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Patent Application
App. No. 13/185,025

AMPLIFIER ARRANGEMENT

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Patent No.
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App. No.
13/185,025
Abstract

An amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising at least a first amplifier module and a second amplifier module is presented wherein a splitter stage for dividing an amplifier stage input signal into several signal portions. The signal portions are amplified in the at least two parallel amplifier modules. A combiner stage combines the separate amplifier output signals into a single amplifier arrangement output signal.

Claims (48)

1 . An amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

a splitter stage for splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

at least a first amplifier module for amplifying the at least first signal portion, the at least first amplifier module comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier

at least a second amplifier module for amplifying the at least second signal portion, the second amplifier module comprising a third amplifier and a fourth amplifier,

a combiner stage for combining the first amplified signal, received at a first combiner stage input, and the second amplified signal, received at a second signal combiner input, into a amplified stage output signal,

wherein an output of the first amplifier is connected to a first filter, an output of the second amplifier is connected to a second filter, an output of the third amplifier is connected to a third filter and an output of the fourth amplifier is connected to a fourth filter.

2 . An amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

a splitter stage for splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

at least a first amplifier module comprising a first sigma-delta modulator for processing a first amplifier module input signal and the at least first amplifier module further comprising a first delta-sigma modulator driven amplifier;

at least a second amplifier module comprising a second sigma-delta modulator for processing a second amplifier module input signal and the at least second amplifier module further comprising a second delta-sigma modulator driven amplifier

a combiner stage for combining the first amplified signal, received at a first combiner stage input, and the second amplified signal, received at a second signal combiner input, into a amplified stage output signal.

3 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 1 further comprising a power distributor for switching on and off a power supply for at least the second amplifier.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first filter, or the second filter, or the third filter, or the fourth filter is a film bulk acoustic resonator filter (FBAR).

6 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 4 wherein at least one of the first filter, the second filter, the third filter or the fourth filter is a duplex filter with a first port for passing a signal in a first frequency band to an antenna port and a second port for receiving a second signal in a second frequency band from the antenna port and wherein one port of the FBAR duplexer or the second port of the duplex FBAR filter is connected via an impedance to a reference level.

7 . (canceled)

8 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the signal stage and the combiner stage are bidirectional couplers.

9 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 8 wherein at least one of the bidirectional couplers comprises at least one of Wilkinson combiner or quadrature hybrid.

10 . The amplifier arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the at least a first amplifier module and the at least a second amplifier module are one of balanced amplifiers or Doherty amplifiers.

11 . A chipset comprising an amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

a splitter stage for splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

at least a first amplifier module for amplifying the at least a first signal portion, the at least a first amplifier module comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier

at least a second amplifier module for amplifying the at least a second signal portion, the second amplifier module comprising a third amplifier and a fourth amplifier,

a combiner stage for combining the first amplified signal, received at a first combiner stage input, and the second amplified signal, received at a second signal combiner input, into a amplified stage output signal,

wherein an output of the first amplifier is connected to a first filter, an output of the second amplifier is connected to a second filter, an output of the third amplifier is connected to a third filter and an output of the fourth amplifier is connected to a fourth filter.

12 . A method for amplifying a radio signal comprising

splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

amplifying the at least a first signal portion by at least a first amplifier module;

amplifying the at least a second signal portion by at least a second amplifier module; and

combining the first amplified signal and the second amplified signal into an amplified stage output signal,

wherein an output of the first amplifier is connected to a first filter, an output of the second amplifier is connected to a second filter, an output of the third amplifier is connected to a third filter and an output of the fourth amplifier is connected to a fourth filter.

13 . A method of manufacturing a amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

connecting a first splitter stage output of a splitter stage to a first amplifier module input of a first amplifier module, the first amplifier module comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier

connecting a second splitter stage output of a splitter stage to a second amplifier module input of a second amplifier module, the second amplifier module comprising a third amplifier and a fourth amplifier

connecting a first amplifier module output of the first amplifier module to a first combiner stage input of a combiner stage

connecting a second amplifier module output of the second amplifier module to a second signal combiner input of the combiner stage,

wherein an output of the first amplifier is connected to a first filter, an output of the second amplifier is connected to a second filter, an output of the third amplifier is connected to a third filter and an output of the fourth amplifier is connected to a fourth filter.

14 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to manufacture an amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

a splitter stage for splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

at least a first amplifier module for amplifying the at least a first signal portion, the at least a first amplifier module comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier

at least a second amplifier module for amplifying the at least second a signal portion, the second amplifier module comprising a third amplifier and a fourth amplifier,

a combiner stage for combining the first amplified signal, received at a first combiner stage input, and the second amplified signal, received at a second signal combiner input, into a amplified stage output signal.

15 . A radio station comprising an amplifier arrangement for amplifying a radio signal comprising

a splitter stage for splitting an amplifier input signal into at least a first signal portion, and at least a second signal portion

at least a first amplifier module for amplifying the at least a first signal portion, the at least a first amplifier module comprising a first amplifier and a second amplifier

at least a second amplifier module for amplifying the at least a second signal portion, the second amplifier module comprising a third amplifier and a fourth amplifier,

a combiner stage for combining the first amplified signal, received at a first combiner stage input, and the second amplified signal, received at a second signal combiner input, into a amplified stage output signal,

wherein an output of the first amplifier is connected to a first filter, an output of the second amplifier is connected to a second filter, an output of the third amplifier is connected to a third filter and an output of the fourth amplifier is connected to a fourth filter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2011
From: SCHMIDT, LOTHAR
To: UBIDYNE, INC.
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