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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael McGowan, Mesa, AZ (US);
Iulian Mirea, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A power amplifier (PA) circuit includes a circuit for generating a supply voltage at an upper voltage rail for a power amplifier (PA). The circuit includes a DC-to-DC converter for generating a voltage from which the supply voltage is generated; a linear amplifier for sourcing or sinking current to or from the upper voltage rail via a capacitor for performing fine adjustment of the supply voltage; a first switching device coupled between an output of the linear amplifier and a lower voltage rail to selectively assist the linear amplifier sink current through the capacitor to deal with actual or anticipated transient response of the supply voltage; and a second switching device coupled between the upper voltage rail and the lower voltage rail to selectively discharge the capacitor in response to actual or anticipated transient response of the supply voltage.