Power amplifier circuitry
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11581855B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17126552

    申请日:2020-12-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    发明人: Terry J. Stockert

    IPC分类号: H03F1/30 H03F1/56 H03F3/24

    摘要: Disclosed is power amplifier circuitry having a bipolar junction power transistor with a base, a collector, and an emitter. The power amplifier circuitry includes bias correction sub-circuitry configured to generate a compensation current substantially opposite in phase and substantially equal in magnitude to an error current passed by a parasitic base-collector capacitance inherently coupled between the base and collector, wherein the bias correction sub-circuitry has a compensation output coupled to the base and through which the compensation current flows to substantially cancel the error current.

    Uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11469721B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17144825

    申请日:2021-01-08

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.

    UPLINK MULTIPLE INPUT-MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) TRANSMITTER APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210211105A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17144825

    申请日:2021-01-08

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.

    UPLINK MULTIPLE INPUT-MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) TRANSMITTER APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220385247A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17819066

    申请日:2022-08-11

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.

    Uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus with pre-distortion

    公开(公告)号:US11387795B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US17154394

    申请日:2021-01-21

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.

    Envelope tracking system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11349513B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US17126561

    申请日:2020-12-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an envelope tracking system that is configured to improve the performance of radio frequency power amplifier circuitry by compensating for errors that become more significant as modulation bandwidth increases. These errors include power amplifier collector-base capacitance, time delay between power amplifier stages, and interconnect distance between the baseband modulation source and the power amplifier collector.

    UPLINK MULTIPLE INPUT-MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) TRANSMITTER APPARATUS WITH PRE-DISTORTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210234520A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17154394

    申请日:2021-01-21

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.

    ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210194522A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17126561

    申请日:2020-12-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/04

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an envelope tracking system that is configured to improve the performance of radio frequency power amplifier circuitry by compensating for errors that become more significant as modulation bandwidth increases. These errors include power amplifier collector-base capacitance, time delay between power amplifier stages, and interconnect distance between the baseband modulation source and the power amplifier collector.

    POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUITRY
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210194437A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17126552

    申请日:2020-12-18

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    发明人: Terry J. Stockert

    IPC分类号: H03F1/30 H03F3/24 H03F1/56

    摘要: Disclosed is power amplifier circuitry having a bipolar junction power transistor with a base, a collector, and an emitter. The power amplifier circuitry includes bias correction sub-circuitry configured to generate a compensation current substantially opposite in phase and substantially equal in magnitude to an error current passed by a parasitic base-collector capacitance inherently coupled between the base and collector, wherein the bias correction sub-circuitry has a compensation output coupled to the base and through which the compensation current flows to substantially cancel the error current.

    Uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11616478B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17819066

    申请日:2022-08-11

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: An uplink multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmitter apparatus includes a transmitter chain that includes a sigma-delta circuit that creates a summed (sigma) signal and a difference (delta) signal from two original signals to be transmitted. These new sigma and delta signals are amplified by power amplifiers to a desired output level before having two signals reconstructed from the amplified sigma and amplified delta signals by a second circuit. These reconstructed signals match the two original signals in content but are at a desired amplified level relative to the two original signals. The reconstructed signals are then transmitted through respective antennas as uplink signals. By employing this uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus, it is possible to use smaller power amplifiers, which may reduce footprint, power consumption, and costs of the uplink MIMO transmitter apparatus.