Abstract: An integrated circuit device is provided. In some examples, the integrated circuit device includes an amplifier stage that receives an input signal and a control signal and provides an amplified signal in response. A main path is coupled to the amplifier stage that receives the amplified signal and provides a first feedback signal corresponding to a signal strength of a data-bearing portion of the input signal. A control path also receives the amplified signal and provides a second feedback signal corresponding to a signal strength of the data-bearing portion and an interference component. A gain control circuit is coupled to the main path and the control path that receives the first and second feedback signals and provides the control signal in response to the feedback signals. In some such examples, the control path and main path include separate mixer stages with different performance characteristics.

Abstract: In embodiments of a method and apparatus for processing avatar usage data, a user obtains the avatar usage data, so as to use a plurality of avatars. If the user selects a target avatar from the plurality of avatars, the target avatar is loaded in the target round, and the permission data of the target avatar associated with the avatar usage data is updated. Through embodiments of the method and apparatus, the user does not need spend a lot of time in collecting different avatars when the user wants to use the different avatars, thereby reducing complexity of user operations, simplifying operation steps, and improving the efficiency of human-computer interaction.

Abstract: The present description concerns a method of processing by a radio transmitter/receiver (12) of a radio signal (SR) comprising a telecommunications signal disturbed by pulses of a radar signal, the method comprising the steps of: estimating the instantaneous power of the pulses, estimating the ratio of the average power of the telecommunications signal to the instantaneous power of the radar pulses, and modifying the radio signal at the locations of the radar pulses when said ratio is smaller than a threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed are an audio ADC for supporting voice wake-up and an electronic device. The audio ADC includes a programmable gain amplifier (PGA) having an input terminal for receiving an audio signal; a bypass switch having an input terminal for receiving an analog audio signal; and a successive approximation ADC having input terminals respectively connected to output terminals of the PGA and the bypass switch; the PGA gains and amplifies the audio signal, the bypass switch bypasses the PGA, and outputs the analog audio signal; the successive approximation performs analog-to-digital conversion with noise shaping on the analog audio signal after gain amplification at a first sampling rate/oversampling rate when the audio ADC is normal working, and turns off noise shaping when the audio ADC is sleep, performs analog-to-digital conversion on the analog audio signal output by the bypass switch at a second sampling rate/oversampling rate, and outputs to a DSP.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for measuring a power of a non-constant envelope modulated signal, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: sampling baseband I/Q data transmitted by a device under test to obtain sample data, in which a sampling duration is less than a length of a cycle of the non-constant envelope modulated signal; calculating a sample power within the sampling duration based on the sample data; matching in predetermined baseband I/Q data in the cycle based on the sample data to obtain a target baseband I/Q data segment; obtaining a power calibration value corresponding to the target baseband I/Q data segment; and obtaining an actual power of the non-constant envelope modulated signal in the cycle based on the power calibration value corresponding to the target baseband I/Q data segment and the sample power within the sampling duration.

Abstract: Detecting voiced speech in an audio signal. A method comprises calculating an autocorrelation function (ACF) of a portion of an input audio signal and detecting a highest peak of said autocorrelation function within a determined range. A peak width and a peak height of said detected highest peak are determined and based on the peak width and the peak height it is decided whether a segment of an input audio signal comprises voiced speech.

Abstract: This applications relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring a socket (101), to detect a connection status of a mating plug (102), e.g. for monitoring an audio jack socket for connection of an audio jack plug. A monitor (115, 305) is configured to monitor a voltage (VM) at a monitoring node (114), which is coupled to a jack detect contact (112) of the socket and a voltage pull-up element (113). The voltage (VM) at the monitoring node (114) is monitored against a threshold (Vthv) and a threshold module (302) is configured to vary the threshold depending on an indication of signal activity (SACT) of a signal path for a first socket contact (103) which will be electrically connected to the jack detect contact when a plug when inserted in the socket.

Abstract: A method in a radio network controller (130) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (1204) a decimation factor for a transmit power control (TPC) algorithm, the TPC algorithm comprising a power control algorithm according to which TPC commands for controlling a transmit power of a wireless device (110) are discontinuously transmitted to the wireless device by a network node (115), the decimation factor indicating a predefined number of slots, wherein one out of the predefined number of slots is for transmitting a TPC command to the wireless device; upon determining the decimation factor for the TPC algorithm, modifying (1208) one or more parameters related to TPC to optimize TPC using the TPC algorithm having the determined decimation factor; and configuring (1212) the network node to control the transmit power of the wireless device according to the TPC algorithm and the one or more modified parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, computer program product, and system for utilizing a system for peak cancellation for a received Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol to reduce the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). The system detects M sets of clipping noise samples of the symbol where each set includes one of the M highest clipping noise peaks of the symbol, determines cancellation pulses that correspond to the highest clipping noise peaks of the M sets in the time domain, and subtracts the cancellation pulses from the corresponding highest clipping noise peak samples to reduce the PAPR. The cancellation pulses are determined at least in part from the center-of-mass of each set of the clipping noise samples, the phase of some samples of each set, and the in-band energy limitation associated with the OFDM symbol.

Abstract: Pulsed current circuitry for electromigration testing of semiconductor integrated circuits and components. The circuit includes a multiplexer that outputs analog voltage pulses, and is capable of generating both bipolar and unipolar voltage pulses. At least one operational amplifier and resistor receive the voltage pulses from the multiplexer and convert the voltage pulses to current pulses. A charge booster circuit is provided for minimizing overshoots and undershoots during transitions between current levels in the test circuit.

Abstract: An audio communication system includes a generation unit that superimposes an addition sound having a volume level determined on the basis of a voice acquired by a voice acquisition unit on an input voice acquired by the voice acquisition unit of a transmission terminal and generates a synthesis sound and a transmission unit that transmits a signal of the synthesis sound generated by the generation unit to a reception terminal.

Abstract: A computational processor uses a binary signal, being a set of 1- or 0-valued elements of a same number as a number of elements in an input signal, to generate computational data whose elements are exclusive OR values between each element of the input signal and a corresponding element in the binary signal at a same position. The modulator 13 modulates the input signal and the computational data according to a primary modulation scheme, and generates primary-modulated signals. An IFFT calculator applies an inverse fast Fourier transformation to the primary-modulated signals to generate inverse transformation data. A transmitter generates a baseband signal based on generated inverse transformation data whose peak-to-average power ratio matches a standard, and generates and transmits a transmission signal from the baseband signal and data specifying computations conducted to generate the inverse transformation data that matches the standard.

Abstract: Embodiments for at methods, apparatus and systems for operating a voltage regulator are disclosed. One apparatus includes a switching voltage regulator, wherein the switching voltage regulator includes a series switch element, a shunt switch element, a switching controller and a switched output filter. The switching controller is configured to generate a switching voltage through controlled closing and opening of the series switch element and the shunt switch element. The switched output filter filters the switching voltage and generates a regulated output voltage, wherein the switched output filter includes a plurality of capacitors that are selectively included within the switched output filter.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating a plurality of radio-frequency RF subcarrier signals for transmission between two adjacent ultra-high frequency UHF broadcast channels comprises a signal generator for generating a plurality of local oscillator LO signals, and a plurality of mixers each arranged to mix one of the LO signals with one of a plurality of input signals to generate one of the RF subcarrier signals, said input signal including information to be transmitted by said RF subcarrier signal. Variable gain amplifiers can be provided to independently amplify the RF subcarrier signals before they are combined. The LO signals can have the same frequency and the input signals can have different frequencies, or the LO signals can have different frequencies and the input signals can have the same frequency. A second LO signal with a different frequency to a first LO signal can be obtained by dividing a reference frequency by a predetermined value and mixing with the first LO signal.

Abstract: Embodiments for at methods, apparatus and systems for operating a voltage regulator are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a switching controller, a switching voltage through controlled closing and opening of a series switch element and a shunt switch element. Further, the method includes generating, by a switchable output filter, a regulated output voltage by filtering the switching voltage, wherein the switchable output filter comprises a plurality of capacitors that are selectively included within the switchable output filter.

Abstract: A circuit is provided comprising detector circuitry, calculating circuitry, and determining circuitry. The detector circuitry is figured to generate an I data signal magnitude value of a sampled I data signal and a Q data signal magnitude value of a sampled Q data signal. The calculating circuitry is configured to calculate a phase shift angle ?I between first and second equal and constant or substantially equal and constant envelope constituents of the sampled I data signal and to calculate a phase shift angle ?Q between first and second substantially equal and substantially constant envelope constituents of the sampled Q data signal. The determining circuitry is configured to determine in-phase and quadrature amplitude information of the substantially equal and substantially constant envelope constituents of the sampled I signal and to determine in-phase and quadrature amplitude information of the first and second substantially equal and substantially constant envelope constituents of the sampled Q signal.

Abstract: A communication device and a method for auto-locking an input interface thereof are provided. In the present invention, an external volume received by the communication device having the input interface is determined when the communication device enters a communication mode. Thereafter, the external volume is compared to a predetermined volume. An input function of the input interface is disabled if the external volume exceeds the predetermined volume. As a result, activation of other functions due to unintended touch of the input interface during a phone call can be avoided.

Abstract: A method and a receiver are provided for demodulating a received multi-carrier modulated signal. The demodulation procedure includes (a) multiplying the received multi-carrier modulated signal with its complex conjugate to obtain a squared signal; (b) multiplying the squared signal with a carrier demodulating signal to obtain a product signal, and integrating the product signal over the duration T. A bit decision may then be performed on the integration result using analog components without the need for high-speed analog-to-digital conversion.

Abstract: In an envelope comparison embodiment, a delay calibrator produces a delay signal based on a comparison of a feedback signal and an envelope component of the transmitted signal. A down-converter produces the feedback signal from an outgoing modulated RF signal based on at least one local oscillation. Envelope detectors in the delay calibrator and the envelope signal path are operably coupled to a summing node that produces a delay error signal based on a temporal difference between the two envelopes. One embodiment includes phase detectors to detect and adjust the zero crossings of the feedback signal and the envelope signal path. As the delay mismatch between the envelope signal path and the phase signal path increases, the power spectrum increases in adjacent communication channels. A mask margin measurement technique measures the power level in an adjacent channel and adjusts the envelope path delay accordingly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus taught herein reduce the peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of a complex-valued signal based on detecting peaks in the signal that are above a peak threshold, characterizing the detected peaks in Cartesian coordinates, generating cancellation pulses in Cartesian coordinates based on the detected peak characterizations. PAR reduction processing continues with canceling the detected peaks by combining the cancellation pulses with a correspondingly delayed version of the signal. Advantageously, peak detection may be performed in polar form using a computationally efficient peak detection algorithm that avoids calculation of the I and Q peak waveforms unless a signal peak beyond a defined threshold is present. In one or more embodiments, the generation and use of asymmetric and/or shaped cancellation pulses offers further performance advantages.

Abstract: A Radio Frequency RF transmitter includes a translational loop architecture that supports non-constant envelope modulation types and includes by adjusting the envelope of the translational loop at the translational loop output. The RF transmitter includes an Intermediate Frequency (IF) modulator, a translational loop, an envelope time delay adjust block, an envelope adjust block, and a time delay calibration block. The IF modulator receives a modulated baseband signal and produces a modulated IF signal having a non-constant envelope. The translational loop receives the modulated IF signal and produces a modulated RF signal having a constant envelope. The envelope time delay adjust block receives an envelope signal corresponding to the original modulated signal and produces a time delayed envelope signal based upon a time delay control signal. The envelope adjust block adjusts the modulated RF signal based upon the time delayed envelope signal to produce an envelope adjusted modulated RF signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide ways to track the status of calls made to mobile devices. An illustrative method includes an originating mobile device receiving data from a mobile access network about an outgoing call, utilizing the data from the mobile access network to determine the outcome of the outgoing call, displaying an indicator of the outgoing call on the originating mobile device, and displaying an indicator of the outcome (connected, no answer, voicemail, busy, etc.) on the originating mobile device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide ways to track the status of calls made to mobile devices. An illustrative method includes an originating mobile device receiving data from a mobile access network about an outgoing call, utilizing the data from the mobile access network to determine the outcome of the outgoing call, displaying an indicator of the outgoing call on the originating mobile device, and displaying an indicator of the outcome (connected, no answer, voicemail, busy, etc.) on the originating mobile device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus taught herein reduce the peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of a complex-valued signal based on detecting peaks in the signal that are above a peak threshold, characterizing the detected peaks in Cartesian coordinates, generating cancellation pulses in Cartesian coordinates based on the detected peak characterizations. PAR reduction processing continues with canceling the detected peaks by combining the cancellation pulses with a correspondingly delayed version of the signal. Advantageously, peak detection may be performed in polar form using a computationally efficient peak detection algorithm that avoids calculation of the I and Q peak waveforms unless a signal peak beyond a defined threshold is present. In one or more embodiments, the generation and use of asymmetric and/or shaped cancellation pulses offers further performance advantages.

Abstract: In a multi-carrier and multi-rate CDMA system, a base station transmits an index tag to a number of mobile stations. The index tag has a length indicating a transmission rate and all index tags are nodes in a code tree. In the code tree, mother nodes and their child nodes block each other and are not assigned to the mobile stations at the same time. At the same time, index tags of nodes in the same level of the code tree map are orthogonal to each other. The mobile station constructs an index tag matrix according to the index tag. Then, the index tag matrix is multiplied with a generating matrix that is stored in every mobile station to generate a spreading factor matrix whose rows respectively correspond to different carriers.

Abstract: Collecting calibration data includes receiving signals, where each signal is transmitted from a channel of a plurality of channels of a transmit diversity device. The signals are generated according to command points, where a command point comprises command parameter values of command parameters. A signal feature value is determined for each command point to yield a plurality of signal feature values. At least one signal feature value is associated with a command point that substantially yields the signal feature value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna matching device that varies a frequency bandwidth according to mobile communication services, and to a transceiver having the same. To this end, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a transceiver that varies a frequency band and a bandwidth according to required services in a mobile communication system, the transceiver including an antenna matching controller that generates a prescribed switch control signal according to a service requested by a user, an antenna variable matching unit that variably forms a matching circuit according to the switch control signal to be transmitted from the antenna matching controller and varies the frequency band and the bandwidth, an analog processing unit that processes a signal to be transmitted/received through the antenna variable matching unit, and a wideband antenna that transmits/receives a radio frequency according to the frequency band and the bandwidth set by the antenna variable matching unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling a communication mechanism utilized to arbitrate transmissions of a first and a second wireless signals and a communication apparatus utilized the method are disclosed. The method includes determining a transmission quality indicator corresponding to one of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal, and dynamically turning the communication mechanism on or off according to the transmission quality indicator. Therefore, the present invention is able to arbitrate transmissions of different wireless signals while decreasing the occurrence of transmission disconnection resulted from the arbitration.

Abstract: A transmitter circuit 10 with a first characteristic controllable by a first control signal and a second characteristic controllable by a second control signal is calibrated using a calibration method to enable accurate power control. The transmitter circuit 10 will typically comprise a VGA amplifier 16 and a power amplifier 22. Typically, the gain of the VGA amplifier 16 is controlled and so is the current supplied to the power amplifier 22. The method comprises a number of operations including defining a set of multiple signal values for the first control signal, setting the first control signal to a level corresponding to a signal value from the set of multiple first control signal values. Then the second control signal is adjusted to cause the transmitter to operate in a desired manner and the power in a signal transmitted by the transmitter is measured. The setting, adjusting and measuring is repeated for each signal value in the set of multiple first control signal values.

Abstract: Amplitude modulation of multiple carriers provides a pulse width modulated train resulting in a novel and effective communication mechanism to overcome difficulties in certain RF applications, particularly in the area of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). A novel conceptual pulse is formed and developed using a set of RF frequencies, such as ultra wideband frequencies, amplitude modulated to form a pulse width modulated binary coded signal. The concept is to wirelessly convey information only to a receiver at a specified distance or range. The RF energy may continue on in space, but receivers of the same design would only receive information from a transmitter if the receivers are located at a specified distance. Equivalent receivers at all other distances would see noise.

Abstract: A polar modulator contains a first input for supplying an amplitude modulation word and a second input for supplying a phase modulation word. The first input is connected to a first signal path, and the second input is connected to a second signal path. The polar modulator contains a converter having a first input which is connected to a first signal path and having a second input which is connected to the second signal path. In this case, the converter is configured to output a radio-frequency signal derived from the phase modulation word and the amplitude modulation word. A feedback path has a level detector connected to the converter and has its output side connected to a correction device. The correction device is designed to output a correction word to the first signal path on the basis of a signal which is output by the level detector.

Abstract: A multicarrier transmission apparatus that achieves both power efficiency in a high-frequency amplifier and quality of transmission signal in a radio transmission system in next-generation mobile communications that supports high speed data packet transmission. In the apparatus, adaptive peak limiter 400 performs adaptive hard limit processing on baseband signals of frequency channels passed through multiplexing sections 200a to 200d for users, multicarrier signal generating circuit 500 with peak suppressing function performs peak limit processing on a synthesized multicarrier signal, hybrid distortion compensating circuit 700 corrects non-linear distortion due to high-frequency amplifier 32, and the multicarrier signal is transmitted from an antenna (ANT).

Abstract: A transmitter of a mobile communication terminal including a transmission signal processor for receiving a data signal to be transmitted, modulating the data signal into a radio signal, and outputting the radio signal. A local oscillator device provides the transmission signal processor with a local oscillator signal and a modem for outputs a control signal to power on the transmission signal processor and the local oscillator device when a voice signal is input through a microphone. A delay device for delays the control signal from the modem and provides the transmission signal processor with the delayed control signal.

Abstract: A clipping circuit to limit amplitude of an orthogonal baseband signal includes a 16-gonal clipping circuit almost equivalent to a circular clipping circuit. The 16-gonal clipping circuit includes plural stages of series-connected units each including a rectangular clipping circuit and a phase rotating module. To compensate for variation in the signal amplitude due to the rectangular clipping circuits and the phase rotating modules, an amplitude adjuster conducts amplitude scaling for the signal.

Abstract: A headstage for a Neural Data Acquisition System is shown and described. In one embodiment, the headstage includes at least one Input Pre-amplifier, and a multiplexer (MUX) for multiplexing at least one channel. In one embodiment, the input filter of the Input Pre-amplifier is tuned by adjusting the gate voltage of a transistor operating in sub-threshold mode.

Abstract: A digital amplitude modulation (AM) transmitter with pulse width modulating RF drive is presented. A plurality of RF amplifiers, each, when turned on, amplifies an applied RF drive signal by the same amount to provide a unit step RF output. An encoder supplies turn-on signals to turn on a number of the RF amplifiers wherein the number varies as a function of the value of an applied audio signal. The width of the unit step RF output is varied as a function of the number of the RF amplifiers that are turned on.

Abstract: A radio frequency output power control system for use in communication systems is disclosed. The power control system is used for a modulation scheme having a non-constant amplitude envelope and comprises a power amplifier having a power amplifier input for receiving an input signal with a non-constant amplitude envelope, a power control input for receiving a power control input, and a power amplifier output for providing an amplified output signal. The power control system also includes a track and hold circuit for tracking a measured reference power signal that is representative of a modulation of the input signal, and subtraction means for subtracting an output of the track and hold circuit from the measured reference power signal to provide a difference signal that is coupled to the power control input.

Abstract: A device reduces the dynamic range of a signal at a first point along a signal processing direction in a transmitter of a communication system. The device includes an input to which an input signal is applied, a correction prediction device, a delay device, an addition device, and an output. The correction prediction device generates a predictive signal based on the input signal which represents the prediction of the signal at the first point, and generates a correction signal from the predictive signal. The delay device generates an input signal delayed by a delay from the input signal, the delay taking into consideration the processing time in the correction prediction device. The addition device subtracts the correction signal from the delayed input signal in order to generate a corrected signal. The output provides the corrected signal at a second point in front of the first point.

Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating formation of an apparent push-to-talk communication session connection at a mobile station operable in a conventional cellular communication system. Upon initiation of push-to-talk operation, a user of the mobile station immediately commences voice communications. During call connection procedures, voice data is buffered at a buffer of the mobile station. When a communication connection is formed, the buffered data is played out. Thereafter, additional communications commence.

Abstract: A circuit comprises an analog output module that receives a bias signal and a control signal. A delay module receives a first signal and that generates a delayed first signal. A control module receives the delayed first signal and generates the control signal based thereon. An envelope generating module receives a second signal including amplitude information related to the first signal and generates an envelope signal that selectively increases the bias signal to the analog output module when the envelope signal exceeds a predetermined threshold and before a corresponding portion of the first signal is received by the analog output module.

Abstract: A converged network accessible by wireless client devices includes a wide area wireless network, a local area wireless network, and a gateway linked to the wide area and local area wireless networks for integrating access to the networks by the wireless client devices.

Abstract: The carrier detector 5 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of the received power value of a received signal and then controls various portions so as to defer transmission of the transmission signal when receiving a signal having a received power exceeding a threshold value Rth from the threshold value controller 6. The demodulator 3 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of a transmission source included in the received signal. The modulator 4 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of the destination of the transmission signal. The threshold value controller 6 outputs the received power value of a received signal from the destination, as a threshold value Rth, to the carrier detector 5.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for stabilization of the transmission power of a radio during the active transmission phases thereof. Such stabilization is accomplished by measuring the power drop during the active transmission phase. The gain factor of the power amplifier associated with the apparatus is then raised during subsequent time slots, such that the measured power drop is compensated for precisely.

Abstract: Base station transmitter signals are combined more effectively through the use of anti-phase pilots between pairs of transmission paths. At the combiner, the pilots will cancel when the amplitude, phase, and delay of the two transmission paths entering the combiner are matched. As a result, the pilots will not appear at the output except when the alignment is incorrect. By detecting the residual pilot at the combiner output, the information is used to adjust the alignment of one of the transmission paths to match the other. The adjustments to the amplitude, phase, and delay are performed on the input signal, after the pilot injection.

Abstract: A method and a device for compensating a data-dependency of a power measurement caused by linear modulation is described. The method comprises performing a first measurement (160) of a transmitted output power and performing a second measurement (160) of a reflected power, wherein the second measurement is performed time multiplexed from said first measurement. The method further comprises calculating (171) a first average power based on data transmitted during the first measurement, calculating a second average power based on data transmitted during the second measurement, and compensating (171) at least one of the first measurement and second measurement based on a difference between the first average power and the second average power.

Abstract: A polar modulation transmitter circuit provides reduced ACPR in its output signal by controlling the relative delay between its envelope and phase modulation operations based on direct or indirect feedback measurement the output signal's ACPR. Such measurement and associated control may be based on a delay controller that includes an ACPR measurement circuit and a delay control circuit. Additionally, or alternatively, the polar modulation transmitter circuit provides a greatly extended transmit power control range by using a staged amplifier circuit that includes a driver amplifier circuit operating in combination with a power amplifier circuit to impart desired envelope modulation. In an exemplary embodiment, the driver amplifier circuit is implemented as differential transistor pairs responsive to tail current modulation. As such, the driver amplifier circuit is suited in particular for economical and space saving integration within a transmitter or transceiver integrated circuit (IC).

Abstract: A modulating mechanism is provided comprising a first storage and a corresponding first DAC, and a second storage and a corresponding second DAC. The first storage stores an adjusted digital representation of a first waveform, while the second storage stores an adjusted digital representation of a second waveform. The adjusted representation of the first waveform is adjusted to compensate for the deviation effects experienced by the first DAC (e.g. amplitude deviation, DC offset, non-linearity, etc.). The adjusted representation of the second waveform is adjusted to compensate for the deviation effects experienced by the second DAC. In effect, the adjusted representations of the first and second waveforms cause the DAC's to exhibit the proper behavior, despite the presence of the deviation effects. By storing and using adjusted digital representations of waveforms in this manner, many benefits can be realized, including for example, eliminating the need for any analog compensation circuits.

Abstract: Method and radiofrequency apparatus comprising at least one transmitter and/or one receiver of one or more useful signals comprising at least one device adapted to applying a coefficient to the useful signal or signals. Application to BPSK to QPSK type modulation.

Abstract: The present invention, generally speaking, provides methods and apparatus for producing an amplitude modulated communications signal, in which a constant-envelope carrier signal is modified in response to a power control signal to produce a modified constant-envelope carrier signal. The modified constant-envelope carrier signal is amplified in response to an amplitude modulation signal to produce a communications signal having amplitude modulation and having an average output power proportional to a signal level of the modified constant-envelope carrier signal. This manner of operation allows wide dynamic range of average output power to be achieved. Because amplitude modulation is applied after amplitude varying circuitry used to produce the modified constant-envelope carrier signal, the amplitude modulation is unaffected by possible non-linearities of such circuitry.

Abstract: A multicarrier transmission apparatus that achieves both power efficiency in a high-frequency amplifier and quality of transmission signal in a radio transmission system in next-generation mobile communications that supports high speed data packet transmission. In the apparatus, adaptive peak limiter 400 performs adaptive hard limit processing on baseband signals of frequency channels passed through multiplexing sections 200a to 200d for users, multicarrier signal generating circuit 500 with peak suppressing function performs peak limit processing on a synthesized multicarrier signal, hybrid distortion compensating circuit 700 corrects non-linear distortion due to high-frequency amplifier 32, and the multicarrier signal is transmitted from an antenna (ANT).