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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:
Jan. 03, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Apostolos Samelis, Bishop's Stortford, GB;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/12 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 1/48 (2006.01); H03F 1/56 (2006.01); H03F 3/195 (2006.01); H03F 3/24 (2006.01); H03F 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/0261 (2013.01); H03F 1/0277 (2013.01); H03F 1/486 (2013.01); H03F 1/565 (2013.01); H03F 3/195 (2013.01); H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H03F 3/72 (2013.01); H03F 2200/108 (2013.01); H03F 2200/111 (2013.01); H03F 2200/222 (2013.01); H03F 2200/318 (2013.01); H03F 2200/36 (2013.01); H03F 2200/387 (2013.01); H03F 2200/391 (2013.01); H03F 2200/402 (2013.01); H03F 2200/411 (2013.01); H03F 2200/414 (2013.01); H03F 2200/421 (2013.01); H03F 2200/516 (2013.01); H03F 2203/7221 (2013.01); H03F 2203/7236 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are systems, devices, and methodologies to reduce harmonics in a radio frequency output signal. A power amplifier system comprises a power amplifier and a tunable output matching network electrically connected between the output of the power amplifier and an output of the tunable output matching network. The tunable output matching network reduces second-order harmonics in an amplified radio frequency signal when the power amplifier operates in a low frequency mode. The tunable output matching network includes traps such as a series inductor and a first capacitor in series with a first switch, a second capacitor in series with a second switch, and a third capacitor in series with a third switch, where the traps are tuned to selected harmonic frequencies when the power amplifier operates in the low frequency band of the operating band of frequencies.


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