Compact low loss high frequency switch with improved linearity performance
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1. A switch element, comprising:
- a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates located between the drain and the source; and
at least one additional interconnect located among the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect implemented to establish a substantially constant potential between the plurality of gates.
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Abstract
A switch element includes a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates, and at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the at least two gates.
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1. A switch element, comprising:
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a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates located between the drain and the source; and at least one additional interconnect located among the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect implemented to establish a substantially constant potential between the plurality of gates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable transceiver, comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter and a receiver, each operatively coupled to the antenna; and switch element operatively coupled to the transmitter and to the receiver, the switch element including a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates located between the drain and the source; and
at least one additional interconnect located among the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect implemented to establish a substantially constant potential between the plurality of gates. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A switch element, comprising:
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a source; a drain; a plurality of gates disposed between the source and the drain; and at least one interconnect disposed adjacent to at least one of the gates so as to reduce or substantially eliminate a floating node effect on the gates. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A switch element, comprising:
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a source; a drain; a plurality of gate structures disposed between the source and the drain, at least one of the gate structures connected to resistance Rlin between the source and the drain so as to reduce or substantially eliminate a floating node effect on the gate structures.
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