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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1999
Katsuya Shimomura, Kasugai, JP;
Shinji Saito, Kasugai, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A variable gain circuit amplifies an input signal with a gain which depends on a control voltage. The gain circuit has a first amplifier with a gain that is proportional to the control voltage in a relatively low region of the control voltage and a second amplifier with a gain that is proportional to the control voltage in a relatively high region of the control voltage. The second amplifier also includes a gain circuit which maintains the gain of the second amplifier constant in a relatively low range of the control voltage. The second amplifier is connected to the first amplifier via a pair of coupling capacitors. The variable gain circuit may be used in a transmitter of a CDMA telephone.