Patent ID: 8094752

Claim:
An amplifier for an ultra-wideband signal receiver having: a signal input for receiving an ultra-wideband signal transmitted in a predetermined sequence of transmission channels; a transistor having a control connection connected to the signal input; an adjustable capacitance circuit having a plurality of capacitors connected to branching nodes by associated controllable switches; a switch actuation logic unit that controls the controllable switches according to an applied channel word; a resonant circuit connected to the transistor, the resonant circuit comprising at least one inductive coil connected in series to the adjustable capacitance circuit via the branching nodes, the resonant circuit having an adjustable resonant frequency, the adjustable resonant frequency adjusted according to the applied channel word to select a channel from the predetermined sequence of transmission channels; and a signal output configured to provide the amplified ultra-wideband signal, the signal output being tapped off between the transistor and the resonant circuit; and a memory storing the predetermined sequence of transmission channels, the predetermined sequence of transmission channels being determined in an initialization mode.