Nujira’s patents cover not only the core technical breakthroughs that underpin Nujira’s high bandwidth, high efficiency Coolteq® ET modulator ICs, but also wider system elements. These include system architectures, timing alignment, linearization with or without Digital Pre Distortion (DPD), PA performance enhancement, system optimization, test & measurement, and production-line calibration techniques.
“Nujira was the first company to successfully commercialize ET products and we have focused exclusively on this technology for the last 10 years,” said Tim Hayes, CEO of Nujira. “We’ve often been the first in the industry to encounter the real world technology challenges of ET, and our world-class engineering team continues to generate innovative solutions to overcome these issues. We protect many of our innovations through patents, which are set to become increasingly important as ET rolls out into 4G smartphones.”
The higher data rates of 4G networks come at the expense of reduced energy efficiency in the RF power amplifier (PA), causing the PA to dominate the power consumption in 4G smartphones. As 4G networks roll out, users are increasingly dissatisfied with handset battery life, which is now measured in hours rather than days. ET is a dynamic power supply technique which modulates the power supply to the RF PA synchronously to the amplitude of the transmitted signal, delivering increased output power and improved RF performance, while cutting wasted energy in half and reducing heat dissipation.
The improved RF performance delivered by ET also helps network operators. A 2012 study by Nujira showed that LTE network performance is currently limited by handset transmit performance - reducing network coverage by as much as 32%, requiring operators to install 45% more base station sites. ET overcomes the RF limitations that are reducing coverage, delivering significant economic benefits to operators and improved network performance for users.
The last 12 months has seen ET technology penetrate further into the handset ecosystem, with 12 LTE chipset vendors integrating ET support into their chipsets, MIPI establishing a new Working Group to standardize inter-chip interfaces, and the release of updated specifications from the OpenET Alliance. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, Nujira was demonstrating its latest Coolteq.L single-chip ET supply modulator to OEMs, chipsets and PA partners.
About Nujira
Nujira’s mission is to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of transmitters for 3G and 4G handsets, base stations and TV broadcast applications by reducing the amount of waste energy dissipated as heat in the RF Power Amplifier circuit.
Nujira’s patented Coolteq® Modulator technology dynamically controls the power supply to the circuit in line with the amplitude of the signal, enabling the creation of highly efficient RF Power Amplifiers. Today Coolteq technology powers the industry’s most energy efficient and highest performing 4G base stations and TV broadcast transmitters. Nujira is now applying the same energy efficient technology to smartphones and other portable wireless devices.
A fabless semiconductor company located in Cambridge, UK, with design centres in Cambridge, Bath and Edinburgh, Nujira is enabling the design of cost-effective multi-mode, multi-band handsets that deliver faster data rates, longer battery life, and better coverage.
For more information visit www.nujira.com
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Nujira files 150th Envelope Tracking patent
1 May 2012
Nujira Ltd, the world leader in Envelope Tracking technology, has announced the filing of its 150th patent relating to Envelope Tracking (ET). The milestone comes just 12 months after reaching the 100 patent landmark in April 2011, reinforcing Nujira’s dominant position in the ET IP landscape.