Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Omni-band amplifiers
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Application No.: US13677017Application Date: 2012-11-14
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Publication No.: US09603187B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Anosh Bomi Davierwalla , Chiewcharn Narathong , Klaas van Zalinge
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Liberty E. Mann
- Main IPC: H04W88/02
- IPC: H04W88/02 ; H03F3/193 ; H03F3/68 ; H04B1/00

Abstract:
Omni-band amplifiers support multiple band groups. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes at least one gain transistor and a plurality of cascode transistors for a plurality of band groups. Each band group covers a plurality of bands. The gain transistor(s) receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal. The cascode transistors are coupled to the gain transistor(s) and provide an output RF signal for one of the plurality of band groups. In an exemplary design, the gain transistor(s) include a plurality of gain transistors for the plurality of band groups. One gain transistor and one cascode transistor are enabled to amplify the input RF signal and provide the output RF signal for the selected band group. The gain transistors may be coupled to different taps of a single source degeneration inductor or to different source degeneration inductors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140134960A1 OMNI-BAND AMPLIFIERS Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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