Low distortion amplifier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9184713
APP PUB NO 20120249235A1
SERIAL NO

13141045

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A variable gain amplifier circuit (200) comprising an amplifier element (202) having an input (208, 210) and an output (220, 222); a feedback loop (224, 226) having a feedback impedance (228, 230) connected between the input (208, 210) and output (232, 234) of the amplifier element (202); an input branch (212, 214) having an input resistance connected between an input of the variable gain amplifier circuit and the input (208, 210) of the amplifier element (202); and a plurality of switches for selecting a gain of the variable gain amplifier circuit (200); characterised in that the variable gain amplifier circuit (200) further comprises an intermediate element (204) having an input and an output, the input being connected to a node between one of the switches and the feedback impedance (228, 230), such that the output can provide a signal which can be used to attenuate a signal component in the output (220, 222) of the amplifier element (202) caused by a non-linearity in the plurality of switches.

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QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LTDCHURCHILL HOUSE CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK COWLEY ROAD CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WZ

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sabberton, Ian Cambridge, GB 3 7
Zare-Hoseini, Hashem Cambridge, GB 11 76

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