Digitally controlled attenuators with low phase shift

A wireless device comprising:

• a transceiver;
• an antenna;
• and
• a digitally controlled attenuator electrically connected in a signal path of the wireless device between the transceiver and the antenna, the digitally controlled attenuator including an attenuation circuit electrically connected between an input terminal and an output terminal, a bypass circuit electrically connected in parallel with the attenuation circuit between the input terminal and the output terminal, and a plurality of phase compensation capacitors including a first phase compensation capacitor and a second phase compensation capacitor electrically connected in series between the input terminal and the output terminal, the bypass circuit configured to receive a mode control signal for selecting the bypass circuit to control an amount of attenuation between the input terminal and the output terminal, and the plurality of phase compensation capacitors operable to compensate for a difference between a phase delay of the attenuation circuit and a phase delay of the bypass circuit.