IP Library Granted Patent US 9,331,795
Granted Patent B2
US 9,331,795 · App. 14/183,610 · Granted May 3, 2016

Transmission arrangement and method for analyzing an amplified transmission signal

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Patent No.
US 9,331,795
App. No.
14/183,610
Granted
May 3, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission arrangement is disclosed having an amplifier which is set up to amplify a transmission signal and to provide it as an amplified transmission signal in differential form, an analysis circuit for determining a property of the amplified transmission signal, and a differential feedback path which is set up to supply the amplified transmission signal to the analysis circuit in differential form.

Claims (57)

1. A transmission arrangement, comprising:

an amplifier which is set up to amplify a transmission signal and to provide it as an amplified transmission signal in differential form;

an analysis circuit for determining a property of the amplified transmission signal;

a differential feedback path which is set up to supply the amplified transmission signal to the analysis circuit in differential form; and

an output element which is set up to output the amplified transmission signal from an output path of the amplifier and to supply it to the feedback path;

wherein the output path has a matching network and the output element is set up to inductively output the amplified transmission signal from the matching network.

2. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the analysis circuit comprises a feedback receiver configured to receive the amplified transmission signal in differential form.

3. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the feedback receiver and the amplifier are arranged in a package.

4. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the feedback receiver and the amplifier are arranged on a chip.

5. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the transmission signal is a modulated transmission signal; and

wherein the feedback receiver has a demodulator which is set up to demodulate the amplified transmission signal.

6. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising:

a transmission device which is set up to generate the transmission signal.

7. The transmission arrangement of claim 6 ,

wherein the transmission device, the analysis circuit and the amplifier are arranged in a package.

8. The transmission arrangement of claim 6 ,

wherein the transmission device, the analysis circuit and the amplifier are arranged on a chip.

9. The transmission arrangement of claim 6 , further comprising:

a control device which is set up to control the transmission device for transmission signal generation on the basis of the determined property.

10. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the amplifier is set up to provide an antenna with the amplified transmission signal.

11. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the differential feedback path has a filter for filtering the amplified transmission signal.

12. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the differential feedback path has an attenuator for attenuating the amplified transmission signal.

13. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the matching network is a transformer and the output element is set up to inductively output the amplified transmission signal from the secondary side of the transformer.

14. The transmission arrangement of claim 13 ,

wherein the output element is integrated in the transformer.

15. The transmission arrangement of claim 14 ,

wherein the output element has an output filter.

16. The transmission arrangement of claim 1 ,

wherein the amplifier is an output stage.

17. A transmission arrangement, comprising:

an amplifier which is set up to amplify a transmission signal and to provide it as an amplified transmission signal in differential form;

an analysis circuit for determining a property of the amplified transmission signal;

a differential feedback path which is set up to supply the amplified transmission signal to the analysis circuit in differential form; and

an output element which is set up to output the amplified transmission signal from an output path of the amplifier and to supply it to the feedback path;

wherein the output element is set up to capacitively output the amplified transmission signal.

18. A method for analyzing an amplified transmission signal, the method comprising:

amplifying a transmission signal and providing the amplified transmission signal in differential form;

supplying the amplified transmission signal to an analysis circuit in differential form;

wherein the amplified transmission signal in differential form is inductively supplied via a differential feedback path to the analysis circuit from an output path of an output element having a matching network; and

determining a property of the amplified transmission signal.

19. The method of claim 18 ,

wherein the transmission signal is a modulated transmission signal and the method further comprises demodulating the amplified transmission signal.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

controlling the generation of the transmission signal based on the determined property.

21. A method for analyzing an amplified transmission signal, the method comprising:

amplifying a transmission signal and providing the amplified transmission signal in differential form;

supplying the amplified transmission signal to an analysis circuit in differential form;

wherein the amplified transmission signal in differential form is capacitively supplied via a differential feedback path to the analysis circuit from an output path of an output element having a matching network; and

determining a property of the amplified transmission signal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2022
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061356/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2014
From: LEUSCHNER, STEPHAN; MRUGALLA, FLORIAN; MOREIRA, JOSÉ; PFANN, PETER
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 032250/0041 →