Radio-frequency switch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425782-B2
Application number	US-201414278986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	Sep 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A radio-frequency switch may include: a common port; a first signal transfer unit; and a second signal transfer unit, wherein the first signal transfer unit includes a first switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased and being connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the first signal transfer part, and the second signal transfer unit includes a second switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased and being connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the second signal transfer part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radio-frequency switch, comprising:
a common port connected to an antenna so as to transmit and receive first and second radio-frequency signals;
a first signal transfer unit connected between the common port and a first port that inputs and outputs the first radio-frequency signal, the first signal transfer unit including a plurality of switches connected to one another in series; and
a second signal transfer unit connected between the common port and a second port that inputs and outputs the second radio-frequency signal, the second signal transfer unit including a plurality of switches connected to one another in series,
wherein the first signal transfer unit includes a first switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased and being connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the first signal transfer part, and
the second signal transfer unit includes a second switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased and being connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the second signal transfer part.

2. The radio-frequency switch of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of gate resistors, each connected between a control terminal of a respective switch among the plurality of switches in the first signal transfer unit and a respective switch circuit unit among the plurality of switch circuit units in the first switch unit; and
a plurality of gate resistors, each connected between a control terminal of a respective switch among the plurality of switches in the second signal transfer unit and a respective switch circuit unit among the plurality of switch circuit units in the second switch unit.

3. The radio-frequency switch of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first shunt unit disposed between the first signal transfer unit and the first port so as to connect or disconnect the first port and ground; and
a second shunt unit disposed between the second signal transfer unit and the second port so as to connect or disconnect the second port and ground.

4. The radio-frequency switch of claim 3 , wherein the first shunt unit includes a third switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased, and
the second shunt unit includes a fourth switch unit that has a plurality of switch circuit units, each of the plurality of switch circuit units having switches connected to each other with one forward-biased and another reverse-biased, wherein
each of the plurality of switch circuit units in the third switch unit is connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the first shunt part, and each of the plurality of switch circuit units in the fourth switch unit is connected to a control terminal of respective switches in the second shunt part.

5. The radio-frequency switch of claim 4 , wherein the switches in the first to fourth switch units are diode-connected field effect transistors (DC FETs) or diode-connected bipolar junction transistors (DC BJTs).

6. The radio-frequency switch of claim 5 , wherein
in the first switch unit, drain terminals of DC FETs are connected to one another, and source terminals of the DC FETs are connected to one another, such that first gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the first signal transfer unit are applied to gate terminals of the DC FETs, and
in the second switch unit, drain terminals of DC FETs are connected to one another, and source terminals of the DC FETs are connected to one another, such that second gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the second signal transfer unit are applied to gate terminals of the DC FETs.

7. The radio-frequency switch of claim 5 , wherein
in the third switch unit, drain terminals of DC FETs are connected to one another, and source terminals of the DC FETs are connected to one another, such that second gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the first shunt unit are applied to gate terminals of the DC FETs, and
in the fourth switch unit, drain terminals of DC FETs are connected to one another, and source terminals of the DC FETs are connected to one another, such that first gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the second shunt unit are applied to gate terminals of the DC FETs.

8. The radio-frequency switch of claim 5 , wherein
in the first switch unit, collector terminals of DC BJTs are connected to one another, and emitter terminals of the DC BJTs are connected to one another, such that first gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the first signal transfer unit are applied to base terminals of the DC BJTs, and
in the second switch unit, collector terminals of DC BJTs are connected to one another, and emitter terminals of the DC BJTs are connected to one another, such that second gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the second signal transfer unit are applied to base terminals of the DC BJTs.

9. The radio-frequency switch of claim 5 , wherein
in the third switch unit, collector terminals of DC BJTs are connected to one another, and emitter terminals of the DC BJTs are connected to one another, such that second gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the first shunt unit are applied to base terminals of the DC BJTs, and
in the fourth switch unit, collector terminals of DC BJTs are connected to one another, and emitter terminals of the DC BJTs are connected to one another, such that first gate signals to control switching of the plurality of switches in the second shunt unit are applied to base terminals of the DC BJTs.

10. A radio-frequency switch, comprising:
a first signal transfer unit including at least one switch and connecting or disconnecting a common port that transmits and receives a first radio-frequency signal and a first port that inputs and outputs the first radio-frequency signal; and
a second signal transfer unit including at least one switch and connecting or disconnecting the common port that transmits and receives a second radio-frequency signal and a second port that inputs and outputs the second radio-frequency signal, wherein
the first signal transfer unit includes at least two switches connected in parallel and in opposite directions to a control terminal of the at least one switch in the first signal transfer part, the at least two switches of the first transfer unit are connected between the control terminal of the at least one switch and a gate terminal for a first gate signal, and
the second signal transfer unit includes at least two switches connected in parallel and in opposite directions to a control terminal of the at least one switch in the second signal transfer part.

11. The radio-frequency switch of claim 10 , wherein
the first signal transfer unit further includes at least one gate resistor connected between the control terminal of the at least one switch in the first signal transfer unit and the at least two switches, and
the second signal transfer unit further includes at least one gate resistor connected between the control terminal of the at least one switch in the second signal transfer unit and the at least two switches.

12. The radio-frequency switch of claim 10 , wherein
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Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Jeong Chan Yong

Classifications

• H03K17/693

  Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors (logic circuits H03K19/00; code converters H03M5/00, H03M7/00) · CPC title

• H04B1/525

  with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver · CPC title

• H03K17/102

  in field-effect transistor switches · CPC title

• H04B1/44 Primary

  Transmit/receive switching · CPC title

• H03K17/063 Primary

  in field-effect transistor switches · CPC title