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Programmable gain amplifier with linear in dB gain control

US10845440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2018
Grant dateNov 24, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/543
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various approaches of adjusting a gain of received signals in integrated circuitry include implementing an open-loop source-degenerated amplifier having a pair of input devices for amplifying the received signals; boosting an effective transconductance of the input devices (e.g., using a pair of super-gm feedback loops); and setting a bias current of devices in the open-loop source-degenerated amplifier (e.g., using a constant-gm bias circuit).

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