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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Intel Mobile Communications Gmbh, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Langer, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Christoph Hepp, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Intel Mobile Communications GmbH, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/12 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/04 (2013.01); H04B 2001/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a method for improving the power consumption of a transmission chain by varying the operating point of a power amplifier to optimize (e.g., reduce) the current that is consumed by the amplifier. The operating point is varied by changing the bias voltage(s) (e.g., supply voltage, quiescent voltage) of the amplifier to a predetermined value that is chosen based upon the effect that a given transmitted signal modulation scheme characteristic (e.g., channel bandwidth and/or number of subcarriers) has on the operating point of a power amplifier.