METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE IDLE CURRENT IN POWER AMPLIFIERS

Power amplifiers with reduced idle currents are described. In some examples, a power amplifier includes a driver configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal. The power amplifier also includes a first output transistor configured to selectively provide an output signal via an out...

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1. Verfasser: MAVENCAMP DANIEL ANDREW
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Zusammenfassung:Power amplifiers with reduced idle currents are described. In some examples, a power amplifier includes a driver configured to generate a control signal based on an input signal. The power amplifier also includes a first output transistor configured to selectively provide an output signal via an output channel that has a resistance based on the control signal, and a channel adjuster configured to generate several digital signals based on the control signal. A composite switch, which includes several segment transistors, is included to selectively increase or decrease the output channel resistance based on the digital signals.