Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vramp limiting using resistors
- Patent Title (中): 使用电阻的Vramp限制
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Application No.: US13360094Application Date: 2012-01-27
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Publication No.: US08525595B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Jean-Christophe Berchtold , Erik Pedersen
- Applicant: Jean-Christophe Berchtold , Erik Pedersen
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H03F3/04
- IPC: H03F3/04

Abstract:
Power amplification devices are described, which are configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) transmission signal. The power amplification device includes a voltage regulation circuit and a power amplification circuit. The voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulator that is operable to generate a regulated voltage from the supply voltage and a feedback circuit that sets a voltage adjustment gain of the voltage regulation circuit. To help prevent the voltage regulation circuit from saturating, the feedback circuit reduces the voltage adjustment gain in response to a voltage difference reaching a threshold voltage level. The voltage difference is between a voltage regulator control signal level of a voltage regulator control signal and the regulated voltage level of the regulated voltage. This configuration can be utilized to reduce a drop-out voltage level of the voltage regulator and get better performance despite supply voltage degradation and variations in operational conditions, such as temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130021099A1 VRAMP LIMITING USING RESISTORS Public/Granted day:2013-01-24
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