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Nonlinear distortion compensation power amplifier

US6859099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 2001
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/3247
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nonlinear distortion compensating power amplifier is provided with a gain adjustment circuit and performs gain adjustment control so that the overall gain of the entire system including a power amplifier is always maintained at a constant value. While this gain adjustment is being performed, a control circuit determines an optimum distortion amount pattern corresponding to instantaneous values of an input signal supplied to a distortion signal generation circuit to enable this circuit to generate a distortion signal such that the power of unnecessary out-of-band signal components in an output signal from the power amplifier is minimized.

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