Antenna diversity switch of wireless dual-mode co-existence systems

• US 7,505,790 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated, Sheng-Fuh Chang
• Original Assignee: Sheng-Fuh Chang, Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation (Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation Taiwan)
• Inventors: Chen, Wen-Lin, Chang, Sheng-Fuh, Chen, Hung-Cheng, Tang, Shu-Fen, Lu, Yi-Yu, Chen, Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Nay A
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US11/145,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276132A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/78, 455 82- 84, 455/562.1, 455/575.7, 455/63.4
• US Class Current: 455/562.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/48 in circuits for connecting transmitter and receiver to a common transmission path, e.g. by energy of transmitter H04B1/46 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention discloses an antenna diversity switch, used for receiving and transmitting RF signals for dual-mode co-existence wireless communication system. The antenna diversity switch comprises a first transmitting port; a second transmitting port; a receiving port; a first control unit, electrically connected between the first transmitting port and a first antenna; a second control unit, electrically connected between the first transmitting port and a second antenna; a third control unit, electrically connected between the second transmitting port and the first antenna; a forth control unit, electrically connected between the second transmitting port and the second antenna; a fifth control unit, electrically connected between the receiving port and the first antenna; a sixth control unit, electrically connected between the receiving port and the second antenna. The antenna diversity switch according to the present invention meets the requirement of IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth co-existence operation with reduction of three or four antennas in the prior art to two antennas. Moreover, it provides antenna diversity for both WLAN and Bluetooth systems, where in the prior-art WLAN and Bluetooth co-existence system only WLAN system has the antenna diversity.

Claims

1. An antenna diversity switch being a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), using only six transistor controllers to achieve a double-pole-three-throw switch and having a function of antenna diversity for dual-mode co-existence system, used for receiving and transmitting a first RF signal and a second RF signal, comprising:

a first transmitting port, used as a transmitting port of a RF transceiver and used for providing a first input signal of the antenna diversity switch;

a second transmitting port, used as another transmitting port of the RF transceiver and used for providing a second input signal of the antenna diversity switch;

a receiving port, used for providing an output signal of the antenna diversity switch;

a first control unit, electrically connected between the first transmitting port and a first antenna;

a second control unit, electrically connected between the first transmitting port and a second antenna;

a third control unit, electrically connected between the second transmitting port and the first antenna;

a fourth control unit, electrically connected between the second transmitting port and the second antenna;

a fifth control unit, electrically connected between the receiving port and the first antenna;

a sixth control unit, electrically connected between the receiving port and the second antenna;

wherein the first control unit, the second control unit, the third control unit, the fourth control unit, the fifth control unit and the sixth control unit all use Pseudomorphic High Electronic Mobility Transistor (PHEMT), where each source node and each drain node of the PHEMT are connected to the adjacent circuits and each gate of the PHEMT is connected to a control voltage to determine the on/off state of each transistor; and

the first control unit, the second control unit, the third control unit, the fourth control unit, the fifth control unit and the sixth control unit are fabricated on a single semiconductor substrate.

2. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first RF signal is the RF signal of the WLAN system and the second RF signal is the RF signal of the Bluetooth system.

3. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first RF signal is the RF signal of the WLAN according to IEEE 802.11b/g standard.

4. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, where across the source and drain nodes of the transistor in the first control unit, the second control unit, the third control unit, the fourth control unit, the fifth control unit and the sixth control unit, are further connected with an inductor to increase the isolation of the antenna diversity switch.

5. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 4, where the angular frequency of the bandstop response of the isolation of the antenna diversity switch is ω

=1/√

{square root over (LC_OFF)}, where ω

=2π

f,C_OFF is the parasitic capacitance of the turned-off transistor and L is the inductance of the inductor.

6. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are the diversity antennas.

7. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the first control unit is turned on;

the second control unit is turned off;

the third control unit is turned off;

the fourth control unit is turned on;

the fifth control l unit is turned off and the sixth control unit is turned off, the first transmitting port transmit the first RF signal to the first antenna and the second transmitting port transmits the second RF signal to the second antenna.

8. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the first control unit is turned on;

the second control unit is turned off;

the third control unit is turned off;

the fourth control unit is turned off;

the fifth control unit is turned off and the sixth control unit is turned on, the first transmitting port transmits the first RF signal from the first antenna and the second antenna receives the second RF signal to the receiving port so as the second RF signal can feed the transceiver.

9. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the first control unit is turned off;

the second control unit is turned off;

the third control unit is turned off;

the fourth control unit is turned on;

the fifth control unit is turned on and the sixth control unit is turned off, the first antenna receives the first RF signal to the receiving port so as the first RF signal can feed the transceiver and the second transmitting port transmits the second RF signal from the second antenna.

10. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the first control unit is turned off;

the second control unit is turned off;

the third control unit is turned off;

the fourth control unit is turned off;

the fifth control unit is turned on and the sixth control unit is turned off, the first RF signal and the second RF signal are all received by the first antenna and then propagate to the receiving port.

11. An antenna diversity switch as claimed in claim 1, wherein as the first control unit is turned off;

the second control unit is turned off;

the third control unit is turned off;

the fourth control unit is turned off;

the fifth control unit is turned off and the sixth control unit is turned on, the first RF signal and the second RF signal are all received by the second antenna and then propagate to the receiving port.