Amplifier with adjustable bias current

SC Ciccarelli, RE Kaufman, PE Peterzell - US Patent 6,175,279, 2001 - Google Patents
An amplifier having an adjustable current source which can be controlled to provide the
requisite level of performance at reduced current consumption. The amplifier is first …

Variable gain amplifier with improved linearity and bandwidth

JWH Marsh, SL Williams - US Patent 5,896,063, 1999 - Google Patents
A variable gain amplifier having improved bandwidth and linearity, and having improved
dynamic range by allowing the amplifier to be designed for low noise performance, while …

Amplifier with dynamically adaptable supply current

FL Dacus, RA Morris - US Patent 6,008,698, 1999 - Google Patents
An adaptable DC power consumption circuit is provided, wherein the current supplied to an
RF amplifier is dynamically varied from a desired level. A feedback control loop is formed …

Amplifier with accurate built-in threshold

PF Illegems - US Patent 7,057,444, 2006 - Google Patents
2. Description of the Related Art Differential amplifiers are frequently employed to indi cate
when an input signal is greater than or equal to a certain value. The amplifier can be …

Amplifier with controlled output impedance

BPL Scott III, EJ Swanson - US Patent 5,121,080, 1992 - Google Patents
An amplifier with controlled output impedance has a first output connected to the inverting
input of the amplifier, and a second output, which forms the output of the amplifier …

Variable gain amplifier

A Alexanian - US Patent 6,392,487, 2002 - Google Patents
A variable gain amplifier or amplification stage uses a current steering circuit to split
amplifier output current between a gain path and a shunt path to control amplifier gain. One …

Gain and drift compensated amplifier

DA Hillis - US Patent 3,516,002, 1970 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Again and drift compensated amplifier composed from
several amplifiers wherein the output of a basic amplifier is negatively fed back through a …

Variable gain amplifier

HM Jen, DK Su - US Patent 6,737,920, 2004 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a variable gain amplifier with a plurality of gain stages in
which each of the gain stages is implemented using a circuit that implements a …

Amplifier utilizing input signal power

H Beurrier - US Patent 3,789,314, 1974 - Google Patents
The power from a signal source used to drive an amplifier is usually dissipated in a matching
impedance. In accordance with the present disclosure, this input power is conserved and …

Low noise amplifier (LNA) gain switch circuitry

H Darabi - US Patent 7,120,411, 2006 - Google Patents
A circuit is formed to steer current in and out of an inductive load in a manner that enables
an amplifier to provide a plurality of gain steps without modifying an LC time constant for the …