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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Oystein Moldsvor, Tiller, NO;
Terje Nortvedt Andersen, Trondheim, NO;
Oystein Moldsvor, Tiller, NO;
Terje Nortvedt Andersen, Trondheim, NO;
Hittite Microwave Norway AS, Tiller, NO;
Abstract
A variable gain amplifier (VGA) disclosed herein includes: an input voltage connector; a number of voltage to current converter circuits generating signal currents; a gain adjustment connector adapted to a current steering mechanism; current mirrors connected to each of the voltage to current converters copying the signal currents; and a steering mechanism adapted to steer the copied currents to a load resistor or to another appropriate location based on the signal present at the gain adjustment connector.
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