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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Applicants:
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas, Crolles, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS, Crolles, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/067 (2006.01); H03H 11/24 (2006.01); H03F 3/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 11/245 (2013.01); G01R 1/06711 (2013.01); H03F 3/602 (2013.01); H03F 2200/211 (2013.01);
Abstract
An attenuator includes: a first circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a first transistor having its control node connected to an input of the attenuator and its emitter or source connected to an intermediate node of the attenuator; and a second circuit including a common collector or common drain amplifier formed of a second transistor having its emitter or source connected to the intermediate node and its control node connected to an output of the attenuator.