Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080211575 | Loop Gain Equalizer For Rf Power Amplifier - The output power of an RF power amplifier is controlled using a feedback loop including a differential integrator for controlling the amplifier's bias voltage. The gain of integration in the differential integrator is varied so as to compensate for variations in the derivative of the power amplifier output power versus the bias voltage. | 09-04-2008 |
20090270057 | BIAS CIRCUIT FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY POWER-AMPLIFIER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A wireless communication unit comprises a transmitter having a power amplifier biased by a bias circuit and a controller operably coupled to the bias circuit for setting one or more bias levels of the power amplifier. The bias circuit is a single bias circuit and is configured to provide either a current mode bias control of the power amplifier or a voltage mode bias control of the power amplifier in response to a control signal from the controller. In this manner, a single bias control circuit can be used to support applications that benefit from both current mode bias control and voltage mode bias control of the power amplifier. | 10-29-2009 |
20100184389 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR BIASING A POWER AMPLIFIER - A wireless communication unit ( | 07-22-2010 |
20110285575 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING FREQUENCY GENERATION CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING A FREQUENCY SOURCE - An integrated circuit comprises frequency generation circuitry for controlling a frequency source for an automotive radar system. The frequency generation circuitry comprises a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) arranged to generate a control signal for controlling the frequency source, a fractional-N divider located within a feedback loop of the PLL, and frequency pattern control logic operably coupled to the fractional-N divider and arranged to control the fractional-N divider, by way of a frequency control signal, such that the PLL generates a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) control signal. | 11-24-2011 |
20110298506 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING FREQUENCY GENERATION CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING A FREQUENCY SOURCE - An integrated circuit comprises frequency generation circuitry for controlling a frequency source for use in an automotive radar system. The frequency generation circuitry comprises low-path modulation circuitry arranged to generate a first, low-path control signal for providing lower frequency modulation of the frequency source, the low-path modulation circuitry comprising a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) arranged to generate the low-path control signal for controlling the frequency source and a fractional-N divider located within a feedback loop of the PLL, and frequency pattern control module operably coupled to the fractional-N divider and arranged to control the fractional-N divider, by way of at least a first, lower frequency pattern control signal. The frequency generation circuitry further comprises high-path modulation circuitry arranged to generate a second, high-path control signal for providing higher frequency modulation of the frequency source. | 12-08-2011 |
20130187719 | PLL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAIN OF A VCO CIRCUIT - A phase locked loop system, comprises: a voltage controlled oscillator circuit, comprising a first plurality of switchable varactors for selecting a frequency band of the VCO, that has a gain that changes with frequency band, and a second plurality of switchable varactors for varying the gain in the selected band. The PLL system has a PLL feedback circuit comprising a switching device for switching the feedback circuit to an open loop state wherein a plurality of predefined tuning voltages can be applied to the VCO; a frequency measurement device for measuring the synthesized VCO frequency; and a control unit operable to determine the gain with respect to the synthesized frequency and the tuning voltages. | 07-25-2013 |
20150219753 | CIRCUITRY FOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING A FREQUENCY MODULATED RADAR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL, A RADAR TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT AND A RADAR SYSTEM - A circuitry for and a method of generating a frequency modulated radar transmitter signal are provided. The circuitry comprises a modulation signal generator for generating a modulation signal having a waveform describing a required frequency modulation of the frequency modulated radar transmitter signal and comprises a PLL circuitry for generating the frequency modulated radar transmitter signal in dependence of the modulation signal. In the PLL circuitry a controllable frequency divider controls the output frequency of the PLL circuitry in dependence of the modulation signal. The PLL circuitry further comprises a phase detector, a controllable oscillator and possibly a low pass filter. The PLL circuitry further comprises a calibration circuitry being configured to control a parameter of at least one of the phase detector and the controllable oscillator to maintain a loop gain of PLL circuitry. | 08-06-2015 |
20150309527 | TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT FACTOR CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RADAR DEVICE - A temperature coefficient factor circuit is provided which generates a current which varies with temperature according to a programmable temperature coefficient factor. The temperature coefficient factor circuit comprises a first current source providing a first current with a positive temperature coefficient factor, a second current source providing a second current with a negative temperature coefficient factor, a common terminal, a first programmable amplifying current mirror, a second programmable amplifying current mirror and a current output circuit. The first programmable amplifying current mirror provides in dependence of a control signal ctrl an amplified first current to the common terminal. The second programmable amplifying current mirror conducts away in dependence of the control signal ctrl an amplified second current from the common terminal. The current output circuit provides the output current based on a difference current between the amplified first current and the amplified second current. | 10-29-2015 |