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Patent No.:

US 7564311 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Nader Rohani, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Hongtao Xu, Beaverton, OR (US);

Yulin Tan, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Nader Rohani, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Hongtao Xu, Beaverton, OR (US);

Yulin Tan, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Dynamic biasing techniques are used to enhance both linearity and efficiency within a transistor power amplifier. In at least one embodiment, as the power level being processed by a transistor increases toward a saturation point, a transistor is moved from class B or class AB operation toward class A operation. This increases the linearity of operation (because class A operation is typically highly linear) without a corresponding decrease in efficiency (because efficiency typically peaks near saturation). Similarly, as the power level decreases from the saturation point, the transistor is moved from class A or class AB operation toward class B operation. This increases the efficiency (because class B operation is more efficient than class A or AB), while having little effect on linearity (because operation is moving away from saturation).


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Rohani, Nader. (2009). Method and apparatus to enhance linearity and efficiency in an rf power amplifier (U.S. Patent No. 7564311). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7564311

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