发明名称 |
AMPLIFIER WITH VARIABLE MATCHING CIRCUIT TO IMPROVE LINEARITY |
摘要 |
<p>Techniques for reducing distortion and improving linearity of amplifiers are described. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes a driver amplifier, a variable matching circuit, and a power amplifier. The driver amplifier amplifies a first RF signal and provides a second RF signal. The variable matching circuit receives the second RF signal and provides a third RF signal. The power amplifier amplifies the third RF signal and provides a fourth RF signal. The variable matching circuit matches a fixed impedance at the output of the driver amplifier to a variable impedance at the input of the power amplifier in order to improve the linearity of the amplifiers. In an exemplary design, the power amplifier includes a first transistor (e.g., an NMOS transistor) of a first type, and the variable matching circuit includes a second transistor (e.g., a PMOS transistor) of a second type that is different from the first type.</p> |
申请公布号 |
WO2011020112(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.02.17 |
申请号 |
WO2010US45652 |
申请日期 |
2010.08.16 |
申请人 |
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED;PLETCHER, NATHAN M.;ZHAO, YU |
发明人 |
PLETCHER, NATHAN M.;ZHAO, YU |
分类号 |
H03F1/56;H03F1/08;H03F3/193 |
主分类号 |
H03F1/56 |
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