Galvanic isolator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9496926-B2
Application number	US-201314050984-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2013
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A system on a package (SOP) can include a galvanic isolator. The galvanic isolator can include an input stage configured to transmit an input RF signal in response to receiving an input modulated signal. The galvanic isolator can also include a resonant coupler electrically isolated from the input stage by a dielectric. The resonant coupler can be configured to filter the input RF signal and transmit an output RF signal in response to the input RF signal. The galvanic isolator can further include an output stage electrically isolated from the resonant coupler by the dielectric. The output stage can be configured to provide an output modulated signal in response to receiving the output RF signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system on a package (SOP) comprising:
a galvanic isolator comprising:
an input stage configured to transmit an input RF signal in response to receiving an input modulated signal;
a resonant coupler electrically isolated from the input stage by a dielectric, the resonant coupler being configured to:
filter the input RF signal; and
provide an output RF signal in response to the input RF signal; and an output stage electrically isolated from the resonant coupler by the dielectric, the output stage being configured to provide an output modulated signal in response to receiving the output RF signal;

wherein the input stage, the resonant coupler and the output stage each comprises a resonant element that includes a given loop and another loop connected in series.

2. The SOP of claim 1 , wherein the input stage is further configured to:
receive the input modulated signal at the given loop of the input stage; and
transmit the input RF signal from the other loop of the input stage to the given loop of the resonant coupler.

3. The SOP of claim 2 , wherein the resonant coupler is configured to transmit the output RF signal from the other loop of the resonant coupler to the given loop of the output stage in response to receiving the input RF signal at the given loop of the resonant coupler.

4. A system on a package (SOP) comprising:
a galvanic isolator comprising:
an input stage configured to transmit an input RF signal in response to receiving an input modulated signal;
a resonant coupler electrically isolated from the input stage by a dielectric, the resonant coupler being configured to:
filter the input RF signal; and
provide an output RF signal in response to the input RF signal; and an output stage electrically isolated from the resonant coupler by the dielectric, the output stage being configured to provide an output modulated signal in response to receiving the output RF signal;

wherein the resonant coupler comprises a plurality of resonant elements that are wirelessly coupled in series and configured to provide desired spectral characteristics.

5. A system comprising:
a given circuit configured to provide an input signal;
an a system on a package (SOP) comprising:
a galvanic isolator comprising:
an input stage configured to transmit an input RF signal in response to receiving an input modulated signal corresponding to the input signal;
a resonant coupler electrically isolated from the input stage by a dielectric, the resonant coupler being configured to:
filter the input RF signal; and
provide an output RF signal in response to the input RF signal; and

an output stage electrically isolated from the resonant coupler by the dielectric, the output stage being configured to provide an output modulated signal in response to receiving the output RF signal; and

another circuit connected to the output stage and configured to receive an output signal corresponding to the output modulated signal, wherein the given circuit and the another circuit are configured to operate based on different voltage levels;
wherein the resonant coupler further comprises a plurality of stages, wherein each stage comprises a resonant element and each of the plurality of stages are wirelessly coupled in series.

6. A system on a package (SOP) comprising:
a galvanic isolator configured to filter an input modulated signal, the galvanic isolator comprising:
an input stage configured to transmit a signal corresponding to an output RF signal in response to receiving the input modulated signal; and
output stage electrically isolated from the input stage by a dielectric, the output stage being configured to provide an output modulated signal in response to receiving the output RF signal;

wherein the input stage and the output stage are centered tapped and coupled to a respective node at the center tapping, wherein the respective node of the input stage and the output stage is also coupled to an electrically neutral node.

Assignees

• Texas Instruments Inc

Inventors

• Bhamidipati Bharadvaj
• Sankaran Swaminathan
• Morgan Mark W
• Howard Gregory E
• Kramer Bradley A

Classifications

• H02J50/12 Primary

  of the resonant type · CPC title

• H02J50/23

  characterised by the type of transmitting antennas, e.g. directional array antennas or Yagi antennas · CPC title

• H10W90/293

  characterised by non-galvanic coupling between the chips, e.g. capacitive coupling · CPC title

• H10W44/248

  for antennas · CPC title

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title