Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power amplifier, power amplification method, and storage medium
- Patent Title (中): 功率放大器,功率放大方法和存储介质
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Application No.: US13387707Application Date: 2010-04-23
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Publication No.: US08594589B2Publication Date: 2013-11-26
- Inventor: Shingo Yamanouchi , Kazuaki Kunihiro
- Applicant: Shingo Yamanouchi , Kazuaki Kunihiro
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: McGinn IP Law Group, PLLC
- Priority: JP2009-178849 20090731
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/057233 WO 20100423
- International Announcement: WO2011/013420 WO 20110203
- Main IPC: H03C1/62
- IPC: H03C1/62 ; H04B17/00 ; H04B1/04 ; H01Q11/12

Abstract:
This invention provides a power amplifier (100) including a signal source control unit (110) which generates and outputs an amplitude signal serving as the amplitude modulated component of an input signal and a pulse modulated signal based on the amplitude signal, and outputs a transmission signal obtained by superposing the input signal on a carrier, a delay adjustment unit (120) which synchronizes the amplitude signal, pulse modulated signal, and transmission signal with each other, a voltage signal generation unit (130) which outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the amplitude signal synchronized with the transmission signal, a current signal generation unit (140) which outputs a current signal corresponding to the pulse modulated signal synchronized with the transmission signal, and a transmission signal amplification unit (150) which amplifies the transmission signal, and outputs a transmission signal obtained by modulating the amplitude of the amplified transmission signal based on a modulated power supply signal generated by synchronizing the voltage signal and the current signal. The power amplifier can ensure the precision of the transmission signal, reduce the power consumption by using a compact, low-cost circuit arrangement, and increase the power efficiency more than the conventional one.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120126893A1 POWER AMPLIFIER, POWER AMPLIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Public/Granted day:2012-05-24
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