Abstract:
A band-switching network includes a dual-band balun and a switch network. The dual-band balun includes a first output and a second output. The switch network includes a first switch and a second switch in which an input to the first switch is coupled to the first output and an input to the second switch is coupled to the second balanced output. The dual-band balun further includes a primary coil, a first secondary coil and a second secondary coil in which the first secondary coil is coupled to the first balanced output and the second secondary coil is coupled to the second balanced output. In one embodiment, the primary coil and the first secondary coil are coupled by a first coupling factor k1, and the primary coil and the second secondary coil are coupled by a second coupling factor k2 that is different from the first coupling factor k1.
Abstract:
A low noise amplifier for carrier aggregation and non-carrier aggregation is provided. The low noise amplifier includes a plurality of symmetrical half circuits, a plurality of bias circuits, where each of the plurality of bias circuits is connected to one of the plurality of symmetrical half circuits, a plurality of capacitors, where each of the plurality of capacitors is connected to one of the plurality of symmetrical half circuits for Alternating Current (AC) coupling an RF signal containing at least one component carrier, and a control logic circuit connected to each of the plurality of symmetrical half circuits for configuring the low noise amplifier to process one component carrier or a plurality of component carriers.