Granted Patent B2

US 9,286,429 · App. 14/144,695 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Inventors: Brian Racey (Ottawa, CA); Igor Acimovic (Gatineau, CA)

Assignee: Alcatel Lucent

G06F17/5063G06F17/5036H03F1/0288G01R13/00G06F2217/00

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A method of generating parameters of an amplifier, the method comprising:

displaying, by a processor, a graphical user interface on a display, the graphical user interface associated with input and output parameters of the amplifier the displaying including,

displaying possible input parameter values associated with the input parameters, and

displaying load-pull data associated with the possible input parameters, the load-pull data identifying at least three sets of load-pull data characterizing salient states of active devices in operation of the amplifier, wherein the load-pull data includes (i) load-pull data for a main amplifier branch high efficiency operating mode of the amplifier, (ii) load-pull data for a main amplifier branch high-power operating mode of the amplifier and (iii) load-pull data for a peak amplifier branch high-power operating mode of the amplifier;

receiving input parameter values for the amplifier;

generating output parameter values for the amplifier based on the received input parameter values; and

displaying the generated output values on the display.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input parameter values include amplifier performance specifications and an active device characterization of the amplifier, the performance specifications including at least one of power, gain, efficiency and linearity of the amplifier, and the active device characterization being based on the load-pull data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving input parameter values includes,

receiving a set of the possible input parameter values, the set including the received input parameter values, each of the values in the set associated with a different input parameter, the selected set identifying impedance points of the amplifier; and

dynamically displaying performance characteristics of the amplifier in response to the selecting.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating includes,

generating design parameter values of the amplifier in real time in response to receiving the input parameter values, the design parameters including impedances presented to active devices of the amplifier, S-parameters of the amplifier and a modulation ratio of the amplifier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of the input parameters is less than a number of the output parameters.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the graphical user interface includes,

displaying first input parameter values alongside second input parameter values, the first input parameter values being for the main amplifier branch of the amplifier and the second input parameter values being for the peak amplifier branch of the amplifier.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amplifier is a power amplifier.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the power amplifier is one of a single ended, balanced, push-pull, 2-way, 3-way and N-way Doherty amplifier.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

building the amplifier based on the generated output parameter values.

10. A system configured to generate parameters of an amplifier, the system comprising:

a processor configured to,

display a graphical user interface on a display, the graphical user interface associated with input and output parameters of the amplifier including,

display possible input parameter values associated with the input parameters, and

display load-pull data associated with the possible input parameters, the load-pull data identifying at least three sets of load-pull data characterizing salient states of active devices in operation of the amplifier, wherein the load-pull data includes (i) load-pull data for a main amplifier branch high efficiency operating mode of the amplifier, (ii) load-pull data for a main amplifier branch high-power operating mode of the amplifier and (iii) load-pull data for a peak amplifier branch high-power operating mode of the amplifier;

receive input parameter values for the amplifier;

generate output parameter values for the amplifier based on the received input parameter values; and

display the generated output values on the display.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the input parameter values include amplifier performance specifications and an active device characterization of the amplifier, the performance specifications including at least one of power, gain, efficiency and linearity of the amplifier, and the active device characterization being based on load-pull data of the amplifier.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to receive a set of the possible input parameter values, the set including the received input parameter values, each of the values in the set associated with a different input parameter, the selected set identifying impedance points of the amplifier, and cause the display to dynamically display performance characteristics of the amplifier in response to the selecting.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to generate design parameter values of the amplifier in real time in response to receiving the input parameter values, the design parameters including impedances presented to active devices of the amplifier, S-parameters of the amplifier and a modulation ratio of the amplifier.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein a number of the input parameters is less than a number of the output parameters.

15. The system of claim 10 , the processor is configured to cause the display to display first input parameter values alongside second input parameter values, the first input parameter values being for the main amplifier branch of the amplifier and the second input parameter values being for the peak amplifier branch of the amplifier.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the amplifier is a power amplifier.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the power amplifier is one of a single ended, balanced, push-pull, 2-way, 3-way and N-way Doherty amplifier.

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