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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Susanne A. Paul, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy J. Dupuis, Austin, TX (US);
John Blake Pavelka, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Susanne A. Paul, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy J. Dupuis, Austin, TX (US);
John Blake Pavelka, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for use in power amplifiers for reducing the peak voltage that transistors are subjected to. A power amplifier is provided with first and second switching devices and an inductor connected between the switching devices. The switching devices are driven such that the switching devices are turned on and off during the same time intervals.