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Gain control circuit for low-noise amplifier

US6064265A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/318
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gain control circuit for a low-noise amplifier. A gain control circuit of a 2-stage low-noise amplifier comprising an input stage noise matching circuit, an intermediate impedance matching circuit, a gain control circuit, and an output stage impedance matching circuit, said gain control circuit including: a feedback circuit connected to a transistor of second stage of the 2-stage low-noise amplifier, said feedback circuit detecting the amplified signal through the first stage and the second stage, and feeding the signal back through a switch circuit; and an attenuation circuit for compensating the harmonics of the input signal.

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