Radio frequency switch circuit, wireless transceiver system, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025096745-A1
Application number	US-202418963547-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 28, 2024
Priority date	May 30, 2022
Publication date	Mar 20, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application discloses a radio frequency switch circuit and an apparatus. An output end of a power amplifier (PA) output matching network is connected to an antenna, and an input end of the PA output matching network is connected to a PA. A low noise amplifier (LNA) input matching network includes a first coupling device, a second coupling device, and a switching device. The first coupling device is connected to the antenna, the switching device and the LNA, the switching device is connected to the second coupling device, and the second coupling device is connected to an LNA. This increases an output power of the PA output matching network and improves work efficiency.

First claim

1 . A radio frequency switch circuit, comprising: a power amplifier (PA) output matching network and a low noise amplifier (LNA) input matching network, wherein
an output end of the PA output matching network is configured to connect to an antenna, and an input end of the PA output matching network is configured to connect to a PA; and the LNA input matching network comprises: a first coupling device, a second coupling device, and a switching device, wherein the first coupling device and the second coupling device are mutually coupled; a first end of the first coupling device is configured to connect to the antenna, a second end of the first coupling device is connected to a first end of the switching device and a first end of an LNA, a second end of the switching device is connected to a first end of the second coupling device, a second end of the second coupling device is grounded, and a third end of the second coupling device is connected to a second end of the LNA; and wherein during signal transmission, the switching device is turned on, so that the first coupling device and the second coupling device are connected in series; and during signal reception, the switching device is turned off.

2 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first coupling device comprises a first inductor, the second coupling device comprises a second inductor, and the first end of the first coupling device and the first end of the second coupling device are dotted terminals.

3 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first coupling device and the second coupling device are coupled transmission lines.

4 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the LNA input matching network further comprises a direct-current blocking capacitor; and
the second end of the first coupling device is connected to the first end of the LNA through the direct-current blocking capacitor.

5 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the LNA comprises a switching transistor, the second end of the first coupling device is connected to a first end of the switching transistor, the third end of the second coupling device is connected to a third end of the switching transistor, and a second end of the switching transistor is used as a signal output end of the LNA.

6 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the first inductor and the second inductor at least partially overlap in space.

7 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the PA output matching network comprises a transformer including a first winding and a second winding; and
two ends of the first winding are configured to connect to an output end of the PA, a first end of the second winding is configured to connect to the antenna, and a second end of the second winding is grounded.

8 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 7 , wherein the PA output matching network further comprises: a first matching capacitor and a second matching capacitor; and
the first matching capacitor is connected in parallel to two ends of the third inductor, and the second matching capacitor is connected in parallel to two ends of the fourth inductor.

9 . The radio frequency switch circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller, wherein
the controller is configured to: during signal transmission, send a drive signal to a control end of the switching device to control the switching device to be turned on, so that the first coupling device and the second coupling device are connected in series; and during signal reception, send a drive signal to the control end of the switching device to control the switching device to be turned off.

10 . An apparatus comprising a power amplifier (PA) and a low noise amplifier (LNA), a PA output matching network and an LNA input matching network, wherein
an output end of the PA output matching network is configured to connect to an antenna, and an input end of the PA output matching network is configured to connect to the PA; the LNA is connected to the antenna through the LNA input matching network; the PA is configured to send a wireless signal to the antenna through the PA output matching network; the LNA is configured to receive a wireless signal from the antenna through the LNA input matching network; and the LNA input matching network comprises: a first coupling device, a second coupling device, and a switching device, wherein
the first coupling device and the second coupling device are mutually coupled;
a first end of the first coupling device is configured to connect to the antenna, a second end of the first coupling device is connected to a first end of the switching device and a first end of the LNA, a second end of the switching device is connected to a first end of the second coupling device, a second end of the second coupling device is grounded, and a third end of the second coupling device is connected to a second end of the LNA; and
wherein during signal transmission, the switching device is turned on, so that the first coupling device and the second coupling device are connected in series; and during signal reception, the switching device is turned off.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is a chipset system, a wireless transceiver system, or an electronic device with the antenna.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first coupling device comprises a first inductor, the second coupling device comprises a second inductor, and the first end of the first coupling device and the first end of the second coupling device are dotted terminals.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first inductor and the second inductor at least partially overlap in space.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first coupling device and the second coupling device are coupled transmission lines.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the LNA input matching network further comprises a direct-current blocking capacitor; and
the second end of the first coupling device is connected to the first end of the LNA through the direct-current blocking capacitor.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the LNA comprises a switching transistor, the second end of the first coupling device is connected to a first end of the switching transistor, the third end of the second coupling device is connected to a third end of the switching transistor, and a second end of the switching transistor is used as a signal output end of the LNA.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the PA output matching network comprises a transformer, and the transformer comprises a first winding and a second winding; and
two ends of the first winding are configured to connect to an output end of the PA, a first end of the second winding is configured to connect to the antenna, and a second end of the second winding is grounded.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the PA output matching network further comprises: a first matching capacitor and a second matching capacitor; and
the first matching capacitor is connected in parallel to two ends of the third inductor, and the second matching capacitor is connected in parallel to two ends of the fourth inductor.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , the apparatus further comprising a controller, wherein
the controller is configured to: during signal transmission,

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Qiu Qilin
• Zhang Mingming

Classifications

• H04B1/18

  Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line (coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H) · 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

• H04B1/40

  Circuits · CPC title

• H03F2203/21151

  An output signal of a power amplifier being controlled by controlling power signal, e.g. by an inductive coupler · CPC title

• H03F2200/318

  A matching circuit being used as coupling element between two amplifying stages · CPC title