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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Harinath Garudadri, San Diego, CA (US);
Somdeb Majumdar, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Keyes Butterfield, Encinitas, CA (US);
Yi Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Sanjay Marthanda, Bangalore, IN;
Harinath Garudadri, San Diego, CA (US);
Somdeb Majumdar, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Keyes Butterfield, Encinitas, CA (US);
Yi Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Sanjay Marthanda, Bangalore, IN;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for communications are disclosed. The apparatus may include an a quantizer having three levels, and a switching power amplifier configured to drive a load having first and second terminals, wherein the switching power amplifier is further configured to switch the first and second terminals between first and second power rails only if the output from the quantizer is at one of the three levels.