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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);

Inventors:

David K. Homol, Kernersville, NC (US);

Hua Wang, High Point, NC (US);

Assignee:

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/68 (2006.01); H03F 3/72 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H03H 11/30 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); G05F 1/565 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/217 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/30 (2013.01); G05F 1/565 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H03F 1/0261 (2013.01); H03F 3/217 (2013.01); H03F 3/72 (2013.01); H03G 3/30 (2013.01); H03F 2200/411 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01); H03F 2203/7215 (2013.01); Y10T 307/406 (2015.04);
Abstract

According to certain aspects, a method includes determining whether to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal by a first gain achievable by a first circuit or a second gain achievable by a second circuit, amplification of the first and second circuits respectively configured to be turned on or off by first and second switches, the first switch in the on state and the second switch in the off state resulting in the RF signal being amplified by the first gain, and the first switch in the off state and the second switch in the on state resulting in the RF signal being amplified by the second gain; and applying or inducing application of a first bias voltage or a second bias voltage to an isolated well of the first switch upon determination that the RF signal is to be amplified by the first gain or the second gain, respectively.


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