Front-end module for multi-band and multi-mode wireless network system

• US 20050143023A1
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Shih, Cheng-yen
• Granted Patent: US 7,127,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/101
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2223/6677 for antenna, e.g. antenna included within housing of semiconductor device antennas per se H01Q
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/19105 in a side-by-side arrangement on a common die mounting substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/48 in circuits for connecting transmitter and receiver to a common transmission path, e.g. by energy of transmitter H04B1/46 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0602 using antenna switching H04B7/0686 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0802 using antenna selection H04B7/0868 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24

Abstract

A front-end module for multi-band and multi-mode wireless network system is disclosed. The front-end module includes a diversity switch, two channel-separating devices, a plurality of band pass filters, a plurality of baluns, and a plurality of low pass filters. The number of the band pass filters, the number of the low pass filters, and the number of the baluns are the same as the number of the channels for carrying a radio frequency signal. In addition, all the band pass filters are connected to one channel-separating device while all the low pass filters are connected to the other one, and the baluns are one-on-one connected to the band pass filters.

Claims

1. A front-end module for multi-band and multi-mode wireless network system, connecting two antennas, comprising:

two diplexers each comprising at least a high pass filter and a first low pass filter;

a diversity switch connecting one of the diplexers with one of the antennas;

two band pass filters connecting one of the diplexers;

two baluns one-on-one connecting the band pass filters; and

two second low pass filters connecting the other of the diplexers.

2. The front-end module set forth according to claim 1, wherein the diplexers, the band pass filters, the baluns, and the second low pass filters are formed in a plurality of low temperature cofired ceramic substrates by patterning, and the diversity switch is disposed on a surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates.

3. The front-end module set forth according to claim 2, wherein there are a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers in the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates, and there are via holes between the conductive layers.

4. The front-end module set forth according to claim 3, wherein the diplexers, the band pass filters, the baluns, and the second low pass filters each comprises a plurality of capacitor and a plurality of inductances and all are formed on the conductive layers by patterning.

5. The front-end module set forth according to claim 4, wherein the capacitors are patterned to have block configuration, and the inductances are patterned to have strip configuration.

6. The front-end module set forth according to claim 4, wherein the capacitors and the inductances are connected to the surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates through the via holes between the conductive layers.

7. The front-end module set forth according to claim 2, the diversity switch comprises a GaAs switch and its subordinate passive elements.

8. The font-end module set forth according to claim 7, the GaAs switch and its subordinate passive elements are mounted on the surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrate by surface mounting technology.

9. The front-end module set forth according to claim 2, wherein the surface layer is provided with IC element.

10. The front-end module set forth according to claim 1, wherein each of the baluns connects two receiving terminals, and each of the second low pass filters connects one transmitting terminal.

11. A front-end module for multi-band and multi-mode wireless network system, connecting two antennas, comprising:

two channel-separating devices each comprising at least a high pass filter and a first low pass filter;

a diversity switch connecting one of the channel-separating devices with one of the antennas;

a plurality of band pass filters connecting to one of the channel-separating devices with the number of the band pass filters equivalent to the number of the channels for carrying a radio frequency signal;

a plurality of baluns one-on-one connecting to the band pass filters with the number of the baluns equivalent to the number of the channels for carrying a radio frequency signal; and

a plurality of second low pass filters connecting to the other of the channel-separating devices with the number of the second low pass filters equivalent to the number of the channels for carrying a radio frequency signal.

12. The front-end module set forth according to claim 11, wherein the channel-separating devices are multiplexers.

13. The front-end module set forth according to claim 11, wherein the channel separating elements, the band pass filters, the baluns and the second low pass filters are formed in a plurality of low temperature cofired ceramic substrates by patterning, and the diversity switch is disposed on a surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates.

14. The front-end module set forth according to claim 13, wherein there are a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers inside the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates, and there are via holes between the conductive layers.

15. The front-end module set forth according to claim 14, wherein the channel separating devices, the band pass filters, the baluns, and the second low pass filters each comprises a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of inductances, and all are formed in the conductive layers by patterning.

16. The front-end module set forth according to claim 15, wherein the capacitors are formed to have block patterns while the inductances are formed to have stripe patterns.

17. The front-end module set forth according to claim 15, wherein the capacitors and the inductances are connected to the surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrates through the via holes between the conductive layers.

18. The front-end module set forth according to claim 13, the diversity switch comprises a GaAs switch and its subordinate passive elements.

19. The front-end module set forth according to claim 18, wherein the GaAs switch and its subordinate passive element are mounted on the surface layer of the low temperature cofired ceramic substrate by surface mounting technology.

20. The front-end module set forth according to claim 13, wherein the surface layer is provided with IC element.

21. The front-end module set forth according to claim 11, wherein each of the baluns connects two receiving terminals, and each of the second low pass filters connects one transmitting terminal.