MULTI ANTENNA WIRELESS DEVICE WITH POWER AMPLIFIERS HAVING DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

A wireless device with power amplifiers having different characteristics to support transmission on multiple antennas is disclosed. These power amplifiers may have different gain different maximum output power levels etc. in order to meet requirements of different wireless systems. In an exemplary design an apparatus includes first and second power amplifiers having different characteristics. The first power amplifier amplifies a first input signal and provides a first output signal for a first antenna. The second power amplifier amplifies the first input signal or a second input signal and provides a second output signal for a second antenna e.g. in a MIMO mode or a transmit diversity mode. Only the first or second power amplifier amplifies another input signal and provides another output signal to the first antenna e.g. in a CDMA mode or a GSM mode.