Granted Patent B2

US 7,714,647 · App. 12/544,308 · Granted May 11, 2010

Abstract

Claims (7)

1. An amplifier, comprising:

a high-power signal path;

a low-power signal path; and

a bypass signal path comprising a power amplifier (PA) bypass network configured to transmit an input signal to an output with substantially no gain, wherein no radio frequency (RF) switches are provided between an input and the bypass-signal path.

2. An amplifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the PA bypass network further comprises a an impedance matching network.

3. An amplifier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a controller adapted to engage the high-power signal path to conduct an input signal to an output, while preventing the low-power signal path from conducting a significant portion of the input signal.

4. An amplifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the PA bypass network further comprises a passive bypass impedance matching network and switching circuitry.

Assignments (9)