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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Pierre Pascal Savary, Leguevin, FR;
Mohamad El Ozeir, Toulouse, FR;
Stephane Damien Thuriés, Saubens, FR;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 9/00 (2006.01); H03F 3/193 (2006.01); H03H 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/245 (2013.01); H03F 3/193 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a tunable attenuator is provided, comprising: one or more transformer windings configured to facilitate attenuating a signal; one or more conductive loops provided underneath the transforming windings; a controller configured to control an amount of current flowing through the conductive loops, thereby providing a tunable attenuation of said signal. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of producing a tunable attenuator is conceived.