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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Kovac, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Kelly Michael Mekechuk, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/20 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/32 (2006.01); H03F 3/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/0222 (2013.01); H03F 1/0233 (2013.01); H03F 1/32 (2013.01); H03F 3/19 (2013.01); H03F 2200/102 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amplifier circuit with a peak-to-average ratio detector is described. Detection of the peak-to-average ratio value can be used to tune one or more parameters that affect linearity of one or more amplifiers in the amplifier circuit to improve amplifier performance.