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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2008
Applicants:

Peter V. Wright, Portland, OR (US);

Ray M. Parkhurst, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Jin W. Cho, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Inventors:

Peter V. Wright, Portland, OR (US);

Ray M. Parkhurst, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Jin W. Cho, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An output power detection circuit including a detection circuit is disclosed. The output power detection circuit further includes a summing network, wherein a first voltage input of the summing network is capable of receiving a voltage that is proportional with a current flowing through an output stage of an RF amplifier circuit, a second voltage input is coupled with the detection circuit, and an output is capable of providing a summing voltage.


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