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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Venumadhav Bhagavatula, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sriramkumar Venugopalan, Campbell, CA (US);
Siddharth Seth, Campbell, CA (US);
Siuchuang Ivan Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
Sang Won Son, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a multiplexer, including first, second, and third inputs, and an output; a first transistor, including a gate connected to the multiplexer, and first and second terminals; a first variable capacitor, including a first terminal connected to the first transistor, a second terminal, and an input; a first inductor, including a first terminal connected to the first transistor, and a second terminal connected to the second terminal of the first variable capacitor; a second transistor, including a gate connected to the output of the multiplexer, a first terminal, and a second terminal connected to the second terminal of the first inductor; a second inductor mutually coupled to the first inductor, including a first and second terminals; and a balun-bias switch, including first, second, and third inputs, and an output connected to the second terminal of the second inductor.