A circuit is formed to steer current in and out of an inductive load in a
manner that enables an amplifier to provide a plurality of gain steps
without modifying an LC time constant for the circuit and, therefore,
without modifying the tuning or frequency of oscillation for the circuit.
A first group of MOSFETs are coupled in parallel and define the circuit
current flow. A second group of MOSFETs are coupled in parallel to each
other and in series to an impedance device. A third group of MOSFETs
coupled to steer current in and out of the impedance device to affect the
output signal coupled to one end of the impedance device. The transistors
in the second and third groups of MOSFETs are selectively activated to
control the amount of current that goes through the impedance device.