Patent attributes
A variable gain amplifier circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, an amplifier circuit includes first and second stages. Each stage includes one or more inverter pairs, with one inverter of each pair coupled to receive an inverting component of a differential signal and the other inverter of the pair coupled to receive a non-inverting component. The first stage receives a differential input signal and produces an intermediate differential signal. The second stage receives the intermediate differential signal and produces a differential output signal, the differential output signal being an amplified version of the differential input signal.