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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Seong-mo Yim, Summerfield, NC (US);
Kelvin Kai Tuan Yan, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Inventors:
Seong-Mo Yim, Summerfield, NC (US);
Kelvin Kai Tuan Yan, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Assignee:
RF Micro Devices, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a dual mode LNA that can operate in either normal mode or low-gain mode, which has been designed to maintain a constant input impedance when switching between the two modes of operation. Maintaining constant input impedance is called a dynamic match. The LNA has been designed to maintain a constant bandwidth when switching between normal and low-gain modes of operation. Also, the LNA has been designed to consume much less average current when operating in the low-gain mode.