Apparatus and methods for envelope tracking calibration

Apparatus and methods for envelope tracking calibration are provided. In one embodiment, a method of calibrating an envelope tracker having an envelope shaping table generated at a desired gain compression of a power amplifier is provided. The method includes generating a supply voltage for the powe...

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Hauptverfasser:	THOMPSON ROBERT JOHN, KHESBAK SABAH, HILDERSLEY JULIAN, COBLEY KEVIN LEE, HENSHAW ROBERT ASTLE, BARTRAM BENJAMIN, RIPLEY DAVID STEVEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMPLIFIERS ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION ELECTRICITY
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Zusammenfassung:	Apparatus and methods for envelope tracking calibration are provided. In one embodiment, a method of calibrating an envelope tracker having an envelope shaping table generated at a desired gain compression of a power amplifier is provided. The method includes generating a supply voltage for the power amplifier using the envelope tracker, operating the supply voltage of the power amplifier at a first voltage level associated with substantially no gain compression of the power amplifier, and measuring an output power of the power amplifier at the first voltage level. The method further includes decreasing a voltage level of the supply voltage one or more times and measuring the output power at each voltage level, determining a second voltage level of the power amplifier associated with a gain compression equal to about that of the desired gain compression, and calibrating the envelope tracker based on the determination.