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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
W Eric Main, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
330254 ; 330257 ; 330278 ;
Abstract
A variable gain control circuit comprising an input stage and an output stage is responsive to an applied input signal for providing an output signal. The input stage and output stage are independently biased by respective bias sources and each include circuitry responsive to a dynamic control voltage, the latter of which is generated in response to the input signal, to permit the absolute magnitudes of the input signal and output signal to exceed the respective bias sources. The ratio of the output and input signals is proportional to the ratio of the bias sources.