Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High performance, low cost receiver front end
- Patent Title (中): 高性能,低成本接收机前端
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Application No.: US14057404Application Date: 2013-10-18
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Publication No.: US09178549B2Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Navin Harwalkar , Tim Stroud , Dan Kasha
- Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
- Current Assignee: SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Polansky & Associates, P.L.L.C.
- Agent Paul J. Polansky
- Main IPC: H04B1/18
- IPC: H04B1/18 ; H04B1/12

Abstract:
A radio frequency (RF) receiver front end includes an RF attenuator for receiving an RF input signal and a low noise amplifier (LNA). In one form, the LNA provides a differential output signal and includes a first polarity amplifier and a plurality of second polarity amplifiers. The first polarity amplifier has an input terminal coupled to the output of the RF attenuator, an output terminal for providing a first component of the differential RF output signal, and has a first input impedance. Each of the plurality of second polarity amplifiers has an input terminal coupled to the output of said RF attenuator, and an output terminal. The output terminals of said plurality of second polarity amplifiers are coupled together and form a second component of the differential RF output signal. Each of the plurality of second polarity amplifiers has a second input impedance higher than the first input impedance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150111514A1 HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW COST RECEIVER FRONT END Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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