Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Differential switchable capacitors for radiofrequency power amplifiers
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Application No.: US16395222Application Date: 2019-04-25
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Publication No.: US10862425B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Ahmed Emira , Mounir Fares
- Applicant: GOODIX TECHNOLOGY INC.
- Applicant Address: CN Shenzhen
- Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shenzhen
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H03B5/12
- IPC: H03B5/12 ; H03J3/20 ; H03F3/191

Abstract:
Techniques are described for tuning a resonant circuit using differential switchable capacitors. For example, embodiments can operate in context of a power amplifier with a tunable resonant output network. To tune the network, multiple differential switchable capacitors are provided in parallel. Each differential switchable capacitor can include a pair of capacitors, each coupled between a respective internal node and a respective differential terminal; and the internal nodes are selectively coupled or decoupled using a respective electronic switch (e.g., transistor). Switching on one of the differential switchable capacitors forms a capacitive channel having an associated capacitance. Each differential switchable capacitor can also include a switch network to selectively pull the internal nodes to a high or low voltage reference according to the selected operating mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200343857A1 DIFFERENTIAL SWITCHABLE CAPACITORS FOR RADIOFREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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