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- Wireless communication devices are an integral part of modern existence, with a wide range of different device types in use, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, portable digital assistants, wireless-enabled computers, and other so-called “pervasive computing” devices. While the use and capability of these devices vary considerably, each includes one or more of the fundamental building blocks comprising essentially any wireless communication device.
- For example, any wireless device capable of transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal includes some form of transmitter circuit to transmit a RF signal in accordance with a defined modulation scheme. Power amplification is a fundamental part of this signal transmission capability. Typically, the desired transmit signal is formed at a relatively low power level, and this pre-amplified signal is then amplified by a RF power amplifier, which boosts the signal power to a level suitable for radio transmission. Oftentimes, the level of transmit power is tightly controlled, such as in cellular telephony.
- Controlling the output power of a RF power amplifier requires accurate control of the amplifier's bias voltage. That is, essentially all power amplifier circuits are implemented as transistor-based amplifiers, whether single-or multi-stage, and control of output power from these transistor-based amplifiers requires accurate control of transistor operating points.
- Generally, an applied bias voltage establishes the operating point of a power amplifier. Indeed, operating point control affects whether the transistor operates in a linear or in a saturated mode, and greatly affects the amplification efficiency of the power amplifier, which is a dominant influence on battery life in portable wireless devices. Nominally, a given magnitude of bias voltage corresponds to a given level of quiescent current in the power amplifier, which current is determinative in setting the eventual output power of the power amplifier when stimulated with an RF source at its input. Ideally, one would simply set the bias voltage to the nominal level corresponding to the desired quiescent current. Unfortunately, a host of variables, including semiconductor process variations, temperature, aging, operating voltages, and others conspire to alter the relationship between a given bias voltage and the resultant amplifier quiescent current. In other words, one cannot simply choose the bias voltage that should result in the desired quiescent current; instead, one generally needs to adopt some form of bias voltage calibration or adjustment.
- Of course, these calibration approaches add expense and complication, particularly on the manufacturing side where, in some cases, individual power amplifier circuits (or whole communication devices) are characterized over temperature and voltage to determine appropriate adjustment factors for bias voltage. This calibration information generally is then loaded into non-volatile memory within the calibrated devices for use in later operation.
- The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dynamically calibrating voltage bias into a power amplifier circuit in advance of transmit operations to ensure that the power amplifier circuit is biased to a desired quiescent current level. Although subject to implementation variations in many different embodiments, the present invention generally provides a bias controller that uses closed-loop control techniques to adjust a generated bias voltage up or down to make the supply current into the power amplifier circuit under quiescent conditions substantially match the target quiescent current value.
- A timing function, which may be included in the bias controller, controls first and second operating states for the bias controller. During the first operating state, the bias controller adjusts bias voltage under closed-loop control based on measured or detected supply current into the power amplifier circuit. Thus, during the first state, the bias controller uses closed-loop control to adjust the bias voltage to whatever level is needed to achieve the target level of quiescent current. After some defined duration, the bias controller transitions from its first state to its second state, at which point it locks or otherwise holds the adjusted level of bias voltage irrespective of any changes in the supply current into the power amplifier circuit.
- In operation, the first state is made to occur during quiescent conditions of the power amplifier circuit, such as before a radio transmit burst. As the bias controller transitions from its first to its second state, it locks or holds the adjusted bias voltage and maintains this bias voltage value through any subsequent radio transmissions.
- In some exemplary embodiments, the bias controller is configured with a measurement path for measuring supply current into the power amplifier circuit that is independent of the primary path that provides supply current to the power amplifier circuit during transmit operations. In this manner, the bias controller avoids loading the primary supply path with any current measurement devices it might use to sense supply current into the power amplifier during bias voltage adjustment operations.
- In other exemplary embodiments, the bias controller may use a reference current that has some defined proportionality to the actual supply current. Such reference currents are sometimes used in current modulators used in envelope-elimination-and-restoration (EER) applications. In EER systems, which are also referred to as “polar” modulation systems, the power amplifier is biased for saturated mode operation. A constant-envelope, phase-modulated signal is applied to the amplification input of the power amplifier, while its supply terminal is supplied with amplitude modulated supply voltage and/or current. Where current modulation is used, the bias controller may use a reference current generated as a scaled reference of the modulated supply current.
- With this approach, the bias voltage adjustment control loop may be closed based on sensing the reference current rather than the actual current. Again, this approach avoids placing dissipative components in the supply current path of the power amplifier. During its first state of operation, amplitude modulation of the supply and reference currents is suspended, and no RF signal is applied to the power amplifier. The bias controller may include switching elements for isolating the current modulator from any input modulation signals to force this quiescent condition during the bias controller's adjustment operations.
- Regardless of the its particular implementation, the bias controller's closed-loop adjustment approach accommodates variations in the relationship between supplied bias voltage and resultant quiescent current, thereby eliminating the need for stored calibration information, and any temperature-or voltage-based bias adjustment tracking. That is, with the bias controller of the present invention, the bias voltage is adjusted under closed-loop control to whatever value is needed to fix the quiescent supply current of the power amplifier circuit at the target value.
- Generally, the bias controller includes accommodations to ensure that the supply voltage applied to the power amplifier circuit during its bias voltage adjustment operations is of sufficient magnitude to reliably set the quiescent current level. That is, with some amplifier types, such as with bipolar junction transistor amplifiers, an adequate voltage between the collector and emitter, is required to reliably set the quiescent current level. Field effect transistors (FETs) typically have corresponding drain-to-source voltage ranges that should be maintained while setting bias voltage. Further, the bias controller operates to ensure that any voltage differences between the first state (adjustment) and the second state (transmit operations) are not so substantial that errors would result in the quiescent current level between the two operating states.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a conventional wireless communication device employing stored calibration information to effect amplifier bias voltage control.
- FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating the generalized relationship between transistor amplifier operating point and input/output RF power.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a single-stage transistor amplifier subject to bias voltage control.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of an exemplary communication device incorporating a bias controller according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of exemplary details for one embodiment of the bias controller.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram of another embodiment of the bias controller configured to operate in conjunction with a current modulator.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram of exemplary details for the bias controller and current modulator of FIG. 6, while FIG. 7B illustrates exemplary control waveforms associated with timing the operation of the bias controller and current modulator.
- FIG. 8 is a graph of exemplary bias adjustment timing in a radio transmit burst environment, such as that employed in by the GSM communication standards.
- FIG. 9 is graph of alternate bias adjustment timing relative to the burst transmission.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram of another embodiment of the bias controller and current modulator where the power amplifier supply voltage used during bias voltage adjustment is independent of the primary supply voltage used during transmit operations.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram of another embodiment of the bias controller and current modulator where the supply voltage limit is detected and fed to the baseband processor, which then adjusts VIDQREF to compensate for battery voltage variation.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an approach to power amplifier biasing as might be used in a conventional
wireless communication device 10. Thedevice 10 comprises atransceiver 12, which cooperates with a digital signal processor (DSP) 14 to process a received signal from anantenna assembly 16 after filtering and conditioning by afilter circuit 18. Thetransceiver 12 also cooperates with theDSP 14 to produce a transmit signal which is input to apower amplifier 20. Amplification of the transmit signal by thepower amplifier 20 generates an RF output signal suitable for transmission byantenna assembly 16. An impedance matchingcircuit 22 may be used to couple the RF output signal from thepower amplifier 20 to theantenna assembly 16. - Commonly, the
device 10 is required to transmit its RF output signal at a specified transmit power, or at least within a specified range of output powers. The RF output power achievable with a typical power amplifier is determined by its operating point. FIG. 2 is a generic graph of the relationship between input RF power and output RF power as a function of power amplifier operating point. Bias control is used to establish the operating point of a power amplifier, and FIG. 3 illustrates a typical power amplifier circuit arrangement and the mechanism for receiving a bias voltage signal. - For simplification,
power amplifier 20 is illustrated as a single stage transistor amplifier comprising transistor Q1 having its collector tied to aninput supply terminal 34 which is coupled to a supply voltage VDD through an inductor L1, an emitter tied to signal ground throughterminal 36, and a base coupled through R1 to a bias voltage applied toterminal 38. The base is also AC-coupled through capacitor C1 to an RF input signal applied toterminal 30. - In operation, a bias voltage is applied to terminal38 to establish a quiescent current into the collector of transistor amplifier Q1, thereby establishing the transistor operating point. Application of the RF input signal causes the transistor Q1 to begin self-biasing, but nonetheless the average bias point is maintained by the bias voltage VBIAS.
- One of the difficulties encountered in proper power amplifier biasing arises from the uncertainties in the relationship between a given bias voltage and a resultant quiescent current. That is, the same bias voltage applied to different specimens of the same type of power amplifier circuit, or applied to the same amplifier at different temperatures produces varying quiescent currents. Table 1 below illustrates output power sensitivity relative to amplifier quiescent current for a typical RF power amplifier.
TABLE 1 TYPICAL LINEAR PA SPECIFICATIONS PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX PWR GAIN 28 dB 31 dB 34 dB IDQ 50 mA 100 mA 300 mA ACPR 26 dBc 29 dBc 32 dBc - As seen from the table data, power gains in a typical power amplifier vary significantly with changes in quiescent current IDQ. Moreover, differing quiescent currents varies the operating point of the power amplifier, causing changes in its amplification characteristics (e.g., linearity), which influences the adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) performance of the power amplifier. ACPR performance is important because of the need to minimize cross-channel interference between the closely spaced communication channel frequencies in a typical wireless communication system.
- With the above voltage biasing problems in mind, the reader is referred back to FIG. 1 for an understanding of how these difficulties are addressed in the
conventional device 10. In the illustration, one sees that theDSP 14 has access to a look-up table (LUT) or some other similar data structure implemented in amemory 24. Data stored inmemory 24 comprise calibration information for needed variations or adjustments of power amplifier bias voltage over temperature, and potentially over time (e.g., drifting due to component aging), and may include multiple sets of data for different operating points, corresponding to different modes of device operation. Indeed, the overall set of variables that influence the resultant quiescent current for a given bias voltage value are complex enough that individualized calibration data is often collected and stored for eachdevice 10. In any case, an undesirable amount of time and labor is expended, often on a per-unit basis, to characterize and store the needed calibration data inmemory 24. - FIG. 4 illustrates an
exemplary communication device 50 according to the present invention. Here, thecommunication device 50 includes anexemplary bias controller 52, which comprises a supplycurrent detection circuit 54, and a closed-loop control circuit 56.Device 50 further includes apower amplifier 60,impedance matching network 62,antenna assembly 64,transceiver 66, andbaseband processor 68. - In operation,
bias controller 52supplies power amplifier 60 with a bias voltage adjusted to set the quiescent current ofpower amplifier 60 to a desired quiescent current value. Bias voltage adjustment operations of thebias controller 52 are controlled relative to the transmit operations ofdevice 50, such that bias voltage adjustment is performed under quiescent conditions of thepower amplifier 60. -
Power amplifier 60 generates a RF output signal (RF_OUT) responsive to an RF input signal (RF_IN) fromtransceiver 66. The RF_OUT signal is coupled toantenna assembly 64 through theimpedance matching network 62, where it is radiated outward as a transmitted signal. Theradio transceiver 66 cooperates withbaseband processor 68 to generate the RF_IN signal according to desired transmit information, and in accordance with applicable modulation protocols (e.g., IS-136, GSM, or other wireless communication standards). - In terms of bias control,
baseband processor 68 cooperates with thebias controller 52 to achieve an adjusted bias voltage level that sets the quiescent current into thepower amplifier 60 at a desired target value. In this embodiment, thebaseband processor 68 generates, or otherwise controls, a reference voltage VIDQREF that is proportionately representative of the desired quiescent current value. Thus, the baseband processor, which may include digital analog conversion facilities, controls the magnitude of VIDQREF in accordance with the desired quiescent current value.Bias controller 52 uses closed-loop control responsive to VIDQREF and the measured supply current (IPA) into thepower amplifier 60 to set the quiescent current level of IPA. Once the appropriate adjustment for the bias voltage VBIAS is obtained, thebias controller 52 holds this voltage constant irrespective of any subsequent change in supply current into thepower amplifier 60. - More particularly, the
bias controller 52 operates in a first state where it dynamically adjusts the bias voltage VBIAS to achieve the desired quiescent current value for the power amplifier supply current IPA, and then transitions into a second state where it holds or otherwise maintains the adjusted level of VBIAS irrespective of changes in IPA. Transitioning between the first and second states of operation for thebias controller 52 is controlled by enable signal (EN) generated by thebaseband processor 68. As will be explained in more detail later, thebaseband processor 68 typically asserts the enable signal in advance of radio transmit activity. That is, the EN signal is generally asserted before transmit operations, with the power amplifier held at quiescent conditions (with no applied RF power). The timing function within thebias controller 52 converts the enable signal into a shorter duration control pulse. While the control pulse is asserted, thebias controller 52 operates in the first state by applying closed-loop adjustment to VBIAS to achieve the desired quiescent current value of IPA, and upon de-assertion of the pulse, it transitions to the second state where it holds the adjusted level of VBIAS. - FIG. 5 illustrates details for an exemplary embodiment of the
bias controller 52. Here, the closed-loop control circuit 56 comprises anamplifier circuit 80 and a track-and-hold circuit 82. Theamplifier circuit 80 generates an error signal based on a difference between VIDQREF and the detection signal provided by thecurrent detector 54. In this embodiment, thedetection circuit 54 comprises a sense resistor RQ disposed in series in a measurement path that selectively couples the supply input of thepower amplifier 60 to the supply voltage VDD through operation of aswitch 84. Whileswitch 84 is drawn as a single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch, it should be understood that its implementation might involve the use of separate switches. In any case, supply current IPA topower amplifier 60 may be selectively conducted through either the measurement path or through a primary path by operation ofswitch 84, which might comprise discrete field effect transistors (FET) disposed in series in the primary and measurement paths. - Regardless of the particular approach taken for selectively enabling the measurement and primary paths, the measurement path is switched in during the adjustment period of operation for the
bias controller 52. That is, supply current IPA to thepower amplifier 60 flows through the measurement path and therefore flows through the sense resistor RQ during the adjustment period. Consequently, the detection signal represents a voltage signal that is below the supply voltage VDD by an amount proportionate to the magnitude of supply current IPA flowing into thepower amplifier 60 because of the voltage drop caused by that current across the sense resistor RQ In this manner, the error signal is responsive to the actual level of quiescent current flowing into thepower amplifier 60 compared to the desired or target quiescent current value. - A
pulse generator 86, which may be a one-shot device, generates the bias calibration control pulse, here labeled as QCHK that drives thepath selection switch 84 and the track-and-hold circuit 82. Operation of the track-and-hold circuit 82 in response to the QCHK signal is discussed below. - When the enable signal is asserted, the
pulse generator 86 asserts QCHK for a defined period. While QCHK is asserted, the track-and-hold circuit 82 operates in a tracking mode, and varies the generated bias voltage VBIAS as a function of the error signal output by theamplifier circuit 80. Thus, the bias voltage VBIAS tracks changes in the error signal during the first state of operation to provide closed-loop adjustment of VBIAS. Because the magnitude of the bias voltage VBIAS controls the magnitude of supply current IPA into thepower amplifier 60, a closed-loop control mechanism is established wherebyamplifier circuit 80 drives the error signal either up or down such that the bias voltage VBIAS moves either up or down to minimize the difference between the detection signal and VIDQREF. Thus, while in its first state of operation, thebias controller 52 sets the bias voltage VBIAS to whatever level is needed to achieve the desired or target quiescent current value for supply current IPA as represented by the reference voltage VIDQREF. - At the conclusion of the defined period, control signal QCHK is de-asserted, and the
tracking circuit 82 transitions to its second state where it holds the adjusted level of the bias voltage VBIAS. Additionally, switch 84 changes state, thereby coupling the supply input of the power amplifier to the supply voltage VDD through the primary path, thus avoiding the need for sourcing supply current IPA through sense resistor RQ during normal transmit operations ofpower amplifier 60. - At this point, the current flowing through the sense resistor RQ goes to zero and the detection signal rises to the level of the supply voltage VDD. While this change in the detection signal causes a potentially large change in the error signal generated by the
amplifier circuit 80, the track-and-hold circuit 82 ignores changes in the error signal. Bias voltage VBIAS is thus maintained at the previously adjusted level irrespective of changes in the actual supply current IPA into thepower amplifier 60. In this second state, RF input power may be applied to thepower amplifier 60 without upsetting or otherwise changing the level of bias voltage provided by thebias controller 52. - While it was generally assumed in the preceding discussion that the
bias controller 52 provided bias voltage to establish a linear point of operation for thepower amplifier 60, linear operation is not necessary or even desirable in some applications. FIG. 6 illustrates thepower amplifier circuit 60 configured for use in an envelope-envelope-elimination-and-restoration (EER) application. Here, thepower amplifier circuit 60 is operated as a saturated mode amplifier, and thebaseband processor 68 generates separate phase and amplitude modulation waveforms. Thus, the RF_IN signal to thepower amplifier 60 comprises a constant envelope phase modulation signal, while the power supply signal from anAM modulator 90 comprises a supply current modulated in accordance with a desired modulation signal AM_IN. Consequently, the RF output signal RF_OUT from the power amplifier circuit contains both phase and amplitude modulation information. - Depending upon the particular configuration of the
modulator 90, thebias controller 52 may or may not use a measurement path to detect supply current into thepower amplifier circuit 60. FIG. 7A illustrates an exemplary embodiment of themodulator 90 andbias controller 52. Referring to FIG. 7B, the enable signal EN is asserted in advance of transmit operations. Upon assertion of the EN signal, thepulse controller 86 of thebias controller 52 generates the QCHK control pulse, which has a defined pulse width that is typically much less (e.g., 15 μs) than the typical width of the overall enable pulse. Upon assertion of QCHK, irrespective of whether negative or positive logic sense is used, transistor Q3 is turned on thereby enabling supply current IPA to flow through the measurement path which includes the sense resistor RQ ofdetector circuit 54. Simultaneously,switch 102 connects the input of differential error amplifier U1 to ground, effectively turning off Q1 and Q2, and disabling the primary path. In this sense, transistor Q3 and switch 102 function together as theselector switch 84 shown in FIG. 5. - QCHK also drives the track-and-
hold circuit 82. More specifically, the track-and-hold circuit 82 includes the logic inverter U3 to generate the inverse of QCHK, which inverse signal is used to driveswitch 100 that couples a signal input of the track-and-hold circuit 82 to the error signal generated by theerror amplifier 80, shown here as U2. Whenswitch 100 is closed, the error signal voltage is impressed on capacitor CHOLD, which is coupled to an input of buffer amplifier U4. Thus, in this embodiment, the bias voltage VBIAS represents a buffered version of the error signal voltage impressed on the storage capacitor CHOLD. Thus, storage capacitor CHOLD functions as an analog storage element that tracks the error signal voltage during the time that thecoupling switch 100 is closed. - At the same time,
switch 102, which also forms a part of thebias controller 52 in this embodiment, switches the input of a modulation control amplifier U1 from its default connection with the amplitude modulation signal AM_IN to its bias voltage calibration connection withground. Switching the inverting input of U1 to ground disables Q1 and Q2, thereby disabling the primary current path into thepower amplifier circuit 60, and causing all supply current IPA into thepower amplifier 60 to flow through sense resistor RQ during quiescent conditions, e.g., IPA=IQ. - At the end of the QCHK control pulse,
switch 102 decouples the inverting input of U1 from ground and again couples that input to the amplitude modulation signal AM_IN. Likewise, transistor Q3 shuts off thereby disabling the measurement current path. Similarly,switch 100 opens, thereby placing the track-and-hold circuit 82 in its hold condition. Note that use of the buffer amplifier U4 prevents loading of the storage capacitor CHOLD by the bias input ofpower amplifier 60. That is, the very high input impedance of buffer amplifier U4, in combination with the high input impedance of theopen switch 100, results in essentially no discharge of the storage capacitor CHOLD between bias voltage calibration cycles. - FIG. 7B introduced the idea of synchronizing bias voltage calibration operation of the
bias controller 52 with radio transmit operations. FIG. 8 provides considerably more detail for such an implementation in the context of a transmit burst as might be used where thedevice 50 is configured for operation in a wireless communication system based on, for example, the Global Standard for Mobile Communication (GSM). - In GSM, transmit bursts consist of a burst start where the transmit power is ramped up to a defined level, followed by a modulation period, and then terminated by a ramp end where the transmit power falls off in controlled fashion. A power mask envelope defines permissible transmit power during these various portions of the transmit burst.
- In typical operation, certain elements or circuits of the
communication device 50 are operated in intermittent fashion relative to the transmit bursts to save power. For example, certain portions of thetransceiver 66 and perhaps of thebaseband processor 68, as well as thebias controller 52 andpower amplifier 60, are operated in intermittent fashion synchronized with the required transmit burst. Thus, the enable signal EN may be set to produce an enable pulse width that is somewhat wider than the required transmit burst width, with the initial portion of the EN signal leading the actual start of the transmit burst by a desired amount of time. Thus, thepulse controller 86 can be made to generate a control pulse at the beginning of the much wider enable pulse. This allows thebias controller 52 to calibrate or otherwise adjust the bias voltage VBIAS to the level required to hit the target quiescent current level for thepower amplifier circuit 60, and then lock and hold that adjusted bias voltage into and through one or more subsequent transmit bursts. - FIG. 9 is similar to FIG. 8 but shows an alternative placement of the bias voltage calibration process relative to the transmit burst. Here, bias calibration is synchronized essentially with the start of the transmit burst, such that bias voltage calibration occurs before the start of actual RF signal modulation, but within the beginning period of the transmit burst. Indeed, the control pulse is configured to occur not at the very beginning of the transmit burst, but at a slightly later point where the allowable transmit power as defined by the transmit power mask is more generous with respect to radiated power from the
communication device 50. - One reason for position adjustment operations at that point is that as various portions of the
transceiver 66 are powered up, e.g., oscillators, etc., there may be some low-level leakage signal into the RF input of thepower amplifier circuit 60. Such leakage might result in greater than allowed RF signal power inadvertently radiating from thedevice 50 during bias voltage calibration. Thus, moving bias voltage calibration to a point where the transmit power mask allows appreciable radiated power prevents inadvertently violating the power mask limits. - FIG. 10 illustrates an approach similar to that adopted in FIG. 7A. However, in FIG. 7A the supply current for the
power amplifier circuit 60 was sourced from the same supply voltage VDD during both bias voltage calibration and during normal transmit operation. One subtlety associated with conducting bias voltage calibration operations using supply voltage VDD to provide supply current IPA is that VDD is often times simply the direct output of a battery. This is particularly true wherecommunication device 50 comprises a mobile communication device such as a cellular radiotelephone or other type of mobile station. Thus, the magnitude of the supply voltage VDD varies as a function of the state of charge of the battery (not shown). As those skilled in the art will readily appreciate, VDD will exhibit a discharge curve characteristic of the particular battery technology (chemistry) used. - Generally, this poses no difficulties with regard to accurately setting the bias voltage to achieve the desired quiescent current level, but may be undesirable for certain types of
power amplifier circuits 60, or for other reasons. In those instances, or as desired, thebias controller 52 may be modified to operate such the supply current IPA during bias adjustment operations is sourced from a different voltage supply than that used during transmit operations. - In an exemplary approach, a reference voltage VQSREF is used to source IPA during bias voltage adjustment. VQSREF may be, for example, a regulated voltage that is derived from the supply voltage VDD. No particular requirements dictate a specific design for the supply voltage used during bias voltage adjustment, but it should be noted that the current sourcing capability of whatever circuit is used to provide the reference voltage VQSREF must be sufficient to allow proper bias voltage calibration. For example, depending upon the type of transistor elements within the
power amplifier circuit 60, and upon the target output power levels, one might expect typical quiescent current values for IPA to range from 100 milliamps up to and above one Amp depending on the specific design at hand. - FIG. 11 shows yet another of the many possible approaches to accommodating changing VDD voltage in the bias voltage calibration process. Here, as with FIG. 7A, the source for supply current IPA into the
power amplifier 60 under quiescent conditions is the same supply voltage VDD as used for normal transmit operations. However, thebaseband processor 68 measures the magnitude of VDD (or a scaled version of VDD) and makes any adjustments necessary to the bias voltage reference VIDQREF. That is, the reference voltage VIDQREF may be varied as a function of the supply voltage applied to thepower amplifier 60 during bias voltage calibration. This approach may be helpful for some types of transistor power amplifiers, where there the quiescent current for a given bias voltage depends on the applied supply voltage. Therefore, with this approach thebaseband processor 68 adjusts VQSREF such that it is always representative of the desired quiescent current value regardless of the changes in the supply voltage VDD. - In a related alternative, VQSREF may be generated to have a fixed nominal value, three volts for example, but made responsive to changes in the supply voltage VDD. One approach would be to couple VQSREF through a voltage divider (e.g., a resistive voltage divider) such that a fraction of VDD is applied to VQSREF. In that manner, the fractional component of VQSREF determined by VDD would vary with VDD.
- Whether or not any of the above approaches, or variations thereof, are adopted, one should ensure that the calibration supply voltage applied to the
power amplifier 60 is sufficient to ensure proper operation. Further, if different supply voltages are used between bias voltage calibration and normal operation, one should ensure that the calibration supply voltage is sufficiently close to the normal supply voltage of thepower amplifier 60 to prevent shifts in quiescent current when thepower amplifier 60 is switched from the calibration supply voltage to the normal supply voltage. - As control of the quiescent current reference voltage VIDQREF is subject to several different approaches, including the VDD-dependent control aspects above, so too are other aspects of bias control operation subject to much variation. For example, the
detection circuit 54 may sense or otherwise measure supply current IPA flowing through either the measurement or primary supply paths, but also might measure a reference current that is slaved or otherwise made to vary in proportion with the actual power amplifier supply current. For an example of this, the reader is referred to the co-pending and commonly assigned application entitled, “CURRENT MODULATOR WITH DYNAMIC AMPLIFIER IMPEDANCE COMPENSATION,” and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In the co-pending application, a reference current is held at a known proportion to the actual power amplifier supply current, and thebias controller 52 may measure the actual power amplifier supply current by sensing the magnitude of that reference current. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that measuring power amplifier supply current for closed-loop bias voltage adjustment may be accomplished directly or indirectly in a variety of ways. - While the above details relate to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will understand that it is not limited to those details. In general, the present invention provides a bias controller that provides dynamic calibration of bias voltage to set a desired quiescent current value of power amplifier supply current in advance of radio transmit operations. Such bias voltage adjustment uses closed-loop control such that the bias voltage needed for the desired quiescent current is automatically set regardless of variations in circuit parameters or temperature, or device aging. Therefore, the present invention is limited only by the scope of the following claims, and the reasonable equivalents thereof.
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