INTEGRATED GALVANIC ISOLATOR USING WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
First Claim
1. A wireless galvanic-isolator device comprising a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, and wireless coupling means arranged between said transmitter circuit and said receiver circuit, wherein said wireless coupling means comprise an antenna.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a wireless galvanic isolator device is formed by a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, and a wireless coupling structure, arranged between the transmitter circuit and the receiver circuit. The wireless coupling structure is formed by a pair of antennas each arranged on an own die and integrated together with the respective transmitter and receiver circuit. The two dice may be arranged adjacent to each other in a planar configuration or arranged on top of each other and bonded together.
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38 Claims
- 1. A wireless galvanic-isolator device comprising a transmitter circuit, a receiver circuit, and wireless coupling means arranged between said transmitter circuit and said receiver circuit, wherein said wireless coupling means comprise an antenna.
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18. An integrated circuit, comprising:
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a first die; a transmitter disposed on the first die; a transmit antenna disposed on the first die and coupled to the transmitter; a second die; a receiver disposed on the second die; and a receive antenna disposed on the second die. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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a first integrated circuit, comprising a first die, a transmitter disposed on the first die, a transmit antenna disposed on the first die and coupled to the transmitter, a second die, a receiver disposed on the second die, and a receive antenna disposed on the second die; and a second integrated circuit coupled to the first integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method, comprising:
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generating a signal on a first die; transmitting the signal via a transmit antenna disposed on the first die; and receiving the transmitted signal with a receive antenna disposed on a second die. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification