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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Uday Dasgupta, Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Uday Dasgupta, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An amplifier circuit includes a first stage to generate a first stage output based on a signal input and a control input. A second stage in communication with the first stage output and the control input. The second stage includes a first current source driver operable in a constant current source mode or a driver mode. The first current source driver operates in either the constant current source mode or the driver mode based on the signal input and the control input.