IP Library Granted Patent US 9,184,706
Granted Patent B2
US 9,184,706 · App. 14/150,219 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

High-frequency amplifier

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Patent No.
US 9,184,706
App. No.
14/150,219
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Since a high-frequency signal that is output from a high-frequency oscillator circuit section is detected in a detector circuit and a bias of a negative voltage is supplied from a bias circuit section to the high-frequency amplifier circuit section with a detection voltage that is detected, a negative power supply circuit such as a DC/DC converter or a peripheral circuit is not required, and since a negative bias voltage can be supplied to a high-frequency amplifier circuit, downsizing can be achieved with a low cost.

Claims (9)

1. A high-frequency amplifier comprising:

a high-frequency oscillator circuit section that generates a high-frequency signal;

a high-frequency amplifier circuit section that amplifies and outputs the high-frequency signal;

a bias circuit section that supplies a bias to the high-frequency amplifier circuit section; and

a detector circuit section that detects the high-frequency signal which is output from the high-frequency oscillator circuit section between the high-frequency oscillator circuit section and the high-frequency amplifier circuit section, and inputs a voltage to the bias circuit section,

wherein a negative voltage component of the high-frequency signal from the detector circuit section is detected, the detection voltage that is detected is supplied to the bias circuit section, and the bias voltage of the bias circuit section that is supplied to the high-frequency amplifier circuit section is a negative bias voltage;

wherein the detector circuit section includes a detector circuit having an impedance higher than an input impedance of the high frequency amplifier circuit section; and

wherein a voltage is supplied from a power supply voltage supply terminal to the high-frequency oscillator circuit section and the high-frequency amplifier circuit section, and the high-frequency amplifier circuit section and the power supply voltage supply terminal are connected through an auxiliary circuit for changing timing of supply of the voltage, and are connected so as to control the auxiliary circuit by an output voltage of the detector circuit section.

2. The high-frequency amplifier according to claim 1 , further comprising: a delay circuit between the branch point of the detector circuit section and the bias circuit section, and the auxiliary circuit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2017
From: TDK CORPORATION
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 041650/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2014
From: SHIBUYA, TOMOHIKO; AJIOKA, ATSUSHI; YONEDA, SADAHARU; TSUMITA, ATSUSHI
To: TDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031918/0903 →