WO2003012982A2 - Tuned damping circuit for power amplifier output - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03F1/56—Modifications of input or output impedances, not otherwise provided for
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03F—AMPLIFIERS
- H03F1/00—Details of amplifiers with only discharge tubes, only semiconductor devices or only unspecified devices as amplifying elements
- H03F1/32—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion
- H03F1/3205—Modifications of amplifiers to reduce non-linear distortion in field-effect transistor amplifiers
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- H03F3/00—Amplifiers with only discharge tubes or only semiconductor devices as amplifying elements
- H03F3/189—High frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers
- H03F3/19—High frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers with semiconductor devices only
- H03F3/193—High frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers with semiconductor devices only with field-effect devices
- H03F3/1935—High frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers with semiconductor devices only with field-effect devices with junction-FET devices
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- H03F2200/387—A circuit being added at the output of an amplifier to adapt the output impedance of the amplifier
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- the present invention relates to amplifiers, and in particular to a tuned damping circuit for power amplifier output .
- Radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers are commonly used for signal transmission in wireless communication equipment such as mobile telephones. These power amplifiers typically have one or more amplifier stages using bipolar transistors such as Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) . On the output side of such a power amplifier circuit, non-linear capacitive elements can have the undesirable effect of creating parametric mode instabilities, or out-of-band oscillations. Therefore, a need has arisen for an amplifier that addresses the disadvantages and deficiencies of the prior art. In particular, a need has arisen for an amplifying circuit with a tuned damping circuit to reduce or eliminate parametric mode instabilities.
- GaAs Gallium Arsenide
- HBTs heterojunction bipolar transistors
- An amplifying circuit which, in one embodiment, includes an amplifying transistor that has a first terminal coupled to receive an input signal, a second terminal coupled to a first reference potential, and a third terminal coupled to an output terminal .
- the amplifying circuit also includes a damping circuit with a first terminal coupled to the output terminal and a second terminal coupled to the first reference potential or a second reference potential .
- the damping circuit includes a capacitor and inductor coupled in parallel, as well as a resistor coupled in series with the capacitor and the inductor. In one embodiment, the damping circuit is tuned to present a maximum impedance at the operating frequency of the amplifying circuit.
- An advantage of the present invention is that parametric mode instabilities, or out-of-band oscillations, caused by non-linear capacitive elements on the output side of the amplifying circuit are reduced or eliminated.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that this reduction or elimination is achieved with a simple, economical circuit design which has a minimal impact on the amplifying circuit at the amplifying circuit's operating frequency.
- FIGURE 1 is a schematic diagram in partial block form of a power amplifier circuit including a tuned damping circuit
- FIGURE 2 is a graph of reactance as a function of frequency for the damping circuit
- FIGURE 3 is a schematic diagram of a second power amplifier circuit
- FIGURE 4 is a schematic diagram of a third power amplifier circuit
- FIGURE 5 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary parallel amplifying circuit arrangement.
- FIGURES 1 through 5 of the drawings The preferred embodiments of the present invention and their advantages are best understood by referring to FIGURES 1 through 5 of the drawings. Like numerals are used for like and corresponding parts of the various drawings .
- FIGURE 1 is a schematic diagram in partial block form of a power amplifier circuit 10 designed in accordance with the present invention.
- Power amplifier circuit 10 includes an amplifying transistor 12 which may be, ' for example, a heterojunction bipolar transistor. It will be understood that amplifying transistor 12 may form a single cell in a multi-cell amplifier stage, in which many amplifying transistors like amplifying transistor 12 may be connected in parallel to enhance output power. Amplifying transistor 12 is shown with an emitter ballast resistor 14 connected between the emitter of amplifying transistor 12 and ground.
- FIGURE 1 for simplicity. It will be realized that such conventional circuitry, as well as other known circuitry such as a base ballast resistor in addition to or instead of emitter ballast resistor 14, may also form part of power amplifier circuit 10. An exemplary parallel amplifying arrangement with such conventional circuitry is shown in FIGURE 5.
- the collector of amplifying transistor 12 is connected to a supply voltage V C c through an RF choke inductor 16.
- a large bypass capacitor 18, which acts as a short circuit for RF signals, is connected between inductor 16 and ground.
- the collector of amplifying transistor 12 is also connected to a DC blocking capacitor 20, which is in turn connected to an output node 21.
- An RF output signal RF 0UT is provided at output node 21.
- Output node 21 is coupled to a load resistance 24 through an impedance matching network 22, which may be of conventional design.
- Damping circuit 26 is connected to output node 21.
- Damping circuit 26 is a tuned damping circuit designed to damp out-of-band oscillations.
- Damping circuit 26 includes a capacitor 28 and an inductor 30 connected to output node 21 in parallel. The parallel arrangement of capacitor 28 and inductor 30 is connected in series with a resistor 32, which is connected to ground.
- damping circuit 26 may be inverted, so that resistor 32 is connected to output node 21 and capacitor 28 and inductor 30 are connected to ground. In this alternative arrangement, damping circuit 26 still performs its function as described below.
- Damping circuit 26 is tuned to present a maximum impedance in the operating frequency range of power amplifier circuit 10, and a very low impedance out-of-band.
- FIGURE 2 a graph of the reactance X of damping circuit 26 as a function of frequency is shown.
- the operating frequency range is defined by dashed lines 34, with a central operating frequency illustrated by dashed line 36.
- damping circuit 26 has a high reactance with the operating frequency range. Above the central operating frequency, the reactance is capacitive. Below the central operating frequency, the reactance is inductive. In either case, resistor 32 provides a load for out-of-band frequencies, but is not significant within the operating frequency range compared with the reactance of capacitor 28 and inductor 30. In this manner, out-of-band oscillations are damped, while the operating frequency range is substantially unaffected.
- FIGURE 3 a schematic diagram of an alternative power amplifier circuit 40 is shown.
- Power amplifier circuit 40 is similar to power amplifier circuit 10 described above, and like numerals are used for like and corresponding parts of FIGURES 1 and 3.
- damping circuit 26 is connected in parallel with RF choke inductor 16.
- resistor 32 is DC connected to V cc and RF coupled to ground through capacitor 18.
- the only other difference between circuits 10 and 40 is the placement of DC blocking capacitor 20 relative to damping circuit 26, which is purely a matter of design choice and has no significant impact on the operational characteristics of the circuit.
- Damping circuit 26 performs the same function in power amplifier circuit 40 as in power amplifier circuit 10, which is to damp out-of-band oscillations.
- the two circuits 10 and 40 operate in a substantially identical manner.
- FIGURE 4 a schematic diagram of a third power amplifier circuit 50 is shown.
- Power amplifier circuit 50 has a stabilizing circuit 52 in series (rather than in shunt) with the output signal path.
- the stabilizing circuit 52 consists of a resistor 54 in parallel with a series arrangement of an inductor 56 and a capacitor 58.
- power amplifier circuit 50 is equivalent to power amplifier circuit 10 in terms of impedance characteristics.
- power amplifier circuit 50 exhibits the same out-of-band stability as power amplifier circuits 10 and 40.
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US5629648A (en) * | 1995-03-29 | 1997-05-13 | Rf Micro Devices, Inc. | HBT power amplifier |
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US3582804A (en) * | 1969-03-28 | 1971-06-01 | Trw Inc | Distributed amplifier damping circuits |
US5406224A (en) * | 1992-08-25 | 1995-04-11 | Nippondenso Co., Ltd. | Circuit for stabilizing RF amplifier |
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