RF Micro Devices (Cayman Islands), Ltd. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140266459 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER WITH PM FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION - Circuitry, which includes a package interface, an RF amplification circuit, and a closed-loop phase linearization circuit, is disclosed. The package interface receives an RF signal and provides an amplified RF signal. The RF amplification circuit amplifies the RF signal to generate the amplified RF signal, such that an intermediate RF signal is generated during amplification of the RF signal. The closed-loop phase linearization circuit endogenously establishes a target phase of the amplified RF signal using the RF signal. Further, the closed-loop phase linearization circuit applies a phase-shift to the intermediate RF signal based on a difference between the target phase and a measured phase, which is representative of a phase of the amplified RF signal, wherein the phase-shift reduces phase distortion in the amplified RF signal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266458 | RF REPLICATOR FOR ACCURATE MODULATED AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MEASUREMENT - The disclosure provides a communication circuit including an amplification circuit, a replicator circuit, and a correction circuit. Specifically, the amplification circuit generates an amplified signal. The replicator circuit emulates the amplification circuit and generates a replicated signal that approximates the amplified signal. The replicated signal is used by the correction circuit to generate control signals for controlling the amplification circuit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266457 | GAIN AND PHASE CALIBRATION FOR CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK LINEARIZED AMPLIFIERS - Embodiments of a radio frequency (RF) amplification device having an RF amplification circuit and an amplifier control circuit operably associated with the RF amplification circuit are disclosed. The RF amplification circuit is configured to amplify an RF signal in accordance with a transfer function. The amplifier control circuit includes a closed-loop linearization circuit and a calibration circuit. The closed-loop linearization circuit is configured to be activated so that the transfer function defines a closed-loop response and inactive so that the transfer function defines an open-loop response. For example, the closed-loop linearization circuit may become inactive at small-signal power levels. Accordingly, the amplifier control circuit also includes a calibration circuit configured to reduce a difference between the open-loop response and the closed-loop response of the transfer function. In this manner, the performance of the RF amplification device is maintained while the closed-loop linearization circuit is inactive. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266452 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER WITH TOTAL RADIATED POWER STABILIZATION - A radio frequency (RF) amplification circuit and a closed-loop amplitude linearization circuit are disclosed. The RF amplification circuit amplifies an RF signal to generate an amplified RF signal. The RF amplification circuit and the closed-loop amplitude linearization circuit form a fast control loop and a slow control loop. The slow control loop estimates a total radiated power (TRP) from the RF amplification circuit to create a TRP estimate using a representation of the amplified RF signal, and controls a fast loop gain of the fast control loop based on the TRP estimate. The fast control loop applies a gain adjustment to the RF amplification circuit based on the fast loop gain and a difference between a target reference amplitude and a measured feedback amplitude. The gain adjustment controls amplitude distortion in the RF amplification circuit. The fast loop gain controls TRP-drift in the RF amplification circuit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266451 | POWER AMPLIFIER WITH WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE AM FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION SCHEME - Circuitry, which includes a package interface, a radio frequency (RF) amplification circuit, and a closed-loop gain linearization circuit. The package interface receives an RF signal and provides an amplified RF signal. The RF amplification circuit amplifies the RF signal in accordance with a gain of the RF amplification circuit so as to generate the amplified RF signal. In one embodiment, the closed-loop gain linearization circuit is configured to endogenously establish a target gain magnitude using the RF signal and linearize the gain of the RF amplification circuit in accordance with the target gain magnitude. By endogenously establishing the target gain magnitude using the RF signal, the closed-loop gain linearization circuit can provide linearity with greater independence from external control circuitry. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266444 | POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH SUPPLY MODULATION MITIGATION CIRCUITRY AND METHODS - A power amplifier system with supply modulation mitigation circuitry and methods is disclosed. The power amplifier system includes a regulator having an unregulated input and a regulated output along with a power amplifier having a supply input for receiving a supply current from the regulated output and having a signal input and a signal output that comprise a main signal path. The supply modulation mitigation circuitry is adapted to sense a supply modulation signal output from the regulator, generate a cancellation signal that is a scaled inverse of the supply modulation signal, and inject the cancellation signal into a node within the power amplifier system to sum the supply modulation signal and cancellation signal together to reduce the supply modulation signal from within the main signal path. | 09-18-2014 |
20140030990 | Methods and Circuits for Detuning a Filter and Matching Network at the Output of a Power Amplifier - In transmitter modules or power amplifier (PA) modules there is at least a possible path for a second and even a third harmonic of a low band to crossover unfiltered into the high band path and reach the antenna and hence cross band isolation is necessary. Forward isolation is necessary in order to limit the input crossing over the PAs into the antenna port. According to the methods and the circuits such cross band isolation and forward isolation is improved by detuning the filter and matching network at the output of the PA. The circuit comprises a trap at the harmonic frequencies of the low band thereby at least reducing the impacts of the cross band and forward isolation. | 01-30-2014 |