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Method of and circuit for predistortion for a cable TV amplifier

US10944444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2018
Grant dateMar 9, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2001/045
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital predistortion (DPD) system includes an input configured to receive a DPD input signal. In some embodiments, a non-linear datapath is coupled to the input, where the non-linear datapath includes a plurality of parallel datapath elements each coupled to the input. By way of example, each of the plurality of parallel datapath elements is configured to add a different inverse non-linear component to the DPD input signal corresponding to a non-linear component of an amplifier. In various examples, a first combiner combines an output of each of the plurality of datapath elements to generate a first predistortion signal. In some embodiments, the DPD system further includes a linear datapath coupled to the input in parallel with the non-linear datapath to generate a second predistortion signal. In addition, a second combiner combines the first predistortion signal and the second predistortion signal to generate a DPD output signal.

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