Inventors:
- Woburn MA, US
Xuejun Chen - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Guohao Zhang - Nanjing, CN
Jing Sun - Portland OR, US
Piyou Zhang - Aloha OR, US
Jinim Won - Santa Clarita CA, US
Assignee:
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. - Woburn MA
International Classification:
H03F 3/21
H04W 52/02
Abstract:
A multi-mode power amplifier includes a high-power mode amplifier circuit, a mid-power mode amplifier circuit, and a low power amplifier circuit, where the low-power mode amplifier circuit comprises a plurality of independently selectable power cell/amplifier branches. The multi-mode power amplifiers selectively enable or disable amplifier branches to provide multiple levels of amplification. Selectively enabling certain of a plurality of split collector amplifier branches provides multiple low power and ultra-low power amplifier modes without the impedance mismatch or board layout problems associated with an RF switch.