Systems and methods for vector power amplification
First Claim
1. A method of amplifying signals, comprising:
- receiving at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information of a desired output signal of a multiple-input-single-output (MISO) power amplifier;
calculating at least one bias signal according to said at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information; and
biasing at an output stage of said MISO power amplifier using said at least one calculated bias signal to thereby control a current of said output stage.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.
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113 Claims
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1. A method of amplifying signals, comprising:
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receiving at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information of a desired output signal of a multiple-input-single-output (MISO) power amplifier; calculating at least one bias signal according to said at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information; and biasing at an output stage of said MISO power amplifier using said at least one calculated bias signal to thereby control a current of said output stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A multiple-input-single-output (MISO) power amplifier, comprising:
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means for receiving at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information of a desired output signal of said MISO power amplifier; means for calculating at least one bias signal according to said at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information; and means for biasing at an output stage of said MISO power amplifier using said at least one calculated bias signal to thereby control a current of said output stage. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A multiple-input-single-output (MISO) power amplifier, comprising:
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a bias transfer function module; at least one digital-to-analog converter (DAC), coupled to said bias transfer function module; and at least one interpolation filter, coupled to said at least one DAC; wherein said bias transfer function module comprises; means for receiving at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information of a desired output signal of said MISO power amplifier; means for calculating at least one bias signal according to said at least one of output power information and output signal envelope information; and means for biasing at an output stage of said MISO power amplifier using said at least one calculated bias signal to thereby control a current of said output stage according to output power of said desired output signal. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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