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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Realtek Semiconductor Corp., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chia-Liang (Leon) Lin, Fremont, CA (US);

Ting-Hsu Chien, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/505 (2013.01); H03F 1/0222 (2013.01); H03F 3/45183 (2013.01); H03F 3/45273 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of envelope detection operates by receiving a RF (radio frequency) signal having a first voltage at a first node and a second voltage at a second node; using a common-mode source-follower (CMSF) having a first source follower and a second source follower connected in parallel and configured to receive the first voltage and the second voltage, respectively, and jointly output a first current to a third node in accordance with a sum of a second current and a third current received via a fourth node; establishing a first negative feedback control loop by converting the first current into the third current using a current-controlled current source (CCCS); and establishing a second negative feedback control loop by converting a drain voltage at the third node into the second current using a voltage-controlled current source (VCCS).


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