Compensating for load pull in electromagentic signal propagation using adaptive impedance matching

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7343138
APP PUB NO 20050124303A1
SERIAL NO

10730725

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The invention relates to for processing an electromagnetic input signal, wherein the signal is passed through an input to be modified across a plurality of modifying segments using a characteristic of the signal, and wherein the plurality of segments have a plurality of states controlled by a control signal, by determining a reference impedance for the input for one or more states of the plurality of segments; and adaptively adjusting impedance of the input toward the reference impedance. This may be accomplished for example, by using a matching circuit comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of a digital signal processor, a microprocessor, a logic circuit, an integrated circuit, a phase shifter, a resistor, a variable inductor, and a variable capacitor. The matching circuit determines shifts in impedance of the input after a change in state of the segments; and adaptively adjusts the impedance based upon the shift.

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  • NETGEAR, INC.;PINE VALLEY INVESTMENTS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bengtson, David Easton, PA 6 50
Douglas, Dale Scott Jersey City, NJ 6 56

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