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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Ammar B. Kouki, Montréal, CA;
Gwënael Poitau, Montréal, CA;
Inventors:
Ammar B. Kouki, Montréal, CA;
Gwënael Poitau, Montréal, CA;
Assignee:
École De Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for amplifying a signal modulated in amplitude using amplifiers having a given dynamic range corresponding to a limited conduction angle, comprising separating the signal in a first signal and in a second signal depending on the dynamic range of the amplifiers, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal has a corresponding phase assigned based on an amplitude of the signal, amplifying each of the first signal and the second signal using the amplifiers and combining the amplified signals.