| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 330051000 | COMBINED WITH AUTOMATIC AMPLIFIER DISABLING SWITCH MEANS | 19 |
| 20090315621 | AMPLIFIER WITH GAIN EXPANSION STAGE - Techniques are disclosed for extending an amplifier's linear operating range by concatenating an amplifier exhibiting gain compression with a gain expansion stage. In an exemplary embodiment, a gain expansion stage incorporates a Class-B stage, a Class-AB stage, or a combination of the two. In an exemplary embodiment, both the gain compression stage and gain expansion stage are provided with a replica current biasing scheme to ensure stable biasing current over variations in temperature, process, and/or supply voltage. Further disclosed is an output voltage biasing scheme to set the DC output voltage to ensure maximum linear operating range. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090309656 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT POWER MODE AMPLIFIER - A multi-mode power amplifier and an electronic device including the amplifier are described. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090309655 | POWER AMPLIFIER - A power amplifier includes: an amplifying transistor; a bias circuit; a first diode; a second diode; a matching attenuating circuit; a first current mirror circuit; a serial resonant circuit, and a switch. In an amplification mode, the bias circuit supplies a bias current to the amplifying transistor, and the first current mirror circuit turns off the first and second diodes, and the switch. In an attenuation mode, the bias circuit supplies no bias current to the amplifying transistor, and the first current mirror circuit turns on the first and second diodes, and the switch. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090273397 | Controlling power with an output network - In one embodiment, the present invention includes multiple gain stages and an output network coupled to the gain stages. Each of the gain stages can be independently controlled to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal to an output power level for transmission from a mobile wireless device. When controlled to be inactive, at least one of the gain stages can be placed into a low impedance state. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090295472 | SWITCH-AROUND LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER - A switch-around low noise amplifier (LNA) device includes an input for receiving an input signal; an output for outputting an output signal; an LNA transistor coupled between the input and the output; a bypass switch circuit coupled between the input and the output; a current mirror circuit operatively connected to the LNA transistor to control a current flowing through the LNA transistor; a source follower switch operatively connected to the current mirror circuit to selectively turn on and off the current through the current mirror circuit in response to a mode select signal; and a driver adapted to selectively turn on and off the bypass switch circuit in response to the mode select signal. The LNA transistor receives the input signal at its control terminal, and one of the first and second terminals is directly connected to a supply voltage (e.g., ground). | 12-03-2009 |
| 20080265988 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT POWER MODE AMPLIFIER - A multi-mode power amplifier and an electronic device including the amplifier are described. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20120068764 | SIGNAL AMPLIFIER, BRIDGE CONNECTION SIGNAL AMPLIFIER SIGNAL OUTPUT DEVICE, LATCH-UP PREVENTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A signal amplifier includes an inverting amplification circuit, a first switching element, a second switching element, and a control section. The inverting amplification circuit includes a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, an inverting input terminal, an output terminal, a first protected switching element, and a second protected switching element. The control section controls such that when an overcurrent has flowed in the first voltage line, the first and second protected switching elements are switched to a non-conducting state after switching the first switching element in a conducting state and switching the second switching element in a non-conducting state, and when an overcurrent has flowed in the second voltage line, the first the second protected switching elements are switched to a non-conducting state after switching the first switching element in a non-conducting state and switching the second switching element in a conducting state. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20090251210 | Method And System For Gain Control And Power Saving In Broadband Feedback Low-Noise Amplifiers - Methods and systems for gain control and power saving in broadband feedback low-noise amplifiers are disclosed and may include selectively enabling one or more of a subset and all of plurality of gain stages in the low noise amplifier. A feedback resistance coupled across the plurality of gain stages may be adjusted. A gain of each of the plurality of gain stages may be binary weighted. One or more pairs of switching transistors may selectively enable the one or more of the plurality of gain stages. The feedback resistance may include a plurality of individually addressable resistors. The adjustment of the feedback resistance may include switching one or more of a plurality of switching transistors, where one of the plurality of transistors may be connected in parallel with each of the individually addressable resistors. The gain stages may be controlled in parallel, and/or may be digitally controlled. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090251209 | HIGH FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER - A high frequency power amplifier comprises: an amplifier that amplifies signals received from a first input terminal and outputs amplified signals to an output terminal; a bypass route that connects a second input terminal to the output terminal without passing through the amplifier; a capacitor having a first end connected to the amplifier, and a second end connected to the output terminal; a first switch having a first terminal connected to the second end of the capacitor and to the output terminal, and a second terminal connected to the bypass route; an inductor connected in parallel with the capacitor; a second switch connected in parallel with the capacitor, and connected in series with the inductor; and a control unit that turns off the first switch and the second switch at a high power level and turns on the first switch and the second switch at a low power level. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090102551 | OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER WITH IMPROVED CURRENT MONITORING AND SCALABLE OUTPUT - A low-power, low-voltage feedback class AB operational amplifier is disclosed. The minimum supply voltage is one gate-source voltage and two saturation voltages. Currents on the output p-type and n-type transistors are monitored as part of the feedback loop control. Accurate monitoring is achieved by connecting current monitors directly to the corresponding voltage rail. Additional output stages may be selectively connected to the primary output stage to dynamically adjust to changes source conditions. Thus by connecting the appropriate number and type of additional output stages, continuous time adaptive power supply compensation is achieved. Both single ended and differential topologies are described. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110221520 | SWITCHED CAPACITOR AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT WITH CLAMPING - A system comprises a switched capacitor amplifier including an operational amplifier (opamp). A switching circuit comprises a first switch connected across inputs of the opamp. A second switch is connected across outputs of the opamp. An overdrive detect circuit communicates with the first and second switches and selectively shorts the inputs and the outputs of the opamp when the input voltage is greater than a first predetermined overdrive voltage or when the input voltage is less than a second predetermined overdrive voltage. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20090201085 | POWER AMPLIFYING APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A power amplifying apparatus includes an input terminal configured to receive an input signal, a first power amplifier biased for class A or class AB operation which is configured to amplify the input signal, an output terminal connected to an output of the first power amplifier, a second power amplifier biased for class C operation which is configured to receive and amplify a part of the input signal, and a switch connected between an output of the second power amplifier and the output terminal. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090201084 | MULTI-MODE POWER AMPLIFIERS - Multi-mode power amplifiers that can support multiple radio technologies and/or multiple frequency bands are described. In one exemplary design, a first linear power amplifier supporting multiple radio technologies may be used to amplify a first RF input signal (e.g., for low band) and provide a first RF output signal. A second linear power amplifier also supporting the multiple radio technologies may be used to amplify a second RF input signal (e.g., for high band) and provide a second RF output signal. Each linear power amplifier may include multiple (e.g., three) chains coupled in parallel. Each chain may be selectable to amplify an RF input signal and provide an RF output signal for a respective range of output power levels. An RF input signal may be a phase modulated signal or a quadrature modulated signal and may be pre-distorted to account for non-linearity of the power amplifier. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20120126886 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an amplifier circuit where a load modulation is applied to a segmented amplifier. This will reduce the shunt loss since the loss of a segmented amplifier is reduced by allowing each amplifier segment or combination of segments to operate to their full output power capacity, rather than limited to a lower output power which results in a higher shunt loss. Hence, operation to full capacity before adding more segments is made possible by dynamically modulating the load. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20080231357 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAIN CONTROL AND POWER SAVING IN BROADBAND FEEDBACK LOW-NOISE AMPLIFIERS - Methods and systems for gain control and power saving in broadband feedback low-noise amplifiers are disclosed and may include controlling gain, power and/or a noise figure by selectively enabling one or more of a plurality of gain stages by activating one or more of a plurality of pairs of switching transistors. Each of the gain stages may comprise complementary inverter pairs, with the gain of each of the gain stages binary weighted and stored in a lookup table. A feedback resistance coupled across the gain stages may be adjusted, and may comprise a plurality of individually addressable resistors, with the resistance binary weighted and stored in a lookup table. The adjusting of the feedback resistance may comprise switching one or more of a plurality of switching transistors, each connected in parallel with one of the individually addressable resistors, which may shunt one or more of the individually addressable resistors. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090115511 | AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An audio amplifier is provided. The audio amplifier includes an amplifier, a biasing circuit, and a time-delay circuit. The amplifier circuit is for amplifying audio signals. The biasing circuit is for providing a bias voltage to the amplifier circuit to actuate the amplifier circuit. The time-delay circuit is for receiving a pulse signal and delaying the bias voltage to avoid a sudden actuation of the amplifier circuit. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20080224770 | ACTIVE CIRCUITS WITH ISOLATION SWITCHES - Active circuits with isolation switches are described. In one design, an apparatus includes first and second amplifiers coupled in parallel. Each amplifier receives an input signal and provides an output signal. Each amplifier has a switch that isolates the amplifier when the amplifier is turned off. The first and second amplifiers may be high and low gain amplifiers or two low noise amplifiers (LNAs). The first and second amplifiers may be for different communication systems, different frequency bands, and/or different gain ranges. In general, any number of amplifiers may be coupled in parallel, and each amplifier may have a switch to isolate that amplifier when turned off. A switch for an amplifier may be a shunt switch coupled between an internal node of the amplifier and ground. The shunt switch may be closed when the amplifier is turned off and may be opened when the amplifier is turned on. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090174474 | POWER AMPLIFIER - An amplifier element amplifies RF signals. An emitter follower unit drives the amplifier element at a constant voltage corresponding to a reference voltage supplied to a reference terminal from outside. A current injection unit drives the amplifier element a constant current corresponding to the reference voltage. An analog control unit analogically controls the output voltage of the emitter follower unit in correspondence with the control voltage supplied to a control terminal from outside. A mode switching unit switches whether the emitter follower unit is operated or not in correspondence with the control voltage. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120146719 | Amplifier with reduced on/off transient and multi-point offset compensation - Disclosed is an amplifier designed to substantially reduce an ON/OFF transient. The amplifier comprises a drive block that includes a pre-driver and an output stage. The amplifier also comprises a bypass circuit that is coupled to an output of the pre-driver. The bypass circuit of the amplifier is selectively activated to reduce the ON/OFF transient. The bypass circuit may comprise an auxiliary output stage that can be coupled to provide selective activation. The amplifier may also be configured to provide multi-point offset compensation. Also disclosed is a related method. The amplifier and the related method may be incorporated into an audio amplifier used in a cellular telephone or other mobile audio device. | 06-14-2012 |
