Method, System, and Apparatus for Resonator Circuits and Modulating Resonators
First Claim
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1. An electrical signal processing system, including:
- an acoustic wave module (AWM); and
a first capacitor module coupled one of in parallel to the AWM and serially to the AWM, the acoustic wave module transducing an electrical signal and the combination of the AWM and the first capacitor module modifying the transduction of the electrical signal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of resonator circuits and modulating resonators and are described generally herein. One or more acoustic wave resonators may be coupled in series or parallel to generate tunable filters. One or more acoustic wave resonances may be modulated by one or more capacitors or tunable capacitors. One or more acoustic wave modules may also be switchable in a filter. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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160 Claims
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1. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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an acoustic wave module (AWM); and a first capacitor module coupled one of in parallel to the AWM and serially to the AWM, the acoustic wave module transducing an electrical signal and the combination of the AWM and the first capacitor module modifying the transduction of the electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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a first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first capacitor module coupled in parallel to the FAWM; and a second acoustic wave module (SAWM), the SAWM coupled to the FAWM and to ground, wherein an electrical signal is processed by the combination of the FAWM, the SAWM, and the first capacitor module. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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A first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first variable capacitor module (FVCM) coupled one of in parallel to the FAWM and serially to the FAWM, the FVCM having a plurality of selectable capacitances, the capacitances selectable via a first control line; a temperature detection module, the temperature detection module providing an indication of the temperature at or near the FAWM; and a processor receiving the temperature indication and selecting one of the plurality of FVCM selectable capacitances via the first control line based at least on part on the temperature indication. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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a first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first switch coupled in parallel to the FAWN, the first switch bypassing the FAWN when closed, the FAWM filtering electrical signals when the first switch is open and the FAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA1) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA1); a second acoustic wave module (SAWM), the SAWM serially coupled to the FAWM; and a second switch coupled in parallel to the SAWN, the second switch bypassing the SAWN when closed, the SAWM filtering electrical signals when the second switch is open and the SAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA2) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA2), wherein the RFA1 and RFA2 are offset in frequency. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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a first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first switch coupled serially to the FAWN, the first switch shorting the FAWN when open, the FAWM filtering electrical signals when the first switch is closed and the FAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA1) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA1); a second acoustic wave module (SAWM); and a second switch coupled serially to the SAWN, the second switch shorting the SAWN when open, the SAWM filtering electrical signals when the second switch is closed and the SAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA2) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA2), wherein the RFA1 and RFA2 are offset in frequency and the combination of the FAWN serially coupled to the first switch is parallel to the to the combination of the SAWN serially coupled to the second switch. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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a first acoustic wave module (FAWM), the FAWM filtering electrical signals and the FAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA1) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA1); a second acoustic wave module (SAWM), the SAWN serially coupled to the FAWM, the SAWM filtering electrical signals, and the SAWN having a resonate frequency (RFA2) and an anti-resonate frequency (AFA2); a first variable capacitor module (FVCM) coupled in parallel to the SAWM, the FVCM having a plurality of selectable capacitances, the capacitances selectable via a first control line, and the FVCM variably modifying the AFA2, wherein the AFA1 and AFA2 are similar in magnitude and the FAWN AFA1 varies based on temperature. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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121. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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A first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first variable capacitor module (FVCM) coupled one of in parallel to the FAWM and serially to the FAWM, the FVCM having a plurality of selectable capacitances, the capacitances selectable via a first control line; and a processor, the processor including memory storing statistical data related to the FAWN operation, the processor selecting one of the plurality of FVCM selectable capacitances via the first control line based at least on part on stored statistical data related to the FAWN operation. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140)
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141. An electrical signal processing system, including:
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A first acoustic wave module (FAWM); a first variable capacitor module (FVCM) coupled one of in parallel to the FAWM and serially to the FAWM, the FVCM having a plurality of selectable capacitances, the capacitances selectable via a first control line; and a processor, the processor including memory storing output impedance data related to the electrical signal processing system operation, the processor selecting one of the plurality of FVCM selectable capacitances via the first control line based at least on part on stored output impedance data. - View Dependent Claims (142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
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