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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Russell Smiley, Nepean, CA;
Arthur Fuller, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Russell Smiley, Nepean, CA;
Arthur Fuller, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently amplifying a signal. An input signal is decomposed into a plurality of two state signals, each two state signal having a respective on level and off level. This may involve sigma-delta modulation and phase splitting. Each of the two state signals is amplified with a respective switching power amplifier to produce a respective amplified signal. The amplified signals are combined to produce an amplified version of the input signal.