Compensation parameter and predistortion signal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9998156-B2
Application number	US-201715650541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2017
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

A controller can include a signal generator configured to provide an input signal to a modulator. The controller can be configured to generate a modulator compensation parameter in response to a modulated feedback signal corresponding to an output of the modulator. The controller can also be configured to generate a power amplifier predistortion signal in response to an amplified feedback signal corresponding to an output of a power amplifier coupled to the modulator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a modulator comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the modulator coupled to a controller;
a power amplifier comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the power amplifier coupled to the output port of the modulator; and
a switch comprising:
a first input port coupled to the output port of the modulator,
a second input port coupled to the output port of the power amplifier, and
an output port coupled to the controller.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the output port of the switch is configured to provide a feedback signal to the controller, the feedback signal corresponding to at least one of: an output signal of the modulator and an output signal of the power amplifier.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the output signal of the modulator is different from the output signal of the power amplifier.

4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
a digital predistortion (DPD) feedback circuit comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the DPD feedback circuit coupled to the output port of the switch and the output port of the DPD feedback circuit is coupled to the controller.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the DPD feedback circuit is configured to receive the feedback signal from the switch and to provide a digitized version of the feedback signal to the controller.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the DPD feedback circuit further comprises:
a mixer comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the mixer coupled to the output port of the switch; and
an analog to digital converter (ADC) comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the ADC coupled to the output port of the mixer and the output port of the ADC coupled to the controller.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the mixer is configured to receive the feedback signal from the switch and generate a mixer output signal, the mixer output signal being generated by substantially removing a carrier signal from the feedback signal, and the ADC is configured to generate a digitized version of the mixer output signal.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
the controller comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the controller coupled to the output port of the switch and the output port of the controller coupled to the input port of the modulator.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
an output circuit comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the output circuit coupled to the output port of the power amplifier.

10. A switch comprising:
a first input port coupled to an output port of a modulator, the modulator comprising the input port and an output port, the input port of the modulator coupled to a controller;
a second input port coupled to an output port of a power amplifier, the power amplifier comprising an input port and the output port, the input port of the power amplifier coupled to the output port of the modulator; and
an output port coupled to the controller.

11. The switch of claim 10 , wherein the output port of the switch is configured to provide a feedback signal to the controller, the feedback signal corresponding to at least one of: an output signal of the modulator and an output signal of the power amplifier.

12. The switch of claim 11 , wherein the output signal of the modulator is different from the output signal of the power amplifier.

13. The switch of claim 11 , wherein the feedback signal provided to the controller is a digitized version of the feedback signal provided at the output port of the switch, the digitized version of the feedback signal generated by a digital predistortion (DPD) feedback circuit comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the DPD feedback circuit coupled to the output port of the switch and the output port of the DPD feedback circuit coupled to the controller.

14. The switch of claim 13 , wherein the digitized version of the feedback signal is generated by an analog to digital converter (ADC) comprising an input port and an output port, the input port of the ADC coupled to the output port of the switch and the output port of the ADC coupled to the controller, the DPD feedback circuit comprising the ADC.

15. The switch of claim 10 , wherein the controller comprises an input port and an output port, the input port of the controller coupled to the output port of the switch and the output port of the controller coupled to the input port of the modulator.

Assignees

• Texas Instruments Inc

Inventors

• Li Junming

Classifications

• H03F2201/3215

  To increase the output power or efficiency · CPC title

• H04L27/367

  using predistortion · CPC title

• H03F1/3247 Primary

  using feedback acting on predistortion circuits (H03F1/3264 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04W84/042

  Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems · CPC title

• H03F3/24

  of transmitter output stages · CPC title