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Patent US7684776 - Wireless communication device having variable gain device and method therefor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsBriefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a wireless device has an array of antennas. A signal is provided to one of the antenna by two variable gain amplifiers, one of which processes a signal that is shifted in phase compared to the signal processed by the other variable gain am...http://www.google.com/patents/US7684776?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7684776 - Wireless communication device having variable gain device and method thereforAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7684776 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/328,956Publication dateMar 23, 2010Filing dateDec 24, 2002Priority dateDec 24, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1726617A, CN1726617B, US20040121750, WO2004062031A1Publication number10328956, 328956, US 7684776 B2, US 7684776B2, US-B2-7684776, US7684776 B2, US7684776B2InventorsMed A. NationOriginal AssigneeIntel CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (48), Non-Patent Citations (17), Referenced by (1), Classifications (17), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless communication device having variable gain device and method therefor
US 7684776 B2Abstract
24. The article of claim 22, wherein bidirectionally shifting the phase of the signal passing through the second signal processing path comprises bidirectionally shifting the phase of a signal providing an output signal of the second signal processing path by the predetermined fixed amount. Description
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