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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Oystein Moldsvor, Tiller, NO;
Terje Nortvedt Andersen, Trondheim, NO;
Inventors:
Oystein Moldsvor, Tiller, NO;
Terje Nortvedt Andersen, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
Hittite Microwave Norway AS, Tiller, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable gain amplifier (VGA) disclosed herein includes an input current connector, an output current connector, a gain adjustment connector, scaled current mirrors copying the input current, means for steering the copied currents either to the current output or to another appropriate location based on the signal present at the gain adjustment connector.