RF diversity antenna coupling structure

• US 7,170,465 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2005
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rofougaran, Ahmadreza (Reza)
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan; Tho
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran; Chuc
• Application Number:
  US11/120,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20050215205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: 343/850, 343/822, 343749-750, 343/700.MS, 343/860, 343/795, 343/852, 455/101, 455/272, 455/78, 455/575.7
• US Class Current: 343/850
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H

Abstract

AN RF diversity antenna coupling structure includes a differential low noise amplifier, a differential power amplifier, a first switch coupled to a first antenna, a second switch coupled to a second antenna, a first transformer, a second transformer, a transformer balun. The first transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding of the first transformer is operably coupled to a differential output of the power amplifier, and wherein the secondary winding of the first transformer has a desired output impedance. The second transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding of the second transformer is operably coupled to a differential input of the low noise amplifier, and wherein the secondary winding of the second transformer has a desired output impedance. The transformer balun includes a first winding and a second winding, wherein the first winding is operably coupled to the secondary windings of the first and second transformers, one node of the second winding is operably coupled to the first antenna and a second node of the second winding is operably coupled to the second antenna.

Claims

1. A radio frequency (RF) diversity antenna coupling structure comprises:

a differential low noise amplifier;

a differential power amplifier;

a first switch coupled to a first antenna;

a second switch coupled to a second antenna;

a first transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding of the first transformer is operably coupled to a differential output of the power amplifier, and wherein the secondary winding of the first transformer has a desired output impedance;

a second transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding of the second transformer is operably coupled to a differential input of the low noise amplifier, and wherein the secondary winding of the second transformer has a desired output impedance; and

a transformer balun having a first winding and a second winding, wherein the first winding is operably coupled to the secondary windings of the first and second transformers, one node of the second winding is operably coupled to the first antenna and a second node of the second winding is operably coupled to the second antenna.

2. The RF diversity antenna coupling structure of claim 1 wherein:

the primary winding of the first transformer having a first impedance; and

the primary windings of the second transformer having a second impedance, wherein the second impedance is much greater than the first impedance such that the first transformer provides a low drive impedance to substantially match output impedance of the power amplifier and the second transformer provides a high loud impedance to substantially match input impedance of the low noise amplifier.

3. The RF diversity antenna coupling structure of claim 1, wherein the transformer balun further comprises a turns ratio of one-to-one.

4. RF diversity antenna coupling structure of claim 1 wherein:

the first transformer, the second transformer, and the transformer balun being fabricated on a radio frequency integrated circuit.

5. The RF diversity antenna coupling structure of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second switches comprises a transistor.