Patent attributes
A radio frequency amplification stage including an amplifier for receiving an input signal to be amplified and a power supply voltage; and a power supply voltage stage for supplying said power supply voltage, including a circuit for providing a reference signal representing the envelope of the input signal; a circuit for selecting one of a plurality of supply voltage levels in dependence on the reference signal; and a circuit for generating an adjusted selected power supply voltage, including an ac amplifier for amplifying a difference between the reference signal and one of the selected supply voltage level or the adjusted selected supply voltage level, and a summer for summing the amplified difference with the selected supply voltage to thereby generate the adjusted supply voltage.
