Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Programmable attenuator
- Patent Title (中): 可编程衰减器
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Application No.: US12957247Application Date: 2010-11-30
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Publication No.: US08903344B2Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Hongyan Yan , Bhushan Shanti Asuri , Vinod V Panikkath , Janakiram G Sankaranarayanan , Himanshu Khatri
- Applicant: Hongyan Yan , Bhushan Shanti Asuri , Vinod V Panikkath , Janakiram G Sankaranarayanan , Himanshu Khatri
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Linda G. Gunderson
- Main IPC: H04B1/06
- IPC: H04B1/06 ; H03H7/24

Abstract:
Disclosed are circuits, techniques and methods for implementing an attenuator in a signal transmission path. In one particular implementation, an attenuation may be adjusted based, at least in part, on a control signal. In another implementation, such an attenuation may be adjusted in coarse increments by varying one or more gate voltages applied one or more transistors. In yet another implementation, adjusting said attenuation in fine increments by varying a bias voltage applied to at least one level shifter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120135698A1 PROGRAMMABLE ATTENUATOR Public/Granted day:2012-05-31
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