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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Netsanet Gebeyehu, San Jose, CA (US);

Srivatsan Jayaraman, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Edward James Anthony, Robins, IA (US);

Assignee:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/193 (2006.01); H03F 3/19 (2006.01); H03F 3/24 (2006.01); H03F 1/56 (2006.01); H03F 3/195 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H01L 25/065 (2023.01); H03F 1/30 (2006.01); H03F 3/191 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/0216 (2013.01); H03F 1/0227 (2013.01); H03F 1/0266 (2013.01); H03F 1/56 (2013.01); H03F 3/19 (2013.01); H03F 3/193 (2013.01); H03F 3/195 (2013.01); H03F 3/24 (2013.01); H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H04B 1/04 (2013.01); H01L 25/0655 (2013.01); H01L 2224/16227 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48227 (2013.01); H01L 2924/15313 (2013.01); H01L 2924/19041 (2013.01); H01L 2924/19042 (2013.01); H01L 2924/19043 (2013.01); H01L 2924/19105 (2013.01); H03F 1/302 (2013.01); H03F 3/04 (2013.01); H03F 3/191 (2013.01); H03F 2200/102 (2013.01); H03F 2200/105 (2013.01); H03F 2200/222 (2013.01); H03F 2200/318 (2013.01); H03F 2200/336 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01); H04B 2001/045 (2013.01); H04B 2001/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods for bias switching of power amplifiers are provided herein. In certain configurations, a power amplifier system includes a power amplifier that provides amplification to a radio frequency (RF) signal and a bias control circuit that biases the power amplifier. The power amplifier includes an amplification transistor that receives the RF signal at an input, and a first bias network and a second bias network each connected to the input. The bias control circuit includes a first switch, a first reference current source that provides the first reference current to the first bias network through the first switch, a second switch, and a second reference current source that provides the second reference current to the second bias network through the second switch.


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