Switch apparatus, switchable power amplification apparatus, and mobile communication terminal apparatus using the same
First Claim
1. A switch apparatus comprising:
- a first input terminal to which a first input signal is supplied;
a second input terminal to which a second input signal having a level lower than a level of the first input signal is supplied;
a first switch block for outputting the first input signal supplied from the first input terminal through a plurality of switching elements;
a second switch block for outputting the second input signal supplied from the second input terminal through a plurality of switching elements; and
a control terminal to which a control signal is supplied wherein the control signal controls the first switch block when outputting the first input signal, and controls the second switch block when outputting the second input signal, wherein the first switch block is configured to have a smaller number of switching elements than that of the second branch switch block.
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Abstract
A switch apparatus of the invention comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal to which a second input signal having a level lower than a level of the first input signal is supplied, a first switch block for outputting the first input signal supplied from the first input terminal through a plurality of switching elements, a second switch block for outputting the second input signal supplied from the second input terminal through a plurality of switching elements; and a control terminal to which a control signal is supplied wherein the control signal controls the first switch block when outputting the first input signal, and controls the second switch block when outputting the second input signal, wherein the first switch block is configured to have a smaller number of switching elements than that of the second switch block.
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19 Claims
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1. A switch apparatus comprising:
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a first input terminal to which a first input signal is supplied;
a second input terminal to which a second input signal having a level lower than a level of the first input signal is supplied;
a first switch block for outputting the first input signal supplied from the first input terminal through a plurality of switching elements;
a second switch block for outputting the second input signal supplied from the second input terminal through a plurality of switching elements; and
a control terminal to which a control signal is supplied wherein the control signal controls the first switch block when outputting the first input signal, and controls the second switch block when outputting the second input signal, wherein the first switch block is configured to have a smaller number of switching elements than that of the second branch switch block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A switch apparatus comprising:
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a first switch block in which a drain of a first FET where a source is connected to a first input terminal is connected to a source of a second FET, a drain of the second FET is connected to a source of a third FET, a drain of similarly connected Mth FET (M is a natural number) is connected to an output, and all gates of these FETs are set to be a first control terminal by mutually connecting; and
a second switch block in which a drain of a first FET where a source is connected to a second input terminal is connected to a source of a second FET, a drain of the second FET is connected to a source of a third FET, a drain of similarly connected Nth FET (N is a natural number) is connected to the output, and all gates of these FETs are set to be a second control terminal by mutually connecting, wherein a relation between the number M of the FETs included in the first switch block and the number of the FETs included in the second switch block is set to be M<
N. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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5. A switch apparatus comprising:
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a first switch block in which all sources of M FETs (where M is a natural number) are connected to be a first input terminal, all drains of the FETs are connected to be an output terminal, and all gates of the FETs are connected to be a first control terminal; and
a second switch block in which a drain of a first FET where a source is connected to a second input terminal is connected to a source of a second FET, a drain of the fifth FET is connected to a source of a third FET, a drain of similarly connected Nth FET (N is a natural number) is connected to the output, and all gates of these FETs are set to be a second control terminal by mutually connecting, wherein a relation between the number M of the FETs included in the first switch block and the number N of the FETs included in the second switch block is set to be M<
N.
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8. A switchable power amplifier apparatus comprising:
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a first amplifier element for amplifying an input signal;
a second amplifier element for further amplifying the input signal amplified in the first amplifier element and supplying to a first output terminal;
a first switch element performing on/off operation based on a control signal for setting the second amplifier element in an operating condition by supplying the input signal from the first amplifier element when on operation, and setting the second amplifier element in an non-operating condition by not supplying the input signal from the first amplifier element when off operation;
a second switch element performing on/off operation based on a control signal but opposite to the operation of the first switch element for supplying the input signal from the first amplifier element to a second output terminal when on operation, and for stopping the supply of the input signal to the second output terminal when off operation;
a first switch block for performing on operation based on the control signal for setting the first switch element in on operation and for outputting through a plurality of switch elements a first input signal supplied through the first output terminal; and
a second switch block for performing on operation based on the control signal for setting the second switch element in on operation and for outputting through a plurality of switch elements a second input signal a level of which is lower than that of the first input signal supplied through the first output terminal, wherein the number of switch elements included in the second switch block is larger than the number of switch elements included in the first switch block. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile communication terminal apparatus which converts a transmission output of a transmission signal to a plurality of transmission outputs by a power amplifier circuit, and transmits one of the transmission outputs by selecting a selection switch, wherein
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a first amplifier element for amplifying the transmission signal;
a second amplifier element for further amplifying the transmission signal amplified in the first amplifier element and supplying to a first output terminal;
a first switch element performing on/off operation based on a control signal for setting the second amplifier element in an operating condition by supplying the transmission signal from the first amplifier element when on operation, and setting the second amplifier element in an non-operating condition by not supplying the transmission signal from the first amplifier element when off operation; and
second switch element performing on/off operation based on a control signal but opposite to the operation of the first switch element for supplying the transmission signal from the first amplifier element to a second output terminal when on operation, and for stopping the supply of the transmission signal to the second output terminal when off operation; and
said selection switch comprises;
a first switch block for performing on operation based on the control signal for setting the first switch element in on operation and for outputting through a plurality of switch elements a first transmission signal supplied through the first output terminal; and
a second switch block for performing on operation based on the control signal for setting the second switch element in on operation and for outputting through a plurality of switch elements a second transmission signal a level of which is lower than that of the first transmission signal supplied through the first output terminal, wherein the number of switch elements included in the second switch block is larger than the number of switch elements included in the first switch block. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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