A class AB buffer includes an output stage and an input stage. The output stage includes a first output transistor and a second output transistor. The second output transistor is coupled to the first output transistor. The input stage is coupled to the output stage. The input stage includes a first cascode transistor, a first switch, a second cascode transistor, and a second switch. The first switch is coupled to the first cascode transistor and the first output transistor. The second switch is coupled to the first switch, the second cascode transistor, and the first output transistor.

An electronic circuit according to various embodiments may comprise: a switch circuit, wherein the switch circuit may comprise: a first switch connected to a first port and a second switch connected to a second port, the first and second switches being connected in series with each other; a first parallel switch connected to a node between the first switch and the second switch; and a first shunt inductor connected to the node between the first switch and the second switch and configured to cancel a parasitic capacitance component of the first parallel switch.

A cascode amplifier circuit comprising a power amplifier block having a first transistor and a second transistor. The amplifier circuit also comprises: a bias generator block coupled to the first transistor and being configured to provide a reference voltage to the power amplifier block; and a current control block coupled to the second transistor of the power amplifier block, the current control block being configured to adjust a gate bias to the second transistor of the power amplifier block to maintain a constant quiescent current.

A receiver topology for supporting various combinations of interband carrier aggregation (CA) signals, intraband non-contiguous CA and non-CA signals having different combinations of signals aggregated therein.

A voltage-to-current converter circuit comprises an amplifier, a resistor, first and second feedback circuits, and an output circuit. The amplifier is configured to receive a differential input voltage signal. The resistor is coupled between first and second nodes of the amplifier. The first feedback circuit is coupled to a third node of the amplifier, provides feedback to the first and second nodes when the value of the input voltage signal is in a first range, and is turned off otherwise. The second feedback circuit is coupled to a fourth node of the amplifier, provides feedback to the first and second nodes when the value of the input voltage signal is in a second range different from the first range, and is turned off otherwise. The output circuit produces a differential current output signal having a value according to the value of the input voltage signal.

In at least one embodiment, a method for operating a receiver includes configuring a receiver front-end circuit of the receiver according to a selected power consumption configuration. The method includes adjusting a quiescent current of a programmable flat gain stage coupled to the receiver front-end circuit according to the selected power consumption configuration to compensate for any gain loss of the receiver front-end circuit in the selected power consumption configuration. The selected power consumption configuration may be a reduced power consumption configuration and the programmable flat gain stage may be configured to at least partially compensate for the gain loss of the receiver front-end circuit in the reduced power consumption configuration.

A linear amplifier includes a pre-amplifier configured to amplify an input differential signal, a post-amplifier configured to amplify an output signal of the pre-amplifier, an amplitude detector configured to detect an amplitude of an output signal of the post-amplifier, and an output voltage corresponding to the detected amplitude, a comparator configured to control a tail current source of the pre-amplifier such that when the output voltage of the amplitude detector is less than or equal to a reference voltage, a tail current of the pre-amplifier is set to a constant value, and when the output voltage of the amplitude detector is larger than the reference voltage, the tail current is reduced to make the output voltage of the amplitude detector equal to the reference voltage.

To make it possible to use a transistor with relatively low gate withstand voltage at an output stage in an apparatus including a differential amplifier. An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: a differential amplifier having a first current path and a second current path that form a differential pair; a first output-stage transistor that has: a first main terminal connected on a power-supply potential side; a second main terminal connected on a reference-potential side; and a control terminal connected to the second current path; and a first voltage-clamp circuit connected between the control terminal and second main terminal of the first output-stage transistor.

An amplifier includes an input circuit that amplifies a difference between a first input voltage and a second input voltage to generate a first current and a second current. A positive feedback circuit amplifies a difference between the first current and the second current to generate a third current and a fourth current and outputs a difference between the third current and the fourth current through an output node. A temperature compensation circuit adjusts an amplification factor of the positive feedback circuit in response to a change of temperature.

Described are broadband active coupling circuits and methods. A broadband active coupling circuit includes a high-pass circuit configured to provide a high frequency response for a broadband signal and a low-pass circuit connected in parallel with the high-pass circuit. The low-pass circuit is configured to provide a low frequency response for the broadband signal, where the low-pass circuit includes an active circuit configured to minimally impact the high frequency response provided by the high-pass circuit.