Circuits and methods for power amplification with extended high efficiency
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJoonhoi Hur, Paul J. Draxler
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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJoonhoi Hur, Paul J. Draxler
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The present disclosure includes circuits and methods for power amplifiers. In one embodiment, a main and peaking amplifier receive dynamic power supply voltages to operate an RF power amplifier in a high efficiency range for a particular output voltage. The power supply voltages may be changed based on an output voltage so that the power amplifier operates within a high efficiency plateau. In one embodiment, different discrete power supply voltage levels are used for different output voltage ranges. In another embodiment, a continuous time varying power supply voltage is provided as the power supply voltage. A dynamic supply voltage may be generated having a lower frequency than a signal path of the power amplifier.
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