Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090239487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING THE TRANSMITTED POWER IN MULTI-RATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for regulating Tx power in a multi-rate mobile device transmitter containing signal dependent gain stages. A data rate and signal format indicator signal corresponding to the transmitted signal, and a desired reference power signal are fed to a mapper that outputs a calibration value based on the desired reference power level at the antenna. The calibration value controls the power amplifier gain characteristics in real time. | 09-24-2009 |
20100220636 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A POWER DIVIDER CONNECTING AN LNA TO MULTIPLE RECEIVE SIGNAL CHAINS - A mobile wireless communications device may include an antenna, a wireless radio frequency (RF) receiver, a wireless RF transmitter, and a duplexer connecting the wireless RF receiver and the wireless RF transmitter to the antenna. More particularly, the wireless RF receiver may include a low noise amplifier (LNA) connected to the duplexer, a first receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a first signal type downstream from the LNA, a second receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a second signal type different than the first frequency band downstream from the LNA, and a power divider connecting the LNA to the first and second receive signal chains. | 09-02-2010 |
20100220637 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT LNA CONNECTED TO MULTIPLE RECEIVE SIGNAL CHAINS - A mobile wireless communications device may include an antenna, a wireless radio frequency (RF) receiver, a wireless RF transmitter, and a duplexer connecting the wireless RF receiver and the wireless RF transmitter to the antenna. More particularly, the wireless RF receiver may include a low noise amplifier (LNA) connected to the duplexer and having first and second differential outputs, a first receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a first signal type connected to the first differential output of the LNA, and a second receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a second signal type different than the first signal type connected to the second differential output of the LNA. | 09-02-2010 |
20100227578 | CONTROL OF SWITCHER REGULATED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. | 09-09-2010 |
20100233978 | INPUT DRIVE CONTROL FOR SWITCHER REGULATED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. | 09-16-2010 |
20110130105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSMITTER POWER EFFICIENCY - A transmitter for a mobile device utilizes at least one mapper in order to improve power efficiency while still meeting out of band spurious emissions and waveform quality requirements. An encoder and modulator generates an encoded and modulated transmit signal from an input signal. A digital to analog converter coupled to the encoder and modulator generates an analog representation of the encoded and modulated transmit signal. An amplifier stage coupled to the digital to analog converter amplifies the analog representation of the encoded and modulated transmit signal to generate a transmission signal. The transmitter further comprises an amplifier control block configured to generate an amplifier control signal for adjusting at least one parameter of the amplifier stage. At least one mapper is provided in the amplifier control block, used to determine the amplifier control signal based on a peak to average power ratio and an average transmit power of the transmission signal. Environmental and operating conditions of the transmitter may be accounted for as well in the mappers. | 06-02-2011 |
20120021704 | METHOD OF POWER AMPLIFIER SWITCHING POWER CONTROL USING POST POWER AMPLIFIER POWER DETECTION - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and one or more amplification blocks used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier, both of which are included in a selected one of the amplification blocks. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take 1n into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. Post power amplifier transmission power is detected for input into the one or more feedback loops executed in the power management block. A controller for the power amplifier is design to stabilize the system with respect to gain expansion in the power amplifier. | 01-26-2012 |
20120122411 | IMPROVED CONTROL OF SWITCHER REGULATED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. | 05-17-2012 |
20120134303 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT LNA CONNECTED TO MULTIPLE RECEIVE SIGNAL CHAINS - A mobile wireless communications device may include an antenna, a wireless radio frequency (RF) receiver, a wireless RF transmitter, and a duplexer connecting the wireless RF receiver and the wireless RF transmitter to the antenna. More particularly, the wireless RF receiver may include a low noise amplifier (LNA) connected to the duplexer and having first and second differential outputs, a first receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a first signal type connected to the first differential output of the LNA, and a second receive signal chain for wireless communications signals having a second signal type different than the first signal type connected to the second differential output of the LNA. | 05-31-2012 |
20120220242 | DUAL RECEIVE FILTER - A stage is provided for a receiver of a wireless device. The stage comprises a matching network that separates amplified signals of interest received from an amplifier from amplified unwanted signals received from the amplifier in conjunction with additional downstream filters. The stage also comprises a signal path that comprises components for receiving and processing the amplified signals of interest, and a shunt path that comprises components for adjusting reflected energy sent back to the amplifier for limiting the output swing of the amplifier in a frequency band corresponding to the amplified unwanted signals. | 08-30-2012 |
20130005286 | INPUT DRIVE CONTROL FOR SWITCHER REGULATED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. | 01-03-2013 |
20130149978 | INPUT DRIVE CONTROL FOR SWITCHER REGULATED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES - Various embodiments described herein relate to a power management block and an amplification block used in the transmitter of a communication subsystem. The power management block provides improved control for the gain control signal provided to a pre-amplifier and the supply voltage provided to a power amplifier which are both in the amplification block. The power expended by the power amplifier is optimized by employing a continuous control method in which one or more feedback loops are employed to take into account various characteristics of the transmitter components and control values. | 06-13-2013 |
20130320765 | ASYMMETRIC SERIES POWER PACKS WITH EFFICIENT DC-DC CONVERSION - Systems and methods to operate a power supply. A power supply has an inductor and a capacitor coupled in a substantially series connection. The power supply has a first selectably conductive path that selectably couples a first power pack to the series reactive circuit and a second selectably conductive path that selectably couples the series reactive circuit to a substantially series combination of the first power pack and a second power pack. When the first power pack output voltage is above the threshold, the first selectably conductive path couples electrical current between the first power pack to the series reactive circuit. Otherwise, the second selectably conductive path couples electrical current between the series combination and the series reactive circuit. The controller further transfers charge from the second power pack to the first power pack. | 12-05-2013 |