Patents Assigned to SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS
  • Publication number: 20210211148
    Abstract: A circuit for processing radio frequency signal includes a first path and at least one other second path; herein the first path includes at least one radio frequency amplification device; a first radio frequency current generated by parasitic capacitance of the at least one radio frequency amplification device flows through the at least one second path; the circuit for processing radio frequency signal further includes at least one resonance module, a first end of each of the at least one resonance module is connected with the first path, and a second end of each of the at least one resonance module is connected with at least a part of second paths of the at least one second path; and the resonance module is configured to generate a resonance current opposite to the first radio frequency current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang SU, Dajie DAI, Zhenfei PENG
  • Publication number: 20210210847
    Abstract: A switch circuit includes an antenna port and at least one switch branch. Each branch includes a first, a second, and a third switches. The antenna port has one end connected with an antenna, and another end electrically connected with one end of the first switch of each branch respectively. The other end of the first switch of each branch is electrically connected with one end of the second switch corresponding to each branch and one end of the third switch corresponding to each branch respectively; the other end of each of the second switch corresponding to each branch is connected with a ground terminal; the other end of each of the third switch corresponding to each branch is electrically connected with one end of a load corresponding to each branch; and the other end of the load corresponding to each branch is connected with the ground terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Su, Jiangtao Yi, Guoguo Yan
  • Publication number: 20210194441
    Abstract: A gain compression compensation circuit of a radio frequency power amplifier includes: a low-pass filtering module configured to receive a part of radio frequency signals output from a first power amplification transistor and to filter, from the part of radio frequency signals, radio frequency signals with a frequency above a fundamental wave to obtain a filtered signal; and a rectifying module configured to receive the filtered signal output by the low-pass filtering module and to rectify the filtered signal to obtain a rectified current; and to output the rectified current to a bias transistor and superimpose the rectified current with a bias current Ibias to flow into the bias transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiangtao YI, Qiang SU, Huadong WEN
  • Patent number: 11043927
    Abstract: A signal amplifier includes one or more driver stage amplifiers and a power stage amplifier. The one or more driver stage amplifiers are connected in series. The one or more driver stage amplifiers and the power stage amplifier are connected to the same power supply, such that each of the at least one driver stage amplifier forms a loop with the power stage amplifier. The signal amplifier can further include a wave trap unit configured to block an oscillation frequency in the loop. One terminal of the wave trap unit is connected to the loop. The other terminal of the wave trap unit is grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baiming Xu, Qiang Su, Zhenfei Peng
  • Publication number: 20210167732
    Abstract: An amplifier includes an amplification circuit, a power supplying circuit and an input circuit. A first end of the amplification circuit is connected with a first end of the input circuit; a second end of the amplification circuit is connected with the power supplying circuit; and a third end of the amplification circuit is connected with a second end of the input circuit. The power supplying circuit is at least configured to supply power to the amplification circuit so that the amplification circuit operates in an amplification region. The input circuit is at least configured to receive an input signal; the amplification circuit is configured to obtain an amplification gain in case of operating in the amplification region, and amplify the input signal by using the obtained amplification gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenfei PENG, Qiang SU
  • Patent number: 11005423
    Abstract: A bias circuit includes a first branch circuit, a second branch circuit, a current amplifier and a switch, wherein the first branch circuit is configured to shunt an inputted first current, and input a first branch current of the first current to a power supply ground; the second branch circuit is configured to shunt the inputted first current, and input a second branch current of the first current to the current amplifier; the current amplifier is configured to receive the second branch current of the first current and amplify the second branch current of the first current to serve as a bias current of a power amplifier connected to the bias circuit for outputting; and the switch is configured to switch different resistance values for a resistor in the first branch circuit and/or switch different resistance values for a resistor in the second branch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongle Li, Qiang Su, Baiming Xu
  • Publication number: 20210126601
    Abstract: A power amplifier includes: a power amplification circuit and a linearity compensation circuit; and herein the linearity compensation circuit is connected between a transistor amplification circuit and a biasing circuit of the power amplification circuit, to linearly compensate a nonlinear distortion of the power amplification circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang SU, Ping LI
  • Publication number: 20210119591
    Abstract: An architecture of radio frequency front-end includes a power amplifier module integrated duplexer (PAMiD), an antenna and at least one tunable matching network; herein, the PAMiD includes a power amplifier, and the at least one tunable matching network is located between the power amplifier and the antenna, and is configured to adjust the impedance of the output end of the power amplifier and/or the impedance of the input end of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangyang PENG, Zeyan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210119653
    Abstract: An architecture of radio frequency front-end includes a power amplifier module (PAM), a front-end module integrated duplexer (FEMiD), an antenna and at least one tunable matching network. The PAM includes a power amplifier, and the at least one tunable matching network is located between the power amplifier and the antenna and is configured to adjust at least one of the impedance of the output end of the power amplifier or the impedance of the input end of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangyang PENG, Zeyan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210099141
    Abstract: An compensation circuit for an Amplitude Modulation-Amplitude Modulation (AM-AM) of a Radio Frequency (RF) power amplifier, including: a first biasing circuit, a power amplifier, and a compensation circuit located between the first biasing circuit and the power amplifier; herein, the compensation circuit includes a diode detection circuit and a feedforward amplifier for compensating AM-AM distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiangtao YI, Qiang SU, Huadong WEN
  • Patent number: 10862527
    Abstract: A radio-frequency switch includes: at least two signal transmission modules, each signal transmission module includes a common port, a first series branch module, a second series branch module and a branch port; a parallel branch module; and a ground port. The parallel branch module is disposed between the ground port and a first terminal, and the first terminal is disposed between the first series branch module and the second series branch module. The common port is further connected with common ports of the other signal transmission modules in the radio-frequency switch, and the branch port is further connected with branch ports of the other signal transmission modules in the radio-frequency switch. State switching of the radio-frequency switch is realized by changing states of the first series branch module, the second series branch module and the parallel branch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Silong Zhang, Qiang Su, Jun Ma, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 10862432
    Abstract: A power control circuit includes a voltage control circuit and a current control circuit. The voltage control circuit is configured to detect an output power control signal that is inputted, convert the output power control signal into a control voltage and output the control voltage to the driver stage of a power amplifier connected to the power control circuit. The current control circuit is configured to detect an output power control signal that is inputted, convert the output power control signal into a control current and output the control current to the amplification stage of the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Su, Baiming Xu, Jiangtao Yi, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 10855231
    Abstract: A temperature compensation circuit for a radio frequency power amplifier includes: a temperature control circuit and a negative feedback circuit; the temperature control circuit is configured to generate a first electrical signal corresponding to a temperature, and according to the first electrical signal, adjust a second electrical signal at a first node; the negative feedback circuit is configured to provide, on the basis of the second electrical signal, a negative feedback signal to the radio frequency power amplifier by means of a second node; the second electrical signal is used to change the resistance value of the negative feedback circuit so as to adjust a negative feedback signal that is associated with the resistance value; the negative feedback signal is used to be inputted into the radio frequency power amplifier such that the gain of the radio frequency power amplifier changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Su, Baiming Xu, Jiangtao Yl
  • Patent number: 10826542
    Abstract: A signal transceiving control structure includes a power amplifier and N control branches. The N control branches are configured to control transmission of first signals or receiving of second signals of different network standards according to different control instructions. First ends of the N control branches are respectively connected to an output end of the power amplifier, second ends of the N control branches are respectively connected to N external output ends, third ends of the N control branches are respectively connected to N external input/output ends, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1. The power amplifier is configured to perform power amplification on the first signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ma, Qiang Su, Yongle Li
  • Patent number: 10797736
    Abstract: A radio-frequency power amplification circuit includes: a power amplification sub-circuit and an output matching sub-circuit, wherein the power amplification sub-circuit is used for selecting, according to a received control signal corresponding to a radio-frequency mode, a power amplification parameter corresponding to the radio-frequency mode to amplify a received radio-frequency signal, and outputting the amplified radio-frequency signal; the output matching sub-circuit is connected to the power amplification sub-circuit and is used for receiving the amplified radio-frequency signal, and transmitting, according to the control signal, the amplified radio-frequency signal by using an impedance corresponding to the radio-frequency mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Baiming Xu, Qiang Su, Yang Li, Jiangtao Yi
  • Patent number: 10778227
    Abstract: A level shifting circuit includes a shift circuit configured to output first and second voltage signals according to level signals, and an input circuit configured to carry out inversion and delay operations on input level signals to obtain first, second, third, and fourth level signals. Rising edge of the first level signal is earlier than falling edge of the second level signal by a first preset time. Falling edge of first level signal is later than rising edge of the second level signal by a second preset time; the third level signal is obtain by delaying the first level signal by a third preset time, and the fourth level signal is obtain by delaying the second level signal by a fourth preset time; the first preset time is longer than the third preset time, and the second preset time is longer than the fourth preset time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ma, Xin Wang, Jiangtao Yi
  • Patent number: 10763796
    Abstract: A Miller compensation circuit includes: a differential amplifier having an inverse input end configured to receive an input signal; an output transistor having an output end connected to a positive input end of the differential amplifier, a first end connected to a first power supply, a second end connected to an output end of the differential amplifier, and a third end being a voltage output end and connected to the positive input end and a load; a Miller capacitor connected to the output end of the differential amplifier; a follower; and a current sampling circuit configured to sample a first current of the output transistor. The load is also connected to a second power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Su, Jiangtao Yi
  • Publication number: 20200083580
    Abstract: A radio frequency amplification processing circuit includes: a radio frequency power amplifier, a transmitting antenna and a filter element; the radio frequency power amplifier is configured to perform radio frequency amplification on a modulated first wireless communication signal, and transmit, with a first line, the amplified first wireless communication signal to the transmitting antenna for transmission, or perform radio frequency amplification on a modulated second wireless communication signal, and transmit, with a second line, the amplified second wireless communication signal to the filter element; and the filter element is configured to filter the amplified second wireless communication signal, and transmit, also with the second line, the filtered second wireless communication signal to the transmitting antenna for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xue YANG, Baiming XU, Qiang SU, Jiangtao YI, Yang LI
  • Publication number: 20200083923
    Abstract: A radio-frequency switch includes: at least two signal transmission modules, each signal transmission module includes a common port, a first series branch module, a second series branch module and a branch port; a parallel branch module; and a ground port. The parallel branch module is disposed between the ground port and a first terminal, and the first terminal is disposed between the first series branch module and the second series branch module. The common port is further connected with common ports of the other signal transmission modules in the radio-frequency switch, and the branch port is further connected with branch ports of the other signal transmission modules in the radio-frequency switch. State switching of the radio-frequency switch is realized by changing states of the first series branch module, the second series branch module and the parallel branch module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Silong ZHANG, Qiang SU, Jun MA, Yang LI
  • Publication number: 20200083807
    Abstract: A control circuit can be applied to a bias circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor with their gates connected. The first and second transistors are configured to amplify an input reference direct current (DC) current of the bias circuit to obtain a bias DC current. The control circuit includes: a detection circuit configured to compare a first DC voltage with a second DC voltage to obtain a comparison result; the first DC voltage being a drain DC voltage of the first transistor; and the second DC voltage being a drain DC voltage of the second transistor; and an adjustment circuit configured to adjust the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage by using the comparison result, such that the drain DC voltage of the first transistor equals the drain DC voltage of the second transistor when the bias circuit is in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun MA, Qiang SU, Jiangtao YI, Yang LI