GB2421862A - High linearity doherty communication amplifier with bias control - Google Patents

High linearity doherty communication amplifier with bias control Download PDF

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GB2421862A
GB2421862A GB0605973A GB0605973A GB2421862A GB 2421862 A GB2421862 A GB 2421862A GB 0605973 A GB0605973 A GB 0605973A GB 0605973 A GB0605973 A GB 0605973A GB 2421862 A GB2421862 A GB 2421862A
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Youngwoo Kwon
Junghyun Kim
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F1/02—Modifications of amplifiers to raise the efficiency, e.g. gliding Class A stages, use of an auxiliary oscillation
    • H03F1/0205—Modifications of amplifiers to raise the efficiency, e.g. gliding Class A stages, use of an auxiliary oscillation in transistor amplifiers
    • H03F1/0288—Modifications of amplifiers to raise the efficiency, e.g. gliding Class A stages, use of an auxiliary oscillation in transistor amplifiers using a main and one or several auxiliary peaking amplifiers whereby the load is connected to the main amplifier using an impedance inverter, e.g. Doherty amplifiers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03F—AMPLIFIERS
    • H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
    • H03F1/32—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion

Abstract

The present invention relates to bias control of a power amplification circuit of a mobile device for improving the efficiency and the linearity properties of the power amplifier. In one embodiment, the power amplifier improves these properties by receiving a voltage control signal to bias a supplemental amplifier so that the power amplifier operates in a Doherty mode in a low output power range and in a non-Doherty mode in a high output power range. In the non-Doherty mode, the supplemental amplifier is biased as a class AB amplifier via the received voltage control signal to satisfy the non-linear operational requirements of the power amplifier in the high output power range. The power amplifier generates the voltage control signal based upon power levels of signals received from a remote base station.

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GB 2421862 A continuation (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: Williams
Powell Morley House, 26- 30 Holborn Viaduct, LONDON, EC1A 2BP, United Kingdom
GB0605973A 2003-10-21 2004-10-19 High linearity doherty communication amplifier with bias control Expired - Fee Related GB2421862B (en)

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US10/690,923 US7053706B2 (en) 2002-02-01 2003-10-21 High linearity doherty communication amplifier with bias control
PCT/US2004/034797 WO2005043747A2 (en) 2003-10-21 2004-10-19 High linearity doherty communication amplifier with bias control

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