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Distortion compensation circuit, distortion compensation signal generating method, and power amplifier

US7180368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2003
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2024

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

Abstract

A distortion compensating circuit for a power amplifier attains raised compensating accuracy with shorter convergence time by accurately and quickly generating a distortion compensation signal for pre-distortion. An error signal representing the difference between the input and output signals of the power amplifier is generated. From the error signal and the input signal, the coefficients of the third-order intermodulation distortion, fifth-order intermodulation distortion and seventh-order intermodulation distortion are calculated. According to these coefficients, a distortion compensating signal which is characteristically opposite in phase and gain to the intermodulation distortions is generated.

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