Patent 7171171 was granted and assigned to RF Micro Devices on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A mobile terminal senses transmitted power in a Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) circuit. The GaAs circuit provides a steady reference voltage through the use of an operational amplifier and feedback circuit. The operational amplifier drives the bases of two transistors to create balanced signals that are then used by a detection circuit.