Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling a transient current at an output power of a transmitter performing signal transmission.SOLUTION: The transmitter includes a first element having a first time response and a second element having a second time response, in which the first time response is faster than the second time response. The method comprises: receiving a first command to adjust a gain of the first element; receiving a second command to adjust a gain of the second element; delaying the first command by a particular time period; adjusting the gain of the second gain element in accordance with the second command; and adjusting the gain of the first gain element in accordance with the delayed first command.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmitter architecture for a communications system of high performance, which consumes less electric power and which requires low cost.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for adjusting signal gain in a transmitter having a first gain element and a second gain element, in which the first gain element responds to an asynchronous first update clock and the second gain element responds to an asynchronous second update clock. The method comprises: receiving determinations for first and second gain transmission characteristics and a first gain setting value for the first gain element and a second gain setting value for the second gain element; adjusting the second gain setting value with a particular gain offset value based on the first gain setting value; determining a linearized gain setting value corresponding to the adjusted second gain setting value; adjusting a gain of the first gain element with the first gain setting value; and adjusting a gain of the second gain setting value with the linearized gain setting value.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interface circuit having adjustable time response while maintaining small ripple amplitude.SOLUTION: An interface circuit 310 for converting a digital signal to an analog signal includes a time response adjustment circuit 312, a modulator 314 and a filter 316. The time response adjustment circuit 312 receives the digital signal and generates an adjusted signal. The modulator 314 couples to the time response adjustment circuit 312, receives the adjusted signal, and generates a modulator signal. The filter 316 couples to the modulator, receives the modulator signal, and generates the analog signal.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling a power amplifier in a transmitter performing signal transmission.SOLUTION: The method includes: determining a required output transmission power level; if the required output transmission power level is below a particular threshold, bypassing the power amplifier; and if the required output transmission power level exceeds the particular threshold, powering up the power amplifier for at least a particular warm up period and selecting the power amplifier.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller circuit for accelerating response time, improving linearity in adjustment of output power, reducing interference, reducing power consumption, lowering circuit complexity and lowering costs by controlling the operation of a transmitter of a communication system.SOLUTION: A variable gain element has a variable gain covering a particular gain range. A power amplifier section is connected to the variable gain element and includes many discrete gain settings, and one of the gain settings is a bypass setting. The controller circuit supplies control signals for the variable gain element and the power amplifier section. The gains of the variable gain element and the power amplifier section are updated so as to reduce transients in output transmission power and to perform linear adjustment of an output transmission power level. The variable gain element and the power amplifier section are controlled to reduce the power consumption by turning off the power of the power amplifier section when not needed for instance.
Abstract:
TRANSMITTER ARCHITECTURES FOR A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OVER CONVENTIONAL TRANSMITTER ARCHITECTURES.THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING: FASTER RESPONSE TIME FOR THE CONTROL SIGNALS (PA_ON, PA_R, PA_RI, PA_RU, VGA_GAIN, TX_AGC, OS_GAIN), IMPROVED LINEARITY, REDUCED INTERFERENCE, REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION, LOWER CIRCUIT COMPLEXITY, AND LOWER COSTS. FOR A CELLULAR APPLICATION, THESE IMPROVEMENTS CAN LEAD TO INCREASED SYSTEM CAPACITY, SMALLER TELEPHONE SIZE, INCREASED TALK AND STANDBY TIMES, AND GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRODUCT. CIRCUITRY IS PROVIDED TO SPEED UP THE RESPONSE TIME OF A CONTROL SIGNAL. THE CONTROL LOOP FOR VARIOUS ELEMENTS IN THE TRANSMIT SIGNAL PATH ARE INTEGRATED. A GAIN CONTROL MECHANISM ALLOWS FOR ACCURATE ADJUSTMENT OF THE OUTPUT TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL. CONTROL MECHANISMS ARE PROVIDED TO POWER DOWN THE POWER AMPLIFIER (128, 840), OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMIT SIGNAL PATH, WHEN NOT NEEDED. THE GAINS OF THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS IN THE TRANSMIT SIGNAL PATH ARE CONTROLLED TO REDUCE TRANSIENTS IN THE OUTPUT TRANSMIT POWER, AND TO ALSO ENSURE THAT TRANSIENTS ARE DOWNWARD.(FIG 1)