Switching circuit and semiconductor device

• US 6,114,923 A
• Filed: 08/31/1998
• Issued: 09/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Mizutani, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): GENSLER, PAUL L
• Application Number:
  US09/144,068
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 333/103, 333/104, 333/262, 327/409, 327/408, 327/416, 327/427, 327/436
• US Class Current: 333/103
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/15 by semiconductor devices

Abstract

Disclosed is a switching circuit which has: at least one unit circuit connected in series, the unit circuit being composed of two field-effect transistors connected in series and an inductor that has one end connected to a connection point between the two field-effect transistors and another end grounded; wherein the gates of the two field-effect transistors are commonly connected and a bias voltage to control the turning on/off of the two field-effect transistors is equally applied through a resistance to the respective gates. Also disclosed is a semiconductor device which has: at least one unit element connected in series, the unit element being composed of two field-effect transistors connected in series each of which has a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed sandwiching a gate electrode, one of the source electrode and the drain electrode being used as a common electrode, and a via hole disposed on a semiconductor substrate to connect the common electrode with a ground potential, the via hole operating as an inductor: and a resistance disposed on a gate bias line to apply a bias voltage to control the turning on/off of the two field-effect transistors equally to a plurality of the gate electrodes; wherein the plurality of the gate electrodes are commonly connected.

Claims

1. A switching circuit, comprising:

a first unit circuit connected in series with a second unit circuit, each said unit circuit including two field-effect transistors connected in series and an inductor that has one end connected to a connection point between said two field-effect transistors and another end thereof grounded;

wherein gates of said two field-effect transistors are commonly connected and a bias voltage to control turning on/off of said two field-effect transistors is equally applied through a resistance to said respective gates.

2. A switching circuit, according to claim 1, wherein:

said inductor is a via hole formed through a semiconductor substrate.

3. A switching circuit, according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission line connected to at least one of the source or drain of one of said two field-effect transistors.

4. A plurality of switching circuits each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits comprising the switching circuit of claim 1,

wherein respective ends of a side of each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits are commonly connected, and different bias voltages can be applied to said plurality of switching circuits.

5. A switching circuit, comprising:

a first unit circuit connected in series with a second unit circuit, said first unit circuit including a field-effect transistor, a first inductor that has one end connected to a source of said field-effect transistor and another end thereof grounded, and a second inductor that has one end thereof connected to a drain of said field-effect transistor and another end thereof grounded;

wherein a gate of said field effect transistor is connected to a gate of another field-effect transistor and a bias voltage to control turning on/off of said field-effect transistor is equally applied through a resistance to said respective gates.

6. A switching circuit, according to claim 5, wherein:

said inductor is a via hole passing through a semiconductor substrate.

7. A plurality of switching circuits each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits comprising the switching circuit of claim 5,

wherein respective ends of a side of each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits are commonly connected, and different bias voltages can be applied to said plurality of switching circuits.

8. A switching circuit, comprising:

a first unit circuit connected in series with a second unit circuit, said first unit circuit including a field-effect transistor, first and second transmission lines connected in series to a source of said field-effect transistor, third and fourth transmission lines connected in series to a drain of said field-effect transistor, a first inductor that has one end thereof connected to a connection point between said first and second transmission lines and another end thereof grounded, and a second inductor that has one end thereof connected to a connection point between said third and fourth transmission lines and another end grounded;

wherein a gate of said field-effect transistor is connected to a gate of another field-effect transistor and a bias voltage to control turning on/off of said field-effect transistor is equally applied through a resistance to said respective gates.

9. A switching circuit, according to claim 8, wherein:

said inductor is a via hole passing through a semiconductor substrate.

10. A plurality of switching circuits, each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits comprising the switching circuit of claim 8,

wherein respective ends of a side of each switching circuit of said plurality of switching circuits are commonly connected, and different bias voltages can be applied to said plurality of switching circuits.

11. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first unit element connected in series with a second unit element, said first unit element including two field-effect transistors connected in series each of which has a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed sandwiching a gate electrode therebetween, one of said source electrode and said drain electrode being used as a connection electrode for the series connection of said transistors, and a via hole disposed on a semiconductor substrate to connect said connection electrode with a ground potential, said via hole operating as an inductor; and

a resistance disposed on a gate bias line to apply a bias voltage to control turning on/off of said two field-effect transistors equally to a plurality of said gate electrodes;

wherein said plurality of said gate electrodes are commonly connected.

12. A semiconductor device, according to claim 11, wherein:

said via hole and said connection electrode are connected through a transmission line.

13. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first unit element connected in series with a second unit element said first unit element including a field-effect transistor which has a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed sandwiching a gate electrode therebetween, a first via hole disposed through a semiconductor substrate to connect said source electrode with a ground potential, and a second via hole disposed on said semiconductor substrate to connect said drain electrode with said ground potential, said first and second via hole operating as inductors; and

a resistance disposed on a gate bias line to apply a bias voltage to control turning on/off of said field-effect transistor equally to said gate electrode that is commonly connected to a gate electrode of another field-effect transistor.

14. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first unit element connected in series with a second unit element, said first unit element including a field-effect transistor which has a source electrode provided with the function of first and second transmission lines and a drain electrode provided with the-function of third and fourth transmission lines are disposed sandwiching a gate electrode therebetween, a first via hole disposed through a semiconductor substrate to connect a connection point between said first and second transmission lines with a ground potential, and a second via hole disposed on said semiconductor substrate to connect a connection point between said third and fourth transmission lines with said ground potential, said first and second via hole operating as inductors; and

a resistance disposed on a gate bias line to apply a bias voltage to control the turning on/off of said field-effect transistor equally to said gate electrode that is commonly connected to a gate electrode of a field effect transistor of said second unit element.

15. A switching circuit, comprising:

at least two unit circuits connected in series, each of said at least two unit circuits including two field-effect transistors connected in series, and an inductor having one end connected to a connection point between said two field-effect transistors and another end thereof grounded,

wherein gates of said two field-effect transistors in said each of said at least two unit circuits are connected via a common resistance to a bias voltage-applying terminal, whereby said two field-effect transistors in said each of said at least two unit circuits are turned on and off in accordance with a bias voltage applied to said bias voltage-applying terminal.