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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Devavrata V Godbole, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Devavrata V Godbole, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus is disclosed that comprises a plurality of voltage to current transducers to convert an input signal voltage into a plurality of input signal currents and a cascode stage. The cascode stage is coupled to the voltage to current transducers to provide amplifier gain control. The cascode stage comprises a thin gate oxide transistor and a thick gate oxide transistor.