Patent Abstracts

Presents a summary of twenty patents and includes abstracts as well as diagrams, where applicable. Covers such technologies, techniques, and/or methodologies as: a tuned continuous time delay FIR equalizer; linearity enhancement for capacitive sensors; method and apparatus for amplifier linearization using adaptive predistortion; method and apparatus for an LNA with high linearity and improved gain control; a switchless multi-resonant, multi-band power amplifier; a multi-stage variable gain amplifier utilizing overlapping gain curves to compensate for log-linear errors;method and apparatus for static phase offset correction; low ohmic techniques for MOS transistors;a high-accuracy continuous continuous duty-cycle correction circuit; a carbon nanotube based light sensor; and a harmonic rejection mixer and method of operation.