US20100244950A1 - Amplifier pre-distortion systems and methods - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to pre-distorting amplifiers, more specifically to pre-distorting multiple path power amplifier arrangements.
- the voltage output of an amplifier as a function of its input voltage is typically not linear over certain ranges of input voltages, particularly larger input voltages.
- Pre-distortion is a technique by which an input signal is pre-distorted in order to compensate for these non-linear ranges of an amplifier.
- a multiple-path output stage such as, for example, a so-called Doherty Amplifier, offers the potential of increased efficiency, but it is difficult to pre-distort the input so as to meet demanding wireless specifications of such an amplifier arrangement. Further efficiency enhancement can be achieved with an asymmetric Doherty amplifier (e.g. a Doherty amplifier arrangement where different technologies are used for the main and peaking amplifiers) but such an arrangement further increases the pre-distortion challenge.
- asymmetric Doherty amplifier e.g. a Doherty amplifier arrangement where different technologies are used for the main and peaking amplifiers
- the present invention addresses the above-noted problems by providing techniques for optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier.
- an aspect of the present invention provides a method of optimizing performance of a Doherty amplifier, the method comprises: splitting an input signal to derive a respective sub-signal for each branch of the Doherty amplifier; independently pre-distorting each sub-signal using a known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the Doherty amplifier; and supplying each pre-distorted sub-signal to its associated branch of the Doherty amplifier.
- Embodiments of the present invention employ a pre-distortion mechanism that may use knowledge of the input signal (e.g. such as envelope, amplitude, or phase, or some combination of parameters) as well as other available system waveforms and characteristics (e.g. TDD state).
- Embodiments of the invention may provide any one or more of the following: (a) a multi-input pre-distortion mechanism capable of producing pre-distortion characteristics, (b) the ability to create multiple distinct pre-distorted outputs in order to support multi-input amplifier arrangements, (c) a dynamically reconfigurable pre-distortion architecture that can support multiple amplifier architectures or multiple characteristics for a single amplifier (e.g.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a typical Doherty amplifier system known in the Prior Art
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a multiple-path amplifier system in accordance with a first representative embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates operation of a splitter usable in the multiple-path amplifier of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a multiple path amplifier system in accordance with a second representative embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a Three-Branch power amplifier usable in the system of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an alternative Three-Branch power amplifier usable in the system of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a generalized N-Branch power amplifier usable in the system of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 8A illustrates two types of 90° hybrid known in the art.
- FIGS. 8B-C are block diagrams schematically illustrating possible combiner networks constructed using the 90° hybrids shown in FIG. 8A .
- the present invention provides pre-distortion techniques for various configurations of multiple path power amplifiers. Embodiments of the present invention are described below, by way of example only, with reference to FIGS. 1-7 .
- PA power amplifier
- One conventional technique applied to pre-distort a power amplifier is to treat the PA as a single input-single output block, and pre-distort the input signal Si based on a comparison of the original signal and the signal So at the output of the PA. Although this may be effective where there is only ‘one path’ in the PA, it does not provide any independent correction to the multiple paths in a multiple path power amplifier.
- a classical Doherty amplifier 2 includes a signal splitter 4 ; a peaking amplifier 6 , a main amplifier B, and a combiner network 10 .
- a Radio Frequency (RF) input signal Si is split by the analog power splitter 4 and fed to the two amplifiers 6 and 8 .
- the respective amplified signals are then recombined by the combiner network 10 to produce an output signal So.
- the amplifier input signal Si is generated by a linearizer 12 , which is normally cascaded with an analog up-conversion block 14 .
- the linearizer 12 pre-distorts a baseband input signal Sb in order to compensate non-linearity of the up-converter 14 and amplifier 2 .
- the up-conversion block 14 operates to up-convert the pre-distorted baseband signal to radio frequency (RF).
- analog linearization may be implemented, using well known circuit techniques.
- a more versatile arrangement implements a digital function in the linearizer 12 , using coefficients that are calculated based on a feedback signal Sf derived from the amplifier output signal So.
- the pre-distorted signal Sb′ output by the linearizer 12 is then converted into an analog baseband signal by a digital to analog converter (DAC) 16 .
- Digital pre-distortion has the advantage that the coefficients can be adaptively computed, using known techniques, to optimize the output signal So to a far greater degree of precision than is possible using analog linearization techniques.
- This training operation may either be performed once (e.g. during system layout and test) or periodically during run-time, as desired.
- digital signal pre-distortion can compensate for memory effects, and thus appropriately adjust the amplitude and phase nonlinearity of the signal applied to the amplifier 2 .
- the feedback signal Sf can combined with Sb (or Si) to compute any of a variety of known error or cost functions.
- the linearizer can then operate to compute the coefficients so as to optimize the value of the output signal So. In some cases, this means driving the difference between the input signal Sb and a scaled version of the feedback signal Sf to a local minima, while in other cases the difference is driven to zero (or some other predetermined value).
- the feedback loop may be implemented in the digital domain by either down converting the RF output signal So to baseband and then sampling the baseband signal, or by sampling the RF output signal So.
- the former technique allows potentially higher precision but at the cost of a more complex receiver whereas the later achieves a lower cost receiver at the expense of precision.
- the input signal Si is split within the amplifier 2 , downstream of the Linearizer 12 .
- the Doherty amplifier 2 is typically viewed as a single input/single output block, and the linearizer must be designed to optimize system performance, treating both the peaking amplifier 6 and the main amplifier 8 as a single amplifier block.
- This approach to pre-distortion means that compensation of non-linearities is dependent on a close match between the peaking and main amplifiers 6 and 8 .
- perfect symmetry between the peaking and main amplifiers 6 and 8 is very difficult to achieve, so the degree of signal correction that can be obtain is limited. Additionally, this also limits the ability to use different (not matched) amplifiers (transistors).
- the present invention overcomes these issues by providing systems in which each path of a multiple path amplifier are independently pre-distorted. Representative embodiments of the invention are described below.
- FIG. 2 shows a first representative embodiment of a system in accordance with the present invention.
- a modified Doherty amplifier 18 is similar to the classical Doherty Amplifier 2 of FIG. 1 , except that the analog splitter 4 has been removed.
- the modified Doherty amplifier 18 is a two-input/single output device, in which both branches 6 , 8 are available for independent pre-distortion.
- a corresponding digital linearizer 20 is provided, which includes a digital signal processing function (DSP) 22 for processing a baseband input signal Sb to derive the respective branch sub-signals Sp and Sm, each of which is then processed by a respective pre-distortion block 24 .
- DSP digital signal processing function
- Each pre-distortion block 24 implements a digital linearization function based on respective coefficients calculated using a feedback signal Sf, in a manner similar to that described above. In this case, however, the coefficients supplied to each pre-distortion block 24 can be computed to optimize each of the peaking and main amplifier paths independently of one another.
- a respective DAC 18 (not shown in FIG. 2 ) and analog up-converter 14 can be provided for up-converting each pre-distorted branch sub-signal to RF upstream of the modified Doherty amplifier 18 .
- the digital signal processing function 22 may implement any of a variety of techniques for deriving the branch sub-signals Sp and Sm from the baseband input signal Sb.
- the DSP 22 may implement an amplitude splitting scheme using a predetermined threshold, as will be described below in greater detail.
- a power splitting scheme may be implemented, such that the power levels of the two branch sub-signals are equal (or follow some other desired relationship).
- Other mathematical functions could also be used to generate the branch sub-signals, without departing from the present invention.
- the signal splitting function into the digital domain at the linearizer 20 , a much more complex and controllable split can be achieved, as compared to an analog power splitter.
- One benefit is that the respective sub-signals Si(p) and Si(m) supplied to the peaking and main amplifiers 6 and 8 can be pre-distorted with different sets of linearizer coefficients, to allow much better linearization to be achieved. This allows flexibility in the design and selection of the main and peaking amplifiers 6 and 8 , so that, for example, symmetry between the two amplifiers is no longer required.
- the feedback signal Sf is derived from the output signal So, in a manner directly analogous to that of FIG. 1 .
- the feedback signal Sf is used to calculate respective different pre-distortion coefficients for each branch sub-signal Sp and Sm.
- the feedback signal Sf may alternatively be derived from the output of each of the peaking and main amplifiers (i.e. by tapping the output of each amplifier upstream of the combiner 10 ), either alone or in combination with the output signal So.
- other amplifier parameters e.g. amplifier voltage, current, gate bias etc.
- FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an amplitude splitting scheme, in which the baseband input signal Sb (shown as an analog signal for convenience of illustration only) is divided into a peaking signal Sp and a main signal Sm using a predetermined slicing threshold.
- This splitting method follows the classical Doherty design, in which the main amplifier 8 amplifies most of the of the signal, whereas the peaking amplifier 6 amplifies only signal peaks above a predetermined threshold (which classically corresponds with saturation of the main amplifier 8 ).
- a predetermined threshold which classically corresponds with saturation of the main amplifier 8 .
- respective different pre-distortion coefficients can be calculated for each branch, so as to optimize the performance of each branch independently of the other. This approach reduces the matching requirements for the main and peaking amplifier designs while improving performance.
- the use of a DSP 22 means that the slicing threshold can be adaptively adjusted, as desired, to aid in optimization of the overall system performance.
- each of the branch sub-signals exhibit sharp transitions (discontinuities) at the slicing threshold point.
- the pre-distortion (or linearization) function implemented by the pre-distorters 24 may modify these transitions to minimize spurious emissions (noise) created by the abrupt transitions, while ensuring that the final combined output signal faithfully represents the input signal scaled by the overall amplifier gain.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show a representative transmitter system utilizing a three-branch amplifier 26 , in which three amplified sub-signals are combined to generate two output signals.
- the DSP 22 of the linearizer 20 is designed to process two input signals (Sb 1 and Sb 2 ) to derive three branch sub-signals, which are then pre-distorted as described above before being amplified and combined into two corresponding output signals (So 1 and So 2 ).
- the input signals Sb 1 and Sb 2 may respectively represent main and diversity signals.
- the use of DSP 22 in the linearizer facilitates implementation of a complex mathematical relationship between the two input signals Sb 1 and Sb 2 and the branch sub-signals.
- the DSP 22 may operate to process the two input signals Sb 1 and Sb 2 to generate respective main signals A and B, and a common peaking signal C.
- FIG. 4 Also shown in FIG. 4 is multi-path Digital Up-conversion, RF DACs and Filters (e.g. Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters), all of which operate in a conventional manner, and do not require detailed description herein.
- SAW Surface Acoustic Wave
- the three-branch amplifier 26 receives the three analog signals (A, B and C) from the linearizer 20 ; amplifies them using respective amplifiers 28 , and then combines the amplified signals using a combiner network 30 , to generate the desired output signals So 1 and So 2 .
- the design of the combiner network will be designed jointly with the signal processing function implemented by the DSP 22 to derive the three branch signals A B and C.
- each of the output signals So 1 and SO 2 can be used to derive respective feedback signals Sf 1 and Sf 2 for each pre-distorter 24 of the linearizer 20 , as shown in FIG. 5 .
- feedback for the pre-distorters 24 may be based on the output signals So 1 and SO 2 , either alone or in combination with internal signals such as, for example, the amplified branch sub-signals (at the output of each amplifier 28 ), or other internal amplifier measurements, as described above.
- FIG. 6 shows another transmitter system in accordance with the present invention, which utilizes a three branch amplifier 26 .
- a 2 input/2 output configuration is illustrated similar to that of FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- the utilization of the splitting scheme implemented by the DSP 22 is flexible and can be chosen to reflect the desired amplifier arrangement. For example, one peaking amplifier plus 2 main amplifiers (as described above with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 ), and two peaking amplifiers plus one main amplifier, or three similar amplifiers where the linearization algorithm minimizes the usage of each in some beneficial way are all possible arrangements.
- the branch sub-signals A, B, and C can be defined as respective functions of the two inputs: e.g.
- the DSP 22 operates to process the two baseband input signals (Sb 1 , Sb 2 ) in accordance with the defined functions f 1 , f 2 , f 3 to generate the three branch sub-signals (A, B, C)
- a transmitter can be realized with fewer parallel branches than would be required if the classical signal splitting arrangement (i.e. respective main and peaking paths for each input signal) of FIGS. 1-3 was used.
- FIG. 7 shows a generalized version of the transmitter of FIG. 6 , where there are N input signals Sb 1 . . . SbN, which are processed by the transmitter to yield N corresponding output signals So 1 . . . SoN.
- the DSP 22 implements a digital splitting function to generate M branch sub-signals S 1 . . . SM, each of which is a predetermined function of the N input signals.
- the combiner network 30 at the amplifier output operates to combine the M amplified branch sub-signals to produce the desired N output signals.
- the splitting function implemented by the DSP 22 is related to the desired amplifier arrangement, and the combining network 30 is matched to the splitting function so that the output signals So 1 . . . SoN properly correspond with the input signals Sb 1 . . . SbN.
- the number of branch sub-signals can range from:
- the equalizer 20 is described as implementing a two-step process, in which the process of generating the individual branch signals and then pre-distorting the branch signals are performed as two sequential steps.
- the DSP 22 and pre-distorters 24 can be implemented using a single physical device (such as, for example, a Random Access Memory look-up table). In such a case, both the signal splitting and pre-distortion steps can be mathematically merged into a single operation.
- a further alternative may be to conceptually reverse the order of operations.
- the respective different portions of the input signal can be defined (for example based on a threshold comparison, as illustrated in FIG. 3 ), such that each defined portion corresponds with a respective one of the sub-signals.
- the Input signal can then be processed to pre-distort each portion of the signal, based on the performance characteristics of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier.
- each of the predistorted portions of the input signal can then be supplied to the respective branches of the multiple path amplifier.
- the digital equalizer 20 is capable of applying virtually any desired mathematical operation to the input signal(s) So.
- the DSP 22 can implement any desired mathematical function for generating the branch signals.
- the classical “amplitude splitting” function described above with reference to FIG. 3 is one such function, but the DSP 22 is not limited to this.
- the signal combiner 30 which is an analog signal combiner network.
- the combiner network 30 will be designed first, in order to obtain a practically realizable signal combining function, and then the complementary (signal splitting) function implemented by the DSP 22 will be designed.
- FIG. 8A shows two types of conventional 90° hybrid, well known in the art, namely: a 90° hybrid 32 and a 4.78 dB 90° hybrid 33 .
- each hybrid receives two inputs (labelled as “in” and “Isol.” in FIG. 8A ), and produces two outputs (labelled as So 1 and So 2 in FIG. 8A ).
- So 1 and So 2 For the 90° hybrid 32 ,
- the 90° hybrids 32 and 33 can be interconnected, along with phase delays 34 , to form a combiner network 30 that implements the function:
- one of the output signals produced by the combiner network corresponds to a “don't care” condition, and so can be terminated.
- the complementary function, for splitting two baseband input signals (e.g. Sb 1 and Sb 2 ) into the branch signals A, B and C can then be derived from the combiner function using known techniques, for implementation by the DSP 22 .
- the combiner network 30 of FIG. 8B may be further combined, to yield the 6 ⁇ 6 combiner network of FIG. 8C , which has the combiner function:
- the unused output(s) are simply terminated.
- FIGS. 8B and 8C may be repeated, as desired, to construct combiner networks of larger sizes, if desired.
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A method of optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier includes: splitting an input signal to derive a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier; independently pre-distorting each sub-signal using a known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier; and supplying each pre-distorted sub-signal to its associated branch of the multiple amplifier.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/058,027 filed Mar. 28, 2008, which is claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/909,168 filed Mar. 30, 2007, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to pre-distorting amplifiers, more specifically to pre-distorting multiple path power amplifier arrangements.
- The voltage output of an amplifier as a function of its input voltage is typically not linear over certain ranges of input voltages, particularly larger input voltages. Pre-distortion is a technique by which an input signal is pre-distorted in order to compensate for these non-linear ranges of an amplifier.
- One of the goals of power amplifier design for wireless base-stations is increased efficiency. Improvements in efficiency can lead to a reduced amplifier cost (e.g. by allowing for the use of cheaper transistors with reduced power handling capability) and reduced operating expense (e.g. reduced size, reduced cooling requirements, reduced power requirements, etc.). In a conventional power amplifier, various techniques are often applied to class AB output stage configurations to achieve a desired level of performance, but the benefit of these techniques are limited in efficiency by the class AB output stage.
- A multiple-path output stage, such as, for example, a so-called Doherty Amplifier, offers the potential of increased efficiency, but it is difficult to pre-distort the input so as to meet demanding wireless specifications of such an amplifier arrangement. Further efficiency enhancement can be achieved with an asymmetric Doherty amplifier (e.g. a Doherty amplifier arrangement where different technologies are used for the main and peaking amplifiers) but such an arrangement further increases the pre-distortion challenge.
- Techniques of optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier that overcome at least some of the above-noted deficiencies are highly desirable.
- The present invention addresses the above-noted problems by providing techniques for optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier.
- Thus, an aspect of the present invention provides a method of optimizing performance of a Doherty amplifier, the method comprises: splitting an input signal to derive a respective sub-signal for each branch of the Doherty amplifier; independently pre-distorting each sub-signal using a known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the Doherty amplifier; and supplying each pre-distorted sub-signal to its associated branch of the Doherty amplifier.
- Embodiments of the present invention employ a pre-distortion mechanism that may use knowledge of the input signal (e.g. such as envelope, amplitude, or phase, or some combination of parameters) as well as other available system waveforms and characteristics (e.g. TDD state). Embodiments of the invention may provide any one or more of the following: (a) a multi-input pre-distortion mechanism capable of producing pre-distortion characteristics, (b) the ability to create multiple distinct pre-distorted outputs in order to support multi-input amplifier arrangements, (c) a dynamically reconfigurable pre-distortion architecture that can support multiple amplifier architectures or multiple characteristics for a single amplifier (e.g. under different operating conditions) (d) hardware efficient training algorithms and mechanisms that determine the optimum pre-distortion coefficients, and (e) the use of the input envelope and input signals to divide the pre-distortion into distinct regions. These regions may or may not overlap. In this way, one may obtain improved pre-distortion performance for multiple path power amplifier arrangements.
- Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in combination with the appended drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a typical Doherty amplifier system known in the Prior Art; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a multiple-path amplifier system in accordance with a first representative embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 schematically illustrates operation of a splitter usable in the multiple-path amplifier ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a multiple path amplifier system in accordance with a second representative embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a Three-Branch power amplifier usable in the system ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an alternative Three-Branch power amplifier usable in the system ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a generalized N-Branch power amplifier usable in the system ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 8A illustrates two types of 90° hybrid known in the art; and -
FIGS. 8B-C , are block diagrams schematically illustrating possible combiner networks constructed using the 90° hybrids shown inFIG. 8A . - It will be noted that throughout the appended drawings, like features are identified by like reference numerals.
- The present invention provides pre-distortion techniques for various configurations of multiple path power amplifiers. Embodiments of the present invention are described below, by way of example only, with reference to
FIGS. 1-7 . - One conventional technique applied to pre-distort a power amplifier (PA) is to treat the PA as a single input-single output block, and pre-distort the input signal Si based on a comparison of the original signal and the signal So at the output of the PA. Although this may be effective where there is only ‘one path’ in the PA, it does not provide any independent correction to the multiple paths in a multiple path power amplifier.
- Referring to
FIG. 1 , a classical Dohertyamplifier 2 includes a signal splitter 4; a peakingamplifier 6, a main amplifier B, and acombiner network 10. In operation a Radio Frequency (RF) input signal Si is split by the analog power splitter 4 and fed to the twoamplifiers combiner network 10 to produce an output signal So. Typically, the amplifier input signal Si is generated by alinearizer 12, which is normally cascaded with an analog up-conversion block 14. As is known in the art, thelinearizer 12 pre-distorts a baseband input signal Sb in order to compensate non-linearity of the up-converter 14 andamplifier 2. The up-conversion block 14 operates to up-convert the pre-distorted baseband signal to radio frequency (RF). - In some cases analog linearization may be implemented, using well known circuit techniques. However, a more versatile arrangement implements a digital function in the
linearizer 12, using coefficients that are calculated based on a feedback signal Sf derived from the amplifier output signal So. The pre-distorted signal Sb′ output by thelinearizer 12 is then converted into an analog baseband signal by a digital to analog converter (DAC) 16. Digital pre-distortion has the advantage that the coefficients can be adaptively computed, using known techniques, to optimize the output signal So to a far greater degree of precision than is possible using analog linearization techniques. This training operation may either be performed once (e.g. during system layout and test) or periodically during run-time, as desired. As is known in the art, digital signal pre-distortion can compensate for memory effects, and thus appropriately adjust the amplitude and phase nonlinearity of the signal applied to theamplifier 2. - As is known in the art, the feedback signal Sf can combined with Sb (or Si) to compute any of a variety of known error or cost functions. The linearizer can then operate to compute the coefficients so as to optimize the value of the output signal So. In some cases, this means driving the difference between the input signal Sb and a scaled version of the feedback signal Sf to a local minima, while in other cases the difference is driven to zero (or some other predetermined value). In either case, the feedback loop may be implemented in the digital domain by either down converting the RF output signal So to baseband and then sampling the baseband signal, or by sampling the RF output signal So. The former technique allows potentially higher precision but at the cost of a more complex receiver whereas the later achieves a lower cost receiver at the expense of precision.
- As described above, in the classical Doherty amplifier 2 the input signal Si is split within the
amplifier 2, downstream of theLinearizer 12. In view of this arrangement, the Dohertyamplifier 2 is typically viewed as a single input/single output block, and the linearizer must be designed to optimize system performance, treating both thepeaking amplifier 6 and themain amplifier 8 as a single amplifier block. This approach to pre-distortion means that compensation of non-linearities is dependent on a close match between the peaking andmain amplifiers main amplifiers - The present invention overcomes these issues by providing systems in which each path of a multiple path amplifier are independently pre-distorted. Representative embodiments of the invention are described below.
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FIG. 2 shows a first representative embodiment of a system in accordance with the present invention. As may be seen inFIG. 2 , a modifiedDoherty amplifier 18 is similar to theclassical Doherty Amplifier 2 ofFIG. 1 , except that the analog splitter 4 has been removed. This means that the modifiedDoherty amplifier 18 is a two-input/single output device, in which bothbranches digital linearizer 20 is provided, which includes a digital signal processing function (DSP) 22 for processing a baseband input signal Sb to derive the respective branch sub-signals Sp and Sm, each of which is then processed by a respective pre-distortion block 24. Each pre-distortion block 24 implements a digital linearization function based on respective coefficients calculated using a feedback signal Sf, in a manner similar to that described above. In this case, however, the coefficients supplied to each pre-distortion block 24 can be computed to optimize each of the peaking and main amplifier paths independently of one another. A respective DAC 18 (not shown inFIG. 2 ) and analog up-converter 14 can be provided for up-converting each pre-distorted branch sub-signal to RF upstream of the modifiedDoherty amplifier 18. - The digital
signal processing function 22 may implement any of a variety of techniques for deriving the branch sub-signals Sp and Sm from the baseband input signal Sb. For example, theDSP 22 may implement an amplitude splitting scheme using a predetermined threshold, as will be described below in greater detail. Alternatively, a power splitting scheme may be implemented, such that the power levels of the two branch sub-signals are equal (or follow some other desired relationship). Other mathematical functions could also be used to generate the branch sub-signals, without departing from the present invention. - As may be appreciated, by moving the signal splitting function into the digital domain at the
linearizer 20, a much more complex and controllable split can be achieved, as compared to an analog power splitter. One benefit is that the respective sub-signals Si(p) and Si(m) supplied to the peaking andmain amplifiers amplifiers - In the embodiment of
FIG. 2 , the feedback signal Sf is derived from the output signal So, in a manner directly analogous to that ofFIG. 1 . In the embodiment ofFIG. 2 , however, the feedback signal Sf is used to calculate respective different pre-distortion coefficients for each branch sub-signal Sp and Sm. If desired, the feedback signal Sf may alternatively be derived from the output of each of the peaking and main amplifiers (i.e. by tapping the output of each amplifier upstream of the combiner 10), either alone or in combination with the output signal So. As a still further alternative, other amplifier parameters (e.g. amplifier voltage, current, gate bias etc.) may be used alone or in combination with any other parameters for this purpose. - By way of example only,
FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an amplitude splitting scheme, in which the baseband input signal Sb (shown as an analog signal for convenience of illustration only) is divided into a peaking signal Sp and a main signal Sm using a predetermined slicing threshold. This splitting method follows the classical Doherty design, in which themain amplifier 8 amplifies most of the of the signal, whereas the peakingamplifier 6 amplifies only signal peaks above a predetermined threshold (which classically corresponds with saturation of the main amplifier 8). With the arrangement ofFIG. 2 , respective different pre-distortion coefficients can be calculated for each branch, so as to optimize the performance of each branch independently of the other. This approach reduces the matching requirements for the main and peaking amplifier designs while improving performance. In addition, the use of aDSP 22 means that the slicing threshold can be adaptively adjusted, as desired, to aid in optimization of the overall system performance. - As may be seen in
FIG. 3 , each of the branch sub-signals exhibit sharp transitions (discontinuities) at the slicing threshold point. In some embodiments, the pre-distortion (or linearization) function implemented by the pre-distorters 24 may modify these transitions to minimize spurious emissions (noise) created by the abrupt transitions, while ensuring that the final combined output signal faithfully represents the input signal scaled by the overall amplifier gain. -
FIGS. 4 and 5 show a representative transmitter system utilizing a three-branch amplifier 26, in which three amplified sub-signals are combined to generate two output signals. In this case, theDSP 22 of thelinearizer 20 is designed to process two input signals (Sb1 and Sb2) to derive three branch sub-signals, which are then pre-distorted as described above before being amplified and combined into two corresponding output signals (So1 and So2). In a WiMAX system, for example, the input signals Sb1 and Sb2 may respectively represent main and diversity signals. As will be appreciated, in this case, the use ofDSP 22 in the linearizer facilitates implementation of a complex mathematical relationship between the two input signals Sb1 and Sb2 and the branch sub-signals. For example, theDSP 22 may operate to process the two input signals Sb1 and Sb2 to generate respective main signals A and B, and a common peaking signal C. - Also shown in
FIG. 4 is multi-path Digital Up-conversion, RF DACs and Filters (e.g. Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters), all of which operate in a conventional manner, and do not require detailed description herein. - As may be seen in
FIG. 5 , the three-branch amplifier 26 receives the three analog signals (A, B and C) from thelinearizer 20; amplifies them usingrespective amplifiers 28, and then combines the amplified signals using acombiner network 30, to generate the desired output signals So1 and So2. As will be appreciated, the design of the combiner network will be designed jointly with the signal processing function implemented by theDSP 22 to derive the three branch signals A B and C. - Finally, each of the output signals So1 and SO2 can be used to derive respective feedback signals Sf1 and Sf2 for each pre-distorter 24 of the
linearizer 20, as shown inFIG. 5 . If desired, feedback for the pre-distorters 24 may be based on the output signals So1 and SO2, either alone or in combination with internal signals such as, for example, the amplified branch sub-signals (at the output of each amplifier 28), or other internal amplifier measurements, as described above. -
FIG. 6 shows another transmitter system in accordance with the present invention, which utilizes a threebranch amplifier 26. In the embodiment ofFIG. 6 , a 2 input/2 output configuration is illustrated similar to that ofFIGS. 4 and 5 . However, the utilization of the splitting scheme implemented by theDSP 22 is flexible and can be chosen to reflect the desired amplifier arrangement. For example, one peaking amplifier plus 2 main amplifiers (as described above with reference toFIGS. 4 and 5 ), and two peaking amplifiers plus one main amplifier, or three similar amplifiers where the linearization algorithm minimizes the usage of each in some beneficial way are all possible arrangements. Thus, the branch sub-signals A, B, and C can be defined as respective functions of the two inputs: e.g. A=f1(Sb1, Sb2), B=f2(Sb1, Sb2), and C=f3(Sb1, Sb2). During run-time, theDSP 22 operates to process the two baseband input signals (Sb1, Sb2) in accordance with the defined functions f1, f2, f3 to generate the three branch sub-signals (A, B, C) Similarly, the output signals So1-G*Sb1 and So2-G*Sb2 can be defined as functions of the amplified branch sub-signals g1*A, g2*B and g3*C (for example, So1=fm(g1*A, g2*B, g3*C) and So2=fd(g1*A, g2*B, g3*C)), which are implemented by the combiningnetwork 30 of themultiple path amplifier 26. - As may be appreciated, by splitting/combining signals in this manner, a transmitter can be realized with fewer parallel branches than would be required if the classical signal splitting arrangement (i.e. respective main and peaking paths for each input signal) of
FIGS. 1-3 was used. -
FIG. 7 shows a generalized version of the transmitter ofFIG. 6 , where there are N input signals Sb1 . . . SbN, which are processed by the transmitter to yield N corresponding output signals So1 . . . SoN. TheDSP 22 implements a digital splitting function to generate M branch sub-signals S1 . . . SM, each of which is a predetermined function of the N input signals. Thecombiner network 30 at the amplifier output operates to combine the M amplified branch sub-signals to produce the desired N output signals. As will be appreciated, the splitting function implemented by theDSP 22 is related to the desired amplifier arrangement, and the combiningnetwork 30 is matched to the splitting function so that the output signals So1 . . . SoN properly correspond with the input signals Sb1 . . . SbN. - For this generalized case, the number of branch sub-signals can range from:
- For N=1: M=2
- For N>=2: M>=N
- The case of M=N+1 corresponds, for example, to an amplifier arrangement in which N amplifiers are used to amplify a respective main signal component Sm of each baseband input signal, while a common peaking amplifier is used to amplify a composite peaking signal which is the sum of the peaking signal components of all of the input signals.
- In the foregoing description, the
equalizer 20 is described as implementing a two-step process, in which the process of generating the individual branch signals and then pre-distorting the branch signals are performed as two sequential steps. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognise that theDSP 22 and pre-distorters 24 can be implemented using a single physical device (such as, for example, a Random Access Memory look-up table). In such a case, both the signal splitting and pre-distortion steps can be mathematically merged into a single operation. - A further alternative may be to conceptually reverse the order of operations. In such a case, the respective different portions of the input signal can be defined (for example based on a threshold comparison, as illustrated in
FIG. 3 ), such that each defined portion corresponds with a respective one of the sub-signals. The Input signal can then be processed to pre-distort each portion of the signal, based on the performance characteristics of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier. Finally, each of the predistorted portions of the input signal can then be supplied to the respective branches of the multiple path amplifier. - As described above, the
digital equalizer 20 is capable of applying virtually any desired mathematical operation to the input signal(s) So. As such, theDSP 22 can implement any desired mathematical function for generating the branch signals. The classical “amplitude splitting” function described above with reference toFIG. 3 is one such function, but theDSP 22 is not limited to this. As will be appreciated, in practice, the primary limitations on the functions used to generate the branch sub-signal, are imposed by thesignal combiner 30, which is an analog signal combiner network. Thus, which it is possible to define any number of mathematical functions by which N input signals Sb may be transformed into M sub-signals, which are amplified and then subsequently recombined into the desired output signals So, only some of these relations will be realizable in a practical analog combiner network. Accordingly, it is anticipated that thecombiner network 30 will be designed first, in order to obtain a practically realizable signal combining function, and then the complementary (signal splitting) function implemented by theDSP 22 will be designed. - For example,
FIG. 8A shows two types of conventional 90° hybrid, well known in the art, namely: a 90°hybrid 32 and a 4.78 dB 90°hybrid 33. As is well known in the art, each hybrid receives two inputs (labelled as “in” and “Isol.” inFIG. 8A ), and produces two outputs (labelled as So1 and So2 inFIG. 8A ). For the 90°hybrid 32, -
- For the 4.78 dB 90°
hybrid 33, -
- As shown in
FIG. 8B , the 90°hybrids phase delays 34, to form acombiner network 30 that implements the function: -
- For embodiments in which three branch sub-signals are to be combined to yield two output signals, then one of the output signals produced by the combiner network (e.g. So3) corresponds to a “don't care” condition, and so can be terminated. The complementary function, for splitting two baseband input signals (e.g. Sb1 and Sb2) into the branch signals A, B and C can then be derived from the combiner function using known techniques, for implementation by the
DSP 22. - If desired, the
combiner network 30 ofFIG. 8B , may be further combined, to yield the 6×6 combiner network ofFIG. 8C , which has the combiner function: -
- As may be seen, this combiner matrix combines M=6 branch sub signals A . . . F to yield six output signals So1 . . . So6. Here again, in an embodiment in which fewer than six output signals are desired (i.e., N≦6), the unused output(s) are simply terminated. The complementary function, for splitting N<˜6 input signals Sb into M=6 branch sub signals A . . . F can then be derived from the combiner function using known techniques, for implementation by the
DSP 22. - As may be appreciated, the pattern of
FIGS. 8B and 8C may be repeated, as desired, to construct combiner networks of larger sizes, if desired. - The embodiments of the invention described above are intended to be illustrative only. The scope of the invention is therefore intended to be limited solely by the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A method of optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier, the method comprising:
digitally processing an input signal to generate a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier;
digitally pre-distorting each sub-signal using a known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier; and
supplying each pre-distorted sub-signal to its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steps of digitally processing the input signal to generate a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier and digitally pre-distorting each sub-signal are performed sequentially.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steps of digitally processing the input signal to generate a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier and digitally pre-distorting each sub-signal are performed as a single operation.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steps of digitally processing the input signal to generate a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier and digitally pre-distorting each sub-signal comprise:
defining a respective portion of the input signal corresponding to each sub-signal;
pre-distorting each of the defined portions of the input signal, using the known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier; and
supplying each of the predistorted portions of the input signal to the respective branches of the multiple path amplifier.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein digitally processing the input signal comprises:
comparing the input signal to a predetermined threshold; and
splitting the input signal into a corresponding first sub-signal and a second sub-signal based on the comparison result.
6. A method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising periodically adjusting a value of the predetermined threshold.
7. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein digitally processing the input signal comprises splitting the input signal into a corresponding first sub-signal and a second sub-signal such that respective power levels of the first sub-signal and the second sub-signal satisfy a predetermined relationship.
8. A method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the predetermined relationship is equality between the power levels of the first sub-signal and the second sub-signal.
9. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein pre-distorting each sub-signal comprises, for each sub-signal, digitally processing the sub-signal using a respective set of predetermined coefficients.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the respective set of predetermined coefficients are adaptively computed to optimize at least one parameter of the associated branch of the multiple path amplifier.
11. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises any one or more of:
a difference between the input signal and a corresponding output signal of the multiple path amplifier;
a difference between the input signal and a corresponding amplified sub-signal within the associated branch of the multiple path amplifier;
an amplifier parameter of the associated branch of the multiple path amplifier.
12. A method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the amplifier parameter of the associated branch comprises any one or more of an amplifier voltage, amplifier current and gate bias.
13. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the respective set of predetermined coefficients are computed once.
14. A method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the respective set of predetermined coefficients are periodically updated.
15. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multiple path amplifier comprises M, where M>2, branches for amplifying M corresponding sub-signals, and a combiner network for combining the M amplified sub-signals from each branch to generate N, where N>1, output signals, and wherein digitally processing the input signal comprises:
defining each one of the M sub-signals as a respective predetermined function of N input signals; and
for each sub-signal, digitally processing the N input signals using the respective predetermined function.
16. A digital linearizer for optimizing performance of a multiple path amplifier, the digital linearizer comprising:
a digital signal processor for digitally processing an input signal to generate a respective sub-signal for each branch of the multiple path amplifier; and
a respective pre-distorter for digitally pre-distorting each sub-signal using a known performance characteristic of its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier, an output of each pre-distorter being connected to supply a pre-distorted sub-signal to its associated branch of the multiple path amplifier.
17. A digital linearizer as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the digital signal processor and the respective pre-distorter for each sub-signal are provided as separate components.
18. A digital linearizer as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the digital signal processor and the respective pre-distorter for each sub-signal are provided as a single component.
19. A digital linearizer as claimed in claim 18 , wherein single component comprises a Random Access memory Look-Up Table.
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