Antenna interface unit
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1. A tunable antenna interface unit comprising:
- a multiplexer, comprising;
a ferro-electric tunable component, the component comprising a capacitor;
a substrate mechanically coupled to the capacitor;
a control line operably coupled to the ferro-electric component;
a control source electrically coupled to the control line, the control source configured to transmit a control signal on the control line;
wherein the ferro-electric component, responsive to the control signal, adjusts a resonant frequency of the multiplexer;
a power amplifier mechanically coupled to the substrate, the power amplifier comprising a transistor;
a power amplifier output matching circuit coupled between the multiplexer and the power amplifier and mechanically coupled to the substrate.
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Abstract
A ferro-electric tunable duplexer is provided, integrated with one or more of the following parts: a power amplifier, an isolator, a duplexer, a low noise amplifier and an antenna matching circuit. More specifically, in addition to adding F-E tunability, one or more of the above components is integrated with the duplexer on one substrate. The components are integrated on one substrate either by placing each component, with the appropriate matching circuit directly on the substrate, or by direct fabrication of the component and matching circuit into or onto the substrate.
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1. A tunable antenna interface unit comprising:
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a multiplexer, comprising;
a ferro-electric tunable component, the component comprising a capacitor;
a substrate mechanically coupled to the capacitor;
a control line operably coupled to the ferro-electric component;
a control source electrically coupled to the control line, the control source configured to transmit a control signal on the control line;
wherein the ferro-electric component, responsive to the control signal, adjusts a resonant frequency of the multiplexer;
a power amplifier mechanically coupled to the substrate, the power amplifier comprising a transistor;
a power amplifier output matching circuit coupled between the multiplexer and the power amplifier and mechanically coupled to the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tunable antenna interface unit comprising:
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a first multiplexer comprising a ferro-electric tunable component, the component comprising a capacitor, the capacitor being disposed on a substrate;
a control line operably coupled to the ferro-electric component;
a control source electrically coupled to the control line, the control source configured to transmit a control signal on the control line;
wherein the ferro-electric component, responsive to the control signal, adjusts a resonant frequency of the first multiplexer;
a diplexer;
a diplexer-to-first multiplexer matching circuit coupled between the diplexer and the first multiplexer and disposed on the substrate;
an antenna matching circuit coupled to the diplexer, configured to be coupled to an antenna, and disposed on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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