Patent · US Active

Power supply arrangement for multi-stage amplifier

US8659355B2 · kind B2 · utility

75Cited by
6References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 4, 2009
Grant dateFeb 25, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/189
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a multi-stage amplifier comprising: a first amplifier stage; a second amplifier stage; a first voltage supply stage arranged to provide a supply voltage to the first amplifier in dependence on an average power of a signal to be amplified; and a second voltage supply stage arranged to provide a supply voltage to the second amplifier in dependence on an instantaneous power of a signal to be amplified.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.