Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

Sebastian Ehrenreich

Lutz Dathe

Karl-Heinz Sandig

Hendrik Roller

An automatic power level control circuit provides output power control of a transmitter device as used in wireless LAN applications in that an output signal is detected and a corresponding control voltage of a DAC in the base band section is corresponding adjusted. Preferably, the measurement of the output power is carried out during a first transmit cycle and the DAC is adjusted after completion of the first transmit cycle and prior to the begin of a subsequent transmit cycle. Thus, a reliable output level control is obtained with a minimum number of radio frequency components, wherein the control loop shows an enhanced stability due to the time-discrete control operation.

Automatic power level control circuit for a transceiver device

A radio frequency signal level is determined by generating an AC reference voltage from a DC reference voltage and determining an envelope of the AC reference voltage in an envelope detector having substantially the same composition as an envelope detector for determining the envelope of the radio frequency signal. The AC reference voltage substantially eliminates any DC offset and thus induces a high immunity against temperature and power supply variations. Moreover, using substantially the same RF signal path for the RF signal and the reference signal, signal distortions cause by the RF signal path are substantially compensated for.

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Dresden, Germany

Sebastian Ehrenreich