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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marco Vigilante, San Diego, CA (US);
Chinmaya Mishra, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/19 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H03F 3/193 (2006.01); H03F 3/21 (2006.01); H03H 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/3042 (2013.01); H03F 3/193 (2013.01); H03F 3/21 (2013.01); H03H 11/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amplifier circuit for a millimeter wave (mmW) communication system includes an amplifier coupled to a matching network, and a variable gain control circuit in the matching network, the variable gain control circuit having an adjustable gain control resistance, the adjustable gain control resistance having adjustable segments and a center node therebetween, the center node coupled to an alternating current (AC) ground.