Voltage generating circuit and polar transmitter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016048145-A1
Application number	US-201414459305-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 13, 2014
Priority date	Aug 13, 2014
Publication date	Feb 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A voltage generating circuit comprising: an output current generating circuit, generating an output current, such that an output voltage is generated at an output terminal, according to an output voltage control signal; a comparing device, comprising a first input terminal receiving a reference voltage, a second input terminal receiving a feedback voltage related with the output voltage, and an output terminal outputting the output voltage control signal according to the reference voltage and the feedback voltage; an adjustable voltage dropping circuit, comprising a first terminal coupled to the second input terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the output terminal; and a current source, for generating a predetermined current to the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit, thereby the feedback voltage is generated at the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit. The predetermined current flows through the adjustable voltage dropping circuit to the output terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A voltage generating circuit, comprising:
an output terminal; an output current generating circuit, for generating an output current to the output terminal according to an output voltage control signal, wherein an output voltage is generated at the output terminal according to the output current; an comparing device, comprising a first input terminal receiving a reference voltage, a second input terminal receiving a feedback voltage related with the output voltage, and an output terminal for outputting the output voltage control signal according to the reference voltage and the feedback voltage; an adjustable voltage dropping circuit, comprising a first terminal coupled to the second input terminal of the comparing device, and a second terminal coupled to the output terminal of the comparing device; and a current source, for generating a predetermined current to the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit, thereby the feedback voltage is generated at the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit corresponding to the output voltage; wherein the predetermined current flows through the adjustable voltage dropping circuit to the output terminal; wherein if a resistance value of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is changed, the comparing device correspondingly outputs the output voltage control signal to adjust the output voltage, thereby the feedback voltage is correspondingly adjusted to have a predetermined difference from the reference voltage.

2 . The voltage generating circuit of claim 1 , where the output terminal is coupled to a loading device, wherein the output current generating circuit is an adjustable current providing circuit for generating the output current to the loading circuit, to generate the output voltage.

3 . The voltage generating circuit of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is an adjustable resistor.

4 . The voltage generating circuit of claim 1 , wherein the current source comprises a resistor comprising a first terminal coupled to a predetermined voltage and a second terminal coupled to the second input terminal.

5 . The voltage generating circuit of claim 1 , wherein the current source comprises a transistor comprising a first terminal coupled to a first predetermined voltage, a second terminal coupled to the second input terminal of the comparing device and a third terminal coupled to a second predetermined voltage.

6 . The voltage generating circuit of claim 1 , wherein if the resistance value of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is changed, the comparing device correspondingly outputs the output voltage control signal to adjust the output voltage, thereby the feedback voltage is adjusted to equal to the reference voltage.

7 . A polar transmitter, comprising:
a modulating circuit, for modulating a phase data signal and an amplitude data signal to generate a modulated signal; a phase data signal generating module, for generating the phase data signal; an amplitude data signal generating module, for generating the amplitude data signal, comprising;
an output terminal;
an output current generating circuit, for generating an output current to the output terminal, such that an output voltage is generated at the output terminal, according to an output voltage control signal;
an comparing device, comprising a first input terminal receiving a reference voltage, a second input terminal receiving a feedback voltage related with the output voltage, and an output terminal for outputting the output voltage control signal according to the reference voltage and the feedback voltage;
an adjustable voltage dropping circuit, comprising a first terminal coupled to the second input terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the output terminal;
a current source, for generating a predetermined current to the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit, thereby the feedback voltage is generated at the first terminal of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit corresponding to the output voltage; and
an amplitude data signal generating circuit, for receiving the output voltage and for generating the amplitude data signal according to the output voltage;
wherein the predetermined current flows through the adjustable voltage dropping circuit to the amplitude data signal generating circuit;
wherein if a resistance value of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is changed, the comparing device correspondingly outputs the output voltage control signal to adjust the output voltage, thereby the feedback voltage is adjusted to have a predetermined difference from the reference voltage.

8 . The polar transmitter of claim 7 , where the output terminal is coupled to a loading circuit, wherein the output current generating circuit is an adjustable current providing circuit for generating the output current to the loading circuit, to generate the output voltage.

9 . The polar transmitter of claim 7 , wherein the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is an adjustable resistor.

10 . The polar transmitter of claim 7 , wherein the current source comprises a resistor comprising a first terminal coupled to a predetermined voltage and a second terminal coupled to the second input terminal.

11 . The polar transmitter of claim 7 , wherein the current source comprises a transistor comprising a first terminal coupled to a first predetermined voltage, a second terminal coupled to the second input terminal of the comparing device and a third terminal coupled to a second predetermined voltage.

12 . The polar transmitter of claim 7 , wherein if the resistance value of the adjustable voltage dropping circuit is changed, the comparing device correspondingly outputs the output voltage control signal to adjust the output voltage, thereby the feedback voltage is adjusted to equal to the reference voltage.

Assignees

• Mediatek Inc

Inventors

• Chiu Wei-Hao
• Wang Kun-Yin
• Lin Ang-Sheng

Classifications

• H04B1/0475

  with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion (H04B1/0483 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05F1/46 Primary

  wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC (G05F1/625 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L27/20

  Modulator circuits; Transmitter circuits · CPC title

• H04B2001/0416

  having gain or transmission power control · CPC title

• H04B2001/0433

  with linearisation using feedback · CPC title