AMPLIFYING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED LINEARITY

• US 20200136566A1
• Filed: 06/26/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: JANG, Young Wong, JO, Byeong Hak, KIM, Jeong Hoon, HA, Jong Ok, PAEK, Hyun, IIZUKA, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 11,121,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/0261 with control of the polarisation voltage or current, e.g. gliding Class A
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/30 Modifications of amplifiers to reduce influence of variations of temperature or supply voltage or other physical parameters in differential amplifiers H03F3/45479
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 2200/447 the amplifier being protected to temperature influence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 2200/468 the temperature being sensed
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/19 with semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/21 with semiconductor devices only H03F3/245 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/245 with semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/72 Gated amplifiers, i.e. amplifiers which are rendered operative or inoperative by means of a control signal
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/30 in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/3042 in modulators, frequency-changers, transmitters or power amplifiers transmission power control in bidirectional transmission systems H04W52/04

Abstract

An amplifying apparatus is provided. The amplifying apparatus comprises an amplifying circuit comprising a power amplifier and a bias circuit, the bias circuit is configured to detect an ambient temperature of the power amplifier to output a temperature voltage and regulate an internal current based on an input control signal to supply a bias current obtained by the regulation to the power amplifier; and a temperature control circuit that generates the control signal based on the temperature voltage during initial driving from a transmission mode starting point in time to an input point in time at which an input signal is input and outputting the control signal to the amplifying circuit.

Claims

1. An amplifying apparatus comprising:

an amplifying circuit comprising a power amplifier, a bias circuit, and a temperature control circuit, wherein the bias circuit is configured to;

detect an ambient temperature of the power amplifier;

output a temperature voltage based on the detection of the ambient temperature;

regulate an internal current based on an input control signal, and

supply a bias current obtained by the regulation of the internal current to the power amplifier; and

the temperature control circuit is configured to generate the control signal based on the temperature voltage during an initial driving from a transmission mode starting point in time to an input point in time at which an input signal is input, and outputting the control signal to the amplifying circuit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bias circuit comprises a temperature detection circuit configured to detect the ambient temperature of the power amplifier to output the temperature voltage.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the temperature control circuit comprises:

a temperature voltage converter configured to convert the temperature voltage into a detection voltage,

a comparison circuit configured to compare the detection voltage and a reference voltage with each other and output a comparison signal that has a level that is based on a result of the comparison,

a signal detection circuit configured to detect an intensity of the input signal and output a detection signal, and

a control output circuit configured to generate the control signal based on the detection signal and the comparison signal.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control output circuit comprises a logic circuit configured to generate the control signal by performing a logic operation on the detection signal and the comparison signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control output circuit comprises a switching circuit that is configured to turn on or turn off based on the detection signal, and provide the comparison signal as the control signal when the switching circuit is turned on.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the bias circuit comprises:

a temperature detection circuit comprising a transistor circuit configured to receive a reference current to detect the ambient temperature of the power amplifier and generate a temperature detection voltage,

a current output circuit configured to generate an internal current based on the temperature detection voltage, and

a current addition circuit configured to generate an additional current based on the control signal during the initial driving, and generate the bias current by adding the additional current to the internal current.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the bias circuit further comprises a switch that is connected between the temperature detection circuit and a ground, and is configured to turn off during the initial driving.

8. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the bias circuit comprises:

a current addition circuit configured to generate an additional current in based on the control signal during the initial driving and add the additional current to a reference current,

a temperature detection circuit comprising a transistor circuit configured to receive the internal current to detect the ambient temperature of the power amplifier, and generate a temperature detection voltage, and

a current output circuit configured to generate a bias current based on the temperature detection voltage.

9. An amplifying apparatus comprising:

an amplifying circuit comprising a power amplifier, a temperature detection circuit, and a bias circuit, wherein the temperature detection circuit is configured to detect an ambient temperature of the power amplifier to output a temperature voltage, and the bias circuit is configured to regulate an internal current based on an input control signal to supply a bias current obtained by the regulation to the power amplifier; and

a temperature control circuit configured to generate the control signal based on the temperature voltage during an initial driving from a transmission mode starting point in time to an input point in time at which an input signal is input, and output the control signal to the amplifying circuit.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the temperature control circuit comprises:

a temperature voltage converter configured to convert the temperature voltage into a detection voltage,

a comparison circuit configured to compare the detection voltage and a reference voltage with each other and output a comparison signal that has a level that is based on a result of the comparison result,

a signal detection circuit configured to detect an intensity of the input signal and output a detection signal, and

a control output circuit configured to generate the control signal based on the detection signal and the comparison signal.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control output circuit comprises a logic circuit configured to generate the control signal by performing a logic operation on the detection signal and the comparison signal.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control output circuit comprises a switching circuit configured to turn on or turn off based on the detection signal and provide the comparison signal as the control signal when the switching circuit is turned on.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the temperature detection circuit comprises a resistor and a transistor connected to each other in series between an operating voltage terminal and a ground, and the transistor is a diode-connected bipolar junction transistor (BJT).

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bias circuit comprises:

a temperature compensation circuit configured to generate a temperature compensation voltage based on a reference current,

a current output circuit configured to generate an internal current based on the temperature compensation voltage, and

a current addition circuit configured to generate an additional current based on the control signal during the initial driving, and generate the bias current by adding the additional current to the internal current.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bias circuit further includes a switch connected between the temperature compensation circuit and a ground and configured to turn off during the initial driving.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bias circuit comprises:

a current addition circuit configured to generate an additional current based on the control signal during the initial driving, and generate an internal current by adding the additional current to a reference current,

a temperature compensation circuit configured to generate a temperature compensation voltage based on the internal current, and

a current output circuit configured to generate a bias current based on the temperature compensation voltage from the temperature compensation circuit.