ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,169, issued on May 13, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Power amplifiers with supply capacitor switching" was invented by David Steven Ripley (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Dong Ding (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power amplifiers with supply capacitor switching are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a power amplifier system includes a power amplifier that provides amplification to a radio frequency (RF) signal, a power management circuit that controls a voltage level of a supply voltage of the power amplifier, a supply capacitor having a first end connected to the supply voltage, and a b...