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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:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Gerard T. Quilligan, Limerick, IE;
Pierce J. Nagle, Cork, IE;
Eugene P. Heaney, Cork, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
M/A-Com, Eurotec B.V., Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for amplifying a radiofrequency signal using a main Digital to Analog Converter (RFDAC) and a subordinate Digital to Analog Converter (Sub-DAC). The main RFDAC provides a first portion of a N-bit digital output, which specifies the amplification level of the radiofrequency signal, and the sub-DAC provides a second portion of the N-bit digital word. Together, the main RFDAC and the Sub-DAC convert a complete N-bit digital word, where N specifies the resolution of the output radiofrequency signal.