Multi-path communication device for sharing feedback path for digital pre-distortion
US10536120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/0425
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention, which relates to a multi-path communication device for sharing a feedback path for digital pre-distortion, includes: a DPD processing unit configured to output a plurality of pre-distorted signals by respectively pre-distorting a plurality of input signals, to output an nth control signal when an nth input signal is input, and to output an nth pre-distorted signal using an nth feedback signal input in response to the nth control signal; a power amplifying unit configured to amplify each of the plurality of pre-distorted signals and output a plurality of amplified signals; a signal combining unit configured to combine some of each of the plurality of amplified signals and output combined feedback signal; and a signal selection unit configured to select and output only the nth feedback signal from the combined feedback signal according to the input nth control signal, thereby preventing an increase in the size of a device and manufacturing cost thereof caused by a plurality of DPD feedback paths.
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