Semiconductor integrated circuit device and radio frequency module

• US 8,824,974 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Nakajima, Akishige, Shigeno, Yasushi, Ogawa, Takashi, Takatani, Shinnichirou, Osakabe, Shinya, Ishikawa, Tomoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): LIAO, HSINCHUN
• Application Number:
  US12/910,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20110034137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: 455/78, 455/83, 455/127.1
• US Class Current: 455/78
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/0641 without components of the field effect type
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/005 with several inputs only
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/007 with several outputs only
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/063 in field-effect transistor switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/161 in field-effect transistor switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/302 in field-effect transistor switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/6871 the output circuit comprising more than one controlled field-effect transistor
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/72 having more than two PN junctions; having more than three electrodes; having more than one electrode connected to the same conductivity region
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2017/066 Maximizing the OFF-resistance instead of minimizing the ON-resistance
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/0018 Special modifications or use of the back gate voltage of a FET
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a radio frequency module realizing reduction in high-order harmonic distortion or IMD. For example, a so-called antenna switch having a plurality of transistors between an antenna terminal and a plurality of signal terminals is provided with a voltage supply circuit. The voltage supply circuit is a circuit for supplying voltage from a voltage supply terminal to at least two signal terminals in the plurality of signal terminals via resistive elements. With the configuration, antenna voltage dropped due to a leakage or the like can be boosted and, for example, transistors in an off state can be set to a deep off state.

Claims

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:

an antenna node coupled to an antenna;

a voltage supply circuit including a first resistive element, a second resistive element and a voltage supply node coupled to the first and second resistive elements;

a plurality of signal nodes including a first signal node for a transmission signal and a reception signal, a second signal node for the reception signal and a third signal node for the transmission signal; and

a plurality of transistor circuits including a first transistor circuit, a second transistor circuit and a third transistor circuit, each having a triple-gate, two-stage configuration,

wherein the first transistor circuit is coupled between the first signal node and the antenna node, includes a first source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and is configured to switch between coupling/decoupling the first signal node and the antenna node,

wherein the second transistor circuit is coupled between the second signal node and the antenna node, includes a second source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and is configured to switch between coupling/decoupling the second signal node and the antenna node,

wherein the third transistor circuit is coupled between the third signal node and the antenna node, includes a third source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and is configured to switch between coupling/decoupling the third signal node and the antenna node,

wherein the voltage supply circuit is coupled between the first signal node and the second signal node,

wherein the first signal node is coupled to the first resistive element of the voltage supply circuit,

wherein the second signal node is coupled to the second resistive element of the voltage supply circuit,

wherein the voltage supply circuit is configured to supply voltage to the first and second signal nodes through the first and second resistive elements, respectively, and

wherein the third transistor circuit is turned ON and the first and second transistor circuits are turned OFF, when the transmission signal is transmitted from the third signal node.

2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein the first signal node is a transmission/reception node for W-CDMA, and wherein the second signal node is a reception node for GSM.

3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein two of the plurality of signal nodes are signal nodes to which a signal of relatively low power and/or low frequency is applied among the plurality of signal nodes.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 3, wherein the resistance value of each of the first and second resistive elements is 100 kΩ

to 200 kΩ

.

5. A high frequency module comprising:

an antenna node coupled to an antenna;

a voltage supply node to which a bias voltage is applied;

a plurality of transmission/reception nodes for transmission/reception signals of a plurality of communication methods;

a plurality of transmission nodes for transmission signals of the plurality of communication methods;

a plurality of reception nodes for reception signals of the plurality of communication methods;

a common node;

a plurality of transmission /reception transistors each coupled between the transmission/reception nodes and the antenna node, having a triple-gate, two-stage configuration, including a first source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and switching coupling/decoupling between the transmission/reception nodes and the antenna node;

a plurality of transmission transistors each coupled between the transmission nodes and the antenna node, having a triple-gate two-stage configuration, including a second source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and switching between coupling/decoupling the transmission nodes and the antenna node;

a common transistor coupled between the antenna node and the common node, having a triple-gate two-stage configuration, including a third source-drain resistive element coupling between sources and drains, and switching coupling/decoupling between the antenna node and the common node;

a plurality of reception transistors each coupled between the reception nodes and the common node, having a fourth source-drain resistive element, and switching coupling/decoupling between the reception nodes and the common node;

a first resistive element coupled between a first node as one of the transmission/reception nodes and the voltage supply node;

a second resistive element coupled between the common node and the voltage supply node; and

a voltage supply circuit including the voltage supply node, the first resistive element and the second resistive element,

wherein one of the transmission transistors is turned ON and the transmission/reception transistors and the common transistor are turned OFF, when the transmission signal is transmitted from one of the transmission nodes.

6. The high frequency module according to claim 5,

wherein the communication methods include a W-CDMA method using a low frequency band and a W-CDMA method using a frequency band higher than the low frequency band, and

wherein the first node is conformed with the W-CDMA method using the low frequency band.

7. The high frequency module according to claim 6,

wherein the resistance value of each of the first and second resistive elements is 100 kΩ

to 150 kΩ

.

8. The high frequency module according to claim 5, wherein the first node is conformed with a W-CDMA method of the plurality of communication methods.