ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,958, issued on April 7, was assigned to Skyworks Solutions Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"RF front-end architecture" was invented by Nathan George Jess (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front-end system includes a first terminal that receives a radio frequency signal from a transceiver and a second terminal coupled to an antenna. A front-end module including a power amplifier amplifies the radio frequency signal when powered by a supply signal. The front-end module includes a reference signal generator that generates a reference signal and modulates the reference signal frequency based on the supply signal. The frequency-modulated re...