Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Envelope tracking amplifier apparatus
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Application No.: US16193513Application Date: 2018-11-16
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Publication No.: US10797650B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Nadim Khlat
- Applicant: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H03F1/02
- IPC: H03F1/02 ; H03F3/195 ; H03F3/21

Abstract:
An envelope tracking (ET) amplifier apparatus is provided. The ET amplifier apparatus includes an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal based on a modulated voltage. In examples discussed herein, the amplifier circuit is co-located with a local voltage amplifier circuit configured to supply the modulated voltage such that a trace inductance between the amplifier circuit and the local voltage amplifier circuit can be reduced to below a defined threshold. By co-locating the amplifier circuit with the local voltage amplifier circuit to reduce a coupling distance between the amplifier circuit and the local voltage amplifier circuit and thus the trace inductance associated with the coupling distance, it may be possible to reduce degradation in the modulated voltage. As a result, it may be possible to improve efficiency and maintain linearity in the amplifier circuit, particularly when the RF signal is modulated at a higher modulation bandwidth.
Public/Granted literature
- US10756673B2 Envelope tracking amplifier apparatus Public/Granted day:2020-08-25
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