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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Ali Afsahi, San Diego, CA (US);
Arya Reza Behzad, Poway, CA (US);
Ali Karimi-sanjaani, San Diego, CA (US);
Dandan LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyujin OH, San Diego, CA (US);
Prasad Sitaram, San Diego, CA (US);
Ali Afsahi, San Diego, CA (US);
Arya Reza Behzad, Poway, CA (US);
Ali Karimi-Sanjaani, San Diego, CA (US);
Dandan Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyujin Oh, San Diego, CA (US);
Prasad Sitaram, San Diego, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
To improve upon efficiency of a transmitter's power amplifier during low power operation, a switching system is used to selectively switch between different (e.g., normal and reduced) power supplies. Suitable hardware/software in the form of circuitry, logic gates, and/or code functions to process, amplify, and transmit an input RF signal and selectively switch IN/OUT a plurality of supply voltages using control logic.