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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhiliang Zheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven C. Lam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd, Hamilton, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 ;
Abstract
A multi-stage amplifier having a plurality of switch mechanisms, one for each stage, that are individually controllable to vary the gain of the amplifier without compromising bandwidth. The amplifier may be embodied in a magnetic storage medium magnetic storage medium that includes a preamplifier in which the multi-stage amplifier is embodied.