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US 2020/0052664 A1Published application
Matrix power amplifier
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorFriedbert van Raay
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Abstract
A power amplifier includes a two-dimensional matrix of N×M active cells formed by stacking main terminals of multiple active cells in series. The stacks are coupled in parallel to form the two-dimensional matrix. The power amplifier includes a driver structure to coordinate the driving of the active cells so that the effective output power of the two-dimensional matrix is approximately N×M the output power of each of the active cells.
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A power amplifier comprising:
- a two-dimensional matrix of N×M active cells formed by stacking main terminals of multiple active cells in series, where the stacks are coupled in parallel to form the two-dimensional matrix, wherein the power amplifier further comprises a driver structure to coordinate the driving of the active cells so that the effective output power of the two-dimensional matrix is approximately N×M the output power of each of the active cells.
A device comprising:
- an antenna assembly having an input impedance;
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- a power amplifier of comprising a two-dimensional matrix of N×M active cells formed by stacking main terminals of multiple active cells in series, where the stacks are coupled in parallel to form the two-dimensional matrix, wherein the power amplifier further comprises a driver structure to coordinate the driving of the active cells so that the effective output power of the two-dimensional matrix is approximately N×M the output power of each of the active cells, wherein N and M are configured so that an optimum load impedance of the power amplifier substantially matches the input impedance of the antenna assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.