Mobile communications device including an RF transmitter providing impedance fluctuation dampening and related methods
US9264077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile communications device may include an RF signal source configured to generate RF signals over an RF frequency band(s), and an RF transmitter coupled to the RF signal source. The RF transmitter may include an RF amplifier configured to operate over a plurality of different power control levels. The RF amplifier may have an input configured to receive the RF signals from the RF signal source and an output having an impedance which changes based upon changes between the different power control levels. The RF transmitter may further include a shunt resistor(s) coupling the output of the amplifier to a voltage reference, and the shunt resistor(s) may be configured to decrease a highest impedance change of the RF amplifier output to below a threshold impedance level. An antenna(s) may be coupled to the output of the RF amplifier to operate over the at least one RF frequency band.
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