Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090081973 | Multi-slot power control for wireless transmission - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling transmitted power in a wireless system. The method includes generating information to be transmitted as a series of signal bursts, with a time interval between successive signal bursts, controlling individually a power level of each of said signal bursts with a power control signal to provide output signal bursts to be transmitted, and asserting a new power value of the power control signal during the time interval preceding each signal burst. The wireless system can be a TDSCDMA wireless system, and the signal bursts can be uplink signal bursts. | 03-26-2009 |
20120074998 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FREQUENCY DRIFT OF A CONTROLLABLE OSCILLATOR - An integrated circuit device for compensating frequency drift of a controllable oscillator is described. The integrated circuit device includes at least one compensation module including: an input for receiving at least an indication of a frequency control signal (vci) from at least one frequency control module; and an output for providing at least one compensation signal (vct) to the controllable oscillator. The at least one compensation module is arranged to compare the at least indication of the frequency control signal (vci) with a reference voltage signal (vref); and generate the at least one compensation signal (vct) based at least partly on the comparison of the indication of the frequency control signal (vci) to the reference voltage signal (vref). | 03-29-2012 |
20130141159 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR A DIFFERENTIAL INTERFACE FOR AN ENVELOPE TRACKING SIGNAL - An integrated circuit for providing a differential interface for an envelope tracking signal is described. The integrated circuit includes a subtraction module having a first input for receiving a digital envelope tracking signal and a second input for receiving a second signal, wherein the subtraction module is arranged to subtract the second signal from the digital envelope tracking signal and produce an envelope tracking signal with a reduced average direct current (DC) component; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) arranged to receive the envelope tracking signal with the reduced average DC component and produce a differential analog version thereof; and a modulator operably coupled to a differential output of the DAC, wherein the modulator comprises a DC input point arranged to insert a DC component into the differential analog version of the envelope tracking signal. | 06-06-2013 |
20140111362 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR A DIFFERENTIAL INTERFACE FOR AN ENVELOPE TRACKING SIGNAL - A signal processing circuit has a first circuit, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a second circuit. The first circuit receives a digital input signal with a non-zero direct current (DC) component, and subtracts at least a portion of the DC) component of the received digital input signal from the received digital input signal. The DAC is operably coupled to the first circuit, and arranged to perform a digital-to-analog conversion upon an output of the first circuit. The second circuit is operably coupled to the DAC, and arranged to add a DC component to an analog output signal derived from an output of the DAC. The signal processing circuit may be part of an integrated circuit or a wireless communication unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140167843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING AN ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEM - A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module of a wireless communication unit. The method includes, within at least one signal processing module of the wireless communication unit, determining combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power, obtaining battery current indications for the determined combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power, selecting a combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power based at least partly on the obtained battery current indications therefore, and calibrating the envelope tracking system using the selected combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169427 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING AN ENVELOPE TRACKING SYSTEM - A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module. The method includes deriving a mapping function between an instantaneous envelope of a waveform signal to be amplified by the power amplifier module and the power amplifier module supply voltage to achieve a constant power amplifier module gain based on a gain compression factor, setting an envelope tracking path of the transmitter module into an envelope tracking mode in which mapping between the instantaneous envelope of the waveform signal and the power amplifier module supply voltage is performed using the derived mapping function, applying a training signal comprising an envelope that varies with time to the RF transmitter module, measuring a battery current, modifying the gain compression factor based on the measured battery current, and re-deriving the mapping function based on the modified gain compression factor. | 06-19-2014 |
20140361837 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A POWER SUPPLY - An integrated circuit comprises a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) output stage; at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage; a linear amplifier comprising a voltage feedback wherein the linear amplifier is operably coupled to a low frequency supply module such that the linear amplifier and low frequency supply module provide a combined first power supply to the RF PA output stage; and a switched mode power supply module arranged to provide a second power supply to the linear amplifier and to the at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage. | 12-11-2014 |
20140376420 | COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS USING TRAINING SIGNAL INJECTED TO TRANSMISSION PATH FOR TRANSMISSION NOISE SUPPRESSION/CANCELLATION AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A communications apparatus has a transmitter path and a training signal generator. The transmitter path is arranged for transmitting a transmission signal. The training signal generator is arranged for generating a training signal in a receiver band, and injecting the training signal to the transmitter path. The training signal is utilized to obtain an accurate estimation of the channel which helps to suppress transmission noise comprised in at least one received signal of the communications apparatus, and the transmission noise is generated by the transmitter path. Specifically, the communications apparatus further has a receiver path and a transmission noise suppression device. The receiver path is arranged for receiving a received signal. The transmission noise suppression device is arranged for receiving the training signal, and processing the received signal to suppress transmission noise comprised in the received signal according to at least the training signal. | 12-25-2014 |