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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Hong Gan, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Anthony Dennis, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Hong Gan, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Anthony Dennis, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
M/A-COM, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/20 (2006.01); H03F 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus including an amplitude mapping circuit for converting at least a portion of an amplitude signal to a binary value and a plurality of amplifiers coupled to the amplitude mapping circuit, such that the binary value is transmitted to at least one of the plurality of amplifiers to specify a gain level of the amplifier. The apparatus may be used in a system where an input wave has been divided into amplitude and frequency components.