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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Zhiming Deng, San Jose, CA (US);

Li Gao, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

MEDIATEK INC., Hsinchu City, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/16 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/22 (2006.01); H03F 3/217 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/3026 (2013.01); H03F 1/0244 (2013.01); H03F 3/2178 (2013.01); H03F 1/223 (2013.01); H03F 2200/294 (2013.01);
Abstract

A variable gain low noise amplifier (LNA) and a method for controlling a gain of the variable gain LNA are provided. The variable gain LNA may include a first transistor, a first degeneration inductor, a second transistor and a second degeneration inductor, wherein the first degeneration inductor is coupled to a source terminal of the first transistor, and the second degeneration inductor is coupled to a source terminal of the second transistor. Gate terminals of the first transistor and the second transistor are configured to receive an input signal. The first transistor and the first degeneration inductor belong to a first branch of the variable gain LNA, and the second transistor and the second degeneration inductor belong to a second branch of the variable gain LNA. More particularly, a gain of the variable gain LNA is determined by controlling whether to turn off the second branch.


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