Communication unit and switch unit
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1. A communication unit comprising a switch unit to couple an antenna to a transmitter and a receiver, the switch unit including a plurality of micro-electrical-mechanical-system (MEMS) switches.
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Abstract
A communication unit includes a switch unit, and antenna, a transmitter and a receiver. The switch unit includes a plurality of micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) switches and couples the antenna to the transmitter and the receiver. A switch unit includes a die, a first transmission line formed on the die, and a second transmission line formed on the die, and a plurality of MEMS switches. The plurality of MEMS switches couple the first transmission line to the second transmission line.
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- 1. A communication unit comprising a switch unit to couple an antenna to a transmitter and a receiver, the switch unit including a plurality of micro-electrical-mechanical-system (MEMS) switches.
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11. A communication unit comprising:
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a plurality of antennae;
a plurality of transmitters and receivers; and
a switch unit to couple the plurality of antennae to the plurality of transmitters and receivers, the switch unit including a plurality of MEMS switches. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A switch unit comprising:
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a die;
a first transmission line formed on the die;
a second transmission line formed on the die; and
a plurality of parallel MEMS switches to couple the first transmission line to the second transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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