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Amplifier module with multiple operating modes

US8461921B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 6, 2011
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/7236
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An amplifier module with multiple operating modes is described. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes a plurality of amplifiers. The apparatus may also include a plurality of switches, each switch coupled to an output of an associated amplifier in the plurality of amplifiers and configured to provide an amplified signal in a first mode and bypass the associated amplifier and provide an associated bypass signal in a second mode. Further, the apparatus may include an output circuit including a plurality of matching circuits, each matching circuit coupled to an associated amplifier in the plurality of amplifiers and an associated switch in the plurality of switches.

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