Qualcomm Incorporated

Vijay Chellappa

Sumit Verma

Joseph Patrick Burke

Igor Gutman

Gurkanwal Singh Sahota

Haim Mendel Weissman

Frederic Bossu

Prasad Srinivasa Siva Gudem

Paul J Draxler

Ketan Humnabadkar

Heechoon Lee

Sharad Deepak Sambhwani

Danlu Zhang

Bhushan Shanti Asuri

Chiewcharn Narathong

Jeremy Darren Dunworth

Li-chung Chang

Udara Fernando

Jeremy Mark Goldblatt

Jifeng Geng

Vinod Panikkath

Christos Komninakis

Mahim Ranjan

Harris Smith Simon

Wesley Alan Sampson

Shailesh Shekhar Rai

Systems and methods for providing indications about the TX RF non-linear impairments are disclosed. In accordance with some implementations, a first device (UE or base station) estimates EVM indications for the signal and determines if the EVM indications is above a threshold. The first device may transmit the estimated TX non-linearity indications math as AM-AM, AM-PM, Volterra coefficients, and/or other performance metrics to a second device, that transmitted the signal, when it is determined that the EVM indications is above the threshold. Systems and methods for wireless communication impairment correction are also disclosed wherein, in accordance with some implementations, a first device receives estimated TX non-linearity indications such as AM-AM, AM-PM, and/or Volterra coefficients from a second device and performs non-linear correction of a transmit signal for the second receiver device based at least in part on the EVM indications. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Over the air acquisition of radio frequency impairment information

Systems and methods for providing indications about the TX RF non-linear impairments are disclosed. In accordance with some implementations, a first device (UE or base station) estimates EVM indications for the signal and determines if the EVM indications is above a threshold. The first device may transmit the estimated TX non-linearity indications such as AM-AM, AM-PM, Volterra coefficients, and/or other performance metrics to a second device, that transmitted the signal, when it is determined that the EVM indications is above the threshold. Systems and methods for wireless communication impairment correction are also disclosed wherein, in accordance with some implementations, a first device receives estimated TX non-linearity indications such as AM-AM, AM-PM, and/or Volterra coefficients from a second device and performs non-linear correction of a transmit signal for the second receiver device based at least in part on the EVM indications. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

An apparatus includes an elliptical inductance-capacitance (LC) filter and a resistive-capacitive (RC) notch filter serially coupled to the elliptical LC filter. The elliptical LC filter and the RC notch filter are configured to filter a radio-frequency (RF) signal received by a feedback receive path.

Feedback receive path with RF filter

Techniques for calibrating a receiver based on a local oscillator (LO) signal from another receiver are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device or an integrated circuit) includes first and second local oscillator (LO) generators. The first LO generator generates a first LO signal used by a first receiver for frequency downconversion. The second LO generator generates a second LO signal used by a second receiver for frequency downconversion in a first operating mode. The second LO signal is used to generate a test signal for the first receiver in a second operating mode. The second LO signal may be provided as the test signal or may be amplitude modulated with a modulating signal to generate the test signal. The test signal may be used to calibrate residual sideband (RSB), second order input intercept point (IIP2), receive path gain, etc.

Receiver calibration with LO signal from inactive receiver

A wireless communication device includes: an antenna for receiving inbound signals on dual receive channels and transmitting outbound signals on dual transmit channels; a transceiver coupled to the antenna to receive the inbound signals from the antenna and convey the outbound signals; a power controller coupled to the transceiver to control power levels of the outbound signals so a maximum nominal power level of the outbound signals is a first power level; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the antenna to cause the power controller to control the power levels of the outbound signals so if a power level of a received one of the inbound signals is below a threshold value, then the maximum nominal power level of the outbound signals is a second power level lower than the first power level, wherein the second power level is lower than the first power level.

Method and apparatus for power control in high speed packet access (HSPA) networks

Circuitry for reducing power consumption is described. The circuitry includes a power amplifier. The circuitry also includes a predistorter coupled to the power amplifier. The circuitry further includes a power supply coupled to the power amplifier. The circuitry additionally includes a controller coupled to the power amplifier, to the predistorter and to the power supply. The controller captures a transmit signal and a feedback signal concurrently and determines a minimum bias voltage from a set of voltages and a predistortion that enable the power amplifier to produce an amplified transmit signal in accordance with a requirement.

Circuitry for reducing power consumption

A method and apparatus for providing total power from one transmit path. The method provides the steps of: selecting a transmit path and closing a first switch, located after a digital to analog converter. A second switch between the two transmit paths is then closed in order to provide for the use of at least one low-pass filter in each transmit path. The signal is then processed through the at least one low pass filter in each transmit path. The signal is then processed through at least one mixer in each transmit path. After the mixer, the signal is then processed through at least one driver amplifier in each transmit path, and one-half of the total power is allocated to each of two transmission paths. A third switch is then closed after the at least one power amplifier in each transmit path to force the half-power from one transmit path into one output.

Transmit diversity architecture with optimized power consumption and area for UMTS and LTE systems

A power train amplification stage is described. The power train amplification stage includes a power amplifier. The power train amplification stage also includes a switched mode power supply that provides a bias voltage to the power amplifier. The power train amplification stage further includes a pulse density modulator. The power train amplification stage also includes a feedback path from the power amplifier to the pulse density modulator.

Power based feedback for improved power amplifier (PA) efficiency

A wireless device for waveform scaling is disclosed. The wireless device includes a modulator that increases a magnitude of a peak digital code beyond a maximum available digital code for transmit power levels below a transmit power threshold to produce an adjusted digital code. The magnitude of the peak digital code is not increased beyond the maximum available digital code for transmit power levels above the transmit power threshold. The wireless device also includes a digital-to-analog converter that converts the adjusted digital code into an analog signal.

Waveform scaling in wireless transmitters

Techniques for optimizing the power consumption of existing low cost multi-gain state power amplifiers (PA) to increase the talk time of wireless communication devices are described. In an exemplary embodiment a device, such as a baseband processor, operates to set a multistage PA having at least two gain states for amplifying a transmit signal to a lowest power consuming gain state. The device calculates a transition power level as a function of an identified maximum power reduction (MPR) value and switches the PA to a higher gain state from a lower gain state when a transmission power level is higher than the calculated transition power level.

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Vijay Chellappa