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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Edward J. W. Whittaker, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
Inventor:
Edward J. W. Whittaker, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
Assignee:
SiGe Semiconductor Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collector boost circuit is disclosed for providing a first voltage in a first mode of operation to a power amplifier, and a second voltage in a second mode of operation to the power amplifier. The collector boost circuit uses a switch and an indicator signal for triggering the switch between the first and the second mode of operation. The second voltage is a boosted voltage greater than the first voltage and is provided during peak excursions through a boost capacitor.