Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.

Location: Irvine, CA
No. of patents: 31

Number	Title	Issue Date
8154345	Apparatus and method for current sensing using a wire bond An apparatus for sensing power amplifier current includes a system voltage source that is used to develop a reference voltage, a wire bond structure connected between the system voltage source and a power amplifier, where a sense voltage developed across the wire bo...	04/10/2012
8149952	Multi-mode receiver A multi-mode receiver system for processing signals based on a plurality of systems is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide for a shared architecture for processing baseband signals corresponding to a plurality of systems. ...	04/03/2012
7635606	Wafer level package with cavities for active devices According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for forming a wafer level package includes fabricating an active device on a substrate in a semiconductor wafer, forming polymer walls around the active device, and applying a blanket film over the semiconductor wafer ...	12/22/2009
7633424	Wide temperature range dielectric absorber According to one exemplary embodiment, a wide temperature range dielectric absorber includes a dielectric absorber comprising a blend of lanthanum oxide, strontium oxide, and cobalt oxide, and is represented by (1−z)[La1−xSrxCoO3±y	12/15/2009
7616713	System and method for forward and backward recursive computation A system and method is provided for improved and efficient forward and backward recursive computations that may be used, for example, with turbo code decoding applications. The invention performs the forward computations using a full length of a sequence to be decod...	11/10/2009
7605669	System and method for generating local oscillator (LO) signals for a quadrature mixer A system for generating local oscillator (LO) signals for a quadrature mixer includes an oscillator configured to provide a reference frequency signal, at least one frequency divider configured to divide the reference frequency signal into three offset phase signals...	10/20/2009
7584370	Circuits, switch assemblies, and methods for power management in an interface that maintains respective voltage differences between terminals of semiconductor devices in open and close switch states and over a range of voltages A semiconductor network is interposed between first and second multiple-port interfaces each having high-voltage, intermediate-voltage and ground ports to form a switch assembly. The assembly includes a primary switch circuit, a support network, internal and externa...	09/01/2009
7583765	DC offset detection and cancellation in a receiver A DC offset detection and cancellation system for a receiver is disclosed. The DC offset detection and cancellation system comprises a downconverter configured to downconvert a received signal to a baseband level signal, the downconverted signal having a first sampl...	09/01/2009
7576614	Frequency independent control A phase-locked loop (PLL) is disclosed. One embodiment, among others, includes a PLL that provides a control signal and a square root module configured to receive state information, the state information corresponding to tuning information, the square root module fu...	08/18/2009
7576426	Wafer level package including a device wafer integrated with a passive component According to an exemplary embodiment, a wafer level package includes a device wafer including at least one device wafer contact pad and a device, and where the at least one device wafer contact pad is electrically connected to the device. The wafer level package inc...	08/18/2009
7567122	Variable gain amplifiers systems and methods A system for controlling gain in a polar loop is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide for a substantially constant gain tolerant of changes in supply voltage, ambient temperature, and/or manufacturing process. ...	07/28/2009
7565150	Reducing DSP schedule bottlenecks in a wireless communication system In one embodiment, a method is provided of communicating in a wireless communication system. The method comprises (a) setting a decrement burst variable to be equal to a predetermined number representing a number of bursts of data from which to prematurely decode a ...	07/21/2009
7557430	Semiconductor seal ring An improved semiconductor seal ring and method therefore is described. The seal ring comprises a thick layer wherein at least a portion of the thick layer is removed from a singulation street prior to singulation, thereby avoiding damage to the thick layer during th...	07/07/2009
7550785	PHEMT structure having recessed ohmic contact and method for fabricating same According to an exemplary embodiment, a PHEMT (pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor) structure includes a conductive channel layer. The PHEMT structure further includes at least one doped layer situated over the conductive channel layer. The at least one ...	06/23/2009
7546100	System for generating amplitude matched 45 degree phase separated local oscillator signals A system for generating amplitude matched 45 degree phase separated signals is disclosed. Embodiments of the system for generating amplitude matched 45 degree phase separated signals include a filter arrangement including a plurality of nodes, an adjustable element ...	06/09/2009
7542741	System and method for power mapping to compensate for power amplifier gain control variations A system for compensating gain control variations in a power amplifier comprises a power control element configured to receive a power control signal and an instantaneous envelope power reference signal, an adder configured to combine the power control signal and th...	06/02/2009
7535323	Bulk acoustic wave filter with reduced nonlinear signal distortion A filter circuit includes at least one series resonator having a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first and second terminals of the at least one series resonator are coupled to an input and an output of the filter circuit, respectively. The filter cir...	05/19/2009
7534290	Corrosion resistant thermal barrier coating material According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for forming a corrosion resistant thermal barrier coating material includes steps of blending indium oxide with at least one hydrate forming oxide to form a mechanical mixture, heating the mechanical mixture to a suffi...	05/19/2009
7526265	Method and system for receiver impairment estimation and correction Embodiments of a receiver impairment estimation and correction system and method that can be implemented in a low intermediate frequency receiver system are disclosed. In one embodiment, among others, a method for operating a receiver is disclosed that comprises rec...	04/28/2009
7515929	Receiver for a multimode radio A receiver for a multi-mode wireless device is provided. The receiver has multiple analog RF front end modules, with each module supporting a different mode of operation. The receiver has a single digital backend module for generating a digital baseband signal. A co...	04/07/2009
7515880	Variable gain frequency multiplier A variable gain frequency multiplier comprises a multiplier circuit and a control circuit configured to receive a power control signal, the power control signal being proportional to a power output signal. ...	04/07/2009
7515665	GFSK/GMSK detector with enhanced performance in co-channel interference and AWGN channels A detector for detecting a received signal according to a Gaussian shift keying (“GFSK/GMSK”) modulation scheme. The detector may enhance a detection performance of the receiver while limiting one or more implementation impacts. An implementation impact may incl...	04/07/2009
7512393	Downconverting mixer A downconverter is provided. The downconverter includes a I mixer and a Q mixer. Each mixer includes a transconductance stage and a mixer core stage. The outputs of the transconductance stages of the mixers are shorted together, and a resistors are arranged in serie...	03/31/2009
7512392	System for adaptively filtering a received signal in a wireless receiver An adaptive band-pass filter for a wireless receiver comprises a band-pass filter associated with the receiver, the band-pass filter configured to selectively filter the received signal, and a switch responsive to a control signal, the switch configured to control t...	03/31/2009
7499682	Dual voltage regulator for a supply voltage controlled power amplifier in a closed power control loop A supply voltage controlled power amplifier that comprises a power amplifier, a closed power control feedback loop configured to generate a power control signal, and a dual voltage regulator coupled to the power control feedback loop, the dual voltage regulator comp...	03/03/2009
7492209	High-frequency switching device with reduced harmonics According to one exemplary embodiment, a low harmonic switching device includes a first switching block including a first multi-gate FET, where the first switching block is coupled to a first input and a shared output of the low harmonic switching device. A first ca...	02/17/2009
7486134	High efficiency load insensitive power amplifier An advanced balanced RF power amplifier circuit is provided. The RF power amplifier has a pair of RF amplification paths constructed to efficiently operate in a high-power mode. When instructed to operate in a low-power mode, one of the amplification paths is deacti...	02/03/2009
7483678	Single chip GSM/EDGE transceiver architecture with closed loop power control A single chip GSM/EDGE transceiver comprises a fully differential receive chain, a subharmonic mixer in the receive chain, the subharmonic mixer configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) input signal and a local oscillator (LO) signal that is phase-shifted by a n...	01/27/2009
7482868	Dual mode power amplifier A power amplifier is configured to operate in a first gain mode and a second gain mode. A first power amplifier input stage has an input and an output. A second power amplifier input stage has an input and an output, where the output of the second power amplifier in...	01/27/2009
7480349	Low IF receiver systems and methods Embodiments of a low intermediate frequency system and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, among others, a method for operating a receiver is disclosed that comprises receiving a radio frequency signal, downconverting the radio frequency signal to a downconvert...	01/20/2009
7477101	Fast charge circuit for use in amplifiers According to an exemplary embodiment, an amplification module includes a bias circuit coupled to an input of an amplifier, where the bias circuit is configured to charge the input of the amplifier to a final bias voltage. The amplification module further includes a ...	01/13/2009

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Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.