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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Applicant:
Gerasimos Zochios, Athens, GR;
Inventor:
Gerasimos Zochios, Athens, GR;
Assignee:
Theta Microelectronics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Linear-in-dB current-steering VGAs with an adaptive bias current operable so that as the gain of the amplifier decreases, the DC current consumption also decreases. The modified VGA circuits result in power consumption savings, which are of particular value in wireless (battery powered) applications.