Patents Examined by Wasseem W. Hamdan
  • Patent number: 6366074
    Abstract: A method for creating signal unidirectionality in electronic circuits is disclosed. This invention describes a method for achieving unidirectionality in an electronic circuit with an input side having a signal source and an output side with a load comprising detecting the current passing through the load on the output side, bypassing a portion of the current passing through the load on the output side, and feeding the bypassed portion of the current on the output side to the input side to achieve unidirectionality. Specifically, unidirectionality in an electronic circuit is accomplished by applying feedback such that the impedance looking into the input of the amplifier is increased. These methods are particularly applicable to negative resistance amplifier circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Agere Systems Guardian Corp
    Inventor: Masakazu Shoji