Modular frequency division filter

• US 20060017522A1
• Filed: 07/26/2004
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies Wireless IP Singapore Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ye, Shen, Bradley, Paul D., Frank, Michael L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,126,440 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 333/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0057 using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band

Abstract

The present invention is a modular frequency division filter having an antenna port that connects to two or three transmission paths. Each transmission path includes either a band pass filter or a duplexer to separate the received signal by frequency. Frequency phase shifters or shunt inductors may be included to further enhance the frequency separation. Following frequency separation, the separated signal is transceived by a device operating at the respective separated frequency.

Claims

1. A modular filter comprising:

an antenna port;

N transmission paths, connecting to the antenna port, where N≧

2, the Nth transmission path including a duplexer, the N−

1 transmission paths each includes a filter section selected from a group comprising band pass filters, duplexers, and triplexers.

2. A modular filter, as defined in claim 1, for each of the N−

1 transmission paths, the filter section includes film bulk acoustic resonators.

3. A modular filter, as defined in claim 2, where N=2, for the N−

1 transmission path, the filter section is a duplexer, each transmission path including a frequency phase shifter, connected to the antenna port, having an output connected to the respective duplexer.

4. A modular filter, as defined in claim 3, wherein the duplexers separate frequency bands that are separated by at least 50% of bandwidth, for each duplexer, the separated frequency bands are further separated by less than 10% of bandwidth.

5. A modular filter, as defined in claim 3, further including a band pass filter connected to the frequency phase shifter output of one of the N transmission paths, wherein the band pass filter and the duplexer of the one of the N transmission paths separate frequency bands that are 10-50% of bandwidth.

6. A modular filter, as defined in claim 3, further including a frequency phase shifter serially connected to a band pass filter and the antenna port.

7. A modular filter comprising:

an antenna port;

N transmission paths, connecting to the antenna port, where N≧

3, each transmission paths includes a filter section selected from a group including band pass filters, duplexers, and triplexers.

8. A modular filter, as defined in claim 7, for each of the N transmission paths, the filter section includes film bulk acoustic resonators.

9. A modular filter, as defined in claim 8, where N=3, at least one of the N transmission paths including a frequency phase shifter, connected to the antenna port, having an output connected to the respective filter section.

10. A modular filter, as defined in claim 9, further including a shunt inductor connected to the antenna port and ground.

11. A modular filter, as defined in claim 10, further including a frequency phase shifter interposing the inputs of two adjacent transmission paths.

12. A modular filter, as defined in claim 7, where N=3, at least one of the N transmission paths including a shunt inductor connected to the antenna port and ground.

13. A handset supporting different frequency bands comprising:

an antenna transceiving a signal; and

a modular filter having an input connected to the antenna, including, N transmission paths, connecting to the input, where N≧

2, the Nth transmission path including a duplexer, the N−

1 transmission paths each including a filter section selected from a group including band pass filters, duplexers, and triplexers.

14. A handset, as defined in claim 13, each of the N−

1 transmission paths include film bulk acoustic resonators in the filter section.

15. A handset, as defined in claim 14, wherein N=2, for the N−

1 transmission path, the filter section including a duplexer, each transmission path including a frequency phase shifter, connected to the antenna port, having an output connected to the duplexer.

16. A handset, as defined in claim 15, wherein the duplexers separate frequency bands that are separated by at least 50% of bandwidth, for each duplexer, the separated frequency bands are further separated by less than 10% of bandwidth.

17. A handset, as defined in claim 16, further including a band pass filter connected to the frequency phase shifter output of one of the N transmission paths, wherein the band pass filter and the duplexer of the one of the N transmission paths separate frequency bands that are 10-50% of bandwidth.

18. A handset, as defined in claim 16, further including a frequency phase shifter serially connected to a band pass filter and the antenna port.

19. A handset supporting different frequency bands comprising:

an antenna transceiving a signal; and

a modular filter having an input connected to the antenna, including, N transmission paths, connecting to the antenna port, where N≧

3, each transmission paths including a filter section selected from a group comprising band pass filters, duplexers, and triplexers.

20. A modular filter, as defined in claim 19, for each of the N transmission paths, the filter section includes film bulk acoustic resonators.

21. A handset, as defined in claim 20, where N=3, at least one of the N transmission paths including a frequency phase shifter, connected to the antenna port, having an output connected to the respective one of the duplexer and band pass filter.

22. A handset, as defined in claim 21, further including a shunt inductor connected to the antenna port and ground.

23. A handset, as defined in claim 22, further including a frequency phase shifter interposing the inputs of two adjacent transmission paths.