WO2021062685A1 - Envelope tracking modulator and transmitting device - Google Patents

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WO2021062685A1
WO2021062685A1 PCT/CN2019/109570 CN2019109570W WO2021062685A1 WO 2021062685 A1 WO2021062685 A1 WO 2021062685A1 CN 2019109570 W CN2019109570 W CN 2019109570W WO 2021062685 A1 WO2021062685 A1 WO 2021062685A1
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  • This application relates to the field of chip technology, in particular to an envelope tracking modulator and a transmitting device.
  • Envelope tracking is a technology that dynamically adjusts the power supply voltage of a power amplifier (PA) in real time according to the envelope amplitude information of the modulation signal.
  • the power supply implemented by the ET technology can be called an ET power supply.
  • Using this technology can save PA power consumption, but because the load capacitance of the PA Vcc side will limit the maximum signal bandwidth supported by the ET power supply, when the load capacitance of the PA is large, using the ET technology to drive the PA will cause the ET power supply to fail. Bandwidth is affected.
  • Average power tracking is a technology that adjusts the power supply voltage of the PA according to the average power of the transmitted signal subframe.
  • the power supply implemented by the APT technology can be called an APT power supply.
  • the APT scheme does not need to track the signal envelope in real time.
  • the overall scheme of the APT power supply is simpler and generally has no restriction on the load on the VCC end of the PA.
  • the transmitter of the terminal can be connected to multiple PAs, and each PA can be driven by ET technology or APT technology according to its own operating frequency band, mode, or signal bandwidth.
  • An ET/APT power supply driving scheme in the prior art can be as shown in FIG. 1.
  • multiple PAs in the same transmit channel are linked to the same envelope tracking modulator (ETM), and the ETM is compatible with both the ET working mode and the APT working mode.
  • ETM envelope tracking modulator
  • the single-output Buck converter or the Buck-boost converter used in the ET mode can be reused.
  • ETM uses the same converter in ET mode and APT mode.
  • the VCC power capacitor of the PA driven in APT mode (hereinafter referred to as APT PA) can be regarded as the PA driven in ET mode. (Hereinafter referred to as ET PA) load, so the power capacitor of APT PA will affect ET PA, which limits the bandwidth of ET PA.
  • the existing ET/APT dual-mode power supply has the problem of mutual influence between different types of power amplifiers (that is, between ET PA and APT PA).
  • the embodiments of the present application provide an envelope tracking modulator and a transmitting device, which are used to solve the problem of mutual influence between different types of power amplifiers existing in the existing ET/APT dual-mode power supply.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides an envelope tracking modulator, including: a single-input dual-output DC DC/DC converter, and a first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter is used to output a first power source
  • the second output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter is used to output the first DC voltage
  • the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier using the average power tracking APT mode
  • single-input single-output DC/ DC converter the output terminal of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is used to output the second DC voltage
  • the linear amplifier is used to amplify the envelope signal under the power of the first DC voltage to output the first AC voltage
  • the second DC voltage and the first AC voltage form a second power supply voltage
  • the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an envelope tracking ET manner.
  • At least one first power amplifier can work in 2G frequency band or 5G frequency band
  • at least one second power amplifier can work in 3G frequency band or 4G frequency band.
  • envelope tracking modulator for at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (first power amplifier) is separated at the output of the ETM And ET PA (Second Power Amplifier), that is, drive ET PA and APT PA separately, so as to realize load isolation and reduce the influence between different types of power amplifiers.
  • the ETM includes two DC/DC converters, and the output first power voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter supplies power to at least one first power amplifier in the APT mode.
  • the single-input single-output DC/DC converter converts the output voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter to DC/DC (or directly converts the battery voltage output by the ETM input power pin to DC/DC). After DC conversion), the second DC voltage is output.
  • the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter supplies power to the linear amplifier, which amplifies the input envelope signal (from the transmitter) and outputs the first AC voltage, the second DC voltage and the first AC voltage
  • a second power supply voltage is formed for driving at least one second power amplifier.
  • the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is powered by the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator or by the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter.
  • the envelope tracking modulator may further include: a first switch unit, both ends of the first switch unit are respectively connected to the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter Coupling, used to close in the first time period after the envelope tracking modulator is started; the second switch unit, the two ends of the second switch unit are respectively connected to the ground pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the single-input dual-output DC/ The first output terminal of the DC converter is coupled for closing in a second time period after the envelope tracking modulator is powered off.
  • the first switch unit when charging the load (that is, when increasing the output power of the power amplifier), the first switch unit is closed in the first time period, and the load can be charged directly through the input power pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage Response time:
  • the second switch unit When discharging the load (that is, when reducing the output power of the power amplifier), the second switch unit is closed in the second time period. At this time, the load can be discharged directly through the ground pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage Response time.
  • the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the latter stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers The amplifier is driven by the second power supply voltage.
  • the two-stage power supply method can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier and increase the bandwidth of the second power supply voltage.
  • the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
  • the second power amplifier is configured with decoupling capacitors, when at least two or more second power amplifiers are connected to the second power supply voltage output terminal of the ETM, the decoupling capacitor configuration of the second power amplifier that is not working is disconnected .
  • At least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier correspond to the same transmission channel of the transmitter.
  • one ETM can be used to supply power to PAs in different modes and different frequency bands in the same transmission channel.
  • a transmitting device includes: a transmitter for generating a radio frequency transmission signal and a corresponding envelope signal; an envelope tracking modulator for outputting the first power supply voltage or the first power supply voltage according to the envelope signal Two power supply voltages, the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in APT mode, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in ET mode; at least one first power amplifier is used in the first Power amplifies the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the power supply voltage; at least one second power amplifier is used to power amplify the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the second power supply voltage.
  • the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the latter stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers The amplifier is driven by the second power supply voltage.
  • the two-stage power supply mode can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier.
  • the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
  • the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor
  • the decoupling capacitor of the second power amplifier that is not working can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM.
  • the specific implementation manner of the envelope tracking modulator can be referred to the related description of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ET/APT power supply provided in the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first ETM provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first transmitting device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second ETM provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a third ETM provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a Vcc response time provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a second type of launch device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a third transmitting device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • the integrated circuit provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to a transmitting device.
  • the transmitting device may be integrated in a wireless communication device, which may be a base station or a terminal.
  • the transmitting device may include a transmitter, a power amplifier, and an envelope tracking modulator.
  • the transmitter is used to output the RF transmission signal and envelope signal;
  • the envelope tracking modulator is used to generate the PA power signal according to the envelope signal to supply power to the PA;
  • the PA is used to perform the RF transmission signal output by the transmitter under the drive of the power signal
  • the power is amplified and output.
  • the transmitter may include multiple transmission channels, and each transmission channel may include multiple devices.
  • each transmission channel may include multiple devices.
  • it may include a power amplifier (PA).
  • PA power amplifier
  • a transmission channel may include multiple PAs, and multiple PAs may work in different frequency bands or different modes.
  • the transmission channel may also include other devices, such as phase shifters (PS), filters, antenna switches, mixers (MIX), digital-to-analog converters (DAC), modulators ( MOD), etc., the types of devices included in the transmission channel are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • PS phase shifters
  • MIX mixers
  • DAC digital-to-analog converters
  • MOD modulators
  • an envelope tracking modulator can be used to drive PAs in different frequency bands or different modes in the same transmission channel.
  • the envelope tracking modulator (ie ETM) provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201, and the first of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201
  • the output terminal is used to output a first power supply voltage
  • the second output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 is used to output a first direct current voltage
  • the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in an APT mode
  • the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202, the output terminal of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 is used to output the second DC voltage
  • the linear amplifier (LA) 203 is used for the first DC voltage
  • the envelope signal is amplified under power supply, and a first AC voltage is output.
  • the second DC voltage and the first AC voltage form a second power supply voltage
  • the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an ET mode.
  • the ETM includes two DC/DC converters, and the output first power voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 powers at least one first power amplifier in the APT mode.
  • the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 performs DC/DC conversion on the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 (or directly outputs the input power pin of the ETM). After the battery voltage undergoes DC/DC conversion), the second DC voltage is output.
  • the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 supplies power to the linear amplifier 203.
  • the linear amplifier 203 amplifies the input envelope signal (from the transmitter) and outputs the first AC voltage, the second DC voltage and the first An AC voltage constitutes a second power supply voltage for driving at least one second power amplifier.
  • a linear amplifier can provide at least one second power amplifier with a first AC voltage through a capacitor
  • a single-input single-output DC/DC converter can provide at least one second power amplifier with a second DC voltage through an inductor
  • multiple PAs may be PAs in different frequency bands or in different modes.
  • it can be a PA in different frequency bands such as 3G/4G PA, 5G PA, 2G PA, or a PA in different modes such as ET PA or APT PA.
  • At least one of the first power amplifiers can be regarded as APT PA, and at least one The second power amplifier can be regarded as ET PA.
  • At least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier correspond to the same transmitting channel of the transmitter. That is, at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier are driven by the radio frequency transmission signal output by the same transmission channel of the transmitter. That is to say, the radio frequency transmission signal amplified by the at least one first power amplifier and the at least one second power amplifier is formed after the same baseband circuit undergoes frequency conversion and amplification operations. According to different required modes and frequency bands, in at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one power amplifier works at the same time.
  • only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (first power amplifier) and ETPA (second power amplifier) are separated at the output end of the ETM.
  • Power amplifier that is, to supply power to the ET PA and APT PA separately to achieve load isolation, improve the signal bandwidth and efficiency of the second power amplifier working in ET mode, and reduce the cost at the same time, which is compatible with powering the first power amplifier.
  • the transmitting device including ETM provided by the embodiment of the present application may be as shown in FIG. 3.
  • PA1 and PA2 can be regarded as the second power amplifiers
  • PA3, PA4, and PA5 can be regarded as the first power amplifiers.
  • TRCV refers to a radio frequency transceiver (transceiver).
  • LB 3G/4G Tx means the 3G/4G low-band (LB) transmission channel
  • HB 3G/4G Tx means the 3G/4G high-band (HB) transmission channel
  • UHB 5G Tx means the 5G ultra-high frequency band (ultra high band, UHB) transmission channel
  • 2G LB Tx means 2G low frequency transmission channel
  • 2G HB Tx means 2G high frequency transmission channel.
  • PA4 works, ETM supplies power to PA4, and PA4 amplifies the power of the 2G low-band radio frequency transmission signal output by TRCV and outputs it.
  • the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 may be powered by the input power pin of the ETM or by the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201.
  • the second power amplifier may include at least two stages of amplifiers, and the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is powered by an independent power supply pin of the ETM (which may be a pin of a low dropout linear regulator or The output pin of the DC/DC converter is driven by the second power supply voltage.
  • the independent power supply pin refers to constructing a power supply voltage other than the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage to supply power to the first-stage amplifier.
  • the power supply voltage of the first-stage amplifier can be constructed by performing voltage conversion on the input power supply voltage of the ETM (such as a battery or system power supply).
  • PA can generally have two-stage or three-stage amplification, and the power supply current of the first-stage amplifier is generally small, so it can be driven by the LDO regulator pin of the ETM.
  • a possible structural schematic diagram of the ETM provided in the embodiment of the present application may be as shown in FIG. 4.
  • the ETM shown in Figure 4 can work in ET working mode or APT working mode.
  • Vbat is the input power pin of ETM
  • Vcc1 is the independent power pin of ETM, which is used to power the first-stage amplifier in ET PA.
  • the Vcc1 terminal The output voltage is formed by the voltage conversion of the input power supply voltage of the ETM, and the differential input Vinp and Vinn can be regarded as the envelope signal output by the transmitter.
  • the dual-output Buck-boost converter (a specific example of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201) can choose to output power to the linear amplifier (ET working mode), or choose to output to the external APT PA power supply (APT Operating mode). In the ET working mode, the linear amplifier provides the first AC voltage to the ET PA through C1. In addition, there is another independent buck converter (a specific example of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202), which provides ET PA provides the second DC voltage.
  • the APT PA is completely isolated from the VCC of the ET PA.
  • the ETM In the ET operating mode, the ETM only sees the load capacitance of the ET PA, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the ET PA and the work of the ET PA bandwidth.
  • the ETM In the printed circuit board (PCB) layout, the ETM can be placed as close to the ET PA as possible to reduce the parasitic of the ET PA wiring.
  • VCC1 In addition, in the ETM shown in FIG. 4, further, in order to reduce the load of ET PA, VCC1 can be independently powered.
  • the ETM may further include: a first switch unit, two ends of the first switch unit are respectively coupled to the input power pin of the ETM and the first output end of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 , Used to close in the first time period after the envelope tracking modulator is started; the second switch unit, both ends of the second switch unit are connected to the ground pin of the ETM and the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 The first output terminal is coupled for closing in a second time period after the envelope tracking modulator is powered off.
  • the first switch unit and the second switch unit can be provided in the ETM for the APT PA.
  • the ETM is used as the APT power supply, the voltage response time of the APT PA can be reduced.
  • the capacitive load is relatively large.
  • the first switch unit When charging the load (that is, when increasing the output power of the power amplifier), the first switch unit is closed in the first time period, and the load can be charged directly through the input power pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage response time;
  • the second switch unit When discharging the load (that is, when reducing the output power of the power amplifier), the second switch unit is closed in the second time period. At this time, the load can be discharged directly through the ground pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage response time.
  • the schematic diagram of the structure of the ETM may be as shown in FIG. 5.
  • S2 can be regarded as the first switch unit
  • S3 can be regarded as the second switch unit.
  • S2 and S3 can also be called a set of bybass switches.
  • Vcc When Vcc is established, S2 is turned on for a short time (the turn-on time can be configured by the baseband chip or TRCV chip through the data interface to control the ETM), and Vbat is directly charged to the Vcc node.
  • Vcc When Vcc is turned off, S3 is turned on for a short time (the on time can be configured by the baseband chip or TRCV chip through the data interface to control the ETM), and the charge on the Vcc node is directly discharged to the ground.
  • the Vcc response time can be shown in Figure 6. It can be seen from Figure 6 that when Vcc is established, S2 is turned on for a short time, and the response time of Vcc is reduced compared with when S2 is not set; when Vcc is turned off, S3 is turned on for a short time, and the response time of Vcc is different from that of not set. Compared with S3, it is reduced.
  • the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
  • the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor, it may be as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the decoupling capacitor of the second power amplifier when the ETM is working in the ET mode, the decoupling capacitor of the second power amplifier that is not working can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM.
  • the decoupling capacitors of other ET PAs can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM (that is, reducing the ET output). Load on the Vcc trace of the PA).
  • the ET PA is not equipped with a decoupling capacitor, the 5G large bandwidth PA can be connected to the APT output port of the ETM.
  • the second power amplifier in the embodiment of the present application can work in the 3G frequency band or the 4G frequency band; the first power amplifier can work in the 2G frequency band or the 5G frequency band.
  • the working frequency bands of the first power amplifier and the second power range are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the second power amplifier may also work in the 5G frequency band, if the second power amplifier is working in the 5G frequency band. , Then the second power amplifier can be configured with a decoupling capacitor.
  • the envelope tracking modulator provided in the embodiment of the present application, for at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (the first power amplifier) is separated at the output of the ETM.
  • an embodiment of the present application also provides a transmitting device.
  • the transmitting device includes a transmitter, an envelope tracking modulator, at least one first power amplifier, and at least one second power amplifier.
  • the transmitter is used to generate the radio frequency transmission signal and the corresponding envelope signal;
  • the envelope tracking modulator is used to output the first power supply voltage or the second power supply voltage according to the envelope signal, and the first power supply voltage is used to adopt the APT mode Driving at least one first power amplifier, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an ET mode;
  • at least one first power amplifier is used to power amplify the radio frequency transmission signal under the power of the first power supply voltage;
  • At least one second power amplifier is used for power amplifying the radio frequency transmission signal under the power of the second power supply voltage.
  • the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the subsequent stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by the second Power supply voltage drive.
  • the two-stage power supply method can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier and increase the bandwidth of the second power supply voltage.
  • the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
  • the second power amplifier is configured with decoupling capacitors, when at least two or more second power amplifiers are connected to the second power supply voltage output terminal of the ETM, the decoupling capacitor configuration of the second power amplifier that is not working is disconnected .

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Abstract

An envelope tracking modulator (ETM) and a transmitting device, for use in solving the problem of mutual influence between different types of power amplifiers (PA) in an existing ET/APT dual-mode power supply. The ETM comprises: a single-input dual-output DC/DC converter (201), having a first output end used for outputting a first power supply voltage and a second output end used for outputting a first direct current (DC) voltage, the first power supply voltage being used for driving at least one first power amplifier (APT PA) using an APT mode; a single-input single-output DC/DC converter (202), having an output end used for outputting a second DC voltage; and a linear amplifier (203) used for amplifying an envelope signal under power provision of the first DC voltage and outputting a first alternating current voltage, the second DC voltage and the first alternating current voltage constituting a second power supply voltage, and the second power supply voltage being used for driving at least one second power amplifier (ET PA) using an ET mode.

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一种包络跟踪调制器及发射装置Envelope tracking modulator and launching device 技术领域Technical field
本申请涉及芯片技术领域,尤其涉及一种包络跟踪调制器及发射装置。This application relates to the field of chip technology, in particular to an envelope tracking modulator and a transmitting device.
背景技术Background technique
包络跟踪(envelope tracking,ET)是一种根据调制信号包络幅度信息实时动态调节功率放大器(power amplifier,PA)的电源电压的技术,采用ET技术实现的电源可以称为ET电源。采用这一技术可以节省PA功耗,但是由于PA Vcc端的负载电容会限制ET电源支持的最大信号带宽,因此在PA的负载电容较大的情况下,采用ET技术驱动PA,会导致ET电源的带宽受到影响。Envelope tracking (ET) is a technology that dynamically adjusts the power supply voltage of a power amplifier (PA) in real time according to the envelope amplitude information of the modulation signal. The power supply implemented by the ET technology can be called an ET power supply. Using this technology can save PA power consumption, but because the load capacitance of the PA Vcc side will limit the maximum signal bandwidth supported by the ET power supply, when the load capacitance of the PA is large, using the ET technology to drive the PA will cause the ET power supply to fail. Bandwidth is affected.
平均功率跟踪(average power tracking,APT)是一种根据发射信号子帧平均功率调节PA的电源电压的技术,采用APT技术实现的电源可以称为APT电源。相比ET方案,采用APT方案不用实时跟踪信号包络,APT电源总体方案较简单,对PA的VCC端的负载一般没有限制。Average power tracking (APT) is a technology that adjusts the power supply voltage of the PA according to the average power of the transmitted signal subframe. The power supply implemented by the APT technology can be called an APT power supply. Compared with the ET scheme, the APT scheme does not need to track the signal envelope in real time. The overall scheme of the APT power supply is simpler and generally has no restriction on the load on the VCC end of the PA.
通常,终端的发射机可以连接有多个PA,各个PA根据其自身工作频段、模式或信号带宽等情况,可以通过ET技术或APT技术进行驱动。现有技术中的一种ET/APT电源的驱动方案可以如图1所示。在图1中,同一发射通道中的多个PA挂在同一个包络跟踪调制器(envelope tracking modulator,ETM)下,ETM同时兼容ET工作模式和APT工作模式。其中,若ETM工作在APT模式下,可复用ET模式下采用的单输出降压(Buck)变换器或降压/升压(Buck-boost)变换器。也就是说,ETM在ET模式和APT模式下采用同一变换器。Generally, the transmitter of the terminal can be connected to multiple PAs, and each PA can be driven by ET technology or APT technology according to its own operating frequency band, mode, or signal bandwidth. An ET/APT power supply driving scheme in the prior art can be as shown in FIG. 1. In Figure 1, multiple PAs in the same transmit channel are linked to the same envelope tracking modulator (ETM), and the ETM is compatible with both the ET working mode and the APT working mode. Among them, if the ETM works in the APT mode, the single-output Buck converter or the Buck-boost converter used in the ET mode can be reused. In other words, ETM uses the same converter in ET mode and APT mode.
采用图1所示的方案,由于PA的VCC电源电容的影响,ETM工作在ET模式下时,采用APT模式驱动的PA(以下简称APT PA)的VCC电源电容可以视为采用ET模式驱动的PA(以下简称ET PA)的负载,因而APT PA的电源电容会对ET PA产生影响,使得ET PA的带宽受限。Using the scheme shown in Figure 1, due to the influence of the PA's VCC power capacitor, when ETM works in ET mode, the VCC power capacitor of the PA driven in APT mode (hereinafter referred to as APT PA) can be regarded as the PA driven in ET mode. (Hereinafter referred to as ET PA) load, so the power capacitor of APT PA will affect ET PA, which limits the bandwidth of ET PA.
因此,现有的ET/APT双模电源存在不同类型的功率放大器之间(即ET PA和APT PA之间)相互影响的问题。Therefore, the existing ET/APT dual-mode power supply has the problem of mutual influence between different types of power amplifiers (that is, between ET PA and APT PA).
发明内容Summary of the invention
本申请实施例提供了一种包络跟踪调制器及发射装置,用于解决现有的ET/APT双模电源存在的不同类型的功率放大器之间相互影响的问题。The embodiments of the present application provide an envelope tracking modulator and a transmitting device, which are used to solve the problem of mutual influence between different types of power amplifiers existing in the existing ET/APT dual-mode power supply.
第一方面,本申请实施例提供一种包络跟踪调制器,包括:单输入双输出直流DC/DC变换器,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端用于输出第一电源电压,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第二输出端用于输出第一直流电压,第一电源电压用于采用平均功率跟踪APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器;单输入单输出DC/DC变换器,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器的输出端用于输出第二直流电压;线性放大器,用于在第一直流电压的供电下对包络信号进行放大,输出第一交流电压,第二直流电压和第一交流电压构成第二电源电压,第二电源电压用于采用包络跟踪ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器。In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an envelope tracking modulator, including: a single-input dual-output DC DC/DC converter, and a first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter is used to output a first power source The second output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter is used to output the first DC voltage, and the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier using the average power tracking APT mode; single-input single-output DC/ DC converter, the output terminal of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is used to output the second DC voltage; the linear amplifier is used to amplify the envelope signal under the power of the first DC voltage to output the first AC voltage, The second DC voltage and the first AC voltage form a second power supply voltage, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an envelope tracking ET manner.
其中,至少一个第一功率放大器可以工作在2G频段或5G频段,至少一个第二功率放大器可以工作在3G频段或4G频段。Among them, at least one first power amplifier can work in 2G frequency band or 5G frequency band, and at least one second power amplifier can work in 3G frequency band or 4G frequency band.
采用第一方面提供的包络跟踪调制器,对于至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器,可以仅使用一个ETM作为电源,在ETM的输出端即分离APT PA(第一功率放大器)和ET PA(第二功率放大器),即对ET PA和APT PA分别进行驱动,从而实现负载隔离,降低不同类型的功率放大器之间的影响。Using the envelope tracking modulator provided in the first aspect, for at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (first power amplifier) is separated at the output of the ETM And ET PA (Second Power Amplifier), that is, drive ET PA and APT PA separately, so as to realize load isolation and reduce the influence between different types of power amplifiers.
具体地,ETM中包括两个DC/DC变换器,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的输出第一电源电压在APT模式下为至少一个第一功率放大器供电。在ET模式下,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器将单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的输出电压进行DC/DC变换后(或者直接将ETM的输入电源管脚输出的电池电压进行DC/DC变换后),输出的第二直流电压。单输入双输出DC/DC变换器输出的第一直流电压供电给线性放大器,线性放大器将输入的包络信号(来自发射机)放大后输出第一交流电压,第二直流电压和第一交流电压构成第二电源电压,用于驱动至少一个第二功率放大器。Specifically, the ETM includes two DC/DC converters, and the output first power voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter supplies power to at least one first power amplifier in the APT mode. In ET mode, the single-input single-output DC/DC converter converts the output voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter to DC/DC (or directly converts the battery voltage output by the ETM input power pin to DC/DC). After DC conversion), the second DC voltage is output. The first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter supplies power to the linear amplifier, which amplifies the input envelope signal (from the transmitter) and outputs the first AC voltage, the second DC voltage and the first AC voltage A second power supply voltage is formed for driving at least one second power amplifier.
在一种可能的设计中,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器通过包络跟踪调制器的输入电源管脚供电或者通过单输入双输出DC/DC变换器输出的第一直流电压供电。In a possible design, the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is powered by the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator or by the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter.
采用上述方案,为单输入单输出DC/DC变换器提供两种供电模式。Using the above solution, two power supply modes are provided for a single-input single-output DC/DC converter.
此外,包络跟踪调制器还可以包括:第一开关单元,第一开关单元的两端分别与包络跟踪调制器的输入电源管脚以及单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端耦合,用于在包络跟踪调制器启动之后的第一时间段内闭合;第二开关单元,第二开关单元的两端分别与包络跟踪调制器的接地管脚以及单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端耦合,用于在包络跟踪调制器下电之后的第二时间段内闭合。In addition, the envelope tracking modulator may further include: a first switch unit, both ends of the first switch unit are respectively connected to the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter Coupling, used to close in the first time period after the envelope tracking modulator is started; the second switch unit, the two ends of the second switch unit are respectively connected to the ground pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the single-input dual-output DC/ The first output terminal of the DC converter is coupled for closing in a second time period after the envelope tracking modulator is powered off.
采用上述方案,在给负载充电时(即增大功率放大器输出功率时),第一开关单元在第一时间段内闭合,可以直接通过ETM的输入电源管脚对负载进行充电,从而减小电压响应时间;在给负载放电时(即减小功率放大器的输出功率时),第二开关单元在第二时间段内闭合,此时可以直接通过ETM的接地管脚对负载放电,从而减小电压响应时间。With the above solution, when charging the load (that is, when increasing the output power of the power amplifier), the first switch unit is closed in the first time period, and the load can be charged directly through the input power pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage Response time: When discharging the load (that is, when reducing the output power of the power amplifier), the second switch unit is closed in the second time period. At this time, the load can be discharged directly through the ground pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage Response time.
在一种可能的设计中,第二功率放大器中包括至少两级放大器,至少两级放大器中的第一级放大器由包络跟踪调制器的独立电源管脚驱动,至少两级放大器中的后级放大器由第二电源电压驱动。In a possible design, the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the latter stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers The amplifier is driven by the second power supply voltage.
采用上述方案,由于ET工作模式对第二功率放大器的VCC电容负载敏感,因而采用两级分别供电的方式可以进一步减小第二功率放大器的负载,提高第二电源电压的带宽。With the above solution, since the ET operating mode is sensitive to the VCC capacitive load of the second power amplifier, the two-stage power supply method can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier and increase the bandwidth of the second power supply voltage.
此外,第二功率放大器可配置有退耦电容,在第二功率放大器未工作时,退耦电容断开。In addition, the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
采用上述方案,若第二功率放大器配置退耦电容,当至少两个或以上第二功率放大器挂接在ETM第二电源电压输出端上时,未工作的第二功率放大器退耦电容配置断开。Using the above solution, if the second power amplifier is configured with decoupling capacitors, when at least two or more second power amplifiers are connected to the second power supply voltage output terminal of the ETM, the decoupling capacitor configuration of the second power amplifier that is not working is disconnected .
在一种可能的设计中,至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器对应发射机的同一发射通道。In a possible design, at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier correspond to the same transmission channel of the transmitter.
采用上述方案,可以通过一个ETM为同一发射通道内不同模式、不同频段的PA供电。With the above solution, one ETM can be used to supply power to PAs in different modes and different frequency bands in the same transmission channel.
第二方面,本申请实施例一种发射装置,包括:发射机,用于产生射频发射信号以及对应的包络信号;包络跟踪调制器,用于根据包络信号输出第一电源电压或第二电源电压,第一电源电压用于采用APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器,第二电源电压用于采用 ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器;至少一个第一功率放大器,用于在第一电源电压的供电下对射频发射信号进行功率放大;至少一个第二功率放大器,用于在第二电源电压的供电下对射频发射信号进行功率放大。In a second aspect, a transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present application includes: a transmitter for generating a radio frequency transmission signal and a corresponding envelope signal; an envelope tracking modulator for outputting the first power supply voltage or the first power supply voltage according to the envelope signal Two power supply voltages, the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in APT mode, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in ET mode; at least one first power amplifier is used in the first Power amplifies the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the power supply voltage; at least one second power amplifier is used to power amplify the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the second power supply voltage.
在一种可能的设计中,第二功率放大器中包括至少两级放大器,至少两级放大器中的第一级放大器由包络跟踪调制器的独立电源管脚驱动,至少两级放大器中的后级放大器由第二电源电压驱动。In a possible design, the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the latter stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers The amplifier is driven by the second power supply voltage.
采用上述方案,由于第二功率放大器对负载敏感,因而采用两级供电的方式可以进一步减小第二功率放大器的负载。With the above solution, since the second power amplifier is sensitive to the load, the two-stage power supply mode can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier.
此外,第二功率放大器可配置有退耦电容,在第二功率放大器未工作时,退耦电容断开。In addition, the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
采用上述方案,若第二功率放大器配置退耦电容,那么在ETM工作在ET模式下时,针对不工作的第二功率放大器,可以断开其退耦电容,从而减小ETM的负载。With the above solution, if the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor, when the ETM is working in the ET mode, the decoupling capacitor of the second power amplifier that is not working can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM.
在第二方面提供的发射装置中,包络跟踪调制器的具体实现方式可以参见第一方面的相关描述,此处不再赘述。In the transmitting device provided by the second aspect, the specific implementation manner of the envelope tracking modulator can be referred to the related description of the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
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图1为现有技术提供的一种ET/APT电源的结构示意图;Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an ET/APT power supply provided in the prior art;
图2为本申请实施例提供的第一种ETM的结构示意图;FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first ETM provided by an embodiment of this application;
图3为本申请实施例提供的第一种发射装置的结构示意图;FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first transmitting device provided by an embodiment of this application;
图4为本申请实施例提供的第二种ETM的结构示意图;FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second ETM provided by an embodiment of this application;
图5为本申请实施例提供的第三种ETM的结构示意图;FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a third ETM provided by an embodiment of this application;
图6为本申请实施例提供的一种Vcc响应时间的示意图;FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a Vcc response time provided by an embodiment of the application;
图7为本申请实施例提供的第二种发射装置的结构示意图;FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a second type of launch device provided by an embodiment of this application;
图8为本申请实施例提供的第三种发射装置的结构示意图。FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a third transmitting device provided by an embodiment of this application.
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下面首先对本申请实施例的应用场景加以介绍。The following first introduces the application scenarios of the embodiments of the present application.
本申请实施例提供的集成电路可以应用于发射装置中。其中,发射装置可以集成在一个无线通信设备中,该设备可以是基站,也可以是终端。The integrated circuit provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to a transmitting device. Among them, the transmitting device may be integrated in a wireless communication device, which may be a base station or a terminal.
具体地,该发射装置可以包括发射机、功率放大器以及包络跟踪调制器。发射机用于输出射频发射信号和包络信号;包络跟踪调制器用于根据包络信号产生PA电源信号,为PA供电;PA用于在电源信号的驱动下对发射机输出的射频发射信号进行功率放大并输出。Specifically, the transmitting device may include a transmitter, a power amplifier, and an envelope tracking modulator. The transmitter is used to output the RF transmission signal and envelope signal; the envelope tracking modulator is used to generate the PA power signal according to the envelope signal to supply power to the PA; the PA is used to perform the RF transmission signal output by the transmitter under the drive of the power signal The power is amplified and output.
具体地,发射机中可以包括多个传输通道,每个传输通道中可以包含多种器件。示例性地,可以包括功率放大器(power amplifier,PA)。具体实现时,一个传输通道中可以包括多个PA,多个PA可以工作在不同频段或不同模式。此外,传输通道中还可以包括其他器件,诸如移相器(PS)、滤波器、天线开关、混频器(MIX)、数模转换器(digital-to-analog converter,DAC)、调制器(MOD)等,本申请实施例中对传输通道中包括的器件的类型不做具体限定。Specifically, the transmitter may include multiple transmission channels, and each transmission channel may include multiple devices. Exemplarily, it may include a power amplifier (PA). In specific implementation, a transmission channel may include multiple PAs, and multiple PAs may work in different frequency bands or different modes. In addition, the transmission channel may also include other devices, such as phase shifters (PS), filters, antenna switches, mixers (MIX), digital-to-analog converters (DAC), modulators ( MOD), etc., the types of devices included in the transmission channel are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.
在本申请实施例中,一个包络跟踪调制器可以用于驱动同一传输通道中不同频段或不 同模式下的PA。In the embodiment of the present application, an envelope tracking modulator can be used to drive PAs in different frequency bands or different modes in the same transmission channel.
下面将结合附图对本申请实施例作进一步地详细描述。The embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
需要说明的是,本申请实施例中,多个,是指两个或两个以上。另外,需要理解的是,在本申请的描述中,“第一”、“第二”等词汇,仅用于区分描述的目的,而不能理解为指示或暗示相对重要性,也不能理解为指示或暗示顺序。本申请中所提到的“耦合”,是指电学连接,具体可以包括直接连接或者间接连接两种方式。下面,对本申请实施例的应用场景加以简单介绍。It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, multiple refers to two or more. In addition, it should be understood that in the description of this application, words such as "first" and "second" are only used for the purpose of distinguishing description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, nor can it be understood as indicating Or imply the order. The "coupling" mentioned in this application refers to electrical connection, which specifically may include direct connection or indirect connection. Below, the application scenarios of the embodiments of the present application are briefly introduced.
具体地,如图2所示,本申请实施例提供的包络跟踪调制器(即ETM)包括:单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的第一输出端用于输出第一电源电压,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的第二输出端用于输出第一直流电压,第一电源电压用于采用APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器;单输入单输出DC/DC变换器202,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器202的输出端用于输出第二直流电压;线性放大器(linear amplifier,LA)203,用于在第一直流电压的供电下对包络信号进行放大,输出第一交流电压,第二直流电压和第一交流电压构成第二电源电压,第二电源电压用于采用ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器。Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the envelope tracking modulator (ie ETM) provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: a single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201, and the first of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 The output terminal is used to output a first power supply voltage, the second output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 is used to output a first direct current voltage, and the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in an APT mode; The single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202, the output terminal of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 is used to output the second DC voltage; the linear amplifier (LA) 203 is used for the first DC voltage The envelope signal is amplified under power supply, and a first AC voltage is output. The second DC voltage and the first AC voltage form a second power supply voltage, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an ET mode.
也就是说,本申请实施例中,ETM中包括两个DC/DC变换器,单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的输出第一电源电压在APT模式下为至少一个第一功率放大器供电。That is, in the embodiment of the present application, the ETM includes two DC/DC converters, and the output first power voltage of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 powers at least one first power amplifier in the APT mode.
在ET模式下,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器202将单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201输出的第一直流电压进行DC/DC变换后(或者直接将ETM的输入电源管脚输出的电池电压进行DC/DC变换后),输出的第二直流电压。单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201输出的第一直流电压供电给线性放大器203,线性放大器203将输入的包络信号(来自发射机)放大后输出第一交流电压,第二直流电压和第一交流电压构成第二电源电压,用于驱动至少一个第二功率放大器。In the ET mode, the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 performs DC/DC conversion on the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 (or directly outputs the input power pin of the ETM). After the battery voltage undergoes DC/DC conversion), the second DC voltage is output. The first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 supplies power to the linear amplifier 203. The linear amplifier 203 amplifies the input envelope signal (from the transmitter) and outputs the first AC voltage, the second DC voltage and the first An AC voltage constitutes a second power supply voltage for driving at least one second power amplifier.
实际应用中,线性放大器可以通过一个电容为至少一个第二功率放大器提供第一交流电压,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器可以通过一个电感为至少一个第二功率放大器提供第二直流电压。In practical applications, a linear amplifier can provide at least one second power amplifier with a first AC voltage through a capacitor, and a single-input single-output DC/DC converter can provide at least one second power amplifier with a second DC voltage through an inductor.
在图2中,多个PA(即至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器)可以是不同频段或不同模式下的PA。例如可以是3G/4G PA、5G PA、2G PA等不同频段下的PA,也可以是ET PA或APT PA等不同模式下的PA,其中至少一个第一功率放大器可以视为APT PA,至少一个第二功率放大器可以视为ET PA。In FIG. 2, multiple PAs (that is, at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier) may be PAs in different frequency bands or in different modes. For example, it can be a PA in different frequency bands such as 3G/4G PA, 5G PA, 2G PA, or a PA in different modes such as ET PA or APT PA. At least one of the first power amplifiers can be regarded as APT PA, and at least one The second power amplifier can be regarded as ET PA.
其中,至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器对应发射机的同一发射通道。即,至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器由发射机的同一发射通道输出的射频发射信号驱动。也就是说,至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器进行放大的射频发射信号是同一基带电路经变频、放大操作后所形成的。根据所需模式和频段的不同,在至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器中,在同一时刻仅有一个功率放大器工作。Wherein, at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier correspond to the same transmitting channel of the transmitter. That is, at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier are driven by the radio frequency transmission signal output by the same transmission channel of the transmitter. That is to say, the radio frequency transmission signal amplified by the at least one first power amplifier and the at least one second power amplifier is formed after the same baseband circuit undergoes frequency conversion and amplification operations. According to different required modes and frequency bands, in at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one power amplifier works at the same time.
本申请实施例中,对于至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器,可以仅使用一个ETM作为电源,在ETM的输出端即分离APT PA(第一功率放大器)和ET PA(第二功率放大器),即对ET PA和APT PA分别进行供电,从而实现负载隔离,提高工作 在ET模式下的第二功率放大器的信号带宽和效率,同时又降低成本,兼容给第一功率放大器供电。In this embodiment of the application, for at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (first power amplifier) and ETPA (second power amplifier) are separated at the output end of the ETM. Power amplifier), that is, to supply power to the ET PA and APT PA separately to achieve load isolation, improve the signal bandwidth and efficiency of the second power amplifier working in ET mode, and reduce the cost at the same time, which is compatible with powering the first power amplifier.
示例性地,采用本申请实施例提供的包括ETM的发射装置可以如图3所示。在图3所示的发射装置中,PA1和PA2可以视为第二功率放大器,PA3、PA4和PA5可以视为第一功率放大器。其中,TRCV是指射频收发机(transceiver)。LB 3G/4G Tx表示3G/4G低频段(low band,LB)的发射通道,HB 3G/4G Tx表示3G/4G高频段(high band,HB)的发射通道、UHB 5G Tx表示5G超高频段(ultra high band,UHB)的发射通道,2G LB Tx表示2G低频段的发射通道,2G HB Tx表示2G高频段的发射通道。Exemplarily, the transmitting device including ETM provided by the embodiment of the present application may be as shown in FIG. 3. In the transmitting device shown in FIG. 3, PA1 and PA2 can be regarded as the second power amplifiers, and PA3, PA4, and PA5 can be regarded as the first power amplifiers. Among them, TRCV refers to a radio frequency transceiver (transceiver). LB 3G/4G Tx means the 3G/4G low-band (LB) transmission channel, HB 3G/4G Tx means the 3G/4G high-band (HB) transmission channel, UHB 5G Tx means the 5G ultra-high frequency band (ultra high band, UHB) transmission channel, 2G LB Tx means 2G low frequency transmission channel, 2G HB Tx means 2G high frequency transmission channel.
需要说明的是,在图3所示的发射装置中,在同一时刻仅有一个PA工作。例如,在PA1~PA5对应的发射通道需要发送2G低频段的射频信号时,则PA4工作,ETM为PA4供电,PA4将TRCV输出的2G低频段的射频发射信号进行功率放大后输出。It should be noted that in the transmitting device shown in FIG. 3, only one PA is working at the same time. For example, when the transmission channels corresponding to PA1 to PA5 need to transmit 2G low-band radio frequency signals, PA4 works, ETM supplies power to PA4, and PA4 amplifies the power of the 2G low-band radio frequency transmission signal output by TRCV and outputs it.
本申请实施例中,单输入单输出DC/DC变换器202可以通过ETM的输入电源管脚供电或者通过单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201输出的第一直流电压供电。In the embodiment of the present application, the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202 may be powered by the input power pin of the ETM or by the first DC voltage output by the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201.
此外,本申请实施例中,第二功率放大器中可以包括至少两级放大器,至少两级放大器中的第一级放大器由ETM的独立电源管脚(可以是低压差线性稳压器的管脚或者DC/DC变换器的输出管脚)驱动,至少两级放大器中的后级放大器由第二电源电压驱动。其中,独立电源管脚是指通过构造一个除了第一电源电压和第二电源电压之外的另一供电电压,来为第一级放大器供电。例如,可以通过对ETM的输入电源电压(如电池或系统电源)进行电压变换来构造第一级放大器的供电电压。In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the second power amplifier may include at least two stages of amplifiers, and the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is powered by an independent power supply pin of the ETM (which may be a pin of a low dropout linear regulator or The output pin of the DC/DC converter is driven by the second power supply voltage. Wherein, the independent power supply pin refers to constructing a power supply voltage other than the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage to supply power to the first-stage amplifier. For example, the power supply voltage of the first-stage amplifier can be constructed by performing voltage conversion on the input power supply voltage of the ETM (such as a battery or system power supply).
通常,PA一般可以有两级或三级放大,第一级放大器的供电电流一般较小,因而可以由ETM的LDO regulator管脚驱动。Generally, PA can generally have two-stage or three-stage amplification, and the power supply current of the first-stage amplifier is generally small, so it can be driven by the LDO regulator pin of the ETM.
示例性地,本申请实施例提供的ETM的一种可能的结构示意图可以如图4所示。图4所示的ETM可以工作在ET工作模式或APT工作模式,Vbat为ETM的输入电源管脚,Vcc1为ETM的独立电源管脚,用于为ET PA中的第一级放大器供电,Vcc1端输出的电压由ETM的输入电源电压经电压变换后形成,差分输入的Vinp和Vinn可以视为发射机输出的包络信号。其中,双输出Buck-boost变换器(单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的一个具体示例)可以选择输出给线性放大器供电(ET工作模式),也可以选择输出给外部的APT PA供电(APT工作模式)。在ET工作模式下,线性放大器通过C1给ET PA提供第一交流电压,此外,还有另一个独立的buck变换器(单输入单输出DC/DC变换器202的一个具体示例),通过L1给ET PA提供第二直流电压。Exemplarily, a possible structural schematic diagram of the ETM provided in the embodiment of the present application may be as shown in FIG. 4. The ETM shown in Figure 4 can work in ET working mode or APT working mode. Vbat is the input power pin of ETM, and Vcc1 is the independent power pin of ETM, which is used to power the first-stage amplifier in ET PA. The Vcc1 terminal The output voltage is formed by the voltage conversion of the input power supply voltage of the ETM, and the differential input Vinp and Vinn can be regarded as the envelope signal output by the transmitter. Among them, the dual-output Buck-boost converter (a specific example of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201) can choose to output power to the linear amplifier (ET working mode), or choose to output to the external APT PA power supply (APT Operating mode). In the ET working mode, the linear amplifier provides the first AC voltage to the ET PA through C1. In addition, there is another independent buck converter (a specific example of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter 202), which provides ET PA provides the second DC voltage.
在图4所示的ETM中,APT PA与ET PA的VCC是完全隔离的,在ET工作模式下,ETM只看到ET PA的负载电容,因而可以有效提高ET PA的效率和ET PA的工作带宽。在印刷电路板(printed circuit board,PCB)布局上,ETM可以尽量与ET PA就近摆放,以减少ET PA走线的寄生。此外,在图4所示的ETM中,进一步地,为减小ET PA的负载,可以将VCC1独立供电。In the ETM shown in Figure 4, the APT PA is completely isolated from the VCC of the ET PA. In the ET operating mode, the ETM only sees the load capacitance of the ET PA, which can effectively improve the efficiency of the ET PA and the work of the ET PA bandwidth. In the printed circuit board (PCB) layout, the ETM can be placed as close to the ET PA as possible to reduce the parasitic of the ET PA wiring. In addition, in the ETM shown in FIG. 4, further, in order to reduce the load of ET PA, VCC1 can be independently powered.
在一种可能的示例中,ETM还可以包括:第一开关单元,第一开关单元的两端分别与ETM的输入电源管脚以及单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的第一输出端耦合,用于在包络跟踪调制器启动之后的第一时间段内闭合;第二开关单元,第二开关单元的两端分别与ETM的接地管脚以及单输入双输出DC/DC变换器201的第一输出端耦合,用于在包络跟踪调制器下电之后的第二时间段内闭合。In a possible example, the ETM may further include: a first switch unit, two ends of the first switch unit are respectively coupled to the input power pin of the ETM and the first output end of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 , Used to close in the first time period after the envelope tracking modulator is started; the second switch unit, both ends of the second switch unit are connected to the ground pin of the ETM and the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter 201 The first output terminal is coupled for closing in a second time period after the envelope tracking modulator is powered off.
也就是说,可以针对APT PA在ETM中设置第一开关单元和第二开关单元,当ETM作为APT电源时,可以减小APT PA的电压响应时间。That is to say, the first switch unit and the second switch unit can be provided in the ETM for the APT PA. When the ETM is used as the APT power supply, the voltage response time of the APT PA can be reduced.
在ETM的APT输出口,电容负载较大,通过ETM中的DC/DC变换器对负载进行充放电时,电压稳定时间会比较长,尤其是对于更大带宽PA,如FR1(sub6GHz)CA>=200MHz带宽,或FR2(mmWave频段)400M/800M PA Array,这类PA挂在APT输出口时,要求电源电压能实现快速充放电响应,达到快速电压建立。因此,为了减小电压响应时间,可以设置上述第一开关单元和第二开关单元。在给负载充电时(即增大功率放大器输出功率时),第一开关单元在第一时间段内闭合,可以直接通过ETM的输入电源管脚对负载进行充电,从而减小电压响应时间;在给负载放电时(即减小功率放大器的输出功率时),第二开关单元在第二时间段内闭合,此时可以直接通过ETM的接地管脚对负载放电,从而减小电压响应时间。At the APT output port of the ETM, the capacitive load is relatively large. When the load is charged and discharged through the DC/DC converter in the ETM, the voltage stabilization time will be relatively long, especially for larger bandwidth PAs, such as FR1 (sub6GHz) CA> = 200MHz bandwidth, or FR2 (mmWave band) 400M/800M PA Array. When this type of PA is connected to the APT output port, the power supply voltage is required to achieve fast charge and discharge response and achieve fast voltage establishment. Therefore, in order to reduce the voltage response time, the above-mentioned first switch unit and the second switch unit may be provided. When charging the load (that is, when increasing the output power of the power amplifier), the first switch unit is closed in the first time period, and the load can be charged directly through the input power pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage response time; When discharging the load (that is, when reducing the output power of the power amplifier), the second switch unit is closed in the second time period. At this time, the load can be discharged directly through the ground pin of the ETM, thereby reducing the voltage response time.
示例性地,对于图4所示的ETM,若设置上述第一开关单元和第二开关单元,则该ETM的结构示意图可以如图5所示。其中,S2可以视为第一开关单元,S3可以视为第二开关单元。S2和S3也可以称为一组bybass开关。Vcc建立时,S2短时间导通(导通时间可由基带芯片或TRCV芯片通过数据接口控制ETM进行配置),直接由Vbat给Vcc节点充电。Vcc关断时,S3短时间导通(导通时间可由基带芯片或TRCV芯片通过数据接口控制ETM进行配置),将Vcc节点上的电荷直接泄放到地。在ETM中未设置bybass开关和设置bybass开关的情况下,Vcc响应时间可以如图6所示。从图6可以看出,Vcc建立时,S2短时间导通,Vcc的响应时间与未设置S2时相比得到减小;Vcc关断时,S3短时间导通,Vcc的响应时间与未设置S3时相比得到减小。Exemplarily, for the ETM shown in FIG. 4, if the above-mentioned first switch unit and the second switch unit are provided, the schematic diagram of the structure of the ETM may be as shown in FIG. 5. Among them, S2 can be regarded as the first switch unit, and S3 can be regarded as the second switch unit. S2 and S3 can also be called a set of bybass switches. When Vcc is established, S2 is turned on for a short time (the turn-on time can be configured by the baseband chip or TRCV chip through the data interface to control the ETM), and Vbat is directly charged to the Vcc node. When Vcc is turned off, S3 is turned on for a short time (the on time can be configured by the baseband chip or TRCV chip through the data interface to control the ETM), and the charge on the Vcc node is directly discharged to the ground. In the case that the bybass switch and the bybass switch are not set in the ETM, the Vcc response time can be shown in Figure 6. It can be seen from Figure 6 that when Vcc is established, S2 is turned on for a short time, and the response time of Vcc is reduced compared with when S2 is not set; when Vcc is turned off, S3 is turned on for a short time, and the response time of Vcc is different from that of not set. Compared with S3, it is reduced.
此外,本申请实施例中,第二功率放大器可配置有退耦电容,在该第二功率放大器未工作时,退耦电容断开。In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
示例性地,对于图3所示的发射装置,若第二功率放大器配置退耦电容,则可以如图7所示。Exemplarily, for the transmitting device shown in FIG. 3, if the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor, it may be as shown in FIG. 7.
采用上述方案,若第二功率放大器配置退耦电容,那么在ETM工作在ET模式下时,针对不工作的第二功率放大器,可以断开其退耦电容,从而减小ETM的负载。比如,若大带宽PA挂在ETM的ET输出口,那么在ET PA配置有退耦电容的情况下,可以将其他ET PA的退耦电容断开,从而减小ETM的负载(即减小ET PA的Vcc走线上的负载)。此外,若ET PA未配置退耦电容,则5G大带宽PA可以挂在ETM的APT输出口。With the above solution, if the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor, when the ETM is working in the ET mode, the decoupling capacitor of the second power amplifier that is not working can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM. For example, if a large-bandwidth PA is connected to the ET output port of the ETM, if the ET PA is equipped with decoupling capacitors, the decoupling capacitors of other ET PAs can be disconnected, thereby reducing the load of the ETM (that is, reducing the ET output). Load on the Vcc trace of the PA). In addition, if the ET PA is not equipped with a decoupling capacitor, the 5G large bandwidth PA can be connected to the APT output port of the ETM.
实际应用中,本申请实施例中的第二功率放大器可以工作在3G频段或4G频段;第一功率放大器可以工作在2G频段或5G频段。当然,本申请实施例中对第一功率放大器和第二功率范大气的工作频段不做具体限定,示例性地,第二功率放大器也可以工作在5G频段,若第二功率放大器工作在5G频段,则第二功率放大器可以配置有退耦电容。In practical applications, the second power amplifier in the embodiment of the present application can work in the 3G frequency band or the 4G frequency band; the first power amplifier can work in the 2G frequency band or the 5G frequency band. Of course, the working frequency bands of the first power amplifier and the second power range are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application. Illustratively, the second power amplifier may also work in the 5G frequency band, if the second power amplifier is working in the 5G frequency band. , Then the second power amplifier can be configured with a decoupling capacitor.
综上,采用本申请实施例提供的包络跟踪调制器,对于至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器,可以仅使用一个ETM作为电源,在ETM的输出端即分离APT PA(第一功率放大器)和ET PA(第二功率放大器),即对ET PA和APT PA分别进行驱动,从而实现负载隔离,降低不同类型的功率放大器之间的影响。In summary, using the envelope tracking modulator provided in the embodiment of the present application, for at least one first power amplifier and at least one second power amplifier, only one ETM can be used as a power source, and the APT PA (the first power amplifier) is separated at the output of the ETM. One power amplifier) and ET PA (second power amplifier), that is, to drive ET PA and APT PA separately, so as to realize load isolation and reduce the influence between different types of power amplifiers.
基于同一发明构思,本申请实施例还提供一种发射装置。参见图8,该发射装置包括发射机、包络跟踪调制器、至少一个第一功率放大器和至少一个第二功率放大器。Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present application also provides a transmitting device. Referring to FIG. 8, the transmitting device includes a transmitter, an envelope tracking modulator, at least one first power amplifier, and at least one second power amplifier.
其中,发射机,用于产生射频发射信号以及对应的包络信号;包络跟踪调制器,用于根据包络信号输出第一电源电压或第二电源电压,第一电源电压用于采用APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器,第二电源电压用于采用ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器;至少一个第一功率放大器,用于在第一电源电压的供电下对射频发射信号进行功率放大;至少一个第二功率放大器,用于在第二电源电压的供电下对射频发射信号进行功率放大。Among them, the transmitter is used to generate the radio frequency transmission signal and the corresponding envelope signal; the envelope tracking modulator is used to output the first power supply voltage or the second power supply voltage according to the envelope signal, and the first power supply voltage is used to adopt the APT mode Driving at least one first power amplifier, and the second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an ET mode; at least one first power amplifier is used to power amplify the radio frequency transmission signal under the power of the first power supply voltage; At least one second power amplifier is used for power amplifying the radio frequency transmission signal under the power of the second power supply voltage.
可选地,第二功率放大器中包括至少两级放大器,至少两级放大器中的第一级放大器由包络跟踪调制器的独立电源管脚驱动,至少两级放大器中的后级放大器由第二电源电压驱动。Optionally, the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by an independent power supply pin of the envelope tracking modulator, and the subsequent stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is driven by the second Power supply voltage drive.
采用上述方案,由于ET工作模式对第二功率放大器的VCC电容负载敏感,因而采用两级分别供电的方式可以进一步减小第二功率放大器的负载,提高第二电源电压的带宽。With the above solution, since the ET operating mode is sensitive to the VCC capacitive load of the second power amplifier, the two-stage power supply method can further reduce the load of the second power amplifier and increase the bandwidth of the second power supply voltage.
此外,第二功率放大器可配置有退耦电容,在第二功率放大器未工作时,退耦电容断开。In addition, the second power amplifier may be configured with a decoupling capacitor, and when the second power amplifier is not working, the decoupling capacitor is disconnected.
采用上述方案,若第二功率放大器配置退耦电容,当至少两个或以上第二功率放大器挂接在ETM第二电源电压输出端上时,未工作的第二功率放大器退耦电容配置断开。Using the above solution, if the second power amplifier is configured with decoupling capacitors, when at least two or more second power amplifiers are connected to the second power supply voltage output terminal of the ETM, the decoupling capacitor configuration of the second power amplifier that is not working is disconnected .
显然,本领域的技术人员可以对本申请实施例进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本申请实施例的范围。这样,倘若本申请实施例的这些修改和变型属于本申请权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内,则本申请也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the embodiments of the present application without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present application. In this way, if these modifications and variations of the embodiments of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalent technologies, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

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  1. 一种包络跟踪调制器,其特征在于,包括:An envelope tracking modulator, characterized in that it comprises:
    单输入双输出直流DC/DC变换器,所述单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端用于输出第一电源电压,所述单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第二输出端用于输出第一直流电压,所述第一电源电压用于采用平均功率跟踪APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器;A single-input dual-output DC/DC converter, the first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter is used to output a first power supply voltage, and the second output of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter The terminal is used to output a first DC voltage, and the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in an average power tracking APT mode;
    单输入单输出DC/DC变换器,所述单输入单输出DC/DC变换器的输出端用于输出第二直流电压;A single-input single-output DC/DC converter, where the output terminal of the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is used to output a second direct current voltage;
    线性放大器,用于在所述第一直流电压的供电下对包络信号进行放大,输出第一交流电压,所述第二直流电压和所述第一交流电压构成第二电源电压,所述第二电源电压用于采用包络跟踪ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器。The linear amplifier is used to amplify the envelope signal under the power supply of the first direct current voltage and output a first alternating current voltage. The second direct current voltage and the first alternating current voltage form a second power supply voltage. The second power supply voltage is used to drive at least one second power amplifier in an envelope tracking ET mode.
  2. 如权利要求1所述的包络跟踪调制器,其特征在于,所述单输入单输出DC/DC变换器通过所述包络跟踪调制器的输入电源管脚供电或者通过所述第一直流电压供电。The envelope tracking modulator of claim 1, wherein the single-input single-output DC/DC converter is powered by the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator or is supplied by the first DC voltage powered by.
  3. 如权利要求2所述的包络跟踪调制器,其特征在于,所述包络跟踪调制器还包括:3. The envelope tracking modulator of claim 2, wherein the envelope tracking modulator further comprises:
    第一开关单元,所述第一开关单元的两端分别与所述包络跟踪调制器的输入电源管脚以及所述单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端耦合,用于在所述包络跟踪调制器启动之后的第一时间段内闭合;The first switch unit, both ends of the first switch unit are respectively coupled with the input power pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter for The envelope tracking modulator is closed within the first time period after the start of the envelope tracking modulator;
    第二开关单元,所述第二开关单元的两端分别与所述包络跟踪调制器的接地管脚以及所述单输入双输出DC/DC变换器的第一输出端耦合,用于在所述包络跟踪调制器下电之后的第二时间段内闭合。The second switch unit, both ends of the second switch unit are respectively coupled with the ground pin of the envelope tracking modulator and the first output terminal of the single-input dual-output DC/DC converter for The envelope tracking modulator is closed in the second time period after the power is off.
  4. 如权利要求1~3任一项所述的包络跟踪调制器,其特征在于,所述至少一个第一功率放大器工作在2G频段或5G频段,所述至少一个第二功率放大器工作在3G频段或4G频段。The envelope tracking modulator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one first power amplifier works in the 2G frequency band or the 5G frequency band, and the at least one second power amplifier works in the 3G frequency band Or 4G frequency band.
  5. 如权利要求1~4任一项所述的包络跟踪调制器,其特征在于,所述至少一个第一功率放大器和所述至少一个第二功率放大器对应发射机的同一发射通道。The envelope tracking modulator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the at least one first power amplifier and the at least one second power amplifier correspond to the same transmission channel of the transmitter.
  6. 一种发射装置,其特征在于,包括:A launching device, characterized in that it comprises:
    发射机,用于产生射频发射信号以及对应的包络信号;Transmitter, used to generate radio frequency transmission signal and corresponding envelope signal;
    包络跟踪调制器,用于根据所述包络信号输出第一电源电压或第二电源电压,所述第一电源电压用于采用APT方式驱动至少一个第一功率放大器,所述第二电源电压用于采用ET方式驱动至少一个第二功率放大器;The envelope tracking modulator is used to output a first power supply voltage or a second power supply voltage according to the envelope signal, the first power supply voltage is used to drive at least one first power amplifier in an APT mode, and the second power supply voltage For driving at least one second power amplifier in an ET mode;
    所述至少一个第一功率放大器,用于在所述第一电源电压的供电下对所述射频发射信号进行功率放大;The at least one first power amplifier is configured to amplify the power of the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the first power supply voltage;
    所述至少一个第二功率放大器,用于在所述第二电源电压的供电下对所述射频发射信号进行功率放大。The at least one second power amplifier is configured to amplify the power of the radio frequency transmission signal under the power supply of the second power supply voltage.
  7. 如权利要求6所述的发射装置,其特征在于,所述第二功率放大器中包括至少两级放大器,所述至少两级放大器中的第一级放大器由所述包络跟踪调制器的独立电源管脚驱动,所述至少两级放大器中的后级放大器由所述第二电源电压驱动。The transmitting device according to claim 6, wherein the second power amplifier includes at least two stages of amplifiers, and the first stage of the at least two stages of amplifiers is powered by an independent power supply of the envelope tracking modulator. The pin is driven, and the latter amplifier in the at least two-stage amplifier is driven by the second power supply voltage.
  8. 如权利要求6或7所述的发射装置,其特征在于,所述第二功率放大器配置有退耦电容,在所述第二功率放大器未工作时,所述退耦电容断开。7. The transmitting device of claim 6 or 7, wherein the second power amplifier is configured with a decoupling capacitor, and the decoupling capacitor is disconnected when the second power amplifier is not working.
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