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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Theodoros Georgantas, Haidari, GR;
Konstantinos D. Vavelidis, Ilioupoli, GR;
Sofoklis Plevridis, Glyfada, GR;
Babis (Charalampos) Kapnistis, Pefki, GR;
Spyridon Kavadias, Voula, GR;
Theodoros Georgantas, Haidari, GR;
Konstantinos D. Vavelidis, Ilioupoli, GR;
Sofoklis Plevridis, Glyfada, GR;
Babis (Charalampos) Kapnistis, Pefki, GR;
Spyridon Kavadias, Voula, GR;
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) transmit architecture. A baseband digital processing module operates cooperatively with an analog signal processing module to effectuate highly adjustable and highly accurate gain adjustment in accordance with transmitter processing within a communication device. The gain adjustment and/or gain control is partitioned between the digital and analog domains by employing two cooperatively operating digital and analog modules, respectively. Gain adjustment in the analog domain is performed in a relatively more coarse fashion that in the digital domain. If desired, gain adjustment in each of the analog and digital domains is performed across a range of discrete steps. The discrete steps in the analog domain are larger than the discrete steps in the digital domain. Also, the discrete steps in the digital domain may be interposed between two successive discrete steps in the analog domain.