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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Inventors:
Yonghua Song, Saratoga, CA (US);
Pantas Sutardja, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In at least one aspect, an apparatus includes a plurality of inverter groups and a plurality of bias current sources. The plurality of inverter groups is configured to amplify a signal. Each of the inverter groups has one or more inverters and is in communication with at least one other inverter group of the plurality of inverter groups. Each of the bias current sources is configured to provide a bias current to a different inverter group of the plurality of inverter groups to perform signal amplification.