US Patent Issued to MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings on July 15 for "Voltage controlled attenuator" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,715, issued on July 15, was assigned to MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (Lowell, Mass.).

"Voltage controlled attenuator" was invented by Duy Nguyen (Lowell, Mass.) and Wayne Kennan (Lowell, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amplifier system with high gain, compact size, and extended bandwidth is disclosed. The amplifier system includes one or more inputs configured to receive one or more input signals and a pre-driver configured to receive the one or more input signals. The pre-driver may comprise source connected FETs which create a virtual ground and may include inductors which cancel or counter parasitic capacitance...