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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Inphi Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Simon Forey, Northamptonshire, GB;

Rajasekhar Nagulapalli, Northampton, GB;

Parmanand Mishra, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

INPHI CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/22 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H03G 1/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01); H03G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/225 (2013.01); H03G 1/0029 (2013.01); H03G 1/0088 (2013.01); H03G 3/001 (2013.01); H03G 3/3078 (2013.01); H03G 7/06 (2013.01); H03G 1/0005 (2013.01); H03G 1/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention is directed to electrical circuits and techniques thereof. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a variable gain amplifier architecture that includes a continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) section and a variable gain amplifier (VGA) section. The CTLE section provides both a pair of equalized data signals and a common mode voltage. A DAC generates a control signal based on a control code. The VGA section amplifies the pair of equalized data signals by an amplification factor using a transistor whose resistance value is based on both the common mode voltage and the control signal. There are other embodiments as well.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Forey, Simon. (2020). Variable gain amplifiers for communication systems (U.S. Patent No. 10763810). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10763810

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