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`(12) United States Patent
`Katagishi et al.
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`USOO6408193B1
`US 6,408,193 B1
`(10) Patent No.:
`Jun. 18, 2002
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`JP
`JP
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`6-252797
`9-46152
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`9/1994
`2/1997
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`* cited by examiner
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`(54) CELLULAR TELEPHONE
`(75) Inventors: Makoto Katagishi, Chigasaki; Shirou
`Machida, Yokohama, both of (JP)
`(73) Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
`(*) Notice:
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 09/436,502
`(22) Filed:
`Nov. 9, 1999
`(30)
`Foreign Application Priority Data
`Nov. 10, 1998
`(JP) ........................................... 1O-318689
`(51) Int. Cl. .................................................. H04Q 7/32
`(52) U.S. Cl. ....................... 455/571; 455/574; 455/126;
`455/127; 455/115; 375/345; 370/311; 370/342
`(58) Field of Search ................................. 455/571, 126,
`455/127, 115, 116, 118, 121, 125, 73,232.1,
`132.4, 239.1, 240.1, 250.1, 251.1, 245.1,
`574; 330/278, 285, 129, 2; 375/345; 370/311,
`342
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`Primary Examiner William Trost
`Assistant Examiner Keith Ferguson
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Mattingly, Stanger &
`Malur, P.C.
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
`A cellular telephone receives a first communication signal
`from a cell-site Station and transmits a Second communica
`tion Signal to the cell-site Station. The cellular telephone
`includes an antenna, a duplexer, a receiver, an encoder/
`decoder apparatus, an acoustic transducer, a transmitter and
`a controller. The receiver is connected to the antenna
`through the duplexer. The receiver converts the first com
`munication Signal into a voice Signal code, and outputs a
`Signal indicating an intensity of the first communication
`Signal. The transmitter is connected to the encoder/decoder
`apparatus and to the antenna through the duplexer. The
`receiver converts the input voice code signal from the
`encoder/decoder apparatus into the Second communication
`Signal. The controller is connected to the receiver and the
`References Cited
`transmitter. The controller controls amplitude of the trans
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`mitter corresponding to Said intensity of the first communi
`cation Signal. The transmitter includes a variable amplitude
`5,056,109 A 10/1991 Gilhousen et al. .......... 455/127
`amplifier and a power amplifier means, and the controller
`5,128,629 A
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`CELLULAR TELEPHONE
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`1. Technical Field of the Invention
`The present invention generally relates to a cellular
`telephone, and more specifically, relates to a cellular tele
`phone used in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
`System.
`2. Description of Related Art
`An example of a CDMA cellular telephone system is
`disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,109. In this example, a
`cellular telephone has transmit power control circuitries 76
`and 80 connected in series between a transmit modulator 84
`and an antenna 70 and controlled by a control processor 78,
`So as to control and adjust a power level of transmission
`power. The control and the adjustment of the power level are
`required So as to overcome deleterious terrestrial channel
`fading between a terrestrial base Station (a cell-site station)
`and a mobile unit. The terrestrial channel fading is caused by
`a path loSS in the terrestrial channel, which is on the order
`of over 80 dB, and the power adjustment at the mobile unit
`is implemented by a predetermined amount, nominally 1 dB.
`The typical standard for the CDMA cellular telephone
`system enacted in the U.S. is TIA IS-95 (hereinafter IS-95).
`An example of a transmitter applying IS-95 is shown in FIG.
`11. In this example, a modulated Signal converted into a
`transmitting frequency band is Supplied to a variable ampli
`tude amplifier 230 and the output of the variable amplitude
`amplifier 230 is further amplified by a power amplifier
`means 250 and transmitted to an antenna 450 through a
`duplexer 400. A controller 380 supplies again control signal
`to the variable amplitude amplifier 230 in order to adjust the
`gain such that the power transmitted from the antenna 450
`will Satisfy the required value of transmitting power. The
`gain control Signal is also Supplied to a level detecting means
`390. The level detecting means 390 supplies a bias signal to
`the power amplifier means 250 for adjusting the transmitting
`power. The level detecting means 390 detects a level of the
`gain control Signal, and as shown in FIG. 12, when the level
`is high (e.g. Gn), it outputs bias value of B2. Then the level
`decreases, and the level crosses a threshold value, the level
`detecting means 390 changes the bias abruptly from B2 to
`B1. Current of the power amplifier means change abruptly
`when the gain level crosses the threshold value. In IS-95,
`open-loop power control and closed-loop power control are
`employed in order to regulate a receiving power at the
`cell-site Station. The open-loop power control, which defi
`nitely determines a transmitting power according to an
`information indicating an intensity of electric field detected
`by a receiver, does not require a severe accuracy (generally
`within the range of 9.5 dB). On the other hand, the closed
`loop power control performs fine control according to an
`information indicating a variation of a gain of the Signal
`transmitted from the cell-site Station (generally 1 dB step).
`In this case, the transmitter performs the open-loop power
`control at first, then it performs the closed-loop power
`control for the transmitted power to converge into a desired
`value which the cell-site Station requires.
`Japanese Patent Laid-open No. Hei-9-46152 discloses a
`mobile unit including a receiver and a transmitter, where the
`transmitter has a variable amplitude amplifier for adjusting
`the power level of the transmission power. In this related art,
`the mobile unit includes a high frequency power amplifier
`having a field effect transistor (FET) as an amplifying
`element, and the variable amplitude amplifier is composed
`So as to control a bias condition of the FET according to a
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`transmission power, and gate Voltage of the FET correspond
`ing to the amount of attenuation are controlled by degrees,
`i.e. by 4 dB, according to the predetermined values. When
`the transmission power is low, the gate Voltage is reduced So
`as to reduce current consumption for prolonging battery life.
`A problem in the related art is that the large current
`consumption shortens the battery life, which shortens the
`hours of communication on the phone.
`Another problem in the related art is that the compensa
`tion of the battery life requires an increase of Volume and
`weight of the battery. Further related art is also disclosed in
`Japanese Patent Application Laid-open Nos. Hei-04-277909
`and Hei-06-252797.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`It is therefore an object of the present invention to solve
`the problems of the related art explained above. In view. of
`the objective of Solving the problems explained above, the
`cellular telephone of the present invention includes an
`antenna for receiving a first communication signal from a
`cell-site Station and transmitting a Second communication
`Signal to the cell-site Station, a duplexer connected to the
`antenna, a receiver connected to the antenna through the
`duplexer for converting the first communication signal into
`a voice Signal code, and for outputting a signal indicating an
`intensity of the first communication Signal, an encoder/
`decoder apparatus connected to the receiver and an acoustic
`transducer for converting the Voice Signal code into audio
`Signal for driving the acoustic transducer and converting an
`audio input Signal from the acoustic transducer into a input
`Voice code Signal, a transmitter connected to the encoder/
`decoder apparatus and to the antenna through the duplexer
`for converting the input voice code Signal into the Second
`communication Signal, and a controller connected to the
`receiver and the transmitter for controlling amplitude of the
`transmitter corresponding to the intensity of the first com
`munication Signal, wherein the transmitter includes a vari
`able amplitude amplifier and a power amplifier, the control
`ler includes a central processing unit and a memory, the
`controller controls again of the variable amplitude amplifier
`and a bias condition of the power amplifier according to a
`function Stored in the memory.
`In another embodiment, the controller further includes a
`pulse generator. The pulse generator is connected to the
`power amplifier So as to Supply a pulse as a bias control
`Signal, and the controller controls a pulse width of the pulse
`So as to control the bias condition.
`In a third embodiment, the controller further includes a
`pulse generator. The pulse generator is connected to the
`power amplifier So as to Supply pulses as a bias control
`Signal, and the controller controls a pulse density of the
`pulses So as to control the bias condition.
`In a fourth embodiment, the power amplifier further
`includes a Smoothing circuit for Smoothing the pulse.
`In a fifth embodiment, the transmitter further includes a
`Signal generator connected to the controller. The Signal
`generator is connected to the variable amplitude amplifier
`and the power amplifier So as to Supply again control Signal
`and a bias control Signal to the variable amplitude amplifier
`and the power amplifier respectively.
`The cellular telephone of the present invention also
`includes an antenna for receiving a first communication
`Signal from a cell-site Station and transmitting a Second
`communication Signal to the cell-site Station, a duplexer
`connected to the antenna, a receiver connected to the
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`FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the Second embodiment of the present
`invention.
`FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the third embodiment of the present
`invention.
`FIG. 10 shows a characteristic curve in one embodiment
`of the present invention.
`FIG. 10A shows a characteristic of output intensity vs.
`bias conditions comparing to that of the related art, and
`characteristic of output intensity VS. frequency or chance of
`occurring.
`FIG. 10B shows a characteristic of output intensity vs.
`current consumption comparing to that of the related art, and
`a characteristic of output intensity VS. product of the current
`consumption and the frequency.
`FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the related art.
`FIG. 12 shows a characteristic curve in the related art.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
`Before beginning a detailed description of the Subject
`invention, mention of the following is in order. When
`appropriate, like reference numerals and characters are used
`to designate identical, corresponding or similar components
`in differing figure drawings.
`Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will
`now be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.
`The first embodiment of the present invention is explained
`referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10. As disclosed in FIG. 1,
`a cellular telephone in this embodiment includes a receiver
`100, a transmitter 200, a controller 300, an encoder/decoder
`apparatus 500, a duplexer 400 and an antenna 450. The
`antenna 450 is connected to the duplexer 400 so as to
`transmit or receive communication Signals. The duplexer
`400 is connected to the receiver 100 and transmitter 200 for
`transferring received signals from the antenna 450 to the
`receiver 100 and for suppressing signal levels outside of the
`receiving band. The duplexer 400 is also connected to the
`transmitter 200 for transferring signals from the transmitter
`200 to the antenna 450.
`The receiver 100 includes input amplifiers 110, filters 122
`and 126, a down-converter 124, an amplifier 130, a quadra
`ture demodulator (QDEM) 140, and a base band demodu
`lator (DEM) 160. In the receiver 100, the signal from the
`duplexer 400 is amplified by the input amplifiers 110, and its
`frequency is lowered down by the down-converter 124. The
`filters 122 and 126 are band-pass filters such as Surface
`Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters. Then the signal is amplified
`by the amplifier 130 and demodulated at the QDEM 140 by
`a modulation signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees.
`The demodulated signal is supplied to the DEM 160 and
`converted into a voice signal code. The DEM 160 outputs
`not only the Voice Signal code but also a signal indicating
`intensity of electric field of the received signals (hereinafter
`field intensity signal). The DEM 160 has a function of
`adjusting its input level, which enables to detect the intensity
`of electric field of the received Signals by watching how
`much adjustment was made to obtain the desired signal
`level.
`The Voice code signal is Supplied to the encoder/decoder
`apparatus 500. The encoder/decoder apparatus 500 includes
`a vocoder 520 and a codec 540. The codec 540 is connected
`to acoustic transducer 600. The acoustic transducer 600
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`antenna through the duplexer for converting the first com
`munication Signal into a voice Signal code, and for output
`ting a signal indicating an intensity of the first communica
`tion signal, an encoder/decoder apparatus connected to the
`receiver and an acoustic transducer for converting the Voice
`Signal code into audio Signal for driving the acoustic trans
`ducer and converting an audio input signal from the acoustic
`transducer into a input voice code Signal, a transmitter
`connected to the encoder/decoder apparatus and to the
`antenna through the duplexer for converting the input voice
`code Signal into the Second communication Signal, and a
`controller connected to the receiver and the transmitter for
`controlling amplitude of the transmitter corresponding to the
`intensity of the first communication signal, wherein the
`transmitter includes a variable amplitude amplifier and a
`power amplifier, the power amplifier includes a maximum
`power detector, the controller includes a central processing
`unit and a memory, the controller controls a gain of the
`variable amplitude amplifier according to a function Stored
`in the memory, and the maximum power detector controls an
`output power of the power amplifier.
`AS explained above, Since the controller controls again of
`the variable amplitude amplifier according to a function
`Stored in the memory, a cellular telephone capable of reduc
`ing current consumption is available. In addition, Small
`current consumption enables prolongation of battery life, or
`use of Small-size battery, by which a cellular phone having
`a long Service life or that having a Small size is available.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`The foregoing and a better understanding of the present
`invention will become apparent from the following detailed
`description of exemplary embodiments and the claims when
`read in connection With the accompanying drawings, all
`forming a part of the disclosure hereof this invention. While
`the foregoing and following written and illustrated disclo
`Sure focuses on disclosing exemplary embodiments of the
`invention, it should be clearly understood that the same is by
`way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken
`by way of limitation, the Spirit and the Scope of the present
`invention being limited only by the terms of the appended
`claims.
`The following represents brief descriptions of the
`drawings, wherein:
`FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a cellular telephone in
`the first embodiment of the present invention.
`FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the first embodiment of the present
`invention.
`FIG.3 shows an example of variable amplitude amplifier
`of the cellular telephone in the first embodiment of the
`present invention.
`FIG. 4 shows a characteristic curve of a power amplifier
`means in the first embodiment of the present invention.
`FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the Second embodiment of the present
`invention.
`FIG. 6 shows an example of the controller and the
`Smoothing circuit in the Second embodiment of the present
`invention.
`FIG. 6A shows a case where the CPU controls the PG in
`PWM mode, and
`FIG. 6B shows a case where the CPU controls the PG in
`PDM mode.
`FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a main part of the
`cellular telephone in the third embodiment of the present
`invention.
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`telephone in this embodiment. The controller 300 controls a
`gain of the variable amplitude amplifier 230 in such a
`manner that the transmitter 200 can provide a required
`transmitting power to the antenna 450. In this embodiment,
`the gain is determined So as to vary according to the
`transmitting power as shown in FIG. 4. Predetermined
`values of the gain (n pieces of values: G1, G2, ... Gn, where
`“n” is an integer greater than 2) are stored in the MEM 330
`within the controller 300 as shown in FIG. 4. Gn is a gain
`which provides the maximum value of the required trans
`mitting power, and GI is again which provides the minimum
`value of the required transmitting power. Further, the con
`troller 300 stores bias values (n pieces of values: B1, B2, ...
`Bn, where “n” is an integer greater than 2) for the power
`amplifier means 250 corresponding to each gain. When the
`bias is fixed to either one of the predetermined values, the
`characteristic of output power VS. current of power amplifier
`means varies as shown in the corresponding dotted line in
`FIG. 4. When the bias is fixed to Bn, it can satisfy the
`maximum value of the required transmitting power.
`However, the current of the power amplifier means is large
`at the minimum value of the required transmitting power. On
`the other hand, when the bias is fixed to B1, Small current of
`the power amplifier means is available. However, the gain is
`too Small to Satisfy the maximum value of the required
`transmitting power. In this embodiment, a plurality of Sets of
`the values of the gain and the bias are stored in the MEM
`330, such that the value of the bias decreases corresponding
`to a decrease of the gain. The characteristic of output power
`VS. current of power amplifier means gradually decrease
`from that of Bn to that of B1 when the output power
`decreases as shown in the curved line in FIG. 4. This satisfies
`both the maximum value of the required transmitting power
`at the maximum output power and Small current of the
`power amplifier means at the minimum output power. In
`order to realize the aforementioned gradually decreasing
`characteristics for reducing current consumption for the
`required transmitting power, bias conditions of the power
`amplifier means 250 are defined as a function of predeter
`mined values of the gain for the variable amplitude amplifier
`230. The function is also stored in MEM 330. The bias
`conditions for the n pieces of the gain values are calculated
`using the function and stored in MEM 330. The controller
`300 controls the variable amplitude amplifier 230 and the
`power amplifier means 250 based on the conditions stored in
`MEM 330. In the actual designing, the bias conditions are
`Selected within the region where the characteristics of power
`leakage into adjacent channels and et al are Satisfied in
`addition to where the transmitting power are Satisfied. Since
`the current of power amplifier means are lower than that of
`the fixed bias condition Bn, a range of transmitter output
`power where current consumption in the power amplifier
`means are reduced is much broader than that of the related
`art.
`Details of the variable amplitude amplifier is shown in
`FIG. 3. In this embodiment, a transistor is employed as an
`amplifying element Q31. An input matching circuit 2321 is
`provided between an input terminal T1 and a base of the
`transistor Q31, and an output matching circuit 2323 is
`provided between a collector of the transistor Q31 and an
`output terminal T2 for obtaining the required gain. The input
`matching circuit 2321 includes capacitors C11, C12 and C13
`and a coil L11. The capacitor C11 and the coil L11 are
`connected in Series, and this Series circuit of C11 and L11 is
`provided between the input terminal T1 and the base of the
`transistor Q31. One end of the capacitor C1 is connected to
`the input terminal T1, and the other end of the capacitor C11
`
`S
`transduces Sound or voice into electric Signals or Vice versa.
`The acoustic transducer 600 includes a speaker 620 and a
`microphone 640. The voice code signal is first Supplied to a
`vocoder 520, where it is converted into a digital signal. An
`output of the vocoder 520 is supplied to the codec 540,
`where it is converted into an audio Signal. This audio signal
`is Supplied to a speaker 620 So that a user of the cellular
`phone can hear the Sound or voice transmitted from the
`cell-site station. The codec 540 is also connected to a
`microphone 640. The microphone 640 picks up sound or
`Voice and convert them into an audio input signal. This audio
`input signal is input into the codec 540, where it is converted
`into a digital audio signal. The digital audio Signal is
`supplied to the vocoder 520 and coded into an input voice
`code Signal. The input Voice code Signal is Supplied to the
`transmitter 200.
`The transmitter 200 includes a base band modulator
`(MOD) 210, a quadrature modulator (QMOD) 220, variable
`amplitude amplifier 230, a filter 240, a power amplifier
`means 250. The variable amplitude amplifier 230 includes a
`first-stage amplifier 232, filters 237 and 238, an up-converter
`236, a second-stage amplifier 234. The filters 237,238 and
`240 are band-pass filters such as SAW filters which are
`disposed for Suppressing unnecessary waves for communi
`cation. In the transmitter, the input voice code Signal is
`supplied to the MOD 210, where it is modulated into a signal
`Suitable for wireleSS transmission. An output signal of the
`MOD 210 is supplied to QMOD 220, where it is modulated
`by a modulation Signal having a phase difference of 90
`degrees. An output signal of the QMOD 220, i.e., a modu
`lated Signal is Supplied to the variable amplitude amplifier
`230. In the variable amplitude amplifier 230, the modulated
`Signal is Supplied to the first-stage amplifier 232 and ampli
`fied to a Suitable level. An output of the first-Stage amplifier,
`or the amplified modulated Signal is Supplied to the
`up-converter 236 through the filter 237. A frequency of the
`amplified modulated Signal is raised up at the up-converter
`236 to a Suitable value or range for wireleSS communication.
`An output of the up-converter 236 is Supplied to the Second
`stage amplifier 234 through the filter 238, where it is
`amplified to a Suitable level at radio frequency. An output of
`the Second-stage amplifier 234, namely the output of the
`variable amplitude amplifier 230 is supplied to the power
`amplifier means or power amplifier 250 through the filter
`240, where the power is amplified to a desired transmitting
`power. An output of the power amplifier means 250 is
`supplied to the antenna 450 through the duplexer 400.
`The controller 300 is provided so as to control the power
`transmitted from the antenna 450. The controller 300 in this
`embodiment comprises a central processing unit (CPU) 310,
`a memory (MEM) 330 and a digital-analog converter (D/A)
`350. The CPU 310 is connected to the DEM 160 of the
`receiver 100, and the field intensity signal is supplied to the
`CPU 310 from the receiver 100. The CPU 310 generates
`signals for controlling the variable amplitude amplifier 230,
`the power amplifier means 250, the amplifiers 110 and 130
`in the receiver 100 and a phase-locked loop (PLL) 700.
`These Signals are generated in Such a manner that the CPU
`310 processes data supplied from the receiver 100 and
`outputs the result through the D/A350, or that the CPU 310
`reads data stored in the MEM 330 and outputs them through
`the D/A350, or that the CPU 310 processes the data stored
`in the MEM 330 and outputs the result through the D/A350.
`The PLL 700 controls an Oscillator 750 So as to Oscillate
`required frequency for communication according to the
`output signal of the CPU 310.
`Details of the first embodiment is described hereinbelow.
`FIGS. 2 shows a block diagram of a main part of the cellular
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`is connected to the one end of the coil L11. The other end of
`the coil L11 is connected to the base of the transistor Q31.
`The capacitor C12 is provided between the other end of the
`capacitor C11 and the ground. The capacitor C13 is provided
`between the other end of the coil L11 and the ground. A
`5
`control terminal Tc is connected to the base of the transistor
`Q31 through a resistor R31. The output matching circuit
`2323 includes a coil L21 and capacitors C21, C22 and C23.
`The collector of the transistor Q31 is connected to the output
`terminal T2 through the capacitor C23. The collector of the
`transistor Q31 is also connected to a power Source terminal
`Tp through the coil L21. The capacitor C21 is provided
`between the power Source terminal Tp and the ground. The
`capacitor C22 is provided between the collector of the
`transistor Q31 and the ground. A power Source Voltage is
`supplied to the power source terminal Tp. The transistor Q31
`controls the output power according to the control Signal
`generated by the CPU 310. The higher the voltage of the
`control Signal is, the more output power is obtained due to
`an increase of the collector current.
`A variation of the first embodiment is explained below. In
`this variation, bias conditions of the power amplifier means
`250 are directly defined as a function of output power of
`itself or as a function of predetermined value of the gain for
`the variable amplitude amplifier 230. The calculated values
`using the function is directly Supplied to the power amplifier
`means 250 instead of n pieces of bias conditions stored in
`MEM 330. As an example of the function, the one that
`calculates the bias values by interpolating calculated results
`at predetermined gain values is employed. In this case, the
`controller 300 controls the variable amplitude amplifier 230
`and the power amplifier means 250 according to the prede
`termined gain value for the variable amplitude amplifier 230
`and the bias controlling Signal for the power amplifier means
`calculated by the function stored in MEM 330. Since the
`bias is controlled according to the calculated values by the
`Stored function, precise control of the bias is available,
`which enables to decrease the current consumed in the
`transmitter 200.
`An example of the current decrease in this embodiment is
`explained using FIGS. 10A and 10B. FIG. 10A shows a
`characteristic of output intensity VS. bias conditions com
`paring to that of the related art, and characteristic of output
`intensity VS. frequency or chance of occurring. A character
`istic curve plotted with quadrates shows a characteristic of
`output intensity VS. bias conditions in this embodiment, and
`that plotted with triangles shows a characteristic of output
`intensity VS. bias conditions in the related art. A character
`istic curve of output intensity VS. frequency or chance of
`occurring is shown in a curve plotted with squares. FIG. 10B
`shows a characteristic of output intensity VS. current con
`Sumption comparing to that of the related art, and a char
`acteristic of output intensity VS. product of the current
`consumption and the frequency. A characteristic curve plot
`ted with quadrates shows a characteristic of output intensity
`VS. product of current and frequency in this embodiment,
`and that plotted with triangles shows a characteristic of
`output intensity VS. product of current and frequency in the
`related art. A characteristic curve plotted with Squares shows
`a characteristic of output intensity VS. current consumption
`in this embodiment, and that plotted with 'x's shows a
`characteristic of output intensity VS. current consumption in
`the related art. In the coordinate system of FIG. 10A, a scale
`on the horizontal axis indicates the transmitting power

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