RADIO TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A radio transceiver circuit comprising:
- a first amplifier for amplifying signals received from an antenna via an antenna connection;
a second amplifier for amplifying signals to be transmitted by the antenna via the antenna connection; and
a switching circuit connected between an input of the first amplifier and the antenna connection, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a switching element and an impedance matching element,wherein the switching element is configured to connect a node between the capacitor and the impedance matching element to a signal ground when the transceiver is in a transmit mode.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to transceivers incorporating a transmit-receive switching circuit, embodiments of which include a radio transceiver circuit comprising: a first amplifier for amplifying signals received from an antenna via an antenna connection; a second amplifier for amplifying signals to be transmitted by the antenna via the antenna connection; and a switching circuit connected between an input of the first amplifier and the antenna connection, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a switching element and an impedance matching element, wherein the switching element is configured to connect a node between the capacitor and the impedance matching element to a signal ground when the transceiver is in a transmit mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio transceiver circuit comprising:
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a first amplifier for amplifying signals received from an antenna via an antenna connection; a second amplifier for amplifying signals to be transmitted by the antenna via the antenna connection; and a switching circuit connected between an input of the first amplifier and the antenna connection, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a switching element and an impedance matching element, wherein the switching element is configured to connect a node between the capacitor and the impedance matching element to a signal ground when the transceiver is in a transmit mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A radio transceiver circuit comprising:
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a first amplifier for amplifying signals received from an antenna via an antenna connection; a second amplifier for amplifying signals to be transmitted by the antenna via the antenna connection; a switching circuit connected between an input of the first amplifier and the antenna connection, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a switching element and an impedance matching element; wherein the switching element is configured to connect a node between the capacitor and the impedance matching element to a signal ground when the transceiver is in a transmit mode; wherein the impedance matching element transforms an input impedance of the first amplifier to an impedance looking into the impedance matching circuit from the node that is a complex conjugate of an impedance looking into the capacitor from the node; and wherein the second amplifier is operable to amplify signals to be transmitted according to a first wireless communications standard, and further comprising a third amplifier operable to amplify signals to be transmitted according to a second wireless communications standard by the antenna via the antenna connection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for using a radio transceiver circuit, the method comprising:
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amplifying signals, through a first amplifier, received from an antenna via an antenna connection; amplifying signals, through a second amplifier, to be transmitted by the antenna via the antenna connection; and providing a switching circuit connected between an input of the first amplifier and the antenna connection, the switching circuit comprising a capacitor, a switching element and an impedance matching element, and controlling the switching element to connect a node between the capacitor and the impedance matching element to a signal ground when the transceiver is in a transmit mode.
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