US 7,372,327 B2
Input structure for a power amplifier and associated methods
Alan L. Westwick, Austin, Tex. (US); Timothy J. Dupuis, Austin, Tex. (US); and Susanne A. Paul, Austin, Tex. (US)
Assigned to Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, Tex. (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/373,053.
Application 11/373053 is a continuation of application No. 10/743220, filed on Dec. 22, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2006/0244529 A1, Nov. 02, 2006
Int. Cl. H03F 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 330—165  [330/85; 330/135; 330/293] 19 Claims
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1. An RF circuit comprising:
an RF power amplifier having an input;
predriver circuitry, the predriver circuitry further comprising an input network coupled to an RF input signal, and a plurality of inverters coupled in series between the input network and the input of the RF power amplifier; and
an amplifying stage coupled between the plurality of inverters and the input network.