Patents by Inventor Sandro Lanfranco

Sandro Lanfranco 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: 9853601
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communication infrastructure, and more particularly to a method, apparatus and system for envelope tracking. The system for envelope tracking comprising: a transistor; an RF transistor; a driver; a switcher current source; and a subtracting network; wherein the system is configured such that when an envelope voltage is less than a predetermined voltage value, the RF transistor is configured for decreasing an amount of absorbed biasing current, and when the envelope voltage is greater than a predetermined voltage value, the RF transistor is configured for increasing an amount of absorbed biasing current. The goal of RF transistor sinking is to absorb the redundant biasing current generated by the envelope tracking supply modulator to eliminate distortions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Sandro Lanfranco, Xiaokun Yang, Zhancang Wang
  • Publication number: 20160164470
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communication infrastructure, and more particularly to a method, apparatus and system for envelope tracking. The system for envelope tracking comprising: a transistor; an RF transistor; a driver; a switcher current source; and a subtracting network; wherein the system is configured such that when an envelope voltage is less than a predetermined voltage value, the RF transistor is configured for decreasing an amount of absorbed biasing current, and when the envelope voltage is greater than a predetermined voltage value, the RF transistor is configured for increasing an amount of absorbed biasing current. The goal of RF transistor sinking is to absorb the redundant biasing current generated by the envelope tracking supply modulator to eliminate distortions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Sandro LANFRANCO, Xiaokun YANG, Zhancang WANG
  • Patent number: 6545536
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for adjusting a parameter (IDQ) of a power device (1) by changing an input signal (VG) to said power device, said method comprising the steps of taking (S2) a sample of an output signal (POUT) of said power device (1), detecting (S5) at least a first and a second signal component level (P1ST, P2ND) of said sampled output signal (POUT), processing (S6) the at least detected first and second signal component level (P1ST, P2ND), deciding on the basis of a result obtained in said processing step (S6), whether a compensation of a change of said parameter (IDQ) is required, and if such a change is to be compensated, determining (S8) a changing value (V) for said input signal (VG) and adjusting (S9) the parameter (IDQ) by changing said input signal (VG) by said determined changing value (V). Furthermore, the present invention proposes a corresponding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Andrzej Haczewski, Sandro Lanfranco