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Variable gain type amplifier

US6518843B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 2000
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/3042
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A variable gain type amplifier includes a first amplifying circuit, an attenuating circuit connected to an output of the first amplifying circuit, and a second amplifying circuit connected to an output of the first amplifying circuit. An amplification of the first amplifying circuit is adjusted based on a control voltage, and an attenuation of the attenuating circuit is adjusted based on the control voltage.

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