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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lapoe E. Lynn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samuel W. Sheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 9/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit generally comprises one or more master amplifiers and a plurality of control amplifiers. The first circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of control signals in response to (i) a first signal related to a desired gain and (ii) a second signal related to a known reference. The second circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in response to (i) an input signal and (ii) the plurality of control signals. The output signal may be amplified with respect to the input signal.