03G3/3042 , H03F1/0244 , H03F1/0277 , H03F3/24 , H03F3/72 , H03F2203/7206 , H03F2203/7215 , H03F2203/7221 , H04W52/0245 , Y02D70/00
摘要： One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transmission circuit configured to dynamically adjust a number of active transistor cells within a power amplifier based upon a signal quality measurement determined from a feedback. The transmission circuit comprises a transmission chain having a power amplifier configured to provide an output signal. A feedback loop extends from the output of the power amplifier to a control circuit and is configured to provide measured information about output signal (e.g., phase, amplitude, etc.) to the control circuit. The control circuit utilizes the measured signal information to evaluate a measured signal quality of the output signal. The control circuit dynamically adjusts a number of active transistor cells within a power amplifier based upon a signal quality measurement until the power amplifier is optimized to operate at an operating point for low current and good transmission quality.
摘要翻译：本发明的一个实施例涉及一种传输电路，其被配置为基于从反馈确定的信号质量测量来动态地调整功率放大器内的多个有源晶体管单元。传输电路包括具有配置成提供输出信号的功率放大器的传输链。反馈回路从功率放大器的输出延伸到控制电路，并被配置为向控制电路提供关于输出信号（例如，相位，幅度等）的测量信息。控制电路利用测量的信号信息来估计输出信号的测量信号质量。控制电路基于信号质量测量来动态地调整功率放大器内的多个有源晶体管单元，直到功率放大器被优化以在低电流和良好传输质量的工作点上操作。

7. 发明申请

US20150030056A1 OPERATING POINT SETTING OF AN AMPLIFIER 有权
标题翻译：放大器的操作点设置
公开(公告)号：US20150030056A1
公开(公告)日：2015-01-29
申请号：US14452168
申请日：2014-08-05
申请人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
发明人： Andrea Camuffo , Chi-Tao Goe , Jan-Erik Mueller , Nick Shute
IPC分类号： H04W52/02 , H04B1/40
CPC分类号： H04W52/0209 , H03F3/24 , H04B1/0475 , H04B1/40 , H04B2001/0408 , Y02D70/40
摘要： Embodiments related to the setting of an operating point of an amplifier are described and depicted.
摘要翻译：描述和描绘与放大器的工作点的设置相关的实施例。

8. 发明申请

US20130226489A1 DISTORTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD 有权
公开(公告)号：US20130226489A1
公开(公告)日：2013-08-29
申请号：US13408551
申请日：2012-02-29
申请人： Bernhard Sogl , Alexander Belitzer , Andrea Camuffo , Jan-Erik Mueller
发明人： Bernhard Sogl , Alexander Belitzer , Andrea Camuffo , Jan-Erik Mueller
IPC分类号： G06F19/00
CPC分类号： G01R23/20 , G01R29/26 , H04L27/368
摘要： A distortion estimation apparatus for estimating distortion includes a feedback element, a nonlinearity determiner, and a distortion simulator. The feedback element provides a feedback signal derived from a distorted output signal of the distorting element. A signal processing quality of the feedback element is lower than an associated signal property of the distorted output signal. The nonlinearity determiner receives the feedback signal and an input signal to the distorting element or a signal derived from the input signal. The nonlinearity determiner determines an estimated transmission characteristic of the distorting element by relating signal properties of the feedback signal and the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal. The distortion simulator estimates the distortion caused by the distorting element based on the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal and the estimated transmission characteristic.

9. 发明授权

US09026391B2 Distortion estimation apparatus and method 有权
标题翻译：失真估计装置及方法
公开(公告)号：US09026391B2
公开(公告)日：2015-05-05
申请号：US13408551
申请日：2012-02-29
申请人： Bernhard Sogl , Alexander Belitzer , Andrea Camuffo , Jan-Erik Mueller
发明人： Bernhard Sogl , Alexander Belitzer , Andrea Camuffo , Jan-Erik Mueller
IPC分类号： H04L27/36
CPC分类号： G01R23/20 , G01R29/26 , H04L27/368
摘要： A distortion estimation apparatus for estimating distortion includes a feedback element, a nonlinearity determiner, and a distortion simulator. The feedback element provides a feedback signal derived from a distorted output signal of the distorting element. A signal processing quality of the feedback element is lower than an associated signal property of the distorted output signal. The nonlinearity determiner receives the feedback signal and an input signal to the distorting element or a signal derived from the input signal. The nonlinearity determiner determines an estimated transmission characteristic of the distorting element by relating signal properties of the feedback signal and the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal. The distortion simulator estimates the distortion caused by the distorting element based on the input signal or the signal derived from the input signal and the estimated transmission characteristic.
摘要翻译：用于估计失真的失真估计装置包括反馈元件，非线性确定器和失真模拟器。反馈元件提供从失真元件的失真输出信号导出的反馈信号。反馈元件的信号处理质量低于失真输出信号的相关信号特性。非线性确定器接收反馈信号和输入信号到失真元件或从输入信号导出的信号。非线性确定器通过将反馈信号和输入信号的信号特性或从输入信号导出的信号相关联来确定失真元件的估计传输特性。失真模拟器基于输入信号或从输入信号导出的信号和估计的传输特性来估计由失真元件引起的失真。

10. 发明申请

US20140133526A1 CIRCUIT, TRANSCEIVER AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE 有权
标题翻译：电路，收发器和移动通信设备
公开(公告)号：US20140133526A1
公开(公告)日：2014-05-15
申请号：US13674599
申请日：2012-11-12
申请人： Andrea Camuffo , Alexander Belitzer , Bernhard Sogl
发明人： Andrea Camuffo , Alexander Belitzer , Bernhard Sogl
IPC分类号： H04B15/00 , H03G3/00
CPC分类号： H03F1/0233 , H03F1/0222
摘要： A circuit for providing a bias signal for a power amplifier includes a first input, a second input and an output. The first input is configured to receive an input signal to be amplified by the power amplifier. The second input is configured to receive the amplified input signal. The output is configured to provide the bias signal.
摘要翻译：用于为功率放大器提供偏置信号的电路包括第一输入，第二输入和输出。第一输入被配置为接收要由功率放大器放大的输入信号。第二输入被配置为接收放大的输入信号。输出被配置为提供偏置信号。

你已经成功收藏专利！

检索式保存成功!

IPRDB

热门服务

关于我们

友情链接

联系方式