Abstract: Radio Frequency (RF) amplifiers with voltage limiting using non-linear feedback are presented herein. According to one aspect, an RF amplifier comprises an amplifier circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal and a non-linear feedback circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the output terminal of the amplifier circuit and the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the amplifier circuit to reduce the gain of the amplifier circuit when an RF voltage swing present at the input terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit exceeds a predefined threshold. In one embodiment, the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the input terminal of the amplifier circuit. In another embodiment, the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to a bias circuit of the amplifier circuit.

Abstract: Radio Frequency (RF) amplifiers with voltage limiting using non-linear feedback are presented herein. According to one aspect, an RF amplifier comprises an amplifier circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal and a non-linear feedback circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the output terminal of the amplifier circuit and the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the amplifier circuit to reduce the gain of the amplifier circuit when an RF voltage swing present at the input terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit exceeds a predefined threshold. In one embodiment, the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to the input terminal of the amplifier circuit. In another embodiment, the output terminal of the non-linear feedback circuit is connected to a bias circuit of the amplifier circuit.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for power control in radio transceivers wherein an amplifier amplifies a signal including data bursts. A signal corresponding to the amplified signal is compared with a reference value and if the result of the comparison shows that the signal corresponding to the amplified signal differs more than a predefined threshold value from the reference value, a control signal of the amplifier is adjusted by a controller of the system. The signal corresponding to the amplified signal is select by a time window from a first data burst, and the controller is adapted to adjust the control signal of the amplifier after a predetermined delay to have an effect from the beginning of a subsequent data burst. This is particularly useful when the data bursts in question also include an amplitude modulation part because it saves a great deal of processing in getting an average value of the power.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for power control in radio transceivers wherein an amplifier amplifies a signal including data bursts. A signal corresponding to the amplified signal is compared with a reference value and if the result of the comparison shows that the signal corresponding to the amplified signal differs more than a predefined threshold value from the reference value, a control signal of the amplifier is adjusted by a controller of the system. The signal corresponding to the amplified signal is select by a time window from a first data burst, and the controller is adapted to adjust the control signal of the amplifier after a predetermined delay to have an effect from the beginning of a subsequent data burst. This is particularly useful when the data bursts in question also include an amplitude modulation part because it saves a great deal of processing in getting an average value of the power.