Patents by Inventor Mark Gurvich

Mark Gurvich has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140070883
    Abstract: High efficiency Doherty amplifiers are described. Contemplated Doherty amplifiers can include an input hybrid coupler having first and second inputs, and first and second drivers that individually drive respective first and second inputs. In this manner, the driver output power to the main and auxiliary amplifiers can be dynamically controlled as a function of an input signal's envelope. This advantageously allows for a substantial decrease in the amount of power wasted by the driver, especially when used with digitally modulated signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, JianQing He
  • Patent number: 7440733
    Abstract: An envelope tracking radio frequency (RF) power amplifier having an adaptive envelope signal processing circuit is disclosed. An RF input voltage is sampled by the adaptive envelope signal processing circuit which provides control signals to the power supply which supplies voltages to RF power devices in order to simultaneously satisfy two operating conditions: a) provide best possible efficiency of the power amplifier stages depending on the input signal characteristics and b) provide compensation for RF transistor AM-AM and AM-PM distortion compensation across the power range. In particular, the voltage control provides for constant power amplifier gain across the input signal dynamic range, thus minimizing power amplifier amplitude distortions and extending the useful power amplifier linear dynamic range up to saturation point. The power amplifier thus exhibits better linearity and efficiency than offered by conventional techniques and topologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Alexander Rabinovich
  • Patent number: 7339426
    Abstract: A high efficiency radio frequency (RF) power amplifier having dynamically controlled back off is disclosed. The RF input voltage is sampled by an adaptive analog signal processing circuit. The adaptive analog signal processing circuit controls the supply voltage to RF amplifier devices, such as LDMOS devices, which varies the efficiency or back off of the power amplifier. The variable supply voltage in turn varies peak power of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich
  • Patent number: 7301397
    Abstract: A delay mismatched feed forward power amplifier is disclosed. Loop 1 includes a main amplifier and is used to derive a carrier cancelled sample of the main amplifier output. Loop 2 includes an error amplifier used to amplify the carrier cancelled signal derived from Loop 1 operation in order to cancel distortion products generated due to the nonlinear nature of the main amplifier. Loop 2 also utilizes a very short Loop 2 delay line. A significant efficiency gain is provided due to reduced output power losses associated with the Loop 2 delay line. Lower output losses also results in lower distortion levels produced by the main amplifier. This, in turn, reduces the size and performance requirements placed on the error amplifier. A smaller and more efficient error amplifier is employed resulting in further amplifier system efficiency improvement. The delay mismatch is compensated by a third control loop, a special adaptive control algorithm or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezmarai Arbab, Mark Gurvich, Matthew J. Hunton, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
  • Patent number: 7173484
    Abstract: A dual loop feedforward power amplifier. A dual loop feedforward power amplifier, comprising an input that provides a multicarrier signal; a first feedforward power amplifier; and a second feedforward power amplifier, wherein the first feedforward power amplifier serves as a main amplifier gain block in the second feedforward power amplifier, wherein the first feedforward power amplifier comprises a carrier cancellation loop and a first error amplifier loop, and wherein the second feedforward power amplifier comprises a third loop and a fourth loop that cancel small signal distortions that are not reduced by the first feedforward amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
  • Publication number: 20070018723
    Abstract: A delay mismatched feed forward power amplifier is disclosed. Loop 1 includes a main amplifier and is used to derive a carrier cancelled sample of the main amplifier output. Loop 2 includes an error amplifier used to amplify the carrier cancelled signal derived from Loop 1 operation in order to cancel distortion products generated due to the nonlinear nature of the main amplifier. Loop 2 also utilizes a very short Loop 2 delay line. A significant efficiency gain is provided due to reduced output power losses associated with the Loop 2 delay line. Lower output losses also results in lower distortion levels produced by the main amplifier. This, in turn, reduces the size and performance requirements placed on the error amplifier. A smaller and more efficient error amplifier is employed resulting in further amplifier system efficiency improvement. The delay mismatch is compensated by a third control loop, a special adaptive control algorithm or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Ezmarai Arbab, Mark Gurvich, Matthew Hunton, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
  • Patent number: 7126421
    Abstract: A method for aligning a feed forward radio frequency power amplifier includes applying a radio frequency signal to the feed forward radio frequency power amplifier and monitoring a radio frequency signal from the feed forward radio frequency power amplifier, without opening a break point of the feed forward radio frequency amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
  • Patent number: 7049907
    Abstract: A group delay adjusting circuit. The group delay adjusting circuit comprises an electronically adjustable variable capacitance, and an electronically variable virtual inductor coupled in parallel to the electronically variable capacitance at a node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Jianqing He
  • Patent number: 7038540
    Abstract: A feed forward power amplifier is disclosed which utilizes three signal cancellation loops. Loop 1 includes a main amplifier and is used to derive a carrier cancelled sample of the main amplifier output. Loop 2 includes an error amplifier used to amplify the carrier cancelled signal derived from Loop 1 operation in order to cancel distortion products generated due to the nonlinear nature of the main amplifier. Loop 2 also utilizes a very short Loop 2 delay line. A significant efficiency gain is provided due to reduced output power losses associated with the Loop 2 delay line. Lower output losses also results in lower distortion levels produced by the main amplifier. This, in turn, reduces the size and performance requirements placed on the error amplifier. A smaller and more efficient error amplifier is employed resulting in further amplifier system efficiency improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Bill Vassilakis, Ezmarai Arbab, Alexander Rabinovich
  • Publication number: 20050242875
    Abstract: A high efficiency radio frequency (RF) power amplifier having dynamically controlled back off is disclosed. The RF input voltage is sampled by an adaptive analog signal processing circuit. The adaptive analog signal processing circuit controls the supply voltage to RF amplifier devices, such as LDMOS devices, which varies the efficiency or back off of the power amplifier. The variable supply voltage in turn varies peak power of the amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich
  • Patent number: 6958647
    Abstract: A feedforward amplifier. The present invention therefore provides a feedforward amplifier, comprising: a pilot reference generator that generates a pilot signal; a first carrier cancellation loop; a first error amplifier loop including a first error amplifier, wherein the pilot signal is utilized to provide gain stabilization in the first error amplifier a third loop; a second carrier cancellation loop that includes a first phase and amplitude adjuster in module and a second amplitude and phase adjuster disposed between module and module, wherein the pilot signal is utilized to control the adjustment of the second carrier cancellation loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianquing He
  • Publication number: 20050227644
    Abstract: An envelope tracking radio frequency (RF) power amplifier having an adaptive envelope signal processing circuit is disclosed. An RF input voltage is sampled by the adaptive envelope signal processing circuit which provides control signals to the power supply which supplies voltages to RF power devices in order to simultaneously satisfy two operating conditions: a) provide best possible efficiency of the power amplifier stages depending on the input signal characteristics and b) provide compensation for RF transistor AM-AM and AM-PM distortion compensation across the power range. In particular, the voltage control provides for constant power amplifier gain across the input signal dynamic range, thus minimizing power amplifier amplitude distortions and extending the useful power amplifier linear dynamic range up to saturation point. The power amplifier thus exhibits better linearity and efficiency than offered by conventional techniques and topologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Alexander Rabinovich
  • Patent number: 6952147
    Abstract: A microstrip coupler is provided which includes an controlled capacitance bridge for improved directivity as compared to prior art controlled capacitance bridges. The novel controlled capacitance bridge provides the functionality of prior art wire or ribbon controlled capacitance bridges and also provides the necessary capacitance to compensate for the different phase velocities of odd and even modes in the transmission lines. Both the dimensions of the controlled capacitance bridge and the dimensions of an input microstrip conductor may be adjusted to provide the appropriate level of capacitance. In some embodiments, the controlled capacitance bridge connects segments of an input microstrip conductor. In other embodiments, the controlled capacitance bridge connects microstrip conductors which are configured to couple an input signal from an input microstrip conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Jianqing He
  • Patent number: 6946906
    Abstract: A system and method of pilot tone reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
  • Patent number: 6937094
    Abstract: A dynamic bias switching circuit is provided that includes a switching unit for switching between a first signal level and a second signal level based on a signal envelope of an input signal to an amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Bill Vassilakis
  • Publication number: 20050113052
    Abstract: A dual loop feedforward power amplifier. A dual loop feedforward power amplifier, comprising an input that provides a multicarrier signal; a first feedforward power amplifier; and a second feedforward power amplifier, wherein the first feedforward power amplifier serves as a main amplifier gain block in the second feedforward power amplifier, wherein the first feedforward power amplifier comprises a carrier cancellation loop and a first error amplifier loop, and wherein the second feedforward power amplifier comprises a third loop and a fourth loop that cancel small signal distortions that are not reduced by the first feedforward amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
  • Publication number: 20050110567
    Abstract: A system and method of pilot tone reuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
  • Publication number: 20050110563
    Abstract: A feedforward amplifier. The present invention therefore provides a feedforward amplifier, comprising: a pilot reference generator that generates a pilot signal; a first carrier cancellation loop; a first error amplifier loop including a first error amplifier, wherein the pilot signal is utilized to provide gain stabilization in the first error amplifier a third loop; a second carrier cancellation loop that includes a first phase and amplitude adjuster in module and a second amplitude and phase adjuster disposed between module and module, wherein the pilot signal is utilized to control the adjustment of the second carrier cancellation loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
  • Patent number: 6897724
    Abstract: A group delay adjusting circuit. The group delay adjusting circuit comprises an electronically adjustable variable capacitance, and an electronically variable virtual inductor coupled in parallel to the electronically variable capacitance at a node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Powerware Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Jianqing He
  • Publication number: 20050062532
    Abstract: A method for aligning a feed forward radio frequency power amplifier includes applying a radio frequency signal to the feed forward radio frequency power amplifier and monitoring a radio frequency signal from the feed forward radio frequency power amplifier, without opening a break point of the feed forward radio frequency amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis