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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:
Nov. 28, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2014
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Andy Cheng Pang Wu, Camarillo, CA (US);

Yu-Jui Lin, Glendale, CA (US);

Florina Alexandra Lefter-Elarabi, Chatsworth, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H03G 1/00 (2006.01); H03F 3/19 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/195 (2006.01); H03F 3/24 (2006.01); H03F 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 1/0088 (2013.01); H03F 1/02 (2013.01); H03F 1/0272 (2013.01); H03F 3/19 (2013.01); H03F 3/195 (2013.01); H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H03F 3/72 (2013.01); H03F 2200/111 (2013.01); H03F 2200/135 (2013.01); H03F 2200/153 (2013.01); H03F 2200/451 (2013.01); H03F 2203/7209 (2013.01);
Abstract

Switchable base feed circuit for radio-frequency (RF) power amplifiers. In some embodiments, an RF power amplifier (PA) circuit can include a transistor having a base, a collector, and an emitter, with the transistor being configured to amplify an RF signal. The PA circuit can further include a bias circuit configured to provide a base bias signal to the base of the transistor. The PA circuit can further include a switchable base feed circuit implemented between the bias circuit and the base of the transistor. The switchable base feed circuit can be configured to provide a plurality of different resistance values for the base bias signal between the bias circuit and the base of the transistor. Such a PA circuit can be implemented in products such as a die, a module, and a wireless device.


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