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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Applicant:
Brian J. Kaczynski, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian J. Kaczynski, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atheros Communications, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transceiver includes a power control circuit in the transmitter that operates on a packet-by-packet basis. The transceiver can, for each packet, set a variable gain amplifier to a first gain and use predetermined gain increments to thereafter increase gain until a gain hold event. The gain hold event can be an expiration of a time duration allocated for changing gain or a desired power being reached, whichever event occurs first. The gain can be adjusted by a predetermined amount based on an operating condition.