An automatic gain control circuit controls a gain of a burst mode amplifier. A peak detector includes an input coupled to an output of the amplifier. A plurality of resistors is coupled in series between an input of the first amplifier and the output of the first amplifier for setting the gain of the amplifier. A first gain stage is responsive to an output signal of the peak detector for disabling a first resistor of the plurality of resistors to alter the gain of the first amplifier. A second gain stage is responsive to the output signal of the peak detector for disabling a second resistor of the plurality of resistors to alter the gain of the first amplifier. A comparator responsive to the output signal of the peak detector causes a pulse generator to enable the first gain stage and second gain stage each burst mode.

Amplifier systems for driving a wide range of loads are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a voltage output amplifier and a current output amplifier that are electrically coupled in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control whether or not the voltage output amplifier and/or current output amplifier drive the output terminal.

A circuit for use in a system that includes a detector, wherein the circuit comprises an input terminal to receive a detector signal from the detector external to the circuit, the detector signal to include an error charge corresponding to a leakage current. The circuit further comprises an amplifier coupled to the input terminal to receive input signals corresponding to the detector signal, including the error charge applied to an input of the amplifier. The circuit further comprises a feedback path coupled across the amplifier, wherein the feedback path comprises a first switch coupled across a leakage resistor and to a leakage capacitor for discharging a feedback compensation charge from the leakage capacitor and onto the input of the amplifier to substantially cancel the error charge.

A power amplifier system which operates at a narrow band with high power and high efficiency or at a wide band is provided. Said power amplifier system comprises at least one high power amplifier; at least one connection line; at least one input block which receives at least one signal from an input, which is connected to said high power amplifier and connection line, which sends received signal to either high power amplifier or connection line and which amplifies the power of the signal sent to the connection line; and at least one high power asymmetric output switch, which is connected to said high power amplifier and connection line and which sends signals coming from said high power amplifier and connection line to an output.

An output driver with programmable single-ended and differential outputs includes a first switch, a first output attenuator, and a programmable attenuator. The first switch is coupled in a shunt configuration to a first path of a differential output of a first amplifier. The first output attenuator is included in the first path and is coupled to the first switch in accordance with the shunt configuration. The programmable attenuator is included in a second path of the differential output of the first amplifier.

A variable level power clamping circuit that may be used for the bypass path of an RF receiver having a low-noise amplifier (LNA). Impedance transform circuitry is used to transform the impedance of a signal path to a higher or lower impedance at a clamping circuit, causing the voltage at the clamping circuit to be, respectively, higher (thus clamping at a lower power level) or lower (thus clamping at a higher power level), and then transform the impedance after the clamping circuit to another value, such as to the impedance of the signal path. In a variant embodiment, the clamping circuit and an impedance matching element coupled to an LNA amplification path are re-purposed by selectively connecting those circuit elements to the LNA bypass path through a suitable impedance transform element when in a bypass mode.

A multi-band power amplifier module includes at least one transmission input terminal, at least one power amplifier circuit that receives a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal through the at least one transmission input terminal, a first filter circuit that allows the first transmission signal to pass therethrough, a second filter circuit that allows the second transmission signal to pass therethrough, at least one transmission output terminal through which the first and second transmission signals output from the first and second filter circuits are output, a transmission output switch that outputs each of the first and second transmission signals output from the at least one power amplifier circuit to the first filter circuit or the second filter circuit, and a first tuning circuit that adjusts impedance matching between the at least one power amplifier circuit and the at least one transmission output terminal.

An automatic gain control circuit controls a gain of a burst mode amplifier. A peak detector includes an input coupled to an output of the amplifier. A plurality of resistors is coupled in series between an input of the first amplifier and the output of the first amplifier for setting the gain of the amplifier. A first gain stage is responsive to an output signal of the peak detector for disabling a first resistor of the plurality of resistors to alter the gain of the first amplifier. A second gain stage is responsive to the output signal of the peak detector for disabling a second resistor of the plurality of resistors to alter the gain of the first amplifier. A comparator responsive to the output signal of the peak detector causes a pulse generator to enable the first gain stage and second gain stage each burst mode.

Amplifier systems for driving a wide range of loads are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an amplifier system includes a voltage output amplifier and a current output amplifier that are electrically coupled in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The amplifier system further includes a control circuit operable to control whether or not the voltage output amplifier and/or current output amplifier drive the output terminal.

A six phase capacitively coupled chopper amplifier. Two phases provide a zeroing phase to zero the feedback capacitors and set the input common mode value. Two phases provide a passive transfer of an input charge from the input capacitors to the zeroed feedback capacitors. The final two phases are chopping and amplification phases. The zeroing phases address the input common mode without the need for biasing resistors. The passive transfer phases resolve the glitching that occurs if the feedback capacitors have to be recharged on each cycle of the chopping clock. Resolving the glitching and the charge time allows the frequency of the amplifier to increase.