Patent · US Active

System and method for improving power efficiency of a transmitter

US8693961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Omid Oliaei · Sunnyvale, US
David Newman · Tempe, US
Mark Kirschenmann · Chandler, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2011
Grant date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03F2203/7236
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit comprises a balun configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal at a first input port and a second input port of an input coil. The balun is further configured to output the RF signal at an output coil communicatively coupled to the input coil. The circuit also comprises a supply voltage selector circuit coupled to the input coil and configured to adjust a bias voltage at the input coil according to a power level of the RF signal received at the input coil.

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