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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
David M. Signoff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shu-Hsien Liao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ming He, Fremont, CA (US);
Wayne A. Loeb, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell World Trade Ltd., St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/68 (2006.01); H03F 1/56 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/22 (2006.01); H03F 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/56 (2013.01); H03F 1/0277 (2013.01); H03F 1/22 (2013.01); H03F 3/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, systems and methods are provided for multi-modal power amplification. In certain implementations, an adjustable power amplifier amplifies an input signal, and the amount of amplification is varied based on the input signal. A variable impedance unit receives an amplified input signal, and the amount of load impedance at the variable impedance unit is varied based on the input signal.