CMOS Based TX/RX Switch
First Claim
1. A transmit/receive switch, comprising:
- a TX port for coupling to an RF transmit signal;
a RX port for coupling to an RF receive signal;
an antenna port for coupling to an antenna;
an inductance coupled in series with said antenna port and said RX port; and
a series combination of capacitance and a field effect transistor (FET) switch coupled in parallel across said inductance, wherein said FET switch having source, drain and gate terminals, the gate terminal operative to receive a control signal for controlling said FET switch.
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Abstract
A novel and useful radio frequency (RF) front end module (FEM) circuit that provides high linearity and power efficiency and meets the requirements of modern wireless communication standards such as 802.11 WLAN, 3G and 4G cellular standards, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc. The configuration of the FEM circuit permits the use of common, relatively low cost semiconductor fabrication techniques such as standard CMOS processes. The FEM circuit includes a power amplifier made up of one or more sub-amplifiers having high and low power circuits and whose outputs are combined to yield the total desired power gain. An integrated multi-tap transformer having primary and secondary windings arranged in a novel configuration provide efficient power combining and transfer to the antenna of the power generated by the individual sub-amplifiers.
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19 Claims
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1. A transmit/receive switch, comprising:
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a TX port for coupling to an RF transmit signal; a RX port for coupling to an RF receive signal; an antenna port for coupling to an antenna; an inductance coupled in series with said antenna port and said RX port; and a series combination of capacitance and a field effect transistor (FET) switch coupled in parallel across said inductance, wherein said FET switch having source, drain and gate terminals, the gate terminal operative to receive a control signal for controlling said FET switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A transmit/receive switch, comprising:
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a TX port for coupling to an RF transmit signal; a RX port for coupling to an RF receive signal; an antenna port for coupling to an antenna; a first transformer balun operative to couple the RF receive signal from said antenna port to said RX port; a capacitance in series with said first transformer balun; a field effect transistor (FET) switch coupled in parallel across a primary winding of said first transformer balun; and a second transformer balun operative to couple the RF transmit signal from said TX port to said antenna port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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