Input buffer
US11152931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/183
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The trend in wireless communication receivers is to capture more and more bandwidth to support higher throughput, and to directly sample the radio frequency (RF) signal to enable re-configurability and lower cost. Other applications like instrumentation also demand the ability to digitize wide bandwidth RF signals. These applications benefit from input circuitry which can perform well with high speed, wide bandwidth RF signals. An input buffer and bootstrapped switch are designed to service such applications, and can be implemented in 28 nm complementary metal-oxide (CMOS) technology.
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