Invention Grant
- Patent Title: De-multiplexing a radio frequency input signal using output transformer circuitry
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Application No.: US14029015Application Date: 2013-09-17
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Publication No.: US09331836B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Nadim Khlat , Ruediger Bauder , Andrew F. Folkmann
- Applicant: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04B7/005
- IPC: H04B7/005 ; H04B7/00 ; H04L12/50 ; H04B1/04 ; H04L5/14

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to de-multiplexing at least one RF input signal feeding RF power amplifier circuitry to create multiple de-multiplexed RF output signals, which may be used to provide RF transmit signals in an RF communications system. Output transformer circuitry is coupled to outputs from the RF power amplifier circuitry to provide the de-multiplexed RF output signals, which may support multiple modes, multiple frequency bands, or both. The de-multiplexed RF output signals may be used in place of RF switching elements in certain embodiments. As a result, RF front-end switching circuitry in the RF communications system may be simplified, thereby reducing insertion losses, reducing costs, reducing size, or any combination thereof. Additionally, the output transformer circuitry may provide load line transformation, output transistor biasing, or both to the RF power amplifier circuitry.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140016517A1 DE-MULTIPLEXING A RADIO FREQUENCY INPUT SIGNAL USING OUTPUT TRANSFORMER CIRCUITRY Public/Granted day:2014-01-16
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