ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,184, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Multi-mode power amplifier signal switching" was invented by Lui Ray Lam (Lexington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching circuit comprises a first transistor, a transformer including a first inductor and a second inductor that is co-centric with the first inductor, a first switch, a second switch, a second transistor, a first output, a second output, and coupling circuitry configured to couple the first inductor to the first transistor, a first end of the second inductor, the first switch, and the first output together at a first node, a s...