- Patent Title: Wide-band amplifiers using clipper circuits for reduced harmonics
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Application No.: US15413146Application Date: 2017-01-23
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Publication No.: US09935592B1Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Robert Bayruns , Tim Gittemeier
- Applicant: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Woburn
- Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Woburn
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: H03F3/19
- IPC: H03F3/19 ; H03F3/193 ; H03F3/21

Abstract:
The present invention breaks up the frequency bands which can be filtered by a simple low-loss band-pass or low pass filter. The second harmonic frequency is reduced by use of a non-linear clipper element which controls the driving waveform symmetry and can reduce the harmonics by as much as 5-15 db which makes the filter much simpler and allows the amplifier to remain wide-band. The output waveform from the amplifier is symmetrical or nearly symmetrical.
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