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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher Michael Owen, Pittsford, NY (US);
Yogendra K. Chawla, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Michael Owen, Pittsford, NY (US);
Yogendra K. Chawla, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
MKS Instruments, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/217 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power amplifier (PA) adjustably operable between two classes of operation. The range of operation lies in a range of operation between a conventional, linear, conjugately matched Class AB characteristic amplifier and a higher efficiency switching Class E characteristic amplifier. A circuit topology having a push-pull configuration that allows a Class E characteristic of operation.