Transceiving circuit for contactless communication

• US 8,559,890 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Merlin, Erich
• Primary Examiner(s): WEST, LEWIS G
• Application Number:
  US12/743,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20100248653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,797 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/91, 455/127.1, 455/129, 455/73
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A transceiving circuit (1, 1′, 1″) for contactless communication comprises transmitter means (3) being adapted to generate an electromagnetic carrier signal and to modulate the carrier signal according to transmitting data, and an antenna (5) having an inductor (Lant), which antenna (5) is connected to and driven by the transmitter means (3) with the modulated carrier signal. AC coupling capacitors (C4) are coupled to the inductor (Lant) of the antenna (5), wherein the AC coupling capacitors (C4) are further connected to inputs of switches (S1, S2). The outputs of these switches (C4) can be switched between ground potential and inputs of rectifier means (6). The outputs of the rectifying means (6) are fed to power supply rails (PbF1, PbF2) of the transceiving circuit (1).

Claims

1. A transceiving circuit for contactless communication comprising:

a transmitter being adapted to generate an electromagnetic carrier signal and to modulate the carrier signal according to transmitting data, an antenna having an inductor, which antenna is connected to and driven by the transmitter with the modulated carrier signal, and

wherein AC coupling capacitors are coupled to the inductor of the antenna, wherein the AC coupling capacitors are further connected to inputs of switches the outputs of these switches being switchable between ground potential and inputs of rectifier means, the outputs of the rectifying means being fed to power supply rails of the transceiving circuit.

2. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switches are controlled by mode selection means being adapted to switch the outputs of the switches to ground in a reader mode, and to switch the outputs of the switches to the inputs of the rectifier means in a powered by the field mode.

3. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein a serial capacitor is arranged in series between partial inductors of the inductor of the antenna and each of the AC coupling capacitors is coupled with one of its terminals to a respective connection point of the serial capacitor and one of the partial inductors.

4. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 3, wherein the inductor of the antenna is divided into two partial inductors having about the same inductance values.

5. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the AC coupling capacitors are inductively coupled to the inductor of the antenna by means of a coupling inductor which together with the inductor of the antenna constitutes a transformer.

6. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inductance of the inductor of the antenna is smaller than the inductance of the coupling inductor.

7. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 5, wherein a smoothing capacitor is connected in parallel to the coupling inductor.

8. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the AC coupling capacitors are galvanic-coupled to the inductor of the antenna, preferably via ohmic resistors.

9. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 8, wherein resonance frequency setting capacitors are coupled with first terminals to the AC coupling capacitors and with second terminals to ground.

10. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 9, wherein the capacitances of the resonance frequency setting capacitors are higher than the capacitances of the AC coupling capacitors.

11. An NFC device comprising a transceiving circuit according to claim 1.

12. The transceiver circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switches are controlled by mode selection means being adapted to switch the outputs of the switches to ground in a card mode, and to switch the outputs of the switches to the inputs of the rectifier means in a powered by the field mode.