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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clemens H. J. Mensink, Nijmegen, NL;
Johannes P. M. Van Lammeren, Nijmegen, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/06 ; H04B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/06 ; H04B 7/00 ;
Abstract
An amplifier used in a tuner of video and/or audio equipment has to amplify the received input signal but should add as little as possible noise and distortion to the amplified signal. To improve the operation of the amplifier and includes tuner, the amplifier of the at least two gain stages and switches for short-circuiting a gain stage when it is not necessary for the overall gain value.