WO2012066839A1 - 高周波増幅器及びそれを用いた高周波モジュール並びに無線機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a high-frequency amplifier for amplifying a high-frequency analog signal, a high-frequency module using the same, a base station radio device, and a mobile radio device, and more particularly to a CDMA using not only a GSM method using a saturation amplifier but also a high-linear amplifier.
- the present invention relates to a high-frequency amplifier, a high-frequency module using the same, a base station, and a mobile radio device suitable for wireless communication adopting a method, an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) method, and an extended method thereof.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- an ET method that changes the DC bias voltage on the output side of the high-frequency amplification element according to the envelope signal of the input modulation signal.
- An amplifier employing is disclosed. That is, as a method of varying the output side DC bias voltage, the ET method is realized by inserting a current control variable resistor (transistor) 1610 in series with a voltage variable switching power supply 1609.
- Reference numeral 1601 denotes an input terminal
- 1602 denotes an output terminal
- 1604 denotes a directional coupler
- 1605 denotes a detection circuit
- 1606 denotes a peak detector.
- the high-frequency amplifier disclosed in Patent Document 2 changes the voltage applied to the drain electrode or collector electrode of the semiconductor amplifying element substantially in proportion to the envelope component of the input signal applied to the control electrode of the semiconductor amplifying element.
- the voltage control circuit includes a plurality of batteries connected in series at connection points, and a control transistor is connected in parallel to each connection point.
- Paragraphs [0002] to [0006] of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show an amplifier that switches a power supply voltage according to the magnitude of an input signal.
- the power supply voltage switching circuit is connected in series to a pair of transistors that constitute a push-pull circuit.
- a power amplifier is described which is composed of a plurality of switches connected to each other and operating ON and OFF, and a plurality of power supply voltages connected via diodes between the stages of each switch.
- Patent Document 5 discloses an amplifier circuit that switches a power supply voltage in accordance with a signal, and includes a comparator that compares an output signal of the amplifier with a power supply voltage, and controls the power supply voltage switching circuit based on the output of the comparator. Are listed.
- Patent Document 6 discloses a power amplifier for a multimode terminal corresponding to a plurality of modulation schemes, and an amplifier control unit calculates a ratio of peak power to average power for each modulation mode, and power supply based on the calculation result. A power amplifier that varies the voltage is described.
- Patent Document 7 describes a power amplification circuit including an RF choke connected between a collector of an amplification transistor and a power source, a capacitor between the collector and an output terminal, and a bias circuit.
- Patent Document 8 discloses an ET (Envelope Tracking) type amplifier that controls the drain voltage of a power amplification stage according to envelope variation of a transmission signal, and the drain voltage is determined by the instantaneous power and the average power of the transmission signal.
- a power amplifier is described in which the ratio is controlled according to the frequency Pr over which a predetermined threshold is exceeded.
- E E1 ⁇ E2
- Patent Document 1 as a method of varying the output side DC bias voltage, the ET method is realized by inserting a current control variable resistor (transistor) in series with a voltage variable switching power supply.
- a current control variable resistor transistor
- the power consumption in the current control type variable resistance part increases and the efficiency in the pure high frequency amplifier part improves.
- the power consumption at the power source increases.
- the high-frequency amplifier disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a plurality of batteries are connected in series at a connection point (maximum breakdown voltage Vdd), and each control transistor is connected in parallel to each connection point. Therefore, the withstand voltages of the control transistors are all different.
- Vdd maximum breakdown voltage
- the ON resistance and the input capacitance are increased, so that it is extremely difficult to operate at a high frequency, and the efficiency further decreases.
- the CDMA method or OFDM method uses a high-frequency signal.
- the power varies with time, and the peak value is considerably larger than the average value.
- the input signal covers a wide range from small signal operation to large signal operation. Therefore, extremely high linearity is required.
- the efficiency E of the ET system amplifier is also greatly affected by the efficiency of the variable power supply circuit itself, and high efficiency in this part is an important issue.
- the power amplifying device disclosed in Patent Document 3 is a method in which one voltage is selected from the voltages V1 to V4 input to the supply voltage selection unit, and the power supply voltage supplied to the power amplifier is switched stepwise. is there. That is, as shown in FIG. 22, the power supply selector switches SW1 to SWn are turned on and off according to the envelope of the input signal, so that the power supply voltage supplied to the power amplifier is Vdd / n, 2 ⁇ Vdd / n,-, and so on. According to this method, similarly to the case of Patent Document 2, a power supply changeover switch is connected in parallel to each connection point. For this reason, the withstand voltages of the power supply selector switches are all different.
- the power supply voltage from the supply voltage selection unit becomes a stepped voltage waveform, and a difference is generated between the ideal voltage and the ideal voltage.
- the difference to the ideal voltage needs to be adjusted based on the signal from the envelope detector in the supply voltage adjustment unit, and the power consumption in the supply voltage selection unit and the supply voltage adjustment unit accompanying the power supply unit It greatly affects the overall efficiency.
- the power amplifiers disclosed in Patent Documents 4 and 5 also supply a stepped power supply voltage, which increases power consumption in the power supply portion.
- the problems to be solved by the present invention are to improve the efficiency of the variable power supply circuit itself as described above, to improve the efficiency E of the entire high-frequency amplifier, and to have high linearity and high with respect to a wide range of input modulation signal power.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a high-frequency amplifier having efficiency, a high-frequency module using the same, and a base station / mobile radio.
- a high-frequency amplifier according to the present invention is a high-frequency amplifier including a high-frequency amplifier that amplifies and outputs a modulated analog signal, and generates an envelope signal acquisition unit that acquires an envelope signal of the modulated analog signal, and generates a control signal
- a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit connected to a power supply terminal of the high frequency amplification unit and functioning as a power supply circuit of the high frequency amplification unit, the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit comprising a DC power supply and A plurality of diode clamp circuits each including a diode and a power supply transistor, each of the diode clamp circuits having an output terminal for outputting the voltage of the DC power supply via the diode;
- the clamp type variable power supply circuit has a structure in which the clamp circuits are stacked in a plurality of stages, and the plurality of power supply trucks are arranged.
- the plurality of diode clamp circuits are connected in multiple stages through the output terminals so that the registers are in series with the power supply terminals, and the DC power supplies corresponding to the power supply transistors are connected in multiple stages in series.
- the control signal generation circuit generates a control signal that changes in a linear function based on the magnitude of the envelope signal, and each of the diode clamp circuits in response to the control signal that changes in the linear function.
- the power supply voltage of the high-frequency amplification unit is changed according to the magnitude of the modulated analog signal.
- a high-frequency amplifier that improves the efficiency of the variable power supply circuit itself, improves the efficiency of the entire high-frequency amplifier, and maintains high linearity with respect to a wide range of input modulation signal power, and the use thereof It is possible to provide a high frequency module and a base station / mobile radio device.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram showing a relationship of control voltages Vg (1) to (4) with respect to instantaneous voltages VpA, VpB, and VpC of the envelope signal of FIG. 2A. It is a figure which shows the relationship of the time change of the instantaneous voltage Vp and DC voltage value Vd in a 1st Example. It is a figure explaining the relationship of the power supply efficiency in a high frequency amplifier. It is a figure explaining the effect of the electric power reduction by having used the ET system in the 1st Example.
- the high-frequency amplifier detects an envelope of an input modulation signal as an envelope signal by detecting an input-output terminal and an output terminal of the high-frequency modulation signal, a high-frequency amplifier having a semiconductor amplification element for amplifying the modulation signal, and an input modulation signal A circuit for outputting, a control signal generating circuit (voltage control circuit or current control circuit) capable of changing a voltage or current by a predetermined function based on the magnitude of the detected envelope signal, a diode, a transistor, and a direct current
- a high frequency amplifier including a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit in which a plurality of diode clamp circuits each composed of a power supply are connected.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit has a structure in which a plurality of single-stage clamp circuits composed of a DC power supply, a diode, and a transistor are vertically stacked. However, in the uppermost part, a reverse current does not occur. Is not necessary, and the direct current grounding portion of the direct current power source is only the lowermost direct current power source.
- the setting of the DC power supply voltage value in the high-frequency amplifier of the present invention needs to be set to a value that the sum of the DC power supply voltage values can cope with the instantaneous maximum power or peak power.
- the efficiency of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit can be improved by increasing the number of divisions, that is, by reducing each DC power supply voltage value.
- the size of the diode and transistor used in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit can be reduced.
- the parasitic capacitance component and parasitic inductance component of the diode and transistor are reduced, so that the high frequency component of the modulation signal envelope reduces attenuation and phase shift, and follows the high-speed envelope and improves power supply efficiency. It becomes possible to improve.
- the DC power supply voltage values are not necessarily the same as long as the sum of the DC power supply voltage values is a value that can correspond to the instantaneous maximum power or peak power as the power supply circuit of the high frequency amplifier.
- the vicinity of the output-side DC bias voltage value corresponding to the instantaneous power value that is frequently generated according to the generation probability of the instantaneous power of the input modulated signal wave may be subdivided. As a result, the power supply efficiency can be improved by being optimized for various modulation schemes.
- the setting of the DC power supply voltage value in the high-frequency amplifier according to the present invention differs depending on various communication systems or cell areas covered by the base station so that the sum of the DC power supply voltage values can correspond to the instantaneous maximum power or peak power. Must be set to a value.
- a control signal for changing the sum of the DC power supply voltage values that are the power supply circuit of the high-frequency amplifier may be obtained from a baseband circuit or an RFIC unit that is configured in the previous stage of the high-frequency amplifier. This makes it possible to vary the sum of the DC power supply voltage values according to various communication methods or the cell area covered by the base station, and the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit can improve the efficiency and improve the power supply efficiency. .
- the maximum rated current of each diode or transistor used in the circuit is determined by the value. Therefore, the size of the diode or transistor must be selected according to the current value required for the high-frequency amplifier. However, when the size of the diode or transistor is increased to increase the maximum rated current value, the parasitic capacitance component and parasitic inductance component of each diode or transistor increase. Therefore, depending on the application, attenuation and phase shift occur in the high frequency component of the envelope of the modulation signal.
- a voltage comparator is inserted into the output portion of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit in which a plurality of diode clamp circuits of the high frequency amplifier of the present invention are connected, and the voltage or current is determined based on the magnitude of the envelope signal. It is also possible to feed back to a control signal generation circuit (voltage control circuit or current control circuit) that can be changed by a function of As a result, it is possible to provide a power supply circuit for a high-frequency amplifier that is stable, with small DC voltage fluctuations, and improved power supply efficiency.
- the high-frequency amplifier of the present invention as an envelope signal acquisition means for acquiring the envelope signal of the modulated analog signal, instead of the detection circuit that detects the envelope of the modulation signal provided in the input unit and outputs it as the envelope signal.
- the detection circuit that detects the envelope of the modulation signal provided in the input unit and outputs it as the envelope signal.
- the high-frequency amplifier according to the present invention, the high-frequency module using the same, the base station radio device, and the mobile radio device are not limited to the GSM method using a saturation amplifier, but also the CDMA method using a highly linear amplifier and OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing).
- the present invention can also be used in a wireless communication system that employs a method and its extended method. This contributes to high efficiency of the high-frequency amplifier and the high-frequency module and the base station / mobile radio using the same in a wide dynamic range.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high frequency amplifier according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier as the high-frequency amplifier circuit unit 100, a high-frequency amplification element unit (high-frequency amplification transistor) 103 for amplifying the modulation signal input from the input terminal 101 and outputting it to the output terminal 102, and the input modulation signal Is provided with a detection circuit (envelope signal acquisition means) 104 that detects the envelope of the output and outputs it as an envelope signal, a choke inductor 107, and a DC cut capacitor 108.
- a detection circuit envelope signal acquisition means
- the high frequency amplifier further includes a control signal generation circuit 105 capable of changing the control signal (voltage or current) by a predetermined function based on the magnitude of the envelope signal detected by the detection circuit 104, and a diode D (1 ⁇ (N-1)), a power supply MOS transistor (1 to n), and a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 having a plurality (n-1) stages of diode clamp circuits composed of a DC power supply Vdd / n. Yes.
- the number n of diode clamp circuits may be appropriately selected according to the application, and is, for example, 5 to 10.
- each MOS transistor for power supply is connected in series to a drain (or source) terminal, which is a power supply terminal of the high-frequency amplifier 103 made of a MOS transistor, via the choke inductor 107, and the other source (or The drain end is grounded.
- the high-frequency amplifier 103 is a bipolar transistor, the high-frequency amplifier 103 is connected in series to the power supply terminal (collector) of the high-frequency amplifier 103, and the other terminal (emitter) is grounded.
- each power supply transistor of each diode clamp circuit is connected in multiple stages in series with each output terminal via e1 to en.
- each DC power supply Vdd / n corresponding to each power supply transistor connected in multiple stages in series is connected in multiple stages in series, and each diode of each diode clamp circuit connects the corresponding stage DC power supply and power supply transistor. is doing.
- the lowermost diode clamp circuit includes a (first) DC power supply Vdd / n, one end of which is grounded, a diode D (1), and a power supply MOS transistor (1).
- the source of the power MOS transistor (1) and the drain of the MOS transistor (2) are connected to the (connection terminal) e2.
- control voltages Vg (1) to (n) or the control current generated by the control signal generation circuit 105 are applied to the gates of the power supply MOS transistors.
- the maximum value of the DC power supply is n ⁇ (Vdd / n), that is, Vdd.
- the high-frequency amplifier detects a modulation signal Pin input to the high-frequency amplifier 103 by a detection circuit 104 and detects an envelope, and based on the envelope signal that is the detection output, a variable signal generation circuit 105 performs a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit. 106 is controlled to change the output side DC bias voltage of the high-frequency amplifier 103 in accordance with the envelope.
- the high-frequency amplifier 103 includes at least one stage of semiconductor amplification element that amplifies and outputs an input modulated wave signal, and each stage input side and output side for applying a DC bias to the semiconductor amplification element And a bias circuit.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 By operating the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 based on the magnitude of the envelope signal detected by the detection circuit 104, the output side DC applied voltage of the semiconductor amplifying element unit 103 is determined based on the magnitude of the envelope signal. Can be changed by a predetermined function.
- the choke inductor 107 and the DC cut capacitor 108 as the final stage output side bias circuit are arranged outside the high frequency amplification unit 103, but functions corresponding to these are provided inside the high frequency amplification unit 103. However, the same operation is performed.
- the modulated wave signal Pin input from the input terminal 101 is amplified by the high-frequency amplifier 103, passes through the DC cut capacitor 108 constituting the final stage output side bias circuit, and is output from the output terminal 102 as the output signal Pout.
- the modulated wave signal Pin input from the input terminal 101 is detected by the detection circuit 104 and becomes only the envelope component, and is input to the control signal generation circuit 105.
- the control signal generation circuit (voltage control circuit or current control circuit) 105 generates control voltages Vg (1) to (n) in which the voltage or current is changed by a predetermined function based on the magnitude of the envelope signal. Can do. In this way, an ET method is realized in which the output signal Pout of the high-frequency amplification element unit 103 is changed according to the envelope signal of the input modulation signal Pin.
- control voltages Vg (1) to (n) are applied to the gate terminals Vg (1) to Vg (n) (n) of the MOS (1) to MOS (n) which are n-MOS FETs in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106. : Positive integer).
- the diodes D (1) to D (n ⁇ 1) in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 are installed for the purpose of preventing a reverse current to each DC power supply Vdd / n.
- the diodes D (1) to D (n ⁇ 1) are composed of n ⁇ 1 elements, but there is no problem even if n diodes are present.
- control signal generation circuit 105 linearly changes the control signal based on the magnitude of the detected envelope signal, and operates a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit in which a plurality of diode clamp circuits are connected based on the control signal.
- the output side DC applied voltage of the semiconductor amplifying element is changed by a linear function based on the magnitude of the envelope signal.
- the signal output from the control signal generation circuit 105 with respect to the envelope signal can operate as a non-linear function or a linear function. In any case, it is necessary to obtain an optimal function in advance in order to improve the efficiency of the entire high-frequency amplifier.
- FIG. 2A shows an example of an envelope signal detected by the detection circuit.
- 2B shows the relationship of the control voltages Vg (1) to (4) with respect to the instantaneous voltages VpA, VpB and VpC of the envelope signal of FIG. 2A, in other words, the MOS (1) to MOS in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106.
- An example of the relationship between the gate terminals Vg (1) to Vg (4) of (4) and the DC power supply voltage Vd that is the output of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 is shown.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B only the MOS (1) operates when the envelope signal level is small due to the magnitude of the envelope signal, and MOS (1) + MOS (2) increases as the envelope signal level increases.
- MOS (1) + MOS (2) + MOS (3) and further MOS (1) to MOS (4) operate, and DC voltage outputs VdA, VdB and VdC are obtained, respectively.
- MOS (1) + MOS (2) + MOS (3)... + MOS (n) all operate.
- the DC voltage output Vd of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 changes with a linear function of 0 to Vdd / n [V] in the operating state of the MOS (1) based on the magnitude of the control voltage Vg. Vdd / n + (0 to Vdd / n) [V] in the operating state of MOS (1) + MOS (2), and 2 * Vdd / in the operating state of MOS (1) + MOS (2) + MOS (3) n + (0 to Vdd / n) [V], MOS (1) + MOS (2) + MOS (3)...
- FIG. 2C shows the relationship between the instantaneous voltage Vp of the envelope and the time change of the DC voltage value Vd.
- FIG. 3 shows the relationship of power supply efficiency in the high-frequency amplifier.
- the efficiency Eall of the ET system amplifier includes the efficiency Edc of the DC power supply circuit unit 120 including the variable signal generation circuit 105 and the variable power supply circuit 106, and the efficiency in the high frequency amplification circuit unit 100 including the high frequency amplification unit 103.
- the product of Erf, Eall Edc ⁇ Erf.
- Fig. 4 shows the temporal changes in instantaneous voltage and reduced power.
- the ET method by using a variable power source controlled by the variable power source circuit 106 as a DC power source to be applied to the high-frequency amplifier 103, power consumption can be significantly reduced as compared with a fixed power source.
- the ET method changes the output side DC bias voltage according to the envelope, so it is converted into heat by the semiconductor element used in the high frequency amplifier. The hatched portion in the figure is reduced, and the efficiency is improved. Note that FIG. 4 assumes that the efficiency Edc of the DC power supply circuit unit 120 is constant.
- FIG. 5A shows the relationship between the envelope detection signal output and the resistance value R of the variable power supply circuit.
- the resistance value of the first-stage MOS (1) is R1 when the envelope signal level is minimum, and the resistance value decreases as the envelope signal level increases.
- the minimum resistance value RON1 is obtained.
- the resistance values of MOS (2), MOS (3),..., MOS (n) similarly change in a sawtooth shape between R1 and RON1.
- a plurality of power MOS transistors (1 to n) are connected in series to the drain end of the high frequency amplifier 103, and at most between the source and drain of each power MOS transistor.
- a voltage of Vdd / n is applied.
- Vdd is 100V and n is 10
- the breakdown voltage of each power supply MOS transistor is 10V. Since the withstand voltage of the diode clamp circuit at each stage may be smaller than Vdd, the resistance value of the variable power supply circuit is reduced. Therefore, the minimum resistance value RON1 is also reduced.
- the withstand voltages of the power supply MOS transistors MOS (1) to (n) can all be set to the same small value, and the variable power supply circuit 106 can be set to the minimum Vdd / n ( V).
- Vdd / n V
- a transistor with a low breakdown voltage can be used, and the ON resistance and the input capacitance can be kept low. Therefore, a high-frequency amplifier that can operate at a high frequency and has high efficiency can be realized.
- FIG. 5B shows the relationship between the envelope detection signal output and the power consumption of the variable power supply circuit.
- the power consumption P1 is smaller than the power consumption P2 of the conventional example.
- the efficiency Edc is about 80%
- the efficiency Edc is improved to about 90%.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier according to this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 206 includes a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 206a, a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 206b, and a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 206c at the parallel connection point 209 (m: positive integer). A plurality of units are connected in parallel.
- the control power supply (variable current) synthesized at the parallel connection point 209 is supplied to the high frequency amplification unit 103 via the choke inductor 107.
- MOS (1) to MOS (n) which are n-MOS FETs constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106
- the diode D ( 1) to D (n-1) and MOS (1) to MOS (n) device sizes must be increased, and the parasitic capacitance component and parasitic inductance component of each diode and transistor increase as the device size increases. Attenuation and phase shift may occur in the high frequency component of the envelope signal of the modulated signal.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 206 is connected in parallel to diode clamp type variable power supply circuits 206a, 206b, and 206c constituted by diodes or transistors having a small maximum current capacity.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit is controlled by the control voltage Vg (1) to (n) common to the control signal generation circuit 105.
- High-speed envelope with the total maximum current capacity Imax I (1) + I (2)... + I (m) obtained at the parallel connection point 209 as the sum of the outputs of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuits 206a, 206b and 206c. You can follow the line.
- Other configurations and operations of the high frequency amplifier of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment.
- the maximum current capacity Imax that can be supplied to the semiconductor amplifying element is increased by adopting a configuration in which a plurality of diode clamp type variable power supply circuits having a plurality of diode clamp circuits connected in parallel are configured.
- the high frequency amplifier in the high frequency amplifier, it becomes possible to maintain high linearity with respect to a wide range of input modulation signal power and improve the power supply efficiency, and to increase the frequency of the envelope signal of the modulated signal. There is an effect that the possibility of attenuation and phase shift occurring in the components can be reduced.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a comparator 309 is provided between the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 306 and the choke inductor 107.
- the comparator 309 compares the output voltage (or current) of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 306 with the reference voltage (or current) generated by the control signal generation circuit 105 and feeds back the difference to the control signal generation circuit 105. .
- the direct current output is stabilized by detecting the direct current voltage output from the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit and feeding it back to the control signal generation circuit (voltage control circuit or current control circuit). In this way, a stable DC voltage (or current) output corresponding to the control signal can be obtained.
- Other configurations and operations of the high-frequency amplifier in this embodiment are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.
- the present embodiment it is possible to stabilize the operation of the high-frequency amplifier, maintain high linearity, and improve the power supply efficiency.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor amplifier 103 for high frequency amplification, the control signal generation circuit 105, and the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 that constitute the high frequency amplifier, together with the baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) 409, are used as a high frequency module.
- a monolithic structure is formed on the semiconductor substrate 400.
- Reference numerals 401 and 409 denote output terminals of the baseband circuit 409.
- the control signal generation circuit 105 receives the maximum output power information of the average power of the input modulation signal from the baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) 409, and a plurality of DC power sources that constitute a diode clamp type variable power supply circuit based on the value Is controlled variably.
- a baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) installed in the same transmission system 400 and before the high-frequency amplifier unit 103. From 409, an envelope component signal input to the control signal generation circuit 105 is acquired.
- Other configurations and operations of the high-frequency amplifier in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first to third embodiments of the present invention.
- an envelope component signal is obtained without a detection circuit, and a voltage or current is changed by a predetermined function based on the magnitude of the envelope signal in the control signal generation circuit 105, so that a diode clamp type
- the variable power supply circuit 406 can be operated. Therefore, it is possible to improve the power supply efficiency of the high frequency amplifier.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high frequency amplifier according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the DC power supply values constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 are equal to Vdd / n [V] (n: the number of divisions and a positive integer), and the total sum of the DC power supplies.
- Vdd / n [V] n: the number of divisions and a positive integer
- Vdd [V] the total sum of the DC power supplies.
- each DC power supply voltage value is not necessarily required if the sum of the values is a value that can correspond to the instantaneous maximum power or peak power. All need not be equal.
- a plurality of DC power sources constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit are set according to the occurrence probability of instantaneous power values of various modulation signal waves. That is, in the fifth embodiment, the DC power supplies Vdd (1) to Vdd (n) constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 506 are different, and the sum of these values corresponds to the instantaneous maximum power or peak power. It is a possible value.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 506 may be configured monolithically on a semiconductor substrate as a high frequency module together with a baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) in the same transmission system. good.
- the high frequency module may include a receiving system (not shown) as necessary.
- the CDMA system and the OFDM system are characterized in that the power of the high-frequency signal fluctuates with time and the peak value is considerably larger than the average value.
- N different frequency carriers are multiplexed and the frequency interval of each signal is narrow, so the peak power value of the multiplexed signal is 5 to 16 times the average power value. (7-12 dB) is reached. Therefore, an amplifier in an application for amplifying an analog signal having a large difference between the peak power value and the average power value (in the sense that the level fluctuates in time) is used from a small signal operation to a large signal operation. Extremely high linearity is required for input signals over a wide range.
- the ET method that takes into account the probability of instantaneous power generation of the output modulated signal wave is used, and the efficiency reduction can be further suppressed.
- the instantaneous output power generation probability of the modulated signal has a distribution as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. 10A shows the relationship between the output power and the occurrence probability, and FIG. 10B shows the relationship between the detection circuit output voltage and the DC power supply voltage division number.
- the change in the power supply value is subdivided in the output power region where the probability of occurrence is high.
- the output side DC bias voltage value region corresponding to the instantaneous power value having a high frequency generated by the probability of occurrence of the instantaneous power of the output modulated signal wave displayed in a rectangle in FIG. 10A and the vicinity thereof are subdivided. Sets the power supply voltage distribution.
- Vdd (1) 10V
- Vdd (2) 10V
- Vdd (3) 5V
- Vdd (4) 2V
- Vdd (5) 2V
- Vdd (6) 1V
- Vdd (7) 1V
- Vdd (8) 2V
- Vdd (9) 2V
- Vdd (10) 5V
- Vdd (11) 10V
- a high-frequency amplifier or a high-frequency module that is optimized for various modulation methods, maintains high linearity, and can improve power supply efficiency is provided. Can be provided.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing that the generation probability of the instantaneous power of a general modulation signal changes depending on the cell area.
- the high-frequency amplifier semiconductor amplification element 103, the control signal generation circuit 105, and the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 706 constituting the high-frequency amplifier are combined with the baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) 409 in the same transmission system.
- the high frequency module is monolithically formed on a semiconductor substrate.
- the high frequency module may include a receiving system (not shown) as necessary.
- the instantaneous maximum power or peak power may change various communication methods or the cell area covered by the base station.
- the DC power supply values constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 106 are equal to Vdd / n [V] (n: a division number and a positive integer), and the total sum of the DC power supplies is Vdd [ V].
- each DC power supply Vdd (1) constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 706 is obtained.
- the sum of the Vdd (n) values is set according to the various communication methods or cell areas.
- the instantaneous power value that is the highest occurrence frequency at the occurrence probability of the instantaneous power similarly changes as shown in FIG. Therefore, the voltage variable signal Vx corresponding to various communication methods or the cell area covered by the base station is acquired from the baseband circuit (or RFIC unit) 409 configured in the previous stage of the high frequency amplifier unit 103, and the voltage variable signal is acquired.
- Input to the input terminal 410 and Vdd (1) to Vdd (n) are changed by the same coefficient Vx. That is, each DC power supply is set to a variable voltage system, and the voltage value is controlled to Vdd (1) ⁇ Vx to Vdd (n) ⁇ Vx. Since each of the DC power supplies Vdd (1) to Vdd (n) changes, the breakdown voltage of each diode clamp circuit component needs to correspond to the maximum value of Vx. Even at the maximum time of the DC power supply Vdd (n) ⁇ Vxd, extremely high linearity can be obtained by operating below the output back-off. Other configurations and operations of the high-frequency amplifier according to this embodiment are the same as those of the first to fifth embodiments.
- FIG. 13 shows the relationship between the input power and the output power for the high-frequency amplifier for each communication method.
- the cell area increases in the order of the femto cell, the pico cell, and the macro cell, and accordingly, the range of input power and output power necessary for operation is also expanded.
- the instantaneous power value can be adapted to each system by making the DC power source variable based on the communication system information obtained from the baseband circuit (or the RFIC unit). It is optimized for various types of communication systems or cell areas of base stations, and it becomes possible to improve power supply efficiency.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the transistors constituting the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 1406 in any of the first to sixth embodiments are n-MOS FET MOS (1) to MOS (n) and bipolar transistor BTr ( 1) to BTr (n).
- a plurality of power supply bipolar transistors BTr (1) to BTr (n) are connected in series to the direct power supply terminal of the high-frequency amplifier 103, and each power supply bipolar transistor BTr (1 ) To BTr (n), a voltage of Vdd / n is applied between the collector and the emitter at the maximum.
- Other configurations and operations of the high-frequency amplifier of this embodiment are the same as those of the first to sixth embodiments.
- a current obtained by changing the current based on the magnitude of the envelope signal by a predetermined function is input to the bases Ib (1) to Ib (n) of each bipolar transistor.
- the transistors of the diode clamp circuits in the first to seventh embodiments may be a single transistor, or may be configured by connecting a plurality of transistors in series or in parallel.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- each diode clamp circuit composed of a diode D (1 to (n-1)), a power supply MOS transistor (1 to n), and a DC power supply Vdd / n in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 1506.
- the ninth embodiment of the present invention is a base station radio or mobile that uses the high-frequency amplifier shown in the first to eighth embodiments or the high-frequency module shown in the fourth to sixth embodiments for a transmission system. It is a body radio.
- the high frequency amplifier of each of the above embodiments is not only a GSM method using a saturation amplifier as an amplifier for amplifying a high frequency analog signal in a transmission system, but also a CDMA method using a highly linear amplifier or OFDM (Orthogonal).
- the wireless communication system adopting the Frequency Division Multiplexing) method and its extension method can also be supported. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to contribute to high efficiency of a high frequency amplifier and a high frequency module and a base station / mobile radio using the same in a wide dynamic range.
- FIG. 16A is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- the high-frequency amplifier 103 includes at least one or more stages of semiconductor amplifying elements that amplify and output an input modulated wave signal, and each stage input side and output side bias circuit for applying a DC bias to the semiconductor amplifying elements. It consists of
- the modulated wave signal Pin input from the input terminal 101 is amplified by the high-frequency amplifier 103, passes through the DC cut capacitor 108 constituting the final stage output side bias circuit, and is output from the output terminal 102 as the output signal Pout.
- the modulated wave signal Pin input from the input terminal 101 is detected by the detection circuit 104 and becomes only the envelope component, and the control voltage value Vg (or current value) is determined based on the magnitude of the envelope signal.
- the input voltage is input to an offset voltage / current control circuit 2005 that can be changed by a linear function or a nonlinear function.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2006 includes a plurality of (n-1) diode clamp circuits each including a diode D (0 to (n-1)), a power supply MOS transistor (0 to n), and a DC power supply Vdd.
- the DC power supply Vdd is composed of Vdd0 to Vddn obtained by dividing the value of the DC power supply Vdd by n.
- the first-stage diode clamp circuit includes a diode D (0), a power supply MOS transistor (0), and a DC power supply Vdd0.
- a control voltage value Vg0 is applied to the power MOS transistor (0).
- control voltage values Vg1 to Vgn generated in the offset voltage / current control circuit 2005 vary with, for example, a linear function with respect to the envelope signal. Further, the control voltage value Vg (or current value) generated in the offset voltage / current control circuit 2005 has a fixed lower limit value Vg0 that differs depending on the communication method as an offset, and is therefore lower than the fixed offset value Vg0. Not a value.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram showing the relationship between the control signal Vg and the DC power supply voltage Vdd in the tenth embodiment.
- the DC voltage value corresponding to the offset value Vg0 is a constant value of Vdd0 that can always turn on the MOS transistor (0).
- the DC voltage output Vd of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2006 is based on the magnitude of the control voltage Vg, and in the operating state of the MOS (0), the flat characteristic of Vdd0, the MOS (1) to the MOS (n) In the operating state, it has a voltage value that changes in a linear function corresponding to the magnitude of the control voltage Vg.
- the offset value Vg0 of the control voltage is equal to the voltage value that can always turn on the first stage MOS (0) in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2006, the voltage of the lowest voltage value Vdd0 is always the choke inductor. 107 is applied to the high-frequency amplifier 103.
- the choke inductor 107 and the DC cut capacitor 108 which are the final stage output side bias circuits are arranged outside the high frequency amplification unit 103. To work.
- the MOS transistor in the intermediate area is shared with a wide area twice or more. . This point will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the probability of occurrence of instantaneous power of a general modulation signal input to a high-frequency amplifier.
- the horizontal axis indicates the instantaneous voltage value, and the vertical axis indicates the occurrence probability.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an output voltage waveform of the DC power supply when the offset value is present.
- the total number of MOS transistors constituting the diode-clamp variable power supply circuit 2006, and hence the total number of diode-clamp circuits, can be reduced, thereby reducing costs. .
- the shared region of the MOS transistor can be made relatively narrow compared to the surrounding region, thereby following the high-speed envelope and improving the power supply efficiency. It becomes possible. That is, by providing an offset to the lower potential and widening the shared range of the power supply in the final stage, it becomes possible to use a MOS transistor having a low breakdown voltage in the intermediate region. Since the ON resistance and input capacitance of the MOS transistor in the intermediate region can be kept low, it is possible to realize a high-frequency amplifier that can operate at a high frequency and has high efficiency. In this way, it is possible to provide a high-frequency amplifier that follows a low-cost and high-speed envelope and improves the power supply efficiency as a whole.
- MOS (0) can be removed if the offset value described above is equivalent to a voltage value that can always turn on MOS (0) in diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2006. Thereby, the cost of the high frequency amplifier can be reduced.
- FIG. 19A shows the configuration of a comparative voltage / current control circuit according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the voltage or current value is output using an analog function for the input envelope signal.
- the envelope signal 2301 is compared with the reference voltage / reference current 2302 by the comparator 2303, and when the reference voltage or the reference current becomes equal to or higher than The difference is output and transmitted as an analog DC signal.
- the comparator 2303 has comparators for several output terminals, and the reference voltage / reference current 2302 has reference voltages or reference currents for several output terminals.
- the reference voltage / reference current 2302 has n reference voltages or reference current values
- the comparator 2303 has n comparators.
- the n differential signals output from the comparator 2303 have an isolation circuit 2304 in order to separate the DC potential components of the transistor drive circuit 2305 and the comparator 2303 from each other.
- the isolation circuit 2304 transmits only the differential analog DC signal output from the comparator 2303 and does not transmit the DC potential.
- the isolation circuit 2304 (1 to n) can be realized by using a photocoupler, a digital isolator, or the like. In this way, a signal for driving each transistor included in the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2306 (1 to n) is generated in the transistor drive circuit 2305 (1 to n), and the transistor drive signal output terminal Vg (1 To n) can be output.
- FIG. 19B shows an example of the relationship between the control signal and the DC power supply voltage in the eleventh embodiment.
- the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2306 has the same configuration as that of the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2006 of the tenth embodiment.
- the power supply voltage Vdd0 of the first stage is 20V
- the power supply voltage Vdd (n) of the final stage is 10V
- the voltage values Vdd2 to Vdd4 of each intermediate power supply are 5V.
- the shared area of the first-stage and final-stage MOS transistors, which are used less frequently, is widened.
- the reference voltage of the first-stage MOS transistor (FET1) is 25V
- the reference voltage of the final-stage MOS transistor (FET5) is 50V.
- the MOS transistors (FETs 2 to 4) in the middle region are set with reference voltages that increase at 5V intervals.
- each reference voltage and envelope signal A gate signal Vdd corresponding to the difference signal from the voltage is output.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a configuration of a high-frequency amplifier according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.
- a comparative voltage / current control circuit 2300 of FIG. 19 is employed in place of the control signal generation circuit 105 of the first embodiment.
- the envelope signal and the reference voltage / reference current 2402 are compared by the comparator of the comparison voltage / current control circuit 2400, and only the differential analog DC signal is transmitted to the diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2406 to supply the power supply voltage of the high frequency amplifier 103. Is to control.
- 100 a high-frequency amplifier circuit, 101, 401, 1601 ... input terminals, 102, 1602 ... output terminals, 103, 1603 ... high frequency amplifier, 104 ... detection circuit, 105, 1405, 1505 ... control signal generation circuit, 106, 206 (206a, 206b, 206c), 306, 506, 706, 1406 ... diode clamp type variable power supply circuit, 107 ... choke inductor, 108: DC cut capacitor, 120 ... DC power supply circuit section, 209 ... Parallel connection point, 309 ... comparator, 409, 709 ... Baseband circuit or RFIC unit, 410 ... envelope signal output terminal, 710 ... Voltage variable signal input terminal, 1005 ...
- Variable signal generation circuit, 1006 ... Variable power supply circuit, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1604 ... Directional coupler 1606 ... Peak detector 1609 ... Voltage variable type switching power supply circuit 1610 ... Current control type variable resistance 2005 ... Offset voltage / current control circuit 2006 ... Diode clamp type variable power supply circuit 2008 ... DC cut capacitor 2301 ... Envelope Line signals 2302, 2402 ... Reference voltage / reference current 2303 ... Comparator 2304 ... Isolation circuit 2305 ... Transistor drive circuit 2306 ... Transistor drive signal output terminal 2300, 2400 ... Comparison type voltage / current control circuit.
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図19Aに、本発明の第11の実施例になる比較型電圧・電流制御回路の構成を示す。
101、401、1601…入力端子、
102、1602…出力端子、
103、1603…高周波増幅部、
104…検波回路、
105、1405、1505…制御信号発生回路、
106、206(206a、206b、206c)、306、506、706、1406…ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路、
107…チョークインダクタ、
108…直流カットコンデンサ、
120…直流電源回路部、
209…並列接続点、
309…比較器、
409、709…ベースバンド回路またはRFIC部、
410…包絡線信号出力端子、
710…電圧可変信号入力端子、
1005…可変信号発生回路、
1006…可変電源回路、
1604…方向性結合器
1606…ピーク検波器
1609…電圧可変型スイッチング電源回路
1610…電流制御型可変抵抗
2005…オフセット電圧・電流制御回路
2006…ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路
2008…直流カットコンデンサ
2301…包絡線信号
2302、2402…基準電圧・基準電流
2303…比較器
2304…アイソレーション回路
2305…トランジスタ駆動回路
2306…トランジスタ駆動信号出力端子
2300、2400…比較型電圧・電流制御回路。
Claims (15)
- 変調アナログ信号を増幅して出力する高周波増幅部を備えた高周波増幅器であって、
前記変調アナログ信号の包絡線信号を取得する包絡線信号取得手段と、
制御信号を生成する制御信号発生回路と、
前記高周波増幅部の電源端子に接続され、該高周波増幅部の電源回路として機能するダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路とを備え、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、直流電源とダイオードと電源用トランジスタとを含むダイオードクランプ回路を、複数備えており、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路は、各々、前記ダイオードを介して前記直流電源の電圧を出力する出力端子を有しており、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、前記クランプ回路を複数段積み上げた構造であり、前記複数の電源用トランジスタが前記電源端子に対して直列になるようにして、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路が前記各出力端子を介して多段接続され、
前記各電源用トランジスタに対応する前記各直流電源が直列に多段接続され、
前記制御信号発生回路は、前記包絡線信号の大きさに基づいて線形関数で変化する制御信号を生成すものであり、
前記線形関数で変化する制御信号により前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の前記各電源用トランジスタを個別に制御することにより、前記高周波増幅部の電源電圧を、前記変調アナログ信号の大きさに応じて変化させる
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項1において、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の前記各ダイオードは、対応する各段の前記直流電源と前記電源用トランジスタとを接続しており、
最上段の前記クランプ回路は前記ダイオードがなく、
最下位の前記クランプ回路の直流電源が、前記直流電源の直流的接地部分を有する
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項1において、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路と前記高周波増幅部の電源端子との間に設けられた比較器を有し、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路の出力を検出し所定の基準値と比較して前記制御信号発生回路にフィードバックさせる
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項1において、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の直流電源が全て同一電圧値を持つ
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項1において、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の直流電源の一部または全てが異なる電圧値を持ち、
前記複数の直流電源は、前記変調アナログ信号の瞬時電力の発生確率による発生頻度の高い瞬時電力値に対応したものであり、前記発生確率が大きい所では、前記直流電源の電圧値が細かく設定されている
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項5において、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の直流電源の一部または全てが異なる電圧値を持ち、
前記複数の直流電源は、異なる通信方式の各々の瞬時最大電力またはピーク電力に対応したものである
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項2において、
前記制御信号発生回路にて用いる関数が、発生する値の下限値に固定されたオフセット値を持ち、該下限値以下にならない
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項1において、
前記制御信号発生回路が、
基準電圧または基準電流と前記包絡線信号との比較を行い、その差分をアナログ直流信号として出力・伝達する比較器と、
前記比較器の出力信号に基づき、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路内の各トランジスタの各々を駆動するための前記制御信号を出力するトランジスタ駆動回路と、
前記比較器と前記トランジスタ駆動回路とを直流的に分離独立させるアイソレーション回路とを有する
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 変調アナログ信号を増幅して出力する高周波増幅部を備えた高周波増幅器であって、
前記変調アナログ信号の包絡線信号を取得する包絡線信号取得手段と、
制御信号を生成する制御信号発生回路と、
前記高周波増幅部の電源端子に接続され、該高周波増幅部の電源回路として機能するダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路とを備え、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、直流電源とダイオードと電源用トランジスタとを含むダイオードクランプ回路を、複数備えており、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路は、各々、前記ダイオードを介して前記直流電源の電圧を出力する出力端子を有しており、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、前記クランプ回路を複数段積み上げた構造であり、前記複数の電源用トランジスタが前記電源端子に対して直列になるようにして、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路が前記各出力端子を介して多段接続され、
前記各電源用トランジスタに対応する前記各直流電源が直列に多段接続され、
前記制御信号発生回路で生成される前記制御信号は、前記包絡線信号の大きさに基づいて所定の関数で変化するものであり、
前記制御信号により前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の前記各電源用トランジスタを個別制御することにより、前記高周波増幅部の電源電圧を、前記変調アナログ信号の大きさに応じて変化させるものであり、
前記制御信号発生回路にて用いる関数が、発生する値の下限値に固定されたオフセット値を持ち、該下限値以下にならない
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 請求項9において、
前記制御信号発生回路が、
基準電圧または基準電流と前記包絡線信号との比較を行い、その差分をアナログ直流信号として出力・伝達する比較器と、
前記比較器の出力信号に基づき、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路内の各トランジスタの各々を駆動するための前記制御信号を出力するトランジスタ駆動回路と、
前記比較器と前記トランジスタ駆動回路とを直流的に分離独立させるアイソレーション回路とを有する
ことを特徴とする高周波増幅器。 - 送信系として、変調アナログ信号の増幅を行う高周波増幅器部と、ベースバンド回路とを備え、
前記高周波増幅器部は、前記ベースバンド回路と共に半導体基板上にモノリシックで構成されており、
前記高周波増幅器部は、
前記変調アナログ信号の包絡線信号を取得する包絡線信号取得手段と、
制御信号を生成する制御信号発生回路と、
前記高周波増幅部の電源端子に接続され、該高周波増幅部の電源回路として機能するダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路とを備え、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、直流電源とダイオードと電源用トランジスタとを含むダイオードクランプ回路を、複数備えており、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路は、各々、前記ダイオードを介して前記直流電源の電圧を出力する出力端子を有しており、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、前記クランプ回路を複数段積み上げた構造であり、前記複数の電源用トランジスタが前記電源端子に対して直列になるようにして、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路が前記各出力端子を介して多段接続され、
前記各電源用トランジスタに対応する前記各直流電源が直列に多段接続され、
前記制御信号発生回路は、前記包絡線信号の大きさに基づいて線形関数で変化する制御信号を生成すものであり、
前記線形関数で変化する制御信号により前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の前記各電源用トランジスタを個別に制御することにより、前記高周波増幅部の電源電圧を、前記変調アナログ信号の大きさに応じて変化させる
ことを特徴とする高周波モジュール。 - 請求項11において、
前記制御信号発生回路にて用いる関数が、発生する値の下限値に固定されたオフセット値を持ち、該下限値以下にならない
ことを特徴とする高周波モジュール。 - 請求項10において、
前記制御信号発生回路が、
基準電圧または基準電流と前記包絡線信号との比較を行う比較器と、
前記比較器より出力される出力信号を複数で構成されるダイオードクランプ回路内トランジスタの各々を駆動するためのトランジスタ駆動回路と、
前記比較器と前記トランジスタ駆動回路とを直流的に分離独立させるアイソレーション回路とを有する
ことを特徴とする高周波モジュール。 - 送信系として、入力された変調アナログ信号の増幅を行う高周波増幅器部と、ベースバンド回路とを備え、
前記高周波増幅器部は、前記ベースバンド回路と共に半導体基板上にモノリシックで構成されており、
前記高周波増幅器部は、
前記変調アナログ信号の包絡線信号を取得する包絡線信号取得手段と、
制御信号を生成する制御信号発生回路と、
前記高周波増幅部の電源端子に接続され、該高周波増幅部の電源回路として機能するダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路とを備え、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、直流電源とダイオードと電源用トランジスタとを含むダイオードクランプ回路を、複数備えており、
前記各ダイオードクランプ回路は、各々、前記ダイオードを介して前記直流電源の電圧を出力する出力端子を有しており、
前記ダイオードクランプ型可変電源回路は、前記クランプ回路を複数段積み上げた構造であり、前記複数の電源用トランジスタが前記電源端子に対して直列になるようにして、前記複数のダイオードクランプ回路が前記各出力端子を介して多段接続され、
前記各電源用トランジスタに対応する前記各直流電源が直列に多段接続され、
前記制御信号発生回路は、前記包絡線信号の大きさに基づいて線形関数で変化する制御信号を生成すものであり、
前記線形関数で変化する制御信号により前記各ダイオードクランプ回路の前記各電源用トランジスタを個別に制御することにより、前記高周波増幅部の電源電圧を、前記変調アナログ信号の大きさに応じて変化させる
ことを特徴とする無線機。 - 請求項14において、
前記制御信号発生回路にて用いる関数が、発生する値の下限値に固定されたオフセット値を持ち、該下限値以下にならない
ことを特徴とする無線機。
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