Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for bias switching of power amplifiers
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Application No.: US15941464Application Date: 2018-03-30
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Publication No.: US10666200B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Netsanet Gebeyehu , Srivatsan Jayaraman , Edward James Anthony
- Applicant: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Woborn
- Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Woborn
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: H03F3/04
- IPC: H03F3/04 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F3/193 ; H03F3/19 ; H03F3/24 ; H03F1/56 ; H03F3/195 ; H04B1/04 ; H04B1/3827 ; H01L25/065 ; H03F1/30 ; H03F3/191

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for bias switching of power amplifiers are provided herein. In certain configurations, a power amplifier system includes a power amplifier that provides amplification to a radio frequency (RF) signal, a power management circuit that controls a voltage level of a supply voltage of the power amplifier, and a bias control circuit that biases the power amplifier. The power management circuit is operable in multiple supply control modes, such as an average power tracking (APT) mode and an envelope tracking (ET) mode. The bias control circuit is configured to switch a bias of the power amplifier based on the supply control mode of the power management circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180316311A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BIAS SWITCHING OF POWER AMPLIFIERS Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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