REDUCING DYNAMIC ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE IN CASCODE AMPLIFIERS

A power amplifier including a cascode output stage, a bias circuit, and a temperature compensation and bias boost circuit. The cascode output stage has an input and an output and includes first and second transistors connected in series. A base of the first transistor is coupled to the input, an emi...

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Main Author Rogers, John William Mitchell
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.04.2021
Subjects
AMPLIFIERS
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
ELECTRICITY
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Summary:A power amplifier including a cascode output stage, a bias circuit, and a temperature compensation and bias boost circuit. The cascode output stage has an input and an output and includes first and second transistors connected in series. A base of the first transistor is coupled to the input, an emitter of the first transistor is coupled to a reference potential, a collector of the first transistor is coupled to an emitter of the second transistor, and a collector of the second transistor is coupled to a supply voltage and the output. The bias circuit is coupled to the base of the second transistor. The bias boost circuit is coupled to the base of the first transistor, compensates for changes in temperature of the cascode output stage, and increases a bias current provided to the first transistor responsive to an increase in the temperature of the cascode output stage.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017078165