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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Nxp Usa, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Donald Vernon Hayes, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Joseph Staudinger, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Abdulrhman M. S. Ahmed, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Assignee:

NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/195 (2006.01); H03F 3/24 (2006.01); H03F 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/0288 (2013.01); H03F 1/0266 (2013.01); H03F 3/195 (2013.01); H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H03F 2200/102 (2013.01); H03F 2200/105 (2013.01); H03F 2200/336 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01); H03F 2200/555 (2013.01); H03F 2203/21103 (2013.01); H03F 2203/21106 (2013.01); H03F 2203/21139 (2013.01);
Abstract

A Doherty amplifier is able to enhance efficiency in low-power and high-power RF communication states by enabling carrier and peaking amplifiers as required, and controlling bias modulation, depending on traffic loading levels in each of a set of consecutive communications timeslots. For example, if, in a low-power state, traffic loading levels do not exceed a relatively lower threshold in a communications timeslot, carrier amplifiers are selectively enabled as needed, peaking amplifiers are not enabled, and carrier amplifier bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in an intermediate-power state, the lower threshold is exceeded but a relatively higher threshold is not exceeded, all carrier amplifiers are enabled, peaking amplifiers are selectively enabled, and bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in a high-power state, the higher threshold is exceeded, all carrier and peaking amplifiers can be enabled, and the peaking amplifier bias tracks the RF envelope of the received RF signal.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hayes, Donald. (2018). Rf power amplifier bias modulation with programmable stages (U.S. Patent No. 10148228). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10148228

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