Invention Publication
- Patent Title: Low Loss Reflective Passive Phase Shifter using Time Delay Element with Double Resolution
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Application No.: US18355327Application Date: 2023-07-19
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Publication No.: US20240030897A1Publication Date: 2024-01-25
- Inventor: John Birkbeck , Vikas Sharma , Kashish Pal , Mark James O’Leary
- Applicant: pSemi Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Main IPC: H03H11/20
- IPC: H03H11/20 ; H03H11/26 ; H03H17/08 ; H03H17/00

Abstract:
A phase shifter for altering the phase of a radio frequency signal is disclosed herein. A Lange coupler is used having reflective ports that are coupled to artificial transmission lines. The artificial transmission lines provide a reflection transmission path, the length of which can be determined by digital control lines. Transistors placed along the length of the central trace provide independent paths to ground that serve to shorten the electrical length of the ATL. Accordingly, by selectively turning the transistors on/off, the electrical length of the ATL can be selected and thus the amount of phase delay introduced by the phase shifter.
Public/Granted literature
- US12184255B2 Low loss reflective passive phase shifter using time delay element with double resolution Public/Granted day:2024-12-31
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