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- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for assisting envelope tracking with transient response in supply voltage for power amplifier
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Application No.: US16353632Application Date: 2019-03-14
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Publication No.: US10951170B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Michael McGowan , Iulian Mirea
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Agent Chui-kiu Teresa Wong
- Main IPC: H03F3/04
- IPC: H03F3/04 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F3/213 ; H03F3/45 ; H03F3/68

Abstract:
A power amplifier (PA) circuit includes a circuit for generating a supply voltage at an upper voltage rail for a power amplifier (PA). The circuit includes a DC-to-DC converter for generating a voltage from which the supply voltage is generated; a linear amplifier for sourcing or sinking current to or from the upper voltage rail via a capacitor for performing fine adjustment of the supply voltage; a first switching device coupled between an output of the linear amplifier and a lower voltage rail to selectively assist the linear amplifier sink current through the capacitor to deal with actual or anticipated transient response of the supply voltage; and a second switching device coupled between the upper voltage rail and the lower voltage rail to selectively discharge the capacitor in response to actual or anticipated transient response of the supply voltage.
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