Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio frequency amplifier with constant gain setting
- Patent Title (中): 射频放大器,恒定增益设定
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Application No.: US11944723Application Date: 2007-11-26
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Publication No.: US07598813B2Publication Date: 2009-10-06
- Inventor: Yuyu Chang
- Applicant: Yuyu Chang
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Garlick Harrison & Markison
- Agent Shayne X. Short
- Main IPC: H03F3/04
- IPC: H03F3/04

Abstract:
Radio frequency amplifier with constant gain setting. A circuitry that includes triple well connected MOSFETs is employed to eliminate body effects therein. The voltage gain as presented herein, being implemented using a ratio of certain elements within the circuitry, is immune to variations in temperature, power supply voltage, and process variations. One implementation employs an array of selectable MOSFETs to allow for more than one gain setting to be provided by the amplifier. Such an amplifier has a variable/selectable gain setting. An appropriately placed MOSFET is employed to provide the desired input impedance (e.g., 50Ω). This design can be implemented using multiple n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (N-MOSFETs) (some of which are triple well connected) and p-channel metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (P-MOSFETs), or alternatively using P-MOSFETs and N-MOSFETs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090134942A1 RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER WITH CONSTANT GAIN SETTING Public/Granted day:2009-05-28
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