Composite filter and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12388409-B2
Application number	US-202118044880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2021
Priority date	Sep 11, 2020
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A splitter simultaneously inputs two signals having different frequencies within a transmission band to a transmission terminal. A transmission filter system and a reception filter system that are connected to an antenna terminal share a first hybrid coupler. Two transmission filters and a second hybrid coupler are located between the first hybrid coupler and the transmission terminal. A reception filter is located between the first hybrid coupler and the reception terminal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composite filter that performs at least one of a process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within a first passband to a first terminal and a process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within a second passband to a second terminal, the composite filter comprising:
a common terminal;
the first terminal;
the second terminal;
a first filter system connecting the common terminal and the first terminal to each other;
a second filter system connecting the common terminal and the second terminal to each other, wherein the second filter system comprises: a third filter corresponding to the second passband and connecting a second port and the second terminal to each other; and
a first 90° hybrid coupler connected to the common terminal that is shared by the first filter system and the second filter system, wherein the first 90° hybrid coupler comprises a first port that is connected to the common terminal, the second port, a third port electrically connected to the first port and the second port, and a fourth port electrically connected to the first port and the second port, the fourth port being a port to which a signal with a phase shifted by 90° relative to a phase of a signal distributed from the first port to the third port is distributed from the first port, and
wherein the first filter system comprises:
a first filter connected to the third port and corresponding to the first passband;
a second filter connected to the fourth port and corresponding to the first passband; and
a second 90° hybrid coupler connecting the first filter and the second filter to the first terminal,

wherein the second 90° hybrid coupler comprises:
a fifth port,
a sixth port,
a seventh port electrically connected to the fifth port that is connected to the first filter and the sixth port that is connected to the second filter,
an eighth port electrically connected to the fifth port, the sixth port and the first terminal, the eighth port being a port to which a signal with a phase shifted by 90° relative to a phase of a signal distributed from the fifth port to the seventh port is distributed from the fifth port, and
a termination resistor connected to the seventh port, wherein the termination resistor is located at a piezoelectric member where at least one of the first filter, the second filter, and the third filter is located

wherein the second filter system electrically connects the third port and the fourth port to the second terminal and relatively shifts a phase of a signal flowing from the third port toward the second terminal by 90° relative to a phase of a signal flowing from the fourth port toward the second terminal to change a phase difference between the two signals by 90°.

2. The composite filter according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the first filter and the second filter is a piezoelectric filter, the first filter and the second filter being located at a single piezoelectric member.

3. A communication device comprising:
the composite filter according to claim 1 ;
an antenna connected to the common terminal; and
an integrated circuit element connecting the first terminal and the second terminal to each other and performing at least one of the process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within the first passband to the first terminal and the process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within the second passband to the second terminal.

4. A composite filter that performs at least one of a process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within a first passband to a first terminal and a process of simultaneously inputting two signals having different frequencies within a second passband to a second terminal, the composite filter comprising:
a common terminal;
the first terminal;
the second terminal;
a first filter system connecting the common terminal and the first terminal to each other;
a second filter system connecting the common terminal and the second terminal to each other; and
a first 90° hybrid coupler connected to the common terminal that is shared by the first filter system and the second filter system, wherein the first 90° hybrid coupler comprises a first port that is connected to the common terminal, a second port, a third port electrically connected to the first port and the second port, and a fourth port electrically connected to the first port and the second port, the fourth port being a port to which a signal with a phase shifted by 90° relative to a phase of a signal distributed from the first port to the third port is distributed from the first port,
wherein the first filter system comprises:
a first filter connected to the third port and corresponding to the first passband;
a second filter connected to the fourth port and corresponding to the first passband; and
a second 90° hybrid coupler connecting the first filter and the second filter to the first terminal,

wherein the second 90° hybrid coupler comprises:
a fifth port,
a sixth port,
a seventh port electrically connected to the fifth port that is connected to the first filter and the sixth port that is connected to the second filter, and
an eighth port electrically connected to the fifth port, the sixth port and the first terminal, the eighth port being a port to which a signal with a phase shifted by 90° relative to a phase of a signal distributed from the fifth port to the seventh port is distributed from the fifth port,

wherein the second filter system electrically connects the third port and the fourth port to the second terminal and relatively shifts a phase of a signal flowing from the third port toward the second terminal by 90° relative to a phase of a signal flowing from the fourth port toward the second terminal to change a phase difference between the two signals by 90°
wherein the second filter system comprises:
a third filter connected to the third port and corresponding to the second passband,
a fourth filter connected to the fourth port and corresponding to the second passband, and
a third 90° hybrid coupler connecting the third filter and the fourth filter to the second terminal,

wherein third 90° hybrid coupler comprises:
a ninth port that is connected to the third filter,
a tenth port that is connected to the fourth filter,
an eleventh port electrically connected to the ninth port and the tenth port, and
a twelfth port electrically connected to the ninth port, the tenth port and the second terminal, the twelfth port being a port to which a signal with a phase shifted by 90° relative to a phase of a signal distributed from the ninth port to the eleventh port is distributed from the ninth port.

5. The composite filter according to claim 4 ,
wherein at least one of conditions is satisfied, the conditions comprising:
a condition in which each of the first filter and the second filter is a piezoelectric filter, the first filter and the second filter being located at a single piezoelectric member; and
a condition in which each of the third filter and the fourth filter is a piezoelectric filter, the third filter and the fourth filter being located at a single piezoelectric member.

6. The composite filter according to claim 4 , further comprising:
three termination resistors respectively connected to the second port, the seventh port, and the eleventh port.

7. The composite filter according to claim 6 ,
wherein at least one of the three termination resistors is located at a piezoelectric member where at least one of the first filter, the second filter, the third filter, and the fourth filter is located.

8. A communication devic

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Kishino Tetsuya

Classifications

• H04B1/0057 Primary

  using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band · CPC title

• H03H9/725

  Duplexers · CPC title

• H03H9/6483

  Ladder SAW filters · CPC title

• H01P5/227

  90° branch line couplers · CPC title

• H01P1/397

  using non- reciprocal phase shifters (H01P1/393 takes precedence) · CPC title