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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2022
Applicant:

Qorvo Us, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);

Inventors:

Baker Scott, San Jose, CA (US);

George Maxim, Saratoga, CA (US);

Stephen James Franck, Felton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Qorvo US, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H03F 2200/171 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power amplifier using multi-path common-mode feedback loops for radio frequency linearization is disclosed. In one aspect, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) power amplifier containing cascoded n-type field effect transistors (NFETs) and cascoded p-type FETs (PFETs) may have a common-mode feedback network and provides bias voltages that are dynamically varying with the signal power to keep the output common-mode fixed around a half-supply level, while the small-signal and large-signal transconductances of the FET's are kept balanced. A further feedback network may be associated with the supply voltage to assist in providing a symmetrical supply signal. The symmetrical supply signal allows for supply variations without introducing distortion for the power amplifier stage.


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