ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a temperature sensor;
a power amplifier (PA); and
a controller configured to monitor signals from the temperature sensor, determine a bias value for the PA, based on the monitored signals, and control the PA to amplify a signal for transmission based on the determined bias value.
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Abstract
A transmission power control method and an electronic device capable of adjusting a bias of a power amplifier are provided. The electronic device includes: a temperature sensor; a power amplifier (PA); and a controller configured to monitor signals from the temperature sensor, determine a bias value for the PA, based on the monitored signals, and control the PA to amplify a signal for transmission based on the determined bias value.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a temperature sensor; a power amplifier (PA); and a controller configured to monitor signals from the temperature sensor, determine a bias value for the PA, based on the monitored signals, and control the PA to amplify a signal for transmission based on the determined bias value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic device comprising:
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a temperature sensor; a radio frequency (RF) process module configured to convert an input signal into an RF signal; a power amplifier (PA) configured to amplify the RF signal transferred from the RF process module; and a controller configured to determine a transmission level for a transmission signal, measure a temperature via the temperature sensor, when the determined transmission level is less than or equal to a threshold level, select a bias value for the PA, based on the measured temperature, and control the PA to amplify according to the selected bias value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling transmission power, the method comprising:
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determining a temperature surrounding a power amplifier (PA); selecting a bias value for the PA based on the determined temperature; and controlling the PA based on the selected bias value. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of controlling transmission power, the method comprising:
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determining a transmission level for a transmission signal; measuring a surrounding temperature a power amplifier (PA), when the determined transmission level is less than or equal to a threshold level; selecting a bias value for the PA, based on the measured surrounding temperature; and controlling the PA to amplify the transmission signal based on the selected bias value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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