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Power amplifier with load switching circuit

US6806767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2200/75
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power amplifier circuit includes a power amplifier responsive to a power mode signal, the power amplifier having a power amplifier output node, and a power amplifier load circuit also responsive to the power mode signal, the power amplifier load circuit having a load circuit input node connected to the power amplifier output node. The power amplifier load circuit has a first transmission line coupled between the load circuit input node and a first node, a harmonic filter coupled between the load circuit input node and a common node, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and the common node, and a first switch coupled between the common node and ground, where the first switch is responsive to the power mode signal.

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