摘要 |
IN A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF A POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT (120), ONE OF THE INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS GENERATED DURING THE POWER AMPLIFIER''S OPERATION IS SELECTED. THIS SELECTION IS BASED UPON THE INTERMODULATION PRODUCT''S AMPLITUDE. NEXT, THE INTERMODULATION PRODUCT''S AMPLITUDE IS COMPARED TO A PREDETERMINED THRESHOLD. BASED UPON THIS COMPARISON, VARIOUS OPERATING PARAMETERS ARE ALTERED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CIRCUIT ''S (120) INTERMODULATION PERFORMANCE OR TO MAXIMIZE ITS OPERATING CAPACITY.(FIG. 1)
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