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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2007
Frank M. Caimi, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Gregory A. O'neill, Jr., Rockledge, FL (US);
Ping Chen, Greensboro, NC (US);
Young-min JO, Viera, FL (US);
Frank M. Caimi, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Gregory A. O'Neill, Jr., Rockledge, FL (US);
Ping Chen, Greensboro, NC (US);
Young-Min Jo, Viera, FL (US);
Sky Cross, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A communications apparatus comprising a first antenna, a first serial configuration of a first power amplifier and a first matching network, a second serial configuration of a second power amplifier and a second matching network, a switching element for switchably selecting the first or the second serial configuration for supplying a signal to the first antenna, the first and the second power amplifiers supplying a respective first signal of a first power and a second signal of a second power different than the first power to the first antenna for transmitting and the first and the second matching networks presenting respective first and second impedances to the respective first and second power amplifiers, the first and the second impedances responsive respectively to a power-related parameter of the first and the second signals.