WO2015083296A1 - 電力調整方法、電力調整プログラム、電力調整装置及び半導体集積回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power adjustment method, a power adjustment program, a power adjustment device, and a semiconductor integrated circuit.
- a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone is provided with a power amplifier for transmission power control and the like.
- the wireless communication device performs transmission power control, the output power from the power amplifier is specified, so the wireless communication device adjusts the input power to the power amplifier so that the output power becomes the specified value. To do.
- the transmission power from the wireless communication apparatus converges to a desired value, and interference with other wireless communication apparatuses can be reduced, or reception quality at the communication partner can be improved.
- the power amplifier is a component that amplifies the power of the input signal and outputs it, and has input / output characteristics as shown in FIG. That is, until the output power reaches a predetermined power P c output power and input power has linearity, output power relationship between the input power and output power exceeds a predetermined power P c is nonlinear.
- a region where the input / output characteristics are linear in FIG. 1, a region where the output power is less than the power Pc
- a region where the input / output property is nonlinear (the output power in FIG. 1).
- the power P c or more regions the non-linear region.
- the input / output characteristics of such a power amplifier usually vary from individual to individual, and it is difficult to completely match the linear region and nonlinear region of each power amplifier. For this reason, before the wireless communication device is shipped to the market, adjustments are made to compensate for individual differences in the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier. Specifically, input / output characteristics of a power amplifier included in each wireless communication device may be actually measured, and the actual measurement result may be stored in a memory or the like of the wireless communication device. When the wireless communication device is used after shipment, transmission power control is executed based on the actual measurement result of the input / output characteristics stored in the memory or the like.
- the wireless communication device in order for the wireless communication device to perform transmission power control, the correspondence relationship between the input power and the output power indicating the actually measured input / output characteristics is stored in the memory of the wireless communication device. At this time, if a lot of correspondences are stored, a storage area such as a memory is occupied correspondingly, so that a memory having a large storage capacity is mounted in the wireless communication apparatus. As a result, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the wireless communication device further increases. As described above, the method of adjusting the power of the power amplifier by measuring the power at a plurality of measurement points is inefficient and increases the manufacturing cost of the wireless communication device. Therefore, it is desirable to adjust the power efficiently. ing.
- the disclosed technique has been made in view of the above points, and enables a power adjustment of the power amplifier efficiently, and can reduce the manufacturing cost of the device, a power adjustment program, a power adjustment device, and a power adjustment device.
- An object is to provide a semiconductor integrated circuit.
- the power adjustment method disclosed in the present application is, in one aspect, linearly amplifying input power in a linear region where output power is less than a predetermined value, and input power in a non-linear region where output power is greater than or equal to the predetermined value.
- the output power obtained by inputting the input power amplified in the linear region to the power amplifier that amplifies nonlinearly is measured, and on the coordinate plane showing the input / output characteristics, the measurement point corresponding to the measured output power and the above-mentioned
- a straight line connecting a linear region and a boundary point of the non-linear region is an approximation formula stored in advance in association with the measured output power, and an approximation indicating the relationship between the input power and the output power in the non-linear region It has the process which acquires the information of a type
- the power adjustment method According to one aspect of the power adjustment method, power adjustment program, power adjustment device, and semiconductor integrated circuit disclosed in the present application, it is possible to efficiently adjust the power of the power amplifier and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device. There is an effect.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of input / output characteristics of a power amplifier.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the power adjustment system according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the input / output characteristic information according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the processor according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the RF LSI according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of setting information according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power adjustment apparatus according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of power adjustment according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the RF LSI according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the power adjustment system according to the embodiment.
- the power adjustment system illustrated in FIG. 2 includes a wireless communication device 100, a measuring instrument 150, and a power adjustment device 200.
- Such a power adjustment system is configured by connecting each device before the wireless communication device 100 is shipped to the market.
- the wireless communication device 100 is a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone, and transmits and receives signals via an antenna.
- the wireless communication device 100 includes a baseband LSI (baseband large scale integration: hereinafter abbreviated as “BB LSI”) 110, a radio frequency LSI (hereinafter abbreviated as “RF LSI”) 120, and a power amplifier 130. And a duplexer 140.
- BB LSI baseband large scale integration
- RF LSI radio frequency LSI
- the BB LSI 110 is a semiconductor integrated circuit that executes processing on a baseband frequency signal. Specifically, the BB LSI 110 performs processing such as encoding and modulation on the transmission data, and then outputs the processed data to the RF LSI 120. In addition, the BB LSI 110 performs processing such as demodulation and decoding on the reception data output from the RF LSI 120.
- the RF LSI 120 is a semiconductor integrated circuit that is disposed in front of the power amplifier 130 and executes processing on radio frequency signals. Specifically, the RF LSI 120 performs wireless transmission processing such as up-conversion filtering on the transmission data output from the BB LSI 110. Then, the RF LSI 120 adjusts the power of the transmission data so that the transmission power from the wireless communication device 100 becomes a prescribed power, and then outputs it to the power amplifier 130. Further, the RF LSI 120 performs wireless reception processing such as down-conversion filtering on the received data, and then outputs the received data to the BB LSI 110.
- the specific internal configuration of the RF LSI 120 will be described in detail later.
- the power amplifier 130 amplifies the transmission data output from the RF LSI 120 and outputs it. That is, the power amplifier 130 uses the power of the transmission data output from the RF LSI 120 as input power, amplifies the input power with a predetermined gain, and outputs the transmission data with the obtained output power.
- the power amplifier 130 has a linear relationship between the input power and the output power until the output power reaches a predetermined value. On the other hand, when the output power exceeds the predetermined value, the relationship between the input power and the output power is non-linear. It has the following input / output characteristics.
- the duplexer 140 is connected to the antenna and transmits the transmission data output from the power amplifier 130 from the antenna, while outputting the reception data received from the antenna to the RF LSI 120.
- the duplexer 140 electrically separates the reception path of the signal received by the antenna and the transmission path of the signal transmitted by the antenna.
- a measuring instrument 150 is connected to the antenna portion of the wireless communication apparatus 100.
- the measuring device 150 measures the power of transmission data output from the duplexer 140 of the wireless communication apparatus 100. That is, the measuring device 150 measures the output power obtained by being amplified by the power amplifier 130.
- the power adjustment device 200 is connected to the measuring device 150.
- the power adjustment device 200 is an information processing device such as a personal computer, and includes an interface 210, a processor 220, and a memory 230.
- the interface 210 is connected to the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 and to the measuring device 150. Then, the interface 210 outputs an instruction of input power input to the power amplifier 130 to the RF LSI 120. Further, the interface 210 acquires the output power of the power amplifier 130 measured by the measuring device 150. Further, the interface 210 outputs the power adjustment coefficient determined by the processor 220 to the RF LSI 120.
- the processor 220 instructs the RF LSI 120 on the input power input to the power amplifier 130 via the interface 210. Then, the processor 220 acquires the output power obtained as a result of the instructed input power being amplified by the power amplifier 130 via the measuring device 150 and the interface 210. At this time, the processor 220 indicates only a single input power and obtains an output power for this input power. That is, the processor 220 does not acquire output power at a plurality of measurement points, but acquires output power at one measurement point. Then, the processor 220 determines an appropriate power adjustment coefficient for the power amplifier 130 from the pair of input power and output power, and sets the coefficient in the RF LSI 120 via the interface. Note that specific functions of the processor 220 will be described in detail later.
- the memory 230 stores in advance input / output characteristic information of a power amplifier of the same type as that of the power amplifier 130 obtained from a prototype of the same type of wireless communication device as that of the wireless communication device 100. That is, the memory 230 includes, as input / output characteristic information of a plurality of power amplifiers, information on an approximate expression indicating the relationship between input power and output power in the nonlinear region, and a point that becomes a boundary between the linear region and the nonlinear region (hereinafter referred to as “compression start”). Point)) in advance. At this time, the memory 230 stores information on the approximate expression and information on the compression start point for each of the groups grouped by the gain of the power amplifier.
- the memory 230 divides the gain of the power amplifier into three stages of large, medium, and small, stores the coefficients of the approximate expression for each group, and inputs the compression start point. Store power and output power.
- the example of FIG. 3 shows a case where the input / output characteristics in the nonlinear region of the power amplifier are approximated by a cubic equation, and four coefficients (coefficient A, coefficient B, coefficient C, and coefficient D) of this cubic equation are obtained.
- the input power and the output power that are the boundary between the linear region and the nonlinear region are stored.
- the input / output characteristic information as shown in FIG. 3 is obtained by grouping a plurality of prototypes of the wireless communication device according to gain and measuring the output power while changing the input power of the power amplifier belonging to each group. .
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the processor 220 of the power adjustment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the processor 220 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes an input power instruction unit 221, an output power acquisition unit 222, a gain determination unit 223, a straight line derivation unit 224, an approximate expression selection unit 225, and a coefficient setting unit 226.
- the input power instruction unit 221 is connected to the power amplifier 130 with respect to the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication device 100 in a state where the power adjustment device 200, the wireless communication device 100, and the measuring device 150 are connected. Only one input power is indicated per frequency band. Specifically, the input power instruction unit 221 instructs a single power that can be amplified in the linear region by the power amplifier 130 as input power for each frequency band.
- the power that can be amplified in the linear region is determined by performance such as the dynamic range of the power amplifier 130, and is relatively small power less than a predetermined value.
- a minute power close to 0 is a power that can be amplified in the linear region, but if the input power is too small, the operation of the power amplifier 130 may not be stable. It is preferable to indicate the power greater than the value as the input power.
- the output power acquisition unit 222 acquires the measurement result of the output power obtained by amplifying the input power instructed by the input power instruction unit 221 by the power amplifier 130 from the measuring device 150 through the interface 210. Since the input power instruction unit 221 instructs a single input power for each frequency band, the output power acquisition unit 222 acquires output power at one measurement point per frequency band. For this reason, the time required for the input power instruction by the input power instruction unit 221 and the acquisition of the output power by the output power acquisition unit 222 is short.
- the gain determination unit 223 determines to which group a large, medium or small gain of the power amplifier 130 belongs. To do. Specifically, the gain determination unit 223 acquires the output power of the average power amplifier with respect to the input power instructed by the input power instruction unit 221 (hereinafter referred to as “average power”) and the output power acquisition unit 222. Compare the output power. The gain determination unit 223 determines that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is large when the output power is greater than the average power by a predetermined value or more. The gain determination unit 223 determines that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is medium when the difference between the output power and the average power is within a predetermined value.
- gain determination section 223 determines that the gain of power amplifier 130 is small when the output power is smaller than the average power by a predetermined value or more.
- the gain determination unit 223 notifies the determination result regarding the gain of the power amplifier 130 to the straight line derivation unit 224 and the approximate expression selection unit 225.
- the straight line deriving unit 224 reads a compression start point corresponding to the notified determination result from the memory 230. That is, for example, when it is notified that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is large, the straight line deriving unit 224 determines the input power P c-in1 and the output power P c-out1 from the input / output characteristic information illustrated in FIG. Is read. The straight line deriving unit 224 derives a straight line in the linear region of the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier 130 from the read input power and output power of the compression start point and the input power and output power obtained by actual measurement. To do.
- the straight line deriving unit 224 derives a straight line connecting the compression start point stored in advance for each gain group and the actually measured output power measurement point.
- the straight line deriving unit 224 notifies the coefficient setting unit 226 of coefficients such as the slope and intercept of the derived straight line.
- the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the approximate expression coefficient corresponding to the notified determination result from the memory 230. That is, for example, when notified that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is large, the approximate expression selection unit 225 uses the input / output characteristic information shown in FIG. 3 as the coefficients A, B, C, and D, respectively, as A1. , B1, C1, and D1 are read out. Then, the approximate expression selection unit 225 notifies the coefficient setting unit 226 of the read coefficient.
- the coefficient setting unit 226 sets the coefficient notified from the straight line deriving unit 224 and the coefficient notified from the approximate expression selecting unit 225 to the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 via the interface 210. That is, the coefficient setting unit 226 stores a set of coefficients in the RF LSI 120 for each frequency band. Also, the coefficient setting unit 226 causes the RF LSI 120 to store the input power and the output power at the compression start point used for deriving the straight line by the straight line deriving unit 224. The coefficient set in the RF LSI 120 by the coefficient setting unit 226 is used to appropriately adjust the input power to the power amplifier 130 after the wireless communication device 100 is shipped to the market.
- the RF LSI 120 stores a set of coefficients for each frequency band and the input power and output power at the compression start point. These pieces of information are information on arithmetic expressions indicating the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier 130. .
- the storage area for storing the information of the arithmetic expression may be smaller than the case where the correspondence relationship between the input power and the output power at a large number of measurement points is stored. Therefore, an increase in manufacturing cost of the wireless communication device 100 on which the RF LSI 120 is mounted can be suppressed.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 5 illustrates a configuration related to transmission power control after the wireless communication device 100 is shipped to the market.
- the RF LSI 120 illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a wireless reception unit 121 and a wireless transmission unit 122.
- the radio reception unit 121 performs predetermined radio reception processing such as down-conversion filtering on the reception data received via the antenna, and then outputs the reception data to the BB LSI 110.
- predetermined radio reception processing such as down-conversion filtering
- the wireless transmission unit 122 adjusts the power of transmission data output from the BB LSI 110 and outputs the adjusted data to the power amplifier 130.
- the wireless transmission unit 122 includes a coefficient storage unit 123, an input power control unit 124, a transmission processing unit 125, and an amplifier 126.
- the coefficient storage unit 123 stores a coefficient set by the power adjustment apparatus 200 before the wireless communication apparatus 100 is shipped to the market. Specifically, the coefficient storage unit 123 stores setting information for each frequency band, for example, as illustrated in FIG. This setting information is information on an arithmetic expression indicating the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier 130, and includes a coefficient representing a linear expression in the linear region, a coefficient representing an approximate expression in the nonlinear region, and information on the compression start point.
- the coefficients a and b indicating the linear region are a1 and b1, respectively, and the coefficients A, B and C indicating the nonlinear region are used.
- D are A1, B1, C1, and D1, respectively.
- the power amplifier 130 amplifies the signal in the frequency band f1
- the input power at the compression start point is P c-in1
- the output power is P c-out1 . Since the setting information stored in the coefficient storage unit 123 is set in consideration of individual differences in input / output characteristics between the power amplifier 130 and other power amplifiers, transmission power by the wireless communication apparatus 100 is set. Control is highly accurate.
- the input power control unit 124 When a set value specifying the output power of the power amplifier 130 is input from the BB LSI 110, the input power control unit 124 reads a coefficient for obtaining input power corresponding to the set value from the coefficient storage unit 123, and the power amplifier 130 Determine the input power to. Then, the input power control unit 124 adjusts the gain of the amplifier 126 so that the transmission data power is amplified to the determined input power.
- the transmission processing unit 125 performs predetermined wireless transmission processing such as up-conversion filtering on the transmission data input from the BB LSI 110, and then outputs the transmission data to the amplifier 126.
- the amplifier 126 amplifies the transmission data with the gain adjusted by the input power control unit 124. As a result, the amplifier 126 sets the input power to the power amplifier 130 so that the output power from the power amplifier 130 matches the set value. Therefore, the wireless communication device 100 can adjust the transmission power to a predetermined power, and can execute accurate transmission power control.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power adjustment apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the wireless communication device 100 Before the wireless communication device 100 is shipped to the market, the wireless communication device 100 is connected to the power adjustment device 200 and the measuring device 150, and the power adjustment of the power amplifier 130 is performed. That is, the coefficient according to the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier 130 is set in the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication apparatus 100 by the processor 220 of the power adjustment apparatus 200.
- a single input power P in1 is instructed to the RF LSI 120 by the input power instruction unit 221 of the processor 220 (step S101).
- This input power P in1 is power that can be amplified in the linear region in the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier 130 and the power amplifier of the same type as the power amplifier 130.
- the instructed input power is input to the power amplifier 130 by the RF LSI 120 and amplified by the power amplifier 130.
- Output power P o obtained by the amplification is measured by the measuring device 150, the measurement result is obtained by the output power acquisition unit 222 of the processor 220 (step S102).
- the gain determination unit 223 compares the average power P ave stored in advance corresponding to the input power P in1 with the output power P o (step S103). Since the average power P ave is an average output power of the power amplifier with respect to the input power P in1 , the magnitude of the gain of the power amplifier 130 can be determined by comparison by the gain determination unit 223. That is, if the output power P o is larger than the average power P ave, it means that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is larger than that of the average power amplifier, and if the output power P o is smaller than the average power P ave , the power amplifier 130. Is less than the average power amplifier.
- the gain determination unit 223 determines the magnitude of the gain of the power amplifier 130 based on the magnitude relationship between the output power Po and the average power Pave . Specifically, when the output power Po is larger than the average power Pave by a predetermined value or more, it is determined that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is large. Further, when the difference between the output power Po and the average power Pave is within a predetermined value, it is determined that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is medium. Furthermore, when the output power Po is smaller than the average power Pave by a predetermined value or more, it is determined that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is small.
- the determination result by the gain determination unit 223 is notified to the straight line derivation unit 224 and the approximate expression selection unit 225. Then, the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the coefficient of the nonlinear region according to the gain determination result from the memory 230. Specifically, when the gain of the power amplifier 130 is large, the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the coefficient of the approximate expression corresponding to the large gain (step S104). When the gain of the power amplifier 130 is medium, the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the coefficient of the approximate expression corresponding to the gain (step S105). Similarly, when the gain of the power amplifier 130 is small, the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the coefficient of the approximate expression corresponding to the small gain (step S106).
- the gain of the power amplifier 130 is determined based on the output power measured in a state where the radio communication apparatus 100 is connected to the power adjustment apparatus 200, and the nonlinear region corresponding to the gain is determined.
- the approximate expression is selected.
- the power adjustment apparatus 200 can obtain input / output characteristics in a non-linear region reflecting individual differences of power amplifiers.
- the actually measured output power is only the output power at one measurement point, so that it does not require a long time for measurement, and input / output characteristics can be obtained efficiently.
- the coefficient read by the approximate expression selection unit 225 is notified to the coefficient setting unit 226.
- a compression starting point corresponding to the gain determination result is read from the memory 230 by the straight line deriving unit 224.
- the straight line deriving unit 224 reads the input power and output power of the compression start point stored in advance in association with the gain. Then, the input power and output power of the compression starting point, from the input power P in1 and output power P o at the time of measurement, a straight line is derived in the linear region of the power amplifier 130 (step S107). That is, a linear equation that connects the compression start point and the output power measurement point is derived.
- the gain of the power amplifier 130 is determined based on the actually measured output power in a state where the radio communication apparatus 100 is connected to the power adjustment apparatus 200, and the compression start corresponding to the gain is started.
- a straight line is derived from the points and the actual measurement results.
- the power adjustment apparatus 200 can obtain input / output characteristics in a linear region reflecting individual differences of power amplifiers.
- the actually measured output power is only the output power at one measurement point, so that it does not require a long time for measurement, and input / output characteristics can be obtained efficiently.
- the linear coefficient derived by the straight line deriving unit 224 is notified to the coefficient setting unit 226.
- the coefficient setting unit 226 outputs the linear coefficient in the linear region and the approximate expression coefficient in the nonlinear region to the RF LSI 120 together with the input power and the output power at the compression start point, and is stored in the coefficient storage unit 123. (Step S108). Note that the processing of steps S101 to S107 is executed for each frequency band in which the wireless communication apparatus 100 can transmit. For this reason, the coefficient setting unit 226 stores the coefficient and the compression start point in the coefficient storage unit 123 for each frequency band.
- the wireless communication apparatus 100 can store a coefficient reflecting the characteristic unique to the power amplifier 130.
- the coefficient considering the individual difference of the power amplifier can be set in a short time, and the manufacturing cost of the apparatus can be reduced.
- compression start points 301, 302, and 303 shown in FIG. 8 and coefficients corresponding to the approximate curves 304, 305, and 306 in the nonlinear region are stored.
- the compression start point 301 and the approximate curve 304 correspond to a power amplifier with a large gain
- the compression start point 302 and the approximate curve 305 correspond to a power amplifier with a medium gain
- the compression start point 303 and the approximate curve 306 include This corresponds to a power amplifier having a small gain.
- the input power P in1 by the input power control unit 221 shall output power P o is obtained by the output power acquisition unit 222. Further, it is assumed that the average output power (average power) of the power amplifier with respect to the input power P in1 is P ave .
- the gain determination unit 223 compares the output power P o with the average power P ave and determines the gain of the power amplifier 130. Here, since the output power P o is smaller than the average power P ave, it is determined that the gain of the power amplifier 130 is small.
- the approximate expression selection unit 225 reads the coefficient of the approximate curve 306 corresponding to the power amplifier having a small gain from the memory 230 and notifies the coefficient setting unit 226 of it.
- the straight line deriving unit 224 derives a straight line 320 connecting the compression start point 303 and the measurement point 310, and notifies the coefficient setting unit 226 of the coefficient of the straight line 320.
- the slope a of the straight line 320 can be calculated by the following equation (1).
- the coefficients of the straight line 320 notified to the coefficient setting unit 226 include the inclination a and the intercept b. Then, the coefficient setting unit 226 is notified of the coefficients of the approximate curve 306 and the coefficient of the straight line 320 to the coefficient setting unit 226, so that the coefficient setting unit 226 enters the power amplifier 130 including the straight line 320 and the approximate curve 306 shown in FIG.
- the output characteristics can be stored in the RF LSI 120.
- This input / output characteristic is obtained as a result of determining an approximate curve and a straight line based on the measurement point 310, and reflects a characteristic specific to the power amplifier 130.
- the time required for power adjustment can be shortened, and efficient power adjustment of the power amplifier can be achieved. Is possible.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the RF LSI 120 of the wireless communication apparatus 100.
- the set value of the output power of the power amplifier 130 corresponding to the desired transmission power is input from the BB LSI 110 to the RF LSI 120 (step S201).
- This output power setting value is input to the input power control unit 124 in the RF LSI 120.
- transmission data transmitted from the wireless communication device 100 is input from the BB LSI 110 to the transmission processing unit 125 in the RF LSI 120.
- the transmission data is output to the amplifier 126 after being subjected to wireless transmission processing such as up-conversion filtering by the transmission processing unit 125.
- the power of the transmission data is amplified to the power determined as follows by the amplifier 126.
- the input power control unit 124 reads the output power at the compression start point stored in the coefficient storage unit 123 (step S202) and compares it with the output power set value. Then, the input power control unit 124 determines whether or not the output power set value is output power that can be amplified in the linear region (step S203). Specifically, if the output power set value is less than the output power at the compression start point, it is determined that the output power can be amplified in the linear region, and if the output power set value is greater than or equal to the output power at the compression start point. It is determined that the output power can be amplified in the nonlinear region.
- the input power control unit 124 When it is determined that the output power set value is output power that can be amplified in the linear region (Yes in step S203), the input power control unit 124 generates a coefficient representing a linear expression in the linear region from the coefficient storage unit 123. Read (step S204). Specifically, coefficients such as a slope and an intercept representing a straight line in the linear region of the power amplifier 130 are read out.
- the input power control unit 124 uses the coefficient storage unit 123 to generate a coefficient representing the approximate expression of the non-linear region. Read (step S205).
- the input power corresponding to the output power set value is calculated by using these coefficients (step S206). That is, the input power control unit 124 calculates the input power to the power amplifier 130 that matches the output power of the power amplifier 130 with the set value. Then, the gain of the amplifier 126 is set by the input power control unit 124 so that the calculated input power can be obtained.
- the power of the transmission data is amplified, and the transmission data is output to the power amplifier 130 (step S207).
- the coefficient storage unit 123 stores a coefficient that reflects a characteristic unique to the power amplifier 130, and the input power to the power amplifier 130 is adjusted based on this coefficient. Is executed.
- the input / output characteristics of the power amplifier provided in the wireless communication device are determined from the actual measurement result of the output power with respect to a single input power, and the coefficient of the determined input / output characteristics is determined.
- the RF LSI calculates the input power to the power amplifier based on the stored coefficient when the wireless communication apparatus performs transmission power control. For this reason, it is possible to calculate the input power reflecting the characteristic inherent in the power amplifier, and to perform accurate transmission power control.
- the gain of the power amplifier 130 is grouped into three stages, and the power adjustment device 200 stores the compression start point and the approximate expression of the nonlinear region in advance for each group. did.
- information stored in advance in the power adjustment apparatus 200 is not limited to these. That is, for example, when there is no variation in the gain of the power amplifier, the power adjustment device 200 may store a set of compression start points and an approximate expression for the nonlinear region in advance.
- the power adjustment device 200 may store a set of compression start points and an approximate expression for the nonlinear region in advance.
- the gain is divided into four or more stages, and the compression start point and the approximate expression of the nonlinear region for each group are stored in the power adjustment device 200 in advance. You may make it. Even in this case, it is possible to determine the power amplifier group and input / output characteristics by comparing the output power measurement result at one measurement point with the output power at the compression start point of each group. it can.
- the measuring instrument 150 is provided separately from the power adjustment device 200.
- the power adjustment apparatus 200 may directly measure the output power of the power amplifier 130.
- the operation of the power adjustment apparatus 200 described in the above embodiment can be described as a program executable by a computer.
- this program can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium and introduced into the computer.
- the computer-readable recording medium include a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, and a USB memory, and a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.
- wireless communication device 110 baseband LSI 120 radio frequency LSI REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 121 wireless reception unit 122 wireless transmission unit 123 coefficient storage unit 124 input power control unit 125 transmission processing unit 126 amplifier 130 power amplifier 140 duplexer 150 measuring instrument 200 power adjustment device 210 interface 220 processor 221 input power instruction unit 222 output power acquisition unit 223 Gain determining unit 224 Straight line deriving unit 225 Approximation formula selecting unit 226 Coefficient setting unit 230 Memory
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a=(Po-Pc-out)/(Pin1-Pc-in) …(1)
b=Po-a・Pin1 …(2)
110 ベースバンドLSI
120 無線周波数LSI
121 無線受信部
122 無線送信部
123 係数記憶部
124 入力電力制御部
125 送信処理部
126 増幅器
130 電力増幅器
140 共用器
150 測定器
200 電力調整装置
210 インタフェース
220 プロセッサ
221 入力電力指示部
222 出力電力取得部
223 利得判定部
224 直線導出部
225 近似式選択部
226 係数設定部
230 メモリ
Claims (7)
- 出力電力が所定の値未満となる線形領域では入力電力を線形に増幅し、出力電力が前記所定の値以上となる非線形領域では入力電力を非線形に増幅する電力増幅器に、前記線形領域で増幅される入力電力を入力して得られる出力電力を測定し、
入出力特性を示す座標平面において、測定された出力電力に対応する測定点と前記線形領域及び前記非線形領域の境界点とを結ぶ直線を導出し、
測定された出力電力に対応付けてあらかじめ記憶される近似式であって、前記非線形領域における入力電力と出力電力の関係を示す近似式の情報を取得し、
導出された直線の情報と取得された近似式の情報とを前記電力増幅器の前段に設けられる半導体集積回路に記憶させる
処理を有することを特徴とする電力調整方法。 - 測定された出力電力に基づいて前記電力増幅器の利得を判定する処理をさらに有し、
前記導出する処理は、
前記測定点と複数の利得に対応付けてあらかじめ記憶された複数の境界点のうち判定された利得に対応する境界点とを結ぶ直線を導出することを特徴とする請求項1記載の電力調整方法。 - 測定された出力電力に基づいて前記電力増幅器の利得を判定する処理をさらに有し、
前記取得する処理は、
複数の利得に対応付けてあらかじめ記憶された複数の近似式のうち判定された利得に対応する近似式の情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1記載の電力調整方法。 - 前記測定する処理は、
前記線形領域で増幅される単一の入力電力を前記電力増幅器に入力し、
前記単一の入力電力が前記電力増幅器によって増幅されて得られる出力電力を測定する
処理を含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の電力調整方法。 - コンピュータによって実行される電力調整プログラムであって、
出力電力が所定の値未満となる線形領域では入力電力を線形に増幅し、出力電力が前記所定の値以上となる非線形領域では入力電力を非線形に増幅する電力増幅器に、前記線形領域で増幅される入力電力を入力して得られる出力電力を取得し、
入出力特性を示す座標平面において、取得された出力電力に対応する測定点と前記線形領域及び前記非線形領域の境界点とを結ぶ直線を導出し、
取得された出力電力に対応付けてあらかじめ記憶される近似式であって、前記非線形領域における入力電力と出力電力の関係を示す近似式の情報を取得し、
導出された直線の情報と取得された近似式の情報とを前記電力増幅器の前段に設けられる半導体集積回路に記憶させる
処理を前記コンピュータに実行させることを特徴とする電力調整プログラム。 - 出力電力が所定の値未満となる線形領域では入力電力を線形に増幅し、出力電力が前記所定の値以上となる非線形領域では入力電力を非線形に増幅する電力増幅器に関して、前記線形領域及び前記非線形領域の境界点と前記非線形領域における入力電力と出力電力の関係を示す近似式の情報とを記憶するメモリと、
前記メモリに接続されたプロセッサとを有し、
前記プロセッサは、
前記線形領域で増幅される入力電力を調整対象の電力増幅器に入力して得られる出力電力を取得し、
入出力特性を示す座標平面において、取得された出力電力に対応する測定点と前記境界点とを結ぶ直線を導出し、
取得された出力電力に対応付けて前記メモリに記憶された近似式の情報を取得し、
導出された直線の情報と取得された近似式の情報とを前記調整対象の電力増幅器の前段に設けられる半導体集積回路に記憶させる
ことを特徴とする電力調整装置。 - 電力増幅器の入力電力と出力電力の関係を示す演算式の係数を記憶する係数記憶部と、
前記電力増幅器の出力電力に係る設定値が所定の閾値以上であるか否かを判定し、判定結果に応じた係数を前記係数記憶部から読み出し、読み出した係数を用いて前記設定値に対応する入力電力を算出する入力電力制御部と、
前記入力電力制御部によって算出された入力電力のデータを出力する出力部と
を有することを特徴とする半導体集積回路。
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