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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Bun Kobayashi, Cypress, CA (US);
Steven W. Schell, Torrance, CA (US);
Yonghan Chris Kim, La Mirada, CA (US);
Pei-ming Daniel Chow, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mau-chung Frank Chang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bun Kobayashi, Cypress, CA (US);
Steven W. Schell, Torrance, CA (US);
Yonghan Chris Kim, La Mirada, CA (US);
Pei-Ming Daniel Chow, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mau-Chung Frank Chang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A step gain amplifier has an amplifier with an input and an output, and a bias circuit connected to the input and to a bias node. A passive feedback circuit using only passive elements connects the output to the input. A control circuit is connected to the bias circuit at the bias node.