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).
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Publication number: 20140070883Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Mark Gurvich, JianQing He
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Patent number: 7440733Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Alexander Rabinovich
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Patent number: 7339426Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich
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Patent number: 7301397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ezmarai Arbab, Mark Gurvich, Matthew J. Hunton, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
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Patent number: 7173484Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
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Publication number: 20070018723Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Ezmarai Arbab, Mark Gurvich, Matthew Hunton, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
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Patent number: 7126421Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis
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Patent number: 7049907Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Jianqing He
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Patent number: 7038540Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Bill Vassilakis, Ezmarai Arbab, Alexander Rabinovich
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Publication number: 20050242875Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich
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Patent number: 6958647Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianquing He
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Publication number: 20050227644Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Alexander Rabinovich
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Patent number: 6952147Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Jianqing He
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Patent number: 6946906Abstract: A system and method of pilot tone reuse.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
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Patent number: 6937094Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ahmad Khanifar, Nikolai Maslennikov, Mark Gurvich, Bill Vassilakis
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Publication number: 20050113052Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
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Publication number: 20050110567Abstract: A system and method of pilot tone reuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
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Publication number: 20050110563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Alex Rabinovich, Mark Gurvich, Jianqing He
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Patent number: 6897724Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Powerware Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Alex Rabinovich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Jianqing He
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Publication number: 20050062532Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2003Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Mark Gurvich, Nikolai Maslennikov, Alexander Rabinovich, Bill Vassilakis