Signal transmission device and cable connecting circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11398807-B2
Application number	US-202117159185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2020
Publication date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022

Abstract

A signal transmission device, including a RF processing circuit and a cable connecting circuit including a first choke inductor, a first and second bypass capacitors, and a first coupling capacitor, is provided. One end of the first choke inductor is coupled to a transceiver end of a RF transceiver and the other end is coupled to a first control end of a RF antenna controller. The transceiver end is coupled to a first conductor. The first bypass capacitor is coupled between the other end and a digital ground terminal. The first coupling capacitor is coupled between the digital ground terminal and a RF ground terminal. The second conductor is coupled to the RF ground terminal and a second control terminal of the RF antenna controller at a second connecting end of a RF cable. The second bypass capacitor is coupled between the second control terminal and the digital ground terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal transmission device, comprising:
a radio frequency processing circuit, coupled to a first connecting end of a radio frequency cable, wherein the radio frequency processing circuit has a first transceiver end and a second transceiver end, wherein the first transceiver end is coupled to a first conductor in the radio frequency cable and the second transceiver end is coupled to a second conductor in the radio frequency cable; and
a cable connecting circuit, coupled to a second connecting end of the radio frequency cable, a radio frequency transceiver, and a radio frequency antenna controller,
wherein the cable connecting circuit comprises:
a first choke inductor, having one end coupled to a transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver, another end coupled to a first control end of the radio frequency antenna controller, and the transceiver end being coupled to the first conductor;
a first bypass capacitor, coupled between the another end of the first choke inductor and a digital ground terminal;
a first coupling capacitor, coupled between the digital ground terminal and a radio frequency ground terminal, wherein the second conductor is coupled to the radio frequency ground terminal and a second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller at the second connecting end of the radio frequency cable; and
a second bypass capacitor, coupled between the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller and the digital ground terminal.

2. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency processing circuit is further coupled to an antenna, the radio frequency processing circuit uses the first transceiver end and the second transceiver end to obtain a control signal from the first control end and the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller through the radio frequency cable, and controls the antenna according to the control signal, and
a radio frequency signal obtained by the antenna is transmitted to the transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver through the first transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit and the radio frequency cable.

3. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the control signal is a direct current signal, and the radio frequency signal is an alternating current signal.

4. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the antenna and the radio frequency processing circuit are collectively referred to as a tunable antenna or a hybrid antenna.

5. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency processing circuit comprises a second coupling capacitor, and the second coupling capacitor is coupled between the radio frequency ground terminal and the digital ground terminal.

6. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the radio frequency processing circuit further comprises:
a direct current blocking capacitor, coupled between the first transceiver end and a radio frequency output end of the radio frequency processing circuit, wherein the radio frequency output end is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal obtained by the antenna;
a second choke inductor, coupled between the first transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit and a first control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit;
a third bypass capacitor, coupled between the second transceiver end and the digital ground terminal; and
a fourth bypass capacitor, coupled between the first control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit and the digital ground terminal.

7. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit serves as a second control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit, and the radio frequency processing circuit obtains a control signal through the first control signal receiving end and the second control signal receiving end.

8. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first coupling capacitor and the second coupling capacitor are both a metal-insulator-metal capacitor element.

9. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit serves as a second control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit, and the radio frequency processing circuit obtains a control signal through the first control signal receiving end and the second control signal receiving end.

10. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency cable is a coaxial cable.

11. A cable connecting circuit, adapted to an electronic device comprising a connecting end of a radio frequency cable, a radio frequency transceiver, and a radio frequency antenna controller, the cable connecting circuit comprising:
a first choke inductor, having one end coupled to a transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver, another end coupled to a first control end of the radio frequency antenna controller, and the transceiver end being coupled to a first conductor of the radio frequency cable;
a first bypass capacitor, coupled between the another end of the first choke inductor and a digital ground terminal;
a first coupling capacitor, coupled between the digital ground terminal and a radio frequency ground terminal, wherein a second conductor of the radio frequency cable is coupled to the radio frequency ground terminal and a second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller at the connecting end of the radio frequency cable; and
a second bypass capacitor, coupled between the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller and the digital ground terminal.

Assignees

• Liu Shih Ping
• Lin Chia Yuan
• Sun Kuang Ta
• Zeng Bo Ru
• Hsu Tzu Tu
• Huang Kai Lun
• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Liu Shih-Ping
• Lin Chia-Yuan
• Sun Kuang-Ta
• Zeng Bo-Ru
• Hsu Tzu-Tu
• Huang Kai-Lun

Classifications

• H04B1/40 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title

• H04L25/026

  Arrangements for coupling transmitters, receivers or transceivers to transmission lines; Line drivers (duplexing arrangements H04L5/14) · CPC title

• H01Q1/50

  Structural association of antennas with earthing switches, lead-in devices or lightning protectors · CPC title

• H04B1/0458

  Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages (matching circuits in general H03H) · CPC title

• H01R13/646

  specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match (non-coaxed protective earth or shield arrangements H01R13/648; coaxed connectors specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40) · CPC title