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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Gireesh Rajendran, Bangalore, IN;
Gurkanwal Singh Sahota, San Diego, CA (US);
Rakesh Kumar, Ghazipur, IN;
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A receiver front end architecture for intra band carrier aggregation is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first transistor having a gate terminal to receive an input signal, drain terminal to output an amplified signal, and a source terminal connected to a signal ground by a source degeneration inductor. The apparatus also includes a second transistor having a source terminal connected to the drain terminal of the first transistor and a drain terminal connected to a first load. The apparatus also includes a third transistor having a gate terminal connected to the drain terminal of the first transistor, a drain terminal connected to a second load and a source terminal connected to a signal ground.