Summary of the invention
Transmitting after a kind of circuit that comprises Postponement module, described Postponement module receive digitally transmitted signals and produce delay.Transmitting after first digital to analog converter will postpone is converted to analog transmit signal.Analog output circuit amplifies analog transmit signal.The envelope generation module produces envelope signal based on the amplitude information relevant with digitally transmitted signals.The power supply adjusting module envelope signal less than threshold value time supply reference voltage, the bias voltage of amplifier is boosted to more than the reference voltage during at envelope signal greater than threshold value.
In other features, second digital to analog converter is converted to analogue envelope signal with envelope signal.First digital to analog converter has higher resolution than the second number transducer.The 3rd digital to analog converter receives envelope signal and optionally increases bias current for amplifier.Bias current increases when envelope signal surpasses threshold value.Radio network interface is deferred at least one among ieee standard 802.11,802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11h, the 802.11n, 802.16 and 802.20.
A kind of circuit that comprises analog output module, described analog output module receives offset signal and control signal.First signal after Postponement module receives first signal and produces delay.First signal behind the control module receive delay also produces control signal based on first signal after postponing.The envelope generation module receives and to comprise the secondary signal of the amplitude information relevant with first signal and to produce envelope signal, and this envelope signal optionally increases the offset signal that is fed to analog output module when envelope signal surpasses predetermined threshold and receive the appropriate section of first signal at analog output module before.
In other features, first signal comprises digitally modulated carrier signal.Rectifier module carries out rectification and the modulated carrier signal after the rectification is outputed to the envelope generation module digitally modulated carrier signal.Digital to analog converter is converted to analogue envelope signal with envelope signal.The rise time of envelope signal is slower than the fast attack time of first signal.Analog output module comprises power amplifier.Control module comprises transmitter module.
In other features, switch is connected with first reference voltage and is controlled by the envelope generation module.Electric capacity is connected with switch with the output of envelope generation module.Inductance is connected with electric capacity with analog output module.Matching network is communicated by letter with analog output module.Antenna is communicated by letter with matching network.The envelope generation module receives first signal and produces envelope signal based on first signal.Delay circuit postpones modulated carrier signal.Modulated carrier signal after upconverter will postpone carries out up-conversion.
A kind of circuit that comprises the analogue output unit that is used to receive offset signal and control signal.First signal after deferred mount receives first signal and produces delay.First signal behind the control device receive delay also produces control signal based on first signal after postponing.The envelope generation device receives and to comprise the secondary signal of the amplitude information relevant with first signal and to produce envelope signal, and this envelope signal optionally increases the offset signal that is fed to analogue output unit when envelope signal surpasses predetermined threshold and receive the appropriate section of first signal at analogue output unit before.
In other features, first signal comprises digitally modulated carrier signal.Rectifier unit carries out rectification and the digitally modulated carrier signal after the rectification is outputed to the envelope generation device digitally modulated carrier signal.Digiverter is converted to analogue envelope signal with envelope signal.The rise time of envelope signal is slower than the fast attack time of first signal.Analogue output unit comprises the power amplifier device that is used to amplify.Control device comprises the emitter that is used to launch.The switching device that is used for switch is connected with first reference voltage and is controlled by the envelope generation device.Capacitive means provides electric capacity and is connected with switching device with the output of envelope generation device.Inductance device provides inductance and is connected with analogue output unit with capacitive means.
In other features, the matching network device that is used to mate is connected with analogue output unit.Antenna is connected with the matching network device.The envelope generation device receives first signal and produces envelope signal based on first signal.Deferred mount postpones modulated carrier signal.Modulated carrier signal after means of upconversion will postpone carries out up-conversion.
A kind of method comprises: receive offset signal and control signal at the analog output module place; Receive and postpone first signal; Produce control signal based on first signal after postponing; Reception comprises the secondary signal of the amplitude information relevant with first signal; And producing envelope signal based on secondary signal, this envelope signal optionally increases the offset signal that is fed to analog output module when envelope signal surpasses predetermined threshold and receive the appropriate section of first signal at analog output module before.
In other features, first signal comprises digitally modulated carrier signal.Described method comprises carries out rectification and the digitally modulated carrier signal after the rectification is outputed to the envelope generation module digitally modulated carrier signal.Described method comprises envelope signal is converted to analogue envelope signal.The rise time of envelope signal is slower than the fast attack time of first signal.Described method also comprises based on first signal generation envelope signal.Described method comprises that also the modulated carrier signal after modulated carrier signal postponed and will postpone carries out up-conversion.
Other adaptability fields of the present invention will become clear from the following message semantic definition that provides.Should recognize,, only be to be used for task of explanation, and be not intended to limit the scope of the invention though these are described in detail and concrete example has been indicated the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Embodiment
It in fact only is exemplary below describing, and wishes never to limit that it is open, uses or uses.For the sake of clarity, will use identical label to identify similar elements in the accompanying drawings.Here employed term module, circuit and/or device refer to processor (shared processing device, application specific processor or processor group) and memory, the combinational logic circuit of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), electronic circuit, the one or more softwares of execution or firmware program and/or other suitable components of described function are provided.The meaning of employed here phrase " at least one among A, B and the C " should be interpreted as using the logic (A or B or C) of nonexcludability (non-exclusive) logic OR.Should recognize that the step in a kind of method can carry out with different orders, and not change principle of the present invention.
Referring now to Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B, show according to adaptive transmitter 150-1 of the present invention and 150-2 (general name adaptive transmitter 150).The parts of adaptive transmitter 150 receive reference voltage V
sDifferent with legacy system is reference voltage V
sCan be temporarily greater than supply voltage V
DdTherefore, some parts in the reflector can temporarily be driven to such an extent that be higher than supply voltage V
Dd,, keep low relatively power consumption simultaneously to avoid amplitude limit and to increase dynamic range.
In Fig. 6 A, adaptive transmitter 150-1 comprises digital signal processor (DSP) 152, and what digital signal processor 152 outputs will be launched transmits.Postponement module 154 will transmit and postpone predetermined time of delay and/or adjustable variable delay time.Transmitting after digital to analog converter 158 will postpone is converted to analog transmit signal.Analog transmit signal is output to the analog output circuit such as amplifier 162, and amplifier 162 amplifies analog transmit signal.Though show an amplifier, can use any analog output circuit that needs bias voltage.
Boost module 164 receives and transmits (or with the relevant amplitude information that transmits), and when the level of analog transmit signal beyond supply voltage or any other threshold value, optionally increase the voltage V that is fed to amplifier and/or any other analog output circuit
s, it is higher than such as mains voltage level V
DdThreshold value.Compare with causal system, before amplifier 162 receives corresponding transmitting above threshold value, the boost in voltage of pair amplifier 162 takes place.Therefore, be to avoid amplitude limit with reducing amplitude limit but can not avoiding different in the causal system of amplitude limit.Envelope signal also may have than the slow rise time of fast attack time that transmits.
Boost module 164 comprises envelope module 170, digital to analog converter 172 and power supply adjusting module 174.Transmit and to output to envelope module 170.Envelope module 170 produces based on the envelope signal that transmits.Envelope signal is followed the tracks of positive peak and/or the negative peak that transmits with lower bandwidth.Envelope signal is output to digital to analog converter 172, and digital to analog converter 172 is converted to analog signal with envelope signal.Analog signal from digital to analog converter 172 is output to power supply adjusting module 174.Power supply adjusting module 174 is that amplifier 162 produces variable supply voltage or bias voltage.
When envelope signal during less than threshold signal, power supply adjusting module 174 supply V
s=V
DdWhen envelope signal during greater than threshold signal, power supply adjusting module 174 is temporarily with V
sBoost to V
DdMore than.Booster voltage V
BoostAllow the amplifier tracking in the reflector to transmit, and do not carry out amplitude limit to transmitting.The delay that is provided by Postponement module 154 allows power supply adjusting module 174 to produce V
sBoost to V
DdMore than needed other voltage.Digital to analog converter 158 can have higher resolution and/or bandwidth than digital to analog converter 172.
Can know that the envelope signal generator does not need to receive the signal identical with the Postponement module 154 shown in Fig. 6 A and D/A converter 158.For example, the amplitude information that digital signal processor 152 can will be referred to digital signal outputs to the envelope signal generator, and will transmit (comprising other information) outputs to Postponement module 154 and D/A converter 158.Also can use the signal of other types.
With reference now to Fig. 7 A-7C and Fig. 8 A-8C,, show exemplary power supply adjusting module 174, it comprises switch S
BoostWith boost capacitor C
Boost, boost capacitor C
BoostReceive booster voltage from digital to analog converter 172.When envelope signal during less than threshold signal, switch S
BoostClose power supply adjusting module 174 supply V
s=V
DdWhen envelope signal during greater than threshold signal, switch S
BoostOpen power supply adjusting module 174 supply V
s=V
Dd+ V
BoostBe stored in capacitor C
BoostIn energy will provide bias voltage and/or electric current to amplifier and/or other analog output circuits.In Fig. 8 A, booster voltage is temporarily with the voltage (V that is supplied
s) increase to V
DdMore than, and reduce or prevent amplitude limit to launcher signal.
In Fig. 7 B, digital signal is output to positive envelope generation module 176 and the negative envelope generation module 177 that produces positive envelope signal and negative envelope signal respectively.The output of positive envelope generation module 176 and negative envelope generation module 177 is imported into digital to analog converter (DAC) 178 and 179 respectively. DAC 178 and 179 output respectively with positive boost capacitor C
Boost+With negative boost capacitor C
Boost-Connect.Switch 181-1 and 181-2 are operated as described above optionally to use V
DdOr booster voltage pair amplifier 180 is setovered.
In Fig. 7 C, digital signal is supplied to the rectifier 182 (or absolute value circuit) that signal is carried out rectification.If the use absolute value circuit, then absolute value circuit optionally the reindexing position so that absolute value to be provided.Envelope module outputs to DAC 184 and 185 with positive envelope signal and negative envelope signal respectively. DAC 184 and 185 output respectively with positive boost capacitor C
Boost+With negative boost capacitor C
Boost-Connect.Switch 186-1 and 186-2 are operated as described above optionally to use V
DdOr booster voltage pair amplifier 187 is setovered.
Circuit among Fig. 7 B produces the waveform that boosts of the symmetry shown in Fig. 8 A.In Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B, launcher signal 190 has higher bandwidth than envelope signal 192.Envelope signal 192 prediction launcher signals 190.In other words, envelope signal 192 is not the situation as the conventional peak envelope detector signal shown in 188, only follows the increase of launcher signal 190.On the contrary, envelope signal 192 begins to increase when predicting the increase of launcher signal 190, and can have higher amplitude than traditional peak envelope detector signal.In addition, the bandwidth of envelope signal 192 is lower than the bandwidth of launcher signal 190.In other words, the rise time of envelope signal 192 is greater than the fast attack time of launcher signal 190.Say that in another way the inclination 197 of the envelope signal among Fig. 8 A will be less than corresponding (and delay) inclination 196 partly of launcher signal 190.The envelope signal that use has faster response or step response (for example response shown in 199 among Fig. 8 B) may will cause high-frequency noise.
In Fig. 8 C, showing can be by the asymmetric waveform of the generation of the circuit among Fig. 7 C.For the positive part and the negative part of signal, the difference of boosting that is produced.Therefore, the also possible difference of positive negative bias voltage that is used for differential amplifier.
With reference now to Fig. 9,, can realize adaptive transmitter 200 at the RF amplifier that is used for wireless launcher.The parts of adaptive transmitter 200 receive supply voltage V
DdYet some parts in the reflector can temporarily be driven to such an extent that be higher than supply voltage V
Dd Digital transmission modulator 202 will transmit and output to Postponement module 154 and rectifier 201 (or absolute value block), and rectifier 201 outputs to envelope module 170 with the digital signal after the rectification.Transmitting after digital to analog converter 158 will postpone is converted to analog transmit signal.Analog transmit signal is output to the upconverter 204 of signal being carried out up-conversion.Signal after the up-conversion is output to the amplifier 162 that signal is amplified.
Envelope module 170 produces based on transmitting and/or the envelope signal of threshold signal.Envelope signal is output to digital to analog converter 172, and digital to analog converter 172 is converted to analog signal with envelope signal.Analog signal from digital to analog converter 172 is output to power supply adjusting module 174.Power supply adjusting module 174 is that amplifier 162 produces variable supply voltage.
When envelope signal during less than threshold signal, power supply adjusting module 174 supply V
s=V
DdWhen envelope signal during greater than threshold signal, power supply adjusting module 174 is temporarily with V
sBoost to V
DdMore than.The delay that is provided by Postponement module 154 allows power supply adjusting module 174 to produce V
sBoost to V
DdMore than needed other voltage.Digital to analog converter 208 also receives envelope signal and produces the RF bias current.Bias current optionally pair amplifier 162 is setovered.Can when being provided, booster voltage provide bias current, and/or described bias current can constantly provide the adaptability bias current to amplifier 162.Adjustment flows to the RF bias current of amplifier to bias adjusting module 210 based on envelope signal.
Suitable applications comprises Wireless Communication Equipment and cable network equipment.The network equipment can be VDSL or VDSL2 compatibility.Wireless Communication Equipment can be deferred to ieee standard 802.11,802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.16 and 802.20 and/or defer to bluetooth and cell phone, for example defers to the standard of GSM 4G.
With reference now to Figure 10 A-10B,, transmitter circuit 240 comprises digital signal processor (DSP) 242, and digital signal processor 242 produces first signal and the modulated carrier signal that comprises amplitude information.Rectifier 244 (or absolute value circuit) carries out rectification to signal, and signal is outputed to envelope maker module 246, and envelope maker module 246 produces envelope signal as described above.DAC250 is converted to analogue envelope signal with envelope signal, and at capacitor C
BoostLast generation booster voltage V
Boost Envelope maker module 246 also produces the control signal that optionally opens and closes switch 258, and switch 258 is connected to V
DdThis switch is operated as described above.
Modulated carrier signal after Postponement module 255 receives modulated carrier signal and produces delay.Signal after upconverter module 256 will postpone carries out up-conversion.Reflector 257 produces the control signal of the control end that is used for power amplifier 264 based on the modulated carrier signal after postponing.Inductance 260 can be connected boost capacitor C
BoostAnd between first end of power amplifier 264.Matching network 266 is coupled to described first end and antenna 268.In Figure 10 B, as shown in the figure, digitally transmitted signals is carried out rectification (for example at 300 places), and produce analogue envelope signal.The bias voltage of amplifier increases to V as required
DdMore than to prevent amplitude limit.
With reference now to Figure 11 A-11G,, shows various exemplary implementation of the present invention.With reference now to Figure 11 A,, the present invention can realize in comprising the access to netwoks memory module (NAS) 901 of hard disk drive 900.The present invention can realize wireless network interface modules and/or can realize the present invention that in wireless network interface modules general 904 places in Figure 11 A identify wireless network interface modules.In some implementations, signal processing among the HDD 900 and/or control circuit 902 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, communicate by letter, encode and/or encrypt, calculate with module 904 and/or the data that output to magnetic storage medium 906 and/or receive from magnetic storage medium 906 are formatd.
HDD 900 can communicate by letter with another networked devices (not shown) via one or more wire links 908 and/or module 904, and described networked devices for example is computer, the mobile computing device such as personal digital assistant, cell phone, media player or MP3 player etc. and/or other equipment.HDD 900 can be connected to memory 909, and described memory 909 for example is random-access memory (ram), the low delay nonvolatile memory such as flash memory, read-only memory (ROM) and/or other suitable electronic data storage.HDD 900 can also comprise power module 903.
With reference now to Figure 11 B,, the present invention can realize in digital versatile disc (DVD) driver 910.The present invention can realize wireless network interface modules and/or can realize the present invention in wireless network interface modules, generally identifies wireless network interface modules at 911 places of Figure 11 B.Signal processing in the DVD driver 910 and/or control circuit 912 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, encode and/or encrypt, calculate and/or data that read from optical storage media 916 and/or the data that are written to optical storage media 916 are formatd.In some implementations, signal processing in the DVD driver 910 and/or control circuit 912 and/or other circuit (not shown) can also be carried out other functions, for example encode and/or decode and/or any other signal processing function relevant with the DVD driver.
DVD driver 910 can be communicated by letter with the output equipment (not shown) such as computer, TV or other equipment via Radio Link via one or more wire links 917 and/or by module 911.DVD driver 910 can be communicated by letter with the Mass Data Storage Facility 918 with the non-volatile storage data.Mass Data Storage Facility 918 can comprise hard disk drive (HDD).HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.DVD driver 910 can be connected to memory 919, and described memory 919 for example is RAM, ROM, the low delay nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage.DVD driver 910 can also comprise power supply 913.
With reference now to Figure 11 C,, the present invention can realize in high definition TV (HDTV) 920.The present invention can realize signal processing and/or control circuit and wireless network interface modules 929 the two one of or realize the two, and/or can signal processing and/or control circuit and wireless network interface modules 929 the two one of in or realize in the two the present invention generally identifying signal processing and/or control circuit at 922 places of Figure 11 C.
HDTV 920 receives the HDTV input signal of wired or wireless format, and is that display 926 produces the HDTV output signal.In some implementations, the signal processing circuit of HDTV 920 and/or control circuit 922 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, encode and/or encrypt, calculate, formatted data and/or carry out any other type that may need HDTV handle.
HDTV 920 can communicate by letter with the Mass Data Storage Facility 927 with the non-volatile storage data such as light and/or magnetic storage apparatus.At least one HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A, and/or at least one DVD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 B.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.HDTV 920 can be connected to memory 928, and described memory 928 for example is RAM, ROM, such as low delay nonvolatile memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage of flash memory.HDTV 920 can also comprise power supply 923.
With reference now to Figure 11 D,, the present invention can realize the wireless network interface modules 948 of vehicle 930, and/or can realize the present invention in the wireless network interface modules 948 of vehicle 930.Power transmission (powertrain) control system 932 receives from one or more transducers and imports and/or produce one or more output control signals, described transducer for example is temperature sensor, pressure sensor, rotation sensor, pneumatic sensor and/or any other right sensors, and described output control signal for example is engine operation parameter, transmission operating parameter and/or other control signals.
Control system 940 can be similarly from input pickup 942 received signals and/or control signal is outputed to one or more output equipments 944.In some implementations, control system 940 can be the part of anti-lock brake system (ABS), navigation system, information communication system, information of vehicles communication system, deviation system, adaptability cruise control system, the vehicle entertainment system such as stereophonic sound system, DVD, compression disc etc.Also considered other implementation.
Power transmission control system 932 can be communicated by letter with the Mass Data Storage Facility 946 with the non-volatile storage data.Mass Data Storage Facility 946 can comprise light and/or magnetic storage apparatus, for example hard disk drive HDD and/or DVD.At least one HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A and/or at least one DVD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 B.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.Power transmission control system 932 can be connected to memory 947, and described memory 947 for example is RAM, ROM, such as low delay nonvolatile memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage of flash memory.Vehicle 930 can also comprise power supply 933.
With reference now to Figure 11 E,, the present invention can realize in the cell phone 950 that can comprise cellular antenna 951.The present invention can realize wireless network interface modules 968, and/or can realize the present invention in wireless network interface modules 968.In some implementations, cell phone 950 comprises microphone 956, the audio output apparatus 958 such as loud speaker and/or audio frequency output socket, display 960 and/or the input equipment 962 such as keyboard, some optional equipment (pointing device), voice-activated (voiceactuation) equipment and/or other input equipments.Signal processing in the cell phone 950 and/or control circuit 952 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, encode and/or encrypt, calculate, formatted data and/or carry out other cellular telephone function.
Cell phone 950 can be communicated by letter with the Mass Data Storage Facility 964 with the non-volatile storage data such as light and/or magnetic storage apparatus, and described light and/or magnetic storage apparatus for example are hard disk drive HDD and/or DVD.At least one HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A and/or at least one DVD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 B.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.Cell phone 950 can be connected to memory 966, and described memory 966 for example is RAM, ROM, such as low delay nonvolatile memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage of flash memory.Cell phone 950 can also comprise power supply 953.
With reference now to Figure 11 F,, the present invention can realize in set-top box 980.The present invention can realize Network Interface Module 996, and/or can realize the present invention in Network Interface Module 996.Set-top box 980 is from the source received signal such as broad band source, and output is suitable for the display 988 such as TV and/or monitor and/or the standard and/or the high definition audio/vision signal of other video and/or audio output equipments.Described source can be connected to set-top box 980 via Network Interface Module 996.The signal processing of set-top box 980 and/or control circuit 984 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, encode and/or encrypt, calculate, formatted data and/or carry out any other set-top box functionality.
Set-top box 980 can be communicated by letter with the Mass Data Storage Facility 990 with the non-volatile storage data.Mass Data Storage Facility 990 can comprise light and/or magnetic storage apparatus, for example hard disk drive HDD and/or DVD.At least one HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A and/or at least one DVD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 B.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.Set-top box 980 can be connected to memory 994, and described memory 994 for example is RAM, ROM, such as low delay nonvolatile memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage of flash memory.Set-top box 980 can also comprise power supply 983.
With reference now to Figure 11 G,, the present invention can realize in media player 1000.The present invention can realize radio network interface 1016, and/or can realize the present invention in radio network interface 1016.In some implementations, media player 1000 comprises display 1007 and/or such as the user input device 1008 of keyboard, touch dish (touchpad) etc.In some implementations, media player 1000 can use graphic user interface (GUI), and graphic user interface generally uses menu, drop-down menu, icon and/or clicks the interface by display 1007 and/or user input device 1008.Media player 1000 also comprises the audio output apparatus 1009 such as loud speaker and/or audio frequency output socket.The signal processing of media player 1000 and/or control circuit 1004 and/or other circuit (not shown) can deal with data, encode and/or encrypt, calculate, formatted data and/or carry out any other media player function.
Media player 1000 can with communicate by letter with the audio frequency of non-volatile storage such as compression and/or the Mass Data Storage Facility 1010 of the data of video content.In some implementations, the audio file of compression comprises the file of deferring to MP3 format or other proper compression audio frequency and/or video format.Mass Data Storage Facility can comprise light and/or magnetic storage apparatus, for example hard disk drive HDD and/or DVD.At least one HDD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 A and/or at least one DVD can have the configuration shown in Figure 11 B.HDD comprises one or more " small-sized HDD of the disc of diameter that have less than about 1.8.Media player 1000 can be connected to memory 1014, and described memory 1014 for example is RAM, ROM, the low delay nonvolatile memory such as flash memory and/or other suitable electronic data storage.Media player 1000 can also comprise power supply 1013.Other implementations except above-mentioned those implementations have also been considered.
Though show amplifier 162, can use any analog output circuit that needs bias voltage and/or electric current.The present invention optionally increases supply voltage as required by usually reducing needed supply voltage and saves power.Therefore, improved the dynamic range of circuit, and increased power consumption indistinctively.
Those skilled in the art can know from foregoing description now can realize extensive instruction of the present invention in a variety of forms.Therefore, though the present invention is described together with its particular instance, but true scope of the present invention should be so unlimited, because after studying accompanying drawing, specification and claims, it is clear that other modification just becomes to those skilled in the art.
The application requires the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/773 in submission on February 14th, 2006, the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/763 that on January 27th, 033 and 2006 submitted to, 041 priority.Above-mentioned application is disclosed all to be incorporated in this by reference.