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RF power amplifier

US11017983B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2019
Grant dateMay 25, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K2017/6875
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, an RF power amplifier includes a first transistor and a second transistor in parallel, wherein a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor are configured to be driven by an RF source. A third transistor comprising a drain is operably coupled to both a source of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor. A control circuit is operably coupled to a gate of the third transistor and configured to alter a gate-to-source voltage of the third transistor, thereby altering a drain current of each of the first transistor and the second transistor, thereby altering an output power of the RF power amplifier.

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