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266 results about "RF power amplifier" patented technology

A radio frequency power amplifier (RF power amplifier) is a type of electronic amplifier that converts a low-power radio-frequency signal into a higher power signal. Typically, RF power amplifiers drive the antenna of a transmitter. Design goals often include gain, power output, bandwidth, power efficiency, linearity (low signal compression at rated output), input and output impedance matching, and heat dissipation.

Radio frequency power amplifier and radio frequency chip

The invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication, and provides a radio frequency power amplifier and a radio frequency chip, the radio frequency power amplifier comprises an input matching circuit, a first-stage amplifier, a first inter-stage matching circuit, a second-stage amplifier, a second inter-stage matching circuit, a third-stage amplifier and an output matching circuit which are electrically connected in sequence; the radio frequency power amplifier further comprises a control module, a direct current power supply module, a first bias circuit, a second bias circuit and a third bias circuit. The first biasing circuit comprises a power detection network and a switch control circuit; the first input end of the power detection network serves as the first input end of the first bias circuit, the second input end of the power detection network serves as the second input end of the first bias circuit, and the power detection network is used for receiving a radio frequency signal, converting the radio frequency signal into a control voltage in a detection mode and outputting the control voltage to the input end of the switch control circuit. The control switch controls connection or disconnection of the circuit. According to the invention, the robustness of power can be improved.
Owner:LANSUS TECH INC

Satellite terminal adaptive power adjusting system and method

The invention discloses a satellite terminal adaptive power adjusting system. The system comprises an attitude sensor module used for collecting three-dimensional attitude data of a terminal; the antenna pattern database is used for storing theoretical gain values of the panel omnidirectional antenna in different attitudes; the gain prediction engine is used for calculating theoretical gain according to the current attitude data and the directional diagram database; the signal quality detection module is used for collecting the intensity, the signal-to-noise ratio and the bit error rate of the received signal in real time; the power control algorithm module fuses the gain prediction value and the signal quality feedback and is used for generating a dynamic transmitting power instruction; the radio frequency power amplifier is used for executing the power adjusting instruction and outputting an adjusted transmitting signal; the invention further discloses a satellite terminal self-adaptive power adjusting method. According to the invention, the problem of balance between satellite terminal communication stability and power consumption efficiency in a complex environment is solved.
Owner:NAT INST OF NATURAL HAZARDS MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF CHINA

Generalized digital compensator for wireless systems

An adaptable, generalized digital predistortion system that can increase the accuracy of the distortion applied to a power amplifier input signal is disclosed. Further, the digital predistortion system can be implemented using a reduced circuit area by reducing a number of coefficients used by the models applied to generate the distortion compensation signal. Further, the system can implement an improved digital predistortion adaptation engine that can improve one or more of the following metrics of a complete radio frequency (RF) analog front-end radio signal chain: error vector magnitude (EVM), adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR), spectrum emission mask (SEM), and power consumption of the circuits and systems. An example of circuits and systems is a radio frequency power amplifier (PA).
Owner:ANALOG DEVICES INT UNLTD CO

Radio frequency power amplifier and radio frequency chip

According to the radio frequency power amplifier and the radio frequency chip provided by the utility model, the input end of the input matching circuit is used for receiving a radio frequency signal, the output end of the input matching circuit is connected with the input end of the power amplifier, and the first end of the filter circuit is used for connecting an external power supply voltage; the output end of the power amplifier is connected with the second end of the filter circuit, the first end of the trap circuit and the input end of the strong coupling transformer, the second end of the trap circuit is grounded, the output end of the strong coupling transformer is used for outputting radio frequency signals, the first end of the high-order trap circuit is connected with the output end of the strong coupling transformer, and the second end of the high-order trap circuit is grounded. And the second end of the high-order trap circuit is grounded. Compared with the prior art, the radio frequency power amplifier has the advantages that the radio frequency matching area is effectively reduced, the space and the cost of the radio frequency power amplifier are saved, and meanwhile, the efficiency and the performance of the radio frequency power amplifier are effectively improved through the structural design of the strong coupling transformer.
Owner:LANSUS TECH INC

Automatic fail-safe logic monitoring temperature

A portable magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system is disclosed, including a housing including an array of magnets, a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly, a RF power amplifier, a primary control circuit and a safety control circuit. The RF power amplifier is configurable from a default configuration to an enabled configuration. The system can further include a thermocouple positioned to monitor a temperature.
Owner:NEURO42 INC

Scan-based activation of MRI system amplifiers

A portable magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system is disclosed, including a housing including an array of magnets, a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly, a RF power amplifier, a primary control circuit and a safety control circuit. The RF power amplifier is configurable from a default configuration to an enabled configuration. The system can further include a thermocouple positioned to monitor a temperature.
Owner:NEURO42 INC

Radio frequency power amplifier and radio frequency front-end module

The embodiment of the invention provides a radio frequency power amplifier and a radio frequency front-end module. The radio frequency power amplifier comprises a first radio frequency amplification circuit, a second radio frequency amplification circuit, a first transformer, a second transformer and a coupler, the first radio frequency amplification circuit is used for outputting a first radio frequency signal, and the second radio frequency amplification circuit is used for outputting a second radio frequency signal; the first transformer comprises a first coil and a second coil, and the second transformer comprises a third coil and a fourth coil; the first coil is connected with the first radio frequency amplification circuit, and the second coil is coupled with the first coil to output a first coupling signal corresponding to the first radio frequency signal; the third coil is connected with the second radio frequency amplification circuit, and the fourth coil is coupled with the third coil to output a second coupling signal corresponding to the second radio frequency signal; the coupler is used for performing power synthesis on the first coupling signal and the second coupling signal to output a synthesized signal. The radio frequency power amplifier and the radio frequency front-end module have better bandwidth performance.
Owner:RADROCK (SHENZHEN) SEMICONDUCTOR LTD

Radio frequency power amplifier

According to an embodiment, An integrated circuit comprising a first cascode radio frequency (RF) power amplifier that includes a first common source transistor having a gate configured to receive a first RF signal, and a source connected to a neutral point; a first common gate transistor having a gate and a drain connected to a power source node, and a source connected to a drain of the first common source transistor; and a first resistor coupled between a bulk of the first common gate transistor and a first bulk bias node configured to provide a voltage that is greater than or equal to a voltage at the source of the first common gate transistor, wherein the first resistor is configured to obtain a floating point.
Owner:STMICROELECTRONICS FRANCE

Radio frequency power amplifier, radio frequency power amplifier module and radio frequency power amplifier module

The invention discloses a radio frequency power amplifier, a radio frequency power amplifier module and a radio frequency power amplifier module, and the radio frequency power amplifier comprises a four-stage power amplifier structure which is used for amplifying an input signal to preset output power; the inter-stage matching network is used for completing impedance matching between the output impedance of each stage of array and the output impedance of the rear-stage array and impedance matching between the input impedance of each stage of array and the output impedance of the front-stage array through an impedance matching technology; the protection circuit comprises a temperature protection unit and a standing-wave ratio protection unit. The temperature protection unit is used for monitoring the temperature of the GaN power amplifier unit in each array in real time and comparing the temperature with a preset temperature, and generating a logic instruction for cutting off the power supply of the corresponding array when the number of overtemperature units is judged to be greater than a preset number; the standing-wave ratio protection unit is used for detecting the output standing-wave ratio and generating a logic instruction for switching power supply when it is judged that the detected standing-wave ratio is larger than a preset ratio. According to the invention, high-performance communication requirements and simple and effective exception protection can be met.
Owner:NANJING BENYIJIE COMM EQUIP CO LTD

Radio frequency power amplification circuit and adjusting method thereof

The invention provides a radio frequency power amplification circuit and an adjusting method thereof. The radio frequency power amplification circuit comprises an image transmission module, a first radio frequency switch, a radio frequency power amplification module, a radio frequency low-noise amplifier, a second radio frequency switch and an antenna module, the radio frequency power amplification module comprises a GaN radio frequency power amplifier, the image transmission module is connected with an RFC of the first radio frequency switch, the GaN radio frequency power amplifier is connected between RF1 channels of the first radio frequency switch and the second radio frequency switch, and the radio frequency low noise amplifier is connected between RF2 channels of the first radio frequency switch and the second radio frequency switch. The antenna module is connected with the RFC of the second radio frequency switch; the two radio frequency switches are configured to control a radio frequency signal transmitted by the image transmission module to flow to the GaN radio frequency power amplifier in a radio frequency transmitting state, and the radio frequency signal is transmitted to the antenna module after being amplified; in the radio frequency receiving state, radio frequency signals received by the antenna module are controlled to flow to the radio frequency low-noise amplifier and are sent to the image transmission module after being amplified. According to the invention, ultra-long distance image transmission of the unmanned equipment can be realized.
Owner:RUICHUAN ROBOT (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Radio frequency power amplifier

A hybrid coupler has a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port to which a load is connected. An input signal distributor distributes a first input signal that is a radio frequency signal into a second input signal and a third input signal. The second input signal is inputted to a balanced amplifier. The balanced amplifier outputs two amplified radio frequency signals with a phase difference of 90° from each other from two output ends, one of which is coupled to the first port and another one of which is coupled to the second port. The control amplifier amplifies the third input signal and outputs the amplified third input signal from an output end. The output end of the control amplifier is coupled to the third port without any circuit component affecting impedance matching disposed in between.
Owner:MURATA MFG CO LTD

Multi-mode radio frequency power amplifier module, radio frequency chip and mobile terminal

The invention provides a multimode radio frequency power amplifier module, a radio frequency chip and a mobile terminal. The module comprises two power amplifiers, four switching circuits and a control circuit, an input GSM low-frequency-band radio-frequency signal and a low-frequency-band radio-frequency signal of other communication systems are input into the low-frequency-band power amplifier through the first input switch circuit, and the output of the low-frequency-band power amplifier is connected with one of the low-frequency-band radio-frequency output ports through the first output switch circuit. An input GSM high-frequency-band radio frequency signal and a medium-frequency-band radio frequency signal of other communication systems are input into the medium-frequency-band power amplifier through a second input switch circuit, and the output of the medium-frequency-band power amplifier is connected with one of the medium-frequency-band radio frequency output ports through a second output switch circuit; and the control circuit provides proper working voltage for the low-frequency-band power amplifier and the middle-frequency-band power amplifier respectively. The integration level of the radio frequency amplifier module is improved, the area is reduced, and the cost of the mobile terminal is reduced.
Owner:USI SCI & TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Radio frequency power amplifier based on transformer matching

A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier based on transformer matching is provided. The RF power amplifier includes: a first-stage amplification circuit configured with an input terminal and an output terminal, wherein the output terminal of the first-stage amplification circuit is configured to be connected to one terminal of a main coil of a first transformer; the first transformer configured to include the main coil and a secondary coil, wherein one terminal of the secondary coil is grounded and the other terminal of the secondary coil is connected to a medium-low power mode input terminal of a power switch; the second-stage amplification circuit configured with an input terminal for receiving the amplified RF signal from the first-stage amplification circuit, wherein an output terminal of the second-stage amplification circuit is configured to be connected to a high power mode input terminal of the power switch.
Owner:BEIJING ONMICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Linear voltage regulator and radio frequency power amplifier

The utility model provides a linear voltage regulator and a radio frequency power amplifier, and the linear voltage regulator comprises a current source generation circuit, an enhancement circuit and a linear voltage stabilizing circuit. The current source generation circuit is used for generating a fixed current source, the enhancement circuit is used for generating voltage overcharge when the linear voltage stabilizer establishes a transient state, and the linear voltage stabilizing circuit is used for generating stable adjusting voltage. After the linear voltage regulator is applied to the radio frequency power amplifier, the linear voltage regulator can generate voltage overcharge at the starting moment of the radio frequency power amplifier, equivalently, the bias voltage of the radio frequency power amplifier at the starting moment is improved, so that the effect of improving the linearity of the radio frequency power amplifier is achieved; therefore, the requirement of the radio frequency power amplifier for linearity at the starting moment is met.
Owner:LANSUS TECH INC

GaN broadband radio frequency power amplifier

The invention relates to the technical field of power amplifiers, and discloses a GaN broadband radio frequency power amplifier which is applied to a multi-nuclear magnetic resonance system. The GaN broadband radio frequency power amplifier comprises a balance and nonlinear correction module, a preceding stage radio frequency amplification module, a driving stage radio frequency amplification module, a power divider, a radio frequency power amplifier and a power combiner. According to the invention, through the equalization and nonlinear correction module based on frequency identification, the fluctuation of the broadband gain is reduced, through linear correction, the stability of the gain and the stability of the phase are realized when the input power of the working frequency band is changed, and the frequency band coverage, the output power and the efficiency are improved.
Owner:NAT INST OF ADVANCED MEDICAL DEVICES SHENZHEN

High-power modular radio frequency power amplifier capable of realizing wide-range power regulation

The invention discloses a high-power modular radio frequency power amplifier capable of realizing wide-range power regulation. The high-power modular radio frequency power amplifier comprises a radio frequency load RL and m power amplification modules, the m power amplification modules are connected in parallel at a direct current side and are connected with an adjustable direct current bus voltage source; and the m power amplification modules are connected in parallel at the alternating current side and are superposed at the alternating current side. The output current of all the power amplification modules is transmitted to the radio frequency load RL; each power amplification module comprises a high-frequency switch power amplification unit, an LCL resonance network and an isolation transformer. According to the invention, through the configuration of the number of the power amplification modules and the adjustable cooperative control of the DC bus voltage source, the continuous adjustment of the output power is realized, meanwhile, the stable operation of each power amplification module under the resonance condition is ensured, the zero-voltage switching state is maintained, and the overall operation efficiency of the architecture and the adaptability of the radio frequency load are effectively improved.
Owner:UESTC (SHENZHEN) ADVANCED RES INST

Reconfigurable radio frequency power amplifier based on dynamic modulation of gate width adjustable transistor

The invention provides a reconfigurable power amplifier based on dynamic modulation of a gate width adjustable transistor, and belongs to the technical field of radio frequency power amplifiers. The power amplifier is characterized in that a multi-mode grid width adjustable transistor is innovatively introduced to replace a traditional solidified structure parameter transistor to serve as a power amplifier tube; the transistor with the adjustable gate width is divided into a main unit cell and n auxiliary unit cells according to an interpolation index (or gate width), the main unit cell is responsible for determining the output power of the whole transistor, meanwhile, n small-power auxiliary unit cells are integrated to form an active load modulation module, and impedance matching optimization and linearity compensation are achieved by dynamically adjusting the on-off state of the active load modulation module. According to the structure, the linear expansibility of power output is guaranteed, a hardware basis is provided for micro impedance adjustment, cooperative regulation and control of system power efficiency dual modes and even linearity are achieved, and the power amplifier performance in a multi-band wireless communication system is effectively improved.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Radio frequency power amplifier behavior model simulation method based on machine learning

The invention provides a radio frequency power amplifier behavior model simulation method based on machine learning, which adopts a double-model structure of a main model and an error model, is based on a convolutional neural network modeling mode driven by actual test data, and directly learns behavior characteristics from input and output responses of a device. And the method does not depend on a physical structure or an analytical model in the device, so that the modeling complexity is remarkably reduced, and the efficiency is improved. In order to further improve the generalization ability and robustness of a machine learning model, an incremental training mechanism is introduced, and in each round of iteration, according to the error performance of the model on incremental training set samples, high-credibility samples are screened from the samples to be brought into the next round of training; through the gradual learning strategy from easy to difficult, the over-fitting risk is effectively reduced, and the prediction capability of the model for unknown samples is improved.
Owner:HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIV

Radio frequency power amplifier

A radio frequency power amplifier includes a power amplification transistor and a gate bias circuit. The gate bias circuit includes a VHb terminal connected to a high voltage power supply for bias, a VLb terminal connected to a low voltage power supply for bias, an enable terminal that receives an enable signal, an enable transistor and a voltage dividing resistor that are connected in series and connected between the VHb terminal and the VLb terminal, a driver that outputs a voltage to a control terminal of the enable transistor, and a gate bias output terminal that outputs, as a gate bias voltage, a divided voltage generated by the voltage dividing resistor. When an OFF signal is received as the enable signal, the driver causes the enable transistor to operate in a first operating area that is not a cutoff region.
Owner:NUVOTON TECH CORP JAPAN

Radio frequency output control circuit, radio frequency output control method, radio frequency output control equipment and readable storage medium

The invention provides a radio frequency output control circuit, method and device and a readable storage medium, and the radio frequency output control circuit is used for outputting a control signal to a radio frequency power amplifier circuit so as to control the radio frequency power amplifier circuit to output corresponding radio frequency electric energy. The radio frequency output control circuit comprises a voltage monitoring unit and a control adjusting unit. The voltage monitoring unit is used for acquiring a first voltage value. And at least when the initial control signal is switched from the low level to the high level, the adjusting unit is controlled to be in a trigger state. Wherein the control adjusting unit is used for modulating the level of an initial control signal into a low level for outputting or keeping the level of the initial control signal for outputting according to the relationship between a first voltage value and a preset voltage value when the control adjusting unit is in a triggering state; and in the non-triggering state, keeping the level of the initial control signal and outputting the initial control signal to obtain a target control signal. The radio frequency power amplifier circuit can reduce energy loss when the radio frequency power amplifier circuit outputs radio frequency electric energy.
Owner:SHENZHEN RSPOWER TECH CO LTD

Solid-state RF power generation and control for dielectric heating

A radio frequency (RF) dielectric heating system includes a solid-state RF power generator, a matching network electrically coupled to the RF power generator, and a dielectric heating applicator electrically coupled to the matching network and including electrodes for applying RF power to a dielectric material. A solid-state RF power generator can include a power supply, an RF power amplifier stage electrically coupled to the power supply, and a control system electrically coupled to and configured to control the RF power amplifier stage. The control system can be configured to regulate an output voltage of the RF power generator to provide a constant RF power generator output current to maintain a constant voltage across the applicator electrodes. Examples of RF power generators and methods for RF dielectric heating are also disclosed.
Owner:AETHERA TECH LTD

A radio frequency power amplifier system and a method for linearizing output signals thereof

The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprising a first input port (114) and a second input port (121). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprises a main amplifier (101) having an input (107) and an output (108), and a first auxiliary amplifier (102) and a second auxiliary amplifier (122) having respective inputs (109, 129) and outputs (110, 128). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprises an internal load (103) connected to the output (110) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102), a feedback network (104) having an input (111) connected to the output (110) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102) and an output (112) connected to the input (109) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) further comprises a feedforward amplifier (123) having an input (124) and an output (130). The inputs (107, 129, 109) of the main amplifier and the auxiliary amplifier are interconnected with a first input port (114) at a common input node (113), the output (128) and the second input port (121) of the second auxiliary amplifier (122) are interconnected with an input (124) of a feedforward amplifier (123) at a common node (127), and the outputs (130, 108) of the feedforward amplifier (123) and the main amplifier (101) are interconnected at a common output node (125). The main amplifier (101) is a replica of the first auxiliary amplifier (102) with increased gain, and the second auxiliary amplifier (122) is a replica of the first auxiliary amplifier (102).
Owner:QUANTAL AIRF AG

High-efficiency radio frequency power amplifier for IMT international mobile communication

The invention belongs to the field of wireless communication power amplifiers, and particularly relates to a radio frequency power amplifier for IMT international mobile communication. The radio frequency power amplifier in the design is a board-level radio frequency power amplifier. The radio frequency power amplifier in the design can cover an n104 frequency band (6.425-7.125 GHz) in international mobile communication (IMT); the circuit has the advantages of being simple in structure and small in size while meeting good index requirements. The power amplifier has a wide application prospect in the field of wireless communication power amplifiers, and further development of related wireless communication technologies can be promoted.
Owner:ANHUI NORMAL UNIV

Radio frequency power amplifier output matching network suitable for on-chip full integration

The invention discloses a radio frequency power amplifier output matching network suitable for on-chip full integration, and belongs to the technical field of wireless communication. The power amplifier comprises a second harmonic short-circuit network, a third harmonic open-circuit network, an impedance matching network, a third harmonic short-circuit network, a higher harmonic suppression network, a first amplification circuit, a fifth parasitic inductor and a first parasitic inductor, wherein the fifth parasitic inductor and the first parasitic inductor are used for packaging gold wires. According to the invention, the use of a grounding capacitance path is avoided, and the ESD discharge path of the radio frequency signal output end is compatible with the output matching network, so that an ESD circuit does not need to be additionally arranged at the radio frequency signal output end. According to the invention, the total number of the on-chip inductors is ensured to be five, only one on-chip inductor is arranged on a main signal path, and all on-chip inductors can still reach the harmonic suppression capability of about-70dBc near an output 1dB compression point under the condition that the Q value is only about 10, and are suitable for on-chip implementation.
Owner:ZHEJIANG UNIV

Radio frequency power amplifier and radio frequency front end module

The application discloses a radio frequency power amplifier, which comprises a first power amplifier circuit, a second power amplifier circuit and a voltage synthesis network, wherein the voltage synthesis network comprises a first transformer, a second transformer and a first capacitor unit; the first transformer comprises a first winding and a second winding; the second transformer comprises a third winding and a fourth winding; the first power amplifier circuit is connected with the first winding; the second power amplifier circuit is connected with the third winding; a first end of the second winding is connected to a signal output end; a second end of the second winding is connected with a first end of the fourth winding; and a second end of the fourth winding is connected to a grounding end; wherein the first capacitor unit is connected in parallel with at least part of the coils of the second winding; thus, the problem of excessive loss caused by poor balance of the radio frequency power amplifier can be solved.
Owner:RADROCK (SHENZHEN) SEMICONDUCTOR LTD

Radio frequency transceiving fusion circuit, transceiving front-end chip and radio frequency heterogeneous microsystem

The invention provides a radio frequency transmitting and receiving fusion circuit, a transmitting and receiving front-end chip and a radio frequency heterogeneous microsystem, and the radio frequency transmitting and receiving fusion circuit comprises a first bidirectional driving amplifier which is configured to be a radio frequency power amplifier and a low noise amplifier in a radio frequency transmitting process and a radio frequency receiving process; the phase shifter is connected with the first bidirectional driving amplifier and is configured to adjust the phase of a radio frequency signal; the radio frequency signal comprises a transmitting signal and a receiving signal; and the second bidirectional driving amplifier is connected with the phase shifter and is configured to carry out frequency mixing on the radio frequency signal. The invention provides a compact and efficient transmit-receive fusion design technology, and modules and devices with similar functions in the transmitting channel and the receiving channel are deeply fused and designed, so that the size of the transmit-receive channel is reduced, the chip simulation integration level is improved, and the performance of the transmit-receive channel is improved.
Owner:上海芯源创新中心

Radio frequency power amplifier and wireless signal transmitting system

The application relates to the radio technology field, in particular to a radio frequency power amplifier and a wireless signal transmitting system. The radio frequency power amplifier comprises a first amplification branch and a second amplification branch. The first amplification branch comprises a first transistor. The gate of the first transistor is used for connecting a radio frequency output device to receive a radio frequency signal emitted by the radio frequency output device. The drain of the first transistor is used for connecting a signal transmitting device. The second amplification branch comprises a second transistor. The gate of the second transistor is used for connecting the radio frequency output device to receive the radio frequency signal emitted by the radio frequency output device. The drain of the second transistor is used for connecting the signal transmitting device. When the radio frequency power amplifier works, the working voltage of the drain of the second transistor is greater than the working voltage of the drain of the first transistor. The impedance of the first amplification branch in a backoff state, the characteristic impedance of a transmission line connected with the drain of the first transistor and the impedance of a combiner are equal, so that the bandwidth generated by the radio frequency power amplifier in the backoff state is ensured to be larger.
Owner:SUZHOU WATECH ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Methods and circuitry for controlling gain of radio-frequency data converters

An electronic device with wireless circuitry is provided. The wireless circuitry can include a radio-frequency data converter block configured to receive baseband signals and to output corresponding radio-frequency signals to a radio-frequency power amplifier. The radio-frequency data converter block may include one or more radio-frequency digital-to-analog converter (DAC) cells configured to receive an oscillator signal. The radio-frequency data converter block can exhibit a gain that is controlled using gain control circuitry. The gain control circuitry can control the gain of the radio-frequency data converter block by selectively enabling switchable components within each DAC cell to realize an incremental gain step of a first resolution and by adjusting the duty cycle of the oscillator signal to realize an incremental gain step of a second resolution finer than the first resolution.
Owner:APPLE INC

RF Switch with Split Tunable Matching Network

An improved architecture for a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier, impedance matching network, and selector switch. One aspect of embodiments of the invention is splitting the functionality of a final stage impedance matching network (IMN) into two parts, comprising a base set of off-chip IMN components and an on-chip IMN tuning component. The on-chip IMN tuning component may be a digitally tunable capacitor (DTC). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit having a power amplifier, an on-chip IMN tuner, and a selector switch is configured to be coupled to an off-chip set of IMN components. In another embodiment, an integrated circuit having an on-chip IMN tuner and a selector switch is configured to be coupled through an off-chip set of IMN components to a separate integrated circuit having an RF power amplifier.
Owner:PSEMI CORP

Power combiner for coupling RF signals for plasma processing supply system and plasma processing system

The invention relates to a power combiner (1) for coupling RF signals, in particular designed for a plasma processing supply system and a plasma processing system, the power combiner (1) being designed for a predefined operating frequency range with frequencies in the range of 2 MHz to 200 MHz, in particular in the range of 10 MHz to 50 MHz, the invention relates to a power combiner designed for output power > = 2 kW, preferably output power > = 4 kW, comprising: e) a plurality of inputs (In1 to In4) designed for connecting RF power amplifier stages (AS1 to AS4); f) a main output (OUT); g) a plurality of coupling elements, in particular in the form of inductors (L1 to L4), each coupling element connecting one input (In1 to In4) to the main output (OUT); h) a balancing circuit (B) connecting the inputs (In1 to In4) to each other, having: iii) an energy absorber, in particular in the form of resistors (R1 to R4), and a balancing line (W1 to W4), having a fixed characteristic impedance and a length of this,
Owner:TRUMPF PATENTABTEILUNG