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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aravind Loke, Irvine, CA (US);
Mohy F. Abdelgany, Irvine, CA (US);
James F. Kamke, Riverside, IL (US);
Assignee:
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/112 ;
Abstract
A communications device includes an amplifier module configured to amplify a signal. The amplifier module includes a parallel arrangement of amplifiers each designed to operate with increased efficiency for different power level ranges. A controllable switch selectively interconnects the power amplifiers. A controller in communication with the controllable switch selectively interconnects the power amplifiers to increase the efficiency of the amplifier module.