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Power amplifier and transmitter

US7336125B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/75
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A 90-degree phase delay power divider part PSPD is connected to an input side of a carrier amplifier Amp1 and a peak amplifier Amp2, and a variable electric length power combiner VTL2 is connected to an output side thereof. A control signal Sig is applied through a control terminal Ctrl of the variable electric length power combiner VTL2, and adjustment is performed in correspondence to a carrier frequency band of a carrier signal RFs so that an electric length of the variable electric length power combiner VTL2 becomes nearly 90 degrees. As a result, an electric length of an output power combining circuit of a Doherty type amplifier can be made variable, and a power-added efficiency can be enhanced for a multi-band or broad band.

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