Patent 8149064 was granted and assigned to Black Sand Technologies on April, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method and apparatus is provided for use in power amplifiers for reducing the peak voltage that transistors are subjected to. A power amplifier is provided with first and second switching devices and an inductor connected between the switching devices. The switching devices are driven such that the switching devices are turned on and off during the same time intervals.