Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Doherty amplifier with input network optimized for MMIC
- Patent Title (中): 多功能放大器,针对MMIC优化输入网络
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Application No.: US13003028Application Date: 2009-07-01
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Publication No.: US08354882B2Publication Date: 2013-01-15
- Inventor: Igor Blednov
- Applicant: Igor Blednov
- Applicant Address: CH Plan-les-Ouates
- Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
- Current Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
- Current Assignee Address: CH Plan-les-Ouates
- Agency: Coats & Bennett, P.L.L.C.
- Priority: EP08159978 20080709
- International Application: PCT/EP2009/058283 WO 20090701
- International Announcement: WO2010/003865 WO 20100114
- Main IPC: H03F3/68
- IPC: H03F3/68

Abstract:
In a Doherty amplifier (100), the amplifier's input is connected to a main device (102) via a first branch and to a peak device via a second branch. The first branch has a first frequency-dependent input impedance with a first real part and a first imaginary part. The second branch has a second frequency-dependent input impedance with a second real part and a second imaginary part. The first and second imaginary parts have opposite polarity. The first and 5 second imaginary parts have a same magnitude so as to compensate each other in the frequency band. The first imaginary part and the second imaginary part implement a first phase shift in the. first branch and a second phase shift in the second branch, respectively. The first and second phase shifts each have a magnitude of substantially 45 degrees substantially in the middle of the frequency band and are of opposite polarity. The phase difference of the 10 input signals to the main (102) and peak (104) devices stays largely constant over the frequency band.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110210786A1 Doherty Amplifier with Input Network Optimized for MMIC Public/Granted day:2011-09-01
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