Radio-frequency switch circuit and semiconductor device
First Claim
1. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
- a plurality of field-effect transistors inserted between an input/output terminal and a ground terminal and connected in series, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the input/output terminal; and
a plurality of resistance elements, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors, and a control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors connected to the input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements.
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Abstract
Switch sections composed of a plurality of FETs 111 to 118 and 121 to 128 connected in series are provided between input/output terminals 161 and 162 and ground terminals 181 and 182, and between the input/output terminals 161 to 163. A plurality of gate bias resistors 131 to 138, 141 to 148 are also provided. One terminal of each gate bias resistor is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the FETs 111 to 118 and 121 to 128, while a control voltage 171 and 172 for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the switch section is applied to the other terminal. Among the FETs included in each switch section, concerning the FETs 114, 115, 124, and 125 to which signal power is applied when the switch section is in the OFF state, the gate bias resistors 134, 135, 144, and 145 connected to the gate electrodes are set to have a highest resistance value.
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13 Claims
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1. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a plurality of field-effect transistors inserted between an input/output terminal and a ground terminal and connected in series, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the input/output terminal; and
a plurality of resistance elements, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors, and a control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors connected to the input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 13)
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3. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a plurality of field-effect transistors inserted between two input/output terminals and connected in series, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the input/output terminals; and
a plurality of resistance elements, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors, and a control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors connected to an OFF active input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements, the OFF active input/output terminal being one of the two input/output terminals to which signal power is input when the plurality of field-effect transistors are in an OFF state. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a multigate field-effect transistor inserted between an input/output terminal and a ground terminal, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the input/output terminal; and
a plurality of resistance elements, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor, and a control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements connected to a gate electrode closest to the input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a multigate field-effect transistor inserted between two input/output terminals, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the input/output terminals; and
a plurality of resistance elements, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor, and a control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements connected to a gate electrode closest to an OFF active input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements, the OFF active input/output terminal being one of the two input/output terminals to which signal power is input when the multigate field-effect transistor is in an OFF state. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a plurality of field-effect transistors A inserted between a first input/output terminal and a third input/output terminal and connected in series, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the first input/output terminal and the third input/output terminal;
a plurality of field-effect transistors B inserted between a second input/output terminal and the third input/output terminal and connected in series, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the second input/output terminal;
a plurality of field-effect transistors C inserted between the first input/output terminal and a ground terminal and connected in series;
a plurality of field-effect transistors D inserted between the second input/output terminal and a ground terminal and connected in series;
a plurality of resistance elements A, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements A has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors A, and a first control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor A is applied to the other of the two terminals;
a plurality of resistance elements B, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements B has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors B, and a second control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor B is applied to the other of the two terminals;
a plurality of resistance elements C, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements C has two terminals, one of two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors C, and the second control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor C is applied to the other of the two terminals; and
a plurality of resistance elements D, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements D has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the plurality of field-effect transistors D, and the first control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the corresponding field-effect transistor D is applied to the other of the two terminals;
wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements A connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors A connected to the third input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements A, one of the plurality of resistance elements B connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors B connected to the third input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements B, one of the plurality of resistance elements C connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors C connected to the first input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements C, and one of the plurality of resistance elements D connected to a gate electrode of one of the plurality of field-effect transistors D connected to the second input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements D. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A radio-frequency switch circuit for controlling flow of a radio-frequency signal, comprising:
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a multigate field-effect transistor A inserted between a first input/output terminal and a third input/output terminal, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the first input/output terminal and the third input/output terminal;
a multigate field-effect transistor B inserted between a second input/output terminal and the third input/output terminal, a radio-frequency signal being input and output through the second input/output terminal;
a multigate field-effect transistor C inserted between the first input/output terminal and a ground terminal;
a multigate field-effect transistor D inserted between the second input/output terminal and a ground terminal;
a plurality of resistance elements A, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements A has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor A, and a first control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor A is applied to the other of the two terminals;
a plurality of resistance elements B, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements B has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor B, and a second control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor B is applied to the other of the two terminals;
a plurality of resistance elements C, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements C has two terminals, one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor C, and the second control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor C is applied to the other of the two terminals; and
a plurality of resistance elements D, wherein each of the plurality of resistance elements D has two terminals, and one of the two terminals is connected to a corresponding gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor D, and the first control voltage for switching an ON state and an OFF state of the multigate field-effect transistor D is applied to the other of the two terminals, wherein one of the plurality of resistance elements A connected to one gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor A closest to the third input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements A, one of the plurality of resistance elements B connected to one gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor B closest to the third input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements B, one of the plurality of resistance elements C connected to one gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor C closest to the first input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements C, and one of the plurality of resistance elements D connected to one gate electrode of the multigate field-effect transistor D closest to the second input/output terminal has a highest resistance value among the plurality of resistance elements D. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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