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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Robert Ross, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics U.S.A., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
The stages of a multistage amplifier are quickly switched between operational modes, e.g., from a standby mode to an active mode. The delivery of a control signal to each individual stage is delayed so that the modes of the stages are switched, in a desired sequence. The final amplifier stage is isolated from the operational mode switching of the preceding stages by a buffer. For switching the multistage amplifier from the standby mode to the active mode, the stages and the buffer are turned on, in a desired sequence, beginning with the first stage. For switching the multistage amplifier from the active mode to the standby mode, the stages and the buffer are turned off, in a desired sequence, beginning with the buffer. A delay unit includes a plurality of delay units, one connected to each amplifier stage, except the final amplifier stage, and to the buffer.