Circuitry and method for controlling a power amplifier in a transmit/receive switching system

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, circuitry (400, 600) and method (800) are provided for controlling a power amplifier (10) in a transmit/receive switching system. The circuitry (400, 600) comprises a load circuit (420, 620) for at least partly reducing a magnitude of a swing of a power supply voltage caused by a variation in load of the transmit/receive switching system that occurs upon initiation of a transmission by the transmit/receive switching system. The circuitry (400, 600) further comprises a first switch (410, 610), coupled in series with the load circuit (420, 620), operable to switch on to couple the power supply voltage to a ground voltage via the load circuit (420, 620). The circuitry (400, 600) further comprises a control circuit (430, 630) configured to switch on the first switch (410, 610) at a first timing, and to switch off the first switch (410, 610) and turn on the power amplifier (10) at a second timing. The first timing is a time interval ahead of the second timing.

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