Attenuator circuit, receiver, base station, mobile device and method for operating an attenuator circuit

A method for operating an attenuator circuit, the method comprising:

• receiving a respective one of a first input signal and a second input signal forming a differential input signal pair at a first input node and a second input node of the attenuator circuit, wherein a first plurality of resistive elements is coupled in series between the first input node and a first output node for outputting a first output signal, wherein a second plurality of resistive elements is coupled in series between the second input node and a second output node for outputting a second output signal, wherein a first shunt path is coupled to a first intermediate node and a second intermediate node and a second shunt path is coupled to a third intermediate node and a fourth intermediate node, the first intermediate node being arranged between two resistive elements of the first plurality of resistive elements, the second intermediate node being arranged between two resistive elements of the second plurality of resistive elements, the third intermediate node being arranged between two resistive elements of the first plurality of resistive elements, the fourth intermediate node being arranged between two resistive elements of the second plurality of resistive elements;
• and
• supplying, based on a target attenuation of the first input signal and the second input signal, one or more first control signals to a first switch circuit of the first shunt path for controlling the first switch circuit to selectively couple the first intermediate node and the second intermediate node and one or more second control signals to a second switch circuit of the second shunt path for controlling the second switch circuit to selectively couple the third intermediate node and the fourth intermediate node.