Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupled coils inter-stage matching network
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Application No.: US15184738Application Date: 2016-06-16
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Publication No.: US09787256B1Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Neil Calanca
- Applicant: Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Jaquez Land Greenhaus LLP
- Agent Martin J. Jaquez, Esq.; John Land, Esq.
- Main IPC: H03F3/195
- IPC: H03F3/195 ; H03F3/213 ; H03F1/56

Abstract:
An amplifier circuit having an improved inter-stage matching network and improved performance. In one embodiment, an RF signal source having an output impedance ZSOURCE is approximately impedance matched through an inductive tuning circuit to a power amplifier having an input impedance ZPA. The inductive tuning circuit includes a tunable capacitor element C1 and inductive elements L1, L2, which may be fabricated as stacked conductor coils. Since the capacitance of C1 is tunable, impedance matching is available over a broad range of RF frequencies. Also provided are DC isolation between the RF signal source and the power amplifier, coupling of a voltage source to the output of the RF signal source through L1, and coupling of a bias voltage to the input of the power amplifier through L2.
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