Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input stage for an amplifier
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Application No.: US11171042Application Date: 2005-06-30
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Publication No.: US07355476B2Publication Date: 2008-04-08
- Inventor: Dan B. Kasha , G. Tyson Tuttle , Gregory A. Hodgson
- Applicant: Dan B. Kasha , G. Tyson Tuttle , Gregory A. Hodgson
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03G3/10
- IPC: H03G3/10

Abstract:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an amplifier having an input to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from an output node of a source. An input stage coupled to the amplifier input may include one or more components to aid in processing of incoming signals. One such component coupled between the source and the input of the amplifier is a coupling capacitor used to maintain a bias voltage of the amplifier at a different potential than a DC voltage of the output node. In certain applications, the amplifier and the coupling capacitor may be integrated on a single substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070004373A1 Input stage for an amplifier Public/Granted day:2007-01-04
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