Patent ID: 8107893
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an antenna; an amplifier unit connected to the antenna, wherein the amplifier unit includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier, wherein the first amplifier and the second amplifier each include a source, a drain, and a gate, respectively, wherein the gate of the first amplifier and the gate of the second amplifier are connected to a common gate connection, wherein the drain of the first amplifier and the drain of the second amplifier are connected to a common drain connection, and wherein the drain of the first amplifier is connected to the gate of the second amplifier; a first switch that connects a transmit path of the antenna to the amplifier unit; a second switch that connects a receive path of the antenna to the amplifier unit; and a switch controller that is programmed to adjust positions of the first and second switches so that the amplifier unit is connected to the transmit or receive path of the antenna after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since a prior adjustment.