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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Luis Arcudia, Cary, NC (US);
Zhiqin Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/45 (2006.01); H03F 1/32 (2006.01); H03F 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/3211 (2013.01); H03F 1/42 (2013.01); H03F 3/45197 (2013.01); H03F 3/45654 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45332 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45488 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45494 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45644 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45691 (2013.01); H03F 2203/45726 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amplifier is provided that includes a differential pair of transistors configured to steer a tail current responsive to a differential input voltage. The amplifier also includes a transconductor that tranconducts high-frequency changes in the differential output voltage into a differential bias current conducted through the differential pair of transistors.