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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2010
Qian Yu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Frédéric Roger, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Adric Q. Broadwell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Olivier Charlon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Qian Yu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Frédéric Roger, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Adric Q. Broadwell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Olivier Charlon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scintera Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
RF predistortion apparatus for making linear the output signal of non-linear components such as RF power amplifiers. The apparatus comprises an RF input line for carrying an RF signal connected to an envelope detector for finding the envelope of the RF signal, a power detector for finding the power of the RF signal and a quadrature modulator. The apparatus also comprises a coefficient vector input line for carrying an input signal that carries one or more coefficients to a digitally controlled analog subsystem (DCAS). The DCAS having circuitry for processing both the output of the envelope detector and the output of the power detector by selecting one or more coefficients from the coefficient vector input line for generating a weighted summation of the power of the RF signal and a weighted summation of the envelope voltage of the RF signal that are output to the quadrature modulator. The quadrature modulator has circuitry for mixing the RF input signal with the output of the DCAS to generate a signal for predistorting the RF input signal feeding the power amplifier.