Switch circuit having improved RF power characteristics

• US 8,653,880 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Tsukahara, Yoshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Wells, Kenneth B.
• Application Number:
  US13/608,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169346A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 327/427, 327/434, 327436-437, 333/103
• US Class Current: 327/427
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/693 Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors logic circuits H03K19/00; code converters H03M5/00, H03M7/00

Abstract

A switch circuit includes: first, second, and third input-output terminals; a first switching element connected between the first and second input-output terminals; a second switching element connected between the third input-output terminal and a grounding point; a third switching element connected between the first and third input-output terminals; a fourth switching element connected between the second input-output terminal and the grounding point; a first control voltage applying terminal connected to control terminals of the first and second switching elements; a second control voltage applying terminal connected to control terminals of the third and fourth switching elements; first and second resistors connected between the control terminals of the first and second switching elements and the first control voltage applying terminal, respectively; and first and second diodes connected in parallel with the first and second resistors, respectively, and having cathodes connected to the first control voltage applying terminal.

Claims

1. A switch circuit comprising:

first, second, and third input-output terminals;

a first switching element connected between the first input-output terminal and the second input-output terminal;

a second switching element connected between the third input-output terminal and a grounding point;

a third switching element connected between the first input-output terminal and the third input-output terminal;

a fourth switching element connected between the second input-output terminal and the grounding point;

a first control voltage applying terminal connected to control terminals of the first and second switching elements;

a second control voltage applying terminal connected to control terminals of the third and fourth switching elements;

a first resistor connected between the control terminal of the first switching element and the first control voltage applying terminal;

a second resistor connected between the control terminal of the second switching element and the first control voltage applying terminal;

a first diode and a first inductor connected in series, wherein the series-connected first diode and first inductor are connected in parallel with the first resistor, and

a second diode and a second inductor connected in series, wherein

the series-connected second diode and second inductor are connected in parallel with the second resistor, and

the first and second diodes have respective cathodes connected to the first control voltage applying terminal.

2. The switch circuit according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third resistor connected between the control terminal of the third switching element and the second control voltage applying terminal;

a fourth resistor connected between the control terminal of the fourth switching element and the second control applying terminal;

a third diode and a third inductor connected in series, wherein the series-connected third diode and third inductor are connected in parallel with the third resistor, and

a fourth diode and a fourth inductor are connected in series, wherein

the series-connected fourth diode and fourth inductor are connected in parallel with the fourth resistor, and

the third and fourth diodes have respective cathodes connected to the second control voltage applying terminal.