Tunable RF diplexer

• US 9,859,943 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc. (Qorvo, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc. (Qorvo, Inc.)
• Inventors: Khlat, Nadim
• Primary Examiner(s): LIAO, HSINCHUN
• Application Number:
  US14/498,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087246A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0057 using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/00 Suppression or limitation of noise or interference by means associated with receiver H04B1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0413 MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/08 each combination of signals in different channels being represented by a fixed frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex

Abstract

A first RF diplexer, which includes a first RF highpass with tunable notch filter and a first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter, is disclosed. The first RF diplexer has a first main port, a second main port, and a first common port. The first RF highpass with tunable notch filter is coupled between the first main port and the first common port. The first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter is coupled between the second main port and the first common port. The first RF highpass with tunable notch filter has a first highpass notch frequency, which is tunable. The first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter has a first lowpass notch frequency, which is tunable.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a first RF highpass with tunable notch filter coupled between a first main port and a first common port, such that the first RF highpass with tunable notch filter is configured to have a first highpass notch frequency, which is configured to be tunable;

a first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter coupled between a second main port and the first common port, such that the first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter is configured to have a first lowpass notch frequency, which is configured to be tunable, wherein;

the first RF highpass with tunable notch filter and the first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter form a first RF diplexer configured to receive a function configuration signal and having the first main port, the second main port, and the first common port, and

the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive a lowband RF transmit signal and a highband RF transmit signal to provide a lowband RF antenna transmit signal and a highband RF antenna transmit signal simultaneously at the first common port, such that the lowband RF antenna transmit signal and the highband RF antenna transmit signal are Transmit Uplink Carrier Aggregation signals; and

RF system control circuitry configured to adjust, enable, and disable circuits within the first RF diplexer in response to the function configuration signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first RF diplexer is configured to receive the highband RF transmit signal via the first main port to provide the highband RF antenna transmit signal via the first common port.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive the lowband RF transmit signal via the second main port to provide the lowband RF antenna transmit signal via the first common port.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein during Transmit Uplink Carrier Aggregation, the highband RF transmit signal is substantially isolated from the second main port and the lowband RF transmit signal is substantially isolated from the first main port.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein during Transmit Uplink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of the highband RF transmit signal and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of the lowband RF transmit signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first RF diplexer is configured to receive a highband RF antenna receive signal via the first common port to provide a highband RF receive signal via the first main port.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive a lowband RF antenna receive signal via the first common port to provide a lowband RF receive signal via the second main port.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive the lowband RF antenna receive signal and the highband RF antenna receive signal simultaneously, such that the lowband RF antenna receive signal and the highband RF antenna receive signal are Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation signals.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein during Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive a highband RF transmit signal via the first main port to provide a highband RF antenna transmit signal via the first common port.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein during the Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of the highband RF transmit signal and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a lowband RF antenna receive signal.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein during the Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a highband RF antenna receive signal and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a lowband RF antenna receive signal.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein during Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first RF diplexer is further configured to receive a lowband RF transmit signal via the second main port to provide a lowband RF antenna transmit signal via the first common port.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein during the Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a harmonic of a frequency of the lowband RF transmit signal and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a highband RF antenna receive signal.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein during the Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency in a global positioning system (GPS) band and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a highband RF antenna receive signal.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein during the Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation, the first lowpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a highband RF antenna receive signal and the first highpass notch frequency is tuned to be about equal to a frequency of a lowband RF antenna receive signal.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a second RF highpass with tunable notch filter coupled between a third main port and a second common port, such that the second RF highpass with tunable notch filter is configured to have a second highpass notch frequency, which is configured to be tunable; and

a second RF lowpass with tunable notch filter coupled between a fourth main port and the second common port, such that the second RF lowpass with tunable notch filter is configured to have a second lowpass notch frequency, which is configured to be tunable, wherein the second RF highpass with tunable notch filter and the second RF lowpass with tunable notch filter form a second RF diplexer having the third main port, the fourth main port, and the second common port.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein:

the first RF diplexer is configured to receive a highband RF transmit signal via the first main port to provide the highband RF antenna transmit signal via the first common port; and

the second RF diplexer is configured to receive a lowband RF transmit signal via the fourth main port to provide the lowband RF antenna transmit signal via the second common port.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein:

the first RF diplexer is configured to receive a highband RF antenna receive signal via the first common port to provide a highband RF receive signal via the first main port;

the second RF diplexer is configured to receive a lowband RF antenna receive signal via the second common port to provide a lowband RF receive signal via the third main port; and

the lowband RF antenna receive signal and the highband RF antenna receive signal are Receive Downlink Carrier Aggregation signals.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a primary RF antenna is coupled to the first isolation port.

20. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first RF lowpass with tunable notch filter is further configured to be tuned, such that the first lowpass notch frequency is about equal to a frequency of the highband RF transmit signal, and the first RF highpass with tunable notch filter is further configured to be tuned such that the first highpass notch frequency is about equal to a frequency of the lowband RF transmit signal.