Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amplifiers with noise splitting
- Patent Title (中): 具有噪声分离的放大器
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Application No.: US13656904Application Date: 2012-10-22
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Publication No.: US09543903B2Publication Date: 2017-01-10
- Inventor: Rui Xu , Li-Chung Chang
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Liberty E. Mann
- Main IPC: H04B1/06
- IPC: H04B1/06 ; H03F1/22 ; H03F1/26 ; H03F3/19 ; H03F3/21 ; H03F3/24 ; H03F3/68 ; H03F3/72

Abstract:
Amplifiers with noise splitting to improve noise figure are disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus (e.g., a wireless device, an integrated circuit, etc.) includes a plurality of amplifier circuits and at least one interconnection circuit. The amplifier circuits receive an input radio frequency (RF) signal. The interconnection circuit(s) are coupled between the plurality of amplifier circuits. Each interconnection circuit is closed to short the outputs or internal nodes of two amplifier circuits coupled to that interconnection circuit. The plurality of amplifier circuits may include a plurality of gain circuits coupled to a plurality of current buffers, one gain circuit and one current buffer for each amplifier circuit. Each amplifier circuit provides an output current, which may include a portion of the current from each of the plurality of gain circuits when the plurality of amplifier circuits are enabled.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140113578A1 AMPLIFIERS WITH NOISE SPLITTING Public/Granted day:2014-04-24
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