Patents by Inventor Niklas Lagerblom

Niklas Lagerblom 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).

  • Patent number: 6654426
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for correcting nonlinearity of an I/Q modulator in a linearization circuit of an amplifier (8) of a transmitter, which circuit comprises an I/Q modulator (7), a predistorter (3), and a feedback arrangement (9, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17), the arrangement comprising means (9) for sampling the I/Q-modulated measuring signal, which is formed from the measuring signals fed into the I- and Q-branches of the transmitter, means (14) for A/D-converting the signal samples taken from the signal, means (15) for I/Q-demodulating the signal samples digitally into I- and Q-feedback signals, means (17) for determining the nonlinearities of the I- and Q-branches of the I/Q modulator, and means (4A, 4B, 16A and 16B) for predistorting the I- and Q-signals supplied to the I/Q modulator (7) separately by means of the determined nonlinearities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Niklas Lagerblom, Mika Rättö
  • Patent number: 6639950
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for correcting a phase error in a linearization loop of a power amplifier, the loop comprising an I/Q modulator (10), one or more delay-causing power amplifiers (13) to be linearized, an I/Q demodulator (11) for generating I and Q feedback signals from the output signals of the amplifier (13), difference means (20, 21) of the I and Q branches for generating I and Q difference signals from the I and Q feedback signals and the I and Q input signals, the I/Q modulator and the I/Q demodulator receiving an oscillator frequency from the same local oscillator (14), and a phase shifter (17), the method comprising determination of a phase error resulting from the delay produced in the linearization loop, which determination comprises feeding excitation signals to the I and Q inputs (I IN, Q_IN) of the linearization loop, measuring the signals resulting from the excitation signals and calculating a phase error by means of the measured signals and excitation signals, and correcting the phase err
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Niklas Lagerblom, Kristian Thomasson
  • Publication number: 20020024398
    Abstract: A method and an arrangement for correcting nonlinearity of an I/Q modulator in a linearization circuit of an amplifier (8) of a transmitter, which circuit comprises an I/Q modulator (7), a predistorter (3), and a feedback arrangement (9, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17), the arrangement comprising means (9) for sampling the I/Q-modulated measuring signal, which is formed from the measuring signals fed into the I- and Q-branches of the transmitter, means (14) for A/D-converting the signal samples taken from the signal, means (15) for I/Q-demodulating the signal samples digitally into I- and Q-feedback signals, means (17) for determining the nonlinearities of the I- and Q-branches of the I/Q modulator, and means (4A, 4B, 16A and 16B) for predistorting the I- and Q-signals supplied to the I/Q modulator (7) separately by means of the determined nonlinearities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Niklas Lagerblom, Mika Ratto