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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Christopher Yong, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Yong, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for varying gain exponentially with respect to a control signal is provided. The method includes receiving a primary control signal. A secondary control signal is generated based on the primary control signal. The secondary control signal is provided to a variable gain amplifier and is operable to exponentially vary a gain for the variable gain amplifier with respect to the primary control signal.