Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Frequency-segmented power amplifier
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Application No.: US16398638Application Date: 2019-04-30
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Publication No.: US10700722B1Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Patrick Pratt
- Applicant: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Applicant Address: IE Limerick
- Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
- Current Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: IE Limerick
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: H03H7/30
- IPC: H03H7/30 ; H04B1/04 ; H04L25/03 ; H04B3/06 ; H03F3/21 ; H03F1/02

Abstract:
An example communication system includes a frequency-segmented power amplifier (PA) circuit that includes a plurality of PA segments. Each PA segment is configured to amplify a portion of a PA input signal in a different frequency band to generate a respective output signal (PA segment output signal). The frequency-segmented PA circuit further includes a combiner, configured to combine PA segment output signals from different PA segments to provide a power-amplified version of the PA input signal. Implementing such a frequency-segmented PA circuit may result in significant improvement in PA efficiency.
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