Power estimation of a transmission
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:
- a transmitter portion configured to transmit a signal; and
a transmitter power control configured to estimate power of the signal, wherein the transmitter power control utilizes;
a sampler that utilizes a sub-sampling technique to tap a voltage output of a power amplifier included in the transmitter portion and operates at a frequency that is significantly lower than a frequency, at which, the power amplifier operates; and
a mixer to estimate power of the signal;
a low pass filter (LPF), wherein the LPF utilizes a switched capacitor scheme to estimate power of the wireless signal;
a comparator, wherein the comparator compares an output of the LPF to a band gap reference;
an up/down counter;
a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal and wherein operation of the mixer is shared by the receiver; and
wherein the transmitter power control employs an averaging technique to estimate power of the signal, wherein the averaging technique utilizes an absolute value of a voltage signal with respect to a common mode signal to produce a DC average to the common mode signal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of power estimation of a transmission are presented herein.
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a transmitter portion configured to transmit a signal; and a transmitter power control configured to estimate power of the signal, wherein the transmitter power control utilizes; a sampler that utilizes a sub-sampling technique to tap a voltage output of a power amplifier included in the transmitter portion and operates at a frequency that is significantly lower than a frequency, at which, the power amplifier operates; and a mixer to estimate power of the signal; a low pass filter (LPF), wherein the LPF utilizes a switched capacitor scheme to estimate power of the wireless signal; a comparator, wherein the comparator compares an output of the LPF to a band gap reference; an up/down counter; a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal and wherein operation of the mixer is shared by the receiver; and wherein the transmitter power control employs an averaging technique to estimate power of the signal, wherein the averaging technique utilizes an absolute value of a voltage signal with respect to a common mode signal to produce a DC average to the common mode signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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an antenna; and an integrated circuit having; a power amplifier configured to amplify a signal for wireless transmission; a sampler configured to sample the signal, wherein a frequency of the sampler utilized to sample the output is significantly lower than a frequency of the power amplifier; a low pass filter (LPF), wherein the LPF utilizes a switched capacitor scheme to estimate power of the wireless signal; a comparator, wherein the comparator compares an output of the LPF to a band gap reference; an up/down counter, wherein the up/down counter is implemented utilizing a capacitor which is cleared at an end of a duration specified by a wireless standard; and a mixer configured to estimate power of the signal based on the sample, wherein the mixer is also utilized in a receiver included on the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising operating a single integrated circuit to:
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sample an output of a component of the single integrated circuit, wherein the component is configured to amplify a signal to be transmitted; and estimate power of the signal based on the sample, wherein the estimation is performed using a mixer, the operation of which is shared by a receiver of the single integrated circuit wherein the single integrated circuit includes; a power amplifier; and a sampler to sample the wireless signal; a comparator to produce indications of a relationship of the wireless signal to a common mode level; an up/down counter, wherein the up/down counter is implemented utilizing a capacitor which is cleared at an end of a duration specified by a wireless standard; and a device to provide the estimate, which is an average estimate of transmission power of the signal, wherein one or more switches of the device are controlled based on the indications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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