RFID transponder device and method for production of an RFID transponder device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9928458-B2
Application number	US-201715397559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	Jul 8, 2013
Publication date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Mar 27, 2018

Abstract

An RFID transponder device has antenna terminals for coupling an antenna system to the device. A transmitter and a receiver are coupled to the antenna terminals. The device has at least one damping resistance connected to at least one of the antenna terminals. The at least one damping resistance is connected, depending on a voltage swing at the antenna terminals during a transmission burst period, either together with a serially connected switch in parallel to the antenna terminals that are coupled to the receiver, or together with a parallel connected switch between one of the antenna terminals and a terminal of the transmitter. A damping control is configured to activate the at least one damping resistance during a damping period after the transmission burst period by controlling the respective switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An RFID transponder device comprising:
a first antenna terminal and a second antenna terminal configured to be coupled to an antenna system;
a transmitter having a first transmitter terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second transmitter terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a receiver having a first receiver terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second receiver terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a damping resistance coupled to the first receiver terminal;
a switch coupled to the second receiver terminal so that the damping resistance and switch are coupled in series between the first and second receiver terminals; and
a damping control circuit coupled to the switch to activate the damping resistance during a damping period after a burst period.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the damping control circuit is configured to deactivate the damping resistance during a synchronization period between the damping period and a following transmission burst period by controlling the switch.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second damping resistance coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal; and
a second switch coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal in parallel with the second damping resistance.

4. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a third damping resistance coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal; and
a third switch coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal in parallel with the third damping resistance.

5. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising
a reference potential terminal:
a capacitive element coupled between the reference potential terminal and an antenna coil of the antenna system;
a third damping resistance coupled in series with the capacitive element between the reference potential terminal and the antenna coil of the antenna system; and
a third switch is coupled in parallel with the third damping resistance.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bias circuit;
a resistive element coupled between the bias circuit and the first antenna terminal; and
a second switch coupled in series with the resistive element between the bias circuit and the first antenna terminal.

7. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a bias circuit coupled to the first receiver terminal and the second receiver terminal.

8. The device according to claim 7 , further comprising a first resistance element coupled between the bias circuit and the first receiver terminal and a second resistance element coupled between the bias circuit and the second receiver terminal.

9. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the bias circuit provides a DC bias voltage between the first receiver terminal and the second receiver terminal, the DC bias voltage having a value based on a voltage swing between the first receiver terminal and the second receiver terminal.

10. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the bias circuit provides a DC bias voltage between the first receiver terminal and the second receiver terminal, the DC bias voltage having a value in the range of 45% to 55%, of a technology dependent maximum voltage of the device.

11. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the receiver is free from an overvoltage protection with respect to a positive supply voltage.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to synchronize to a carrier signal received at the first and second antenna terminals during a synchronization period between the damping period and a following transmission burst period of the device during operation.

13. An RFID transponder device comprising:
a first antenna terminal and a second antenna terminal configured to be coupled to an antenna system;
a transmitter having a first transmitter terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second transmitter terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a receiver having a first receiver terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second receiver terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a damping resistance coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal;
a switch coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal in parallel with the damping resistance; and
a damping control circuit coupled to the switch to activate the damping resistance during a damping period after a burst period.

14. The device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a second damping resistance coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal; and
a second switch coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal in parallel with the second damping resistance.

15. The device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a reference potential terminal:
a first capacitive element coupled between the reference potential terminal and the first antenna terminal;
a second capacitive element coupled between the reference potential terminal and the second antenna terminal;
a second damping resistance coupled in series with the first capacitive element between the reference potential terminal and the first antenna terminal;
a second switch coupled in parallel with the second damping resistance;
a third damping resistance coupled in series with the second capacitive element between the reference potential terminal and the second antenna terminal; and
a third switch coupled in parallel with the third damping resistance.

16. The device according to claim 13 , further comprising a bias circuit coupled to the first receiver terminal and the second receiver terminal.

17. The device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a bias circuit;
a resistive element coupled between the bias circuit and the first antenna terminal; and
a second switch coupled in series with the resistive element between the bias circuit and the first antenna terminal.

18. An RFID transponder device comprising:
a first antenna terminal and a second antenna terminal configured to be coupled to an antenna system;
a transmitter having a first transmitter terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second transmitter terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a receiver having a first receiver terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal and a second receiver terminal coupled to the second antenna terminal;
a first damping resistance coupled to the first receiver terminal;
a first switch coupled to the second receiver terminal so that the first damping resistance and first switch are coupled in series between the first and second receiver terminals;
a second damping resistance coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal;
a second switch coupled between the first transmitter terminal and the first antenna terminal in parallel with the second damping resistance;
a third damping resistance coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal; and
a third switch coupled between the second transmitter terminal and the second antenna terminal in parallel with the third damping resistance.

19. The device according to claim 18 , further comprising a damping control circuit coupled to the first, second and third switches to activate the first, secon

Assignees

• St Microelectronics Int Nv

Inventors

• Kunc Vinko
• Stern Anton
• Kovacic Kosta
• Pevec Albin
• Stiglic Maksimiljan

Classifications

• G06K19/0775

  arrangements for connecting the integrated circuit to the antenna · CPC title

• G06K19/0715 Primary

  the arrangement including means to regulate power transfer to the integrated circuit · CPC title

• G06K19/07749

  the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card · CPC title

• G06K19/07773 Primary

  Antenna details (antennas for wireless devices, e.g. RFID tags, in general H01Q1/22) · CPC title