Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inrush current limiter circuits having current regulating switches therein
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Application No.: US16692307Application Date: 2019-11-22
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Publication No.: US10938435B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Breck W. Lovinggood
- Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Hickory
- Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Hickory
- Agency: Myers Bigel, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04B1/40
- IPC: H04B1/40 ; H03F3/195 ; H03F1/02 ; H02H9/00 ; H03F1/52 ; H03F3/24 ; H03F3/19 ; H03F3/217 ; H04B1/16 ; H04L5/14

Abstract:
Base station antennas utilize RF transmitters and receivers, which operate with enhanced bias control to achieve very high speed switching during TDD operation. A radio frequency communication circuit for TDD includes a transmit/receive amplifier (e.g., MMIC) having first and second input terminals, which are responsive to a bias control voltage and radio frequency input signal. A bias control circuit is provided, which is electrically coupled to the first input terminal and a current receiving terminal of the transmit/receive amplifier. The bias control circuit includes a closed-loop feedback path between the current receiving terminal and the first input terminal, which is configured to regulate a magnitude of the bias control voltage with high precision to thereby achieve a substantially constant quiescent bias current at the current receiving terminal when the transmit/receive amplifier is enabled.
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