ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,418, issued on July 22, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Power amplifier using multi-path common-mode feedback loop" was invented by Baker Scott (San Jose, Calif.), George Maxim (Saratoga, Calif.) and Stephen James Franck (Felton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power amplifier using multi-path common-mode feedback loops for radio frequency linearization is disclosed. In one aspect, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) power amplifier containing cascoded n-type field effect transistors (NFETs) and cascoded p-type FETs (PFETs) may have a common-mode feedback network and provides bias voltages that...