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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Nick Cowley, Wroughton, GB;
Mark Mudd, Wootton Bassett, GB;
Inventors:
Nick Cowley, Wroughton, GB;
Mark Mudd, Wootton Bassett, GB;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compound automatic gain control (AGC) circuit includes multiple AGC stages coupled with signal input nodes and signal output nodes in parallel. Each of the AGC stages has separate, individually controllable, control inputs. During gain back off, the AGC stages are backed off in sequence.