• DocumentCode
    2213649
  • Title

    Mobile Phone Power Amplifier Linearity and Efficiency Enhancement Using Digital Predistortion

  • Author

    Ceylan, N. ; Mueller, J.E. ; Pittorino, T. ; Weigel, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Infineon Technologies, Secure Mobile Solutions, Kastenbauerstr. 2, 81677 Munich, Germany, Phone:+498923420839
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    269
  • Lastpage
    272
  • Abstract
    The new generation mobile communication systems using spectrum efficient linear modulation schemes (QPSK, 8PSK, QAM) need linear power amplifiers in the transmission path to have good ACPR and EVM values. Linearization methods can be used to increase the linearity of the power amplifiers (PA). However, it is not reasonable to use complicated, power consuming and high cost systems. This paper presents a digital predistortion implementation for WCDMA signals using an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) as DSP and investigates the application of this system in handsets. The method applied requires minimum change in the conventional transmitter path configuration but considerable PAE improvement can be achieved.
  • Keywords
    Costs; Field programmable gate arrays; Linearity; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Predistortion; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
  • Conference_Location
    Munich, Germany
  • Print_ISBN
    1-58053-834-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.2003.340942
  • Filename
    4143006