For Providing Frequency Separation Patents (Class 333/132)
  • Patent number: 9019039
    Abstract: An RF bandpass filter includes a cascaded series of a first subfilter and a second subfilter. Each subfilter includes a respective inverter, voltage-controlled capacitor and inductor. A first selected one of the first subfilter and the second subfilter is a pseudo low pass filter and a second selected one of the first subfilter and the second subfilter is a pseudo high pass filter. The RF bandpass filter is configured to separately control a bandwidth and center frequency of output RF energy. The bandwidth may be controlled to be substantially fixed over a significant substantial range. The center frequency and bandwidth are controlled by adjusting a voltage input to one or more of the voltage-controlled capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Slawomir J. Fiedziuszko, Stephen C. Holme, Stephen D. Berry
  • Patent number: 9019038
    Abstract: An electrical component, e.g., a diplexer or a duplexer, can have one of a number of diverse arrangements for terminal surfaces on the substrate bottom. For example, the terminal surfaces for first and second filters are not disposed at the maximum distance from one another. First and second filters can be disposed as one or two discrete components on the substrate, wherein one filter can be implemented as being integrated in a multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Epcos AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Pitschi, Juergen Kiwitt, Andreas Fleckenstein
  • Patent number: 9007145
    Abstract: A high-frequency module enabling sufficient attenuation over a wide frequency range outside of a passband includes a triplexer including a combination of an LPF, a BPF, and HPFs arranged to demultiplex a signal input from a common terminal into a first communication signal, a second communication signal, and a third communication signal in different frequency bands, and to output the first, second, and third communication signals from individual terminals. The individual terminals of the triplexer are connected to respective baluns. The baluns are configured such that the respective passbands of the baluns overlap the respective frequency bands of the communication signals and the respective passbands of the triplexer, and the attenuation of the baluns at the attenuation poles of the triplexer is ?3 dB or greater. This configuration provides high attenuation in the rebound bands of the attenuation poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Bando, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Yasunori Nabetani
  • Patent number: 9007146
    Abstract: A duplexer includes a package substrate having layers stacked, a transmission filter and a reception filter that are provided on an upper surface of a first layer that is one of the layers of the package substrate, the transmission and reception filters being acoustic wave filters, a metal pattern provided on the upper surface of the first layer and formed to surround the transmission and reception filters, a transmission line provided on an upper surface of a second layer that is one of the layers of the package substrate and is positionally lower than the first layer, the transmission line electrically connecting the transmission filter and a transmission terminal together, and a reception line that is provided on the upper surface of the second layer and electrically connects the reception filter and a reception terminal. The thickness of the first layer is greater than that of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20150091669
    Abstract: A low pass filter having an attenuation pole includes at least inductors disposed on a series arm which connects an input terminal and an output terminal. The inductors are wound inductors mounted on a first surface of a multilayer body. A winding axis of one of the wound inductors is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a winding axis of the other one of the wound inductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Naoki MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150091775
    Abstract: A diplexer may include a diplexer circuit unit including a first branch operating in a first frequency band and a second branch operating in a second frequency band, a static-electricity protection circuit unit connected to at least one of the first branch and the second branch in parallel so as to discharge static electricity flowing in the first or second branch toward an avoidance path, and a compensation circuit unit connected to at least one of the first branch and second branch so as to compensate for degradation caused by the static-electricity protection circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Goo JANG, Sun Hong KIM, Hyun Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20150077194
    Abstract: An electronic circuit includes: a switch that includes ports, and selects a port to be connected to an antenna from among the ports; a first filter connected between a first port and a first terminal, and having a pass band which overlaps with a transmission band of a first band; a second filter connected between a second port and a second terminal, and having a pass band which overlaps with a transmission band of a second band; a third filter connected between a third port and a third terminal, and having a pass band which overlaps with reception bands of the first and the second bands; wherein when a signal in the first band is transmitted and received, the switch selects the first and the third ports, and when a signal in the second band is transmitted and received, the switch selects the second and the third ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi EBIHARA, Hiroshi HARA
  • Patent number: 8981875
    Abstract: Tunable MEMS resonators having adjustable resonance frequency and capable of handling large signals are described. In one exemplary design, a tunable MEMS resonator includes (i) a first part having a cavity and a post and (ii) a second part mated to the first part and including a movable layer located under the post. Each part may be covered with a metal layer on the surface facing the other part. The movable plate may be mechanically moved by a DC voltage to vary the resonance frequency of the MEMS resonator. The cavity may have a rectangular or circular shape and may be empty or filled with a dielectric material. The post may be positioned in the middle of the cavity. The movable plate may be attached to the second part (i) via an anchor and operated as a cantilever or (ii) via two anchors and operated as a bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Sang-June Park
  • Patent number: 8970320
    Abstract: A filter circuit includes a filter part connected between an input terminal and an output terminal and configured to have a passband, and a path connected in parallel with the filter part between the input terminal and the output terminal, the path having an impedance that enables a first signal passing through the path from the input terminal to the output terminal and a second signal passing through the filter part from the input terminal to the output terminal to have an opposite phase relationship in a frequency band outside of the passband and have almost equal amplitudes in the frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Iwaki, Jun Tsutsumi, Yuki Endo
  • Patent number: 8963652
    Abstract: In a duplexer, a common terminal is arranged in a central region of a back surface of a main body of the duplexer, a transmission terminal and a reception terminal are arranged on a virtual line that is parallel or substantially parallel with one side of the back surface of the main body and that passes through the common terminal such that the common terminal is sandwiched between the transmission terminal and the common terminal. By arranging a plurality of the duplexers such that the transmission terminals are aligned and the reception terminals are aligned, the common terminals, the transmission terminals, and the reception terminals provided on the respective duplexers are not spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20150035617
    Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a second tunable RF filter, is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter is coupled to the second tunable RF filter. The RF communications circuitry operates in one of a first operating mode and a second operating mode. During the first operating mode, the second tunable RF filter receives and filters an upstream RF signal to provide a filtered RF signal. Further, during the first operating mode, the first tunable RF filter augments a frequency response of the second tunable RF filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott, Nadim Khlat, Jayanti Jaganatha Rao
  • Patent number: 8947174
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunication, and in particular, to a base station Radio Frequency (RF) duplexer, an RF module, and an RF system. A base station RF apparatus provided herein includes: an enclosure, an intermediate RF processing unit, and a duplexer. The enclosure is located on the duplexer; the intermediate RF processing unit is located inside a cavity enclosed by the enclosure and the duplexer, or on the duplexer; a duplexer cavity and a heat dissipation part exist on the surface of the duplexer; the opening of the duplexer cavity is opposite to or against the enclosure; the heat dissipation part is designed to dissipate heat of the intermediate RF processing unit; and the duplexer is integrally molded. The foregoing technical solution requires no external fasteners, reduces the time of production and assembly. In addition, waterproof design and shielding design are not required, and thus improves the reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haizhao Wang, Guangfu Si, Naier Meng, Bo Yang, Puke Zhou, Shengxiang Guo, Yi Zhang, Weihua Sun, Jianjun Zhou, Ke Zhang, Hao Li, Zhiwei Shang, Runxiao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150028964
    Abstract: A package structure includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a duplexer, a first dam, a second dam and a cover. The duplexer includes a transmission filter and a reception filter and is electrically connected with the PCB. The first dam is located on a surface of the PCB, and in cooperation with the PCB forms a first receptacle receiving the transmission filter. The second dam is located on the surface of the PCB, and in cooperation with the PCB forms a second receptacle receiving the reception filter. The cover is fixed with top parts of the first dam and the second dam to seal the transmission filter and the reception filter. A method of manufacturing plural such package structures is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Ambit Microsystems (Zhongshan) LTD.
    Inventor: XIAO-YA GUO
  • Publication number: 20150028965
    Abstract: A diplexer includes a first bandpass filter provided between an input terminal and a first output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a first frequency band, and a second bandpass filter provided between the input terminal and a second output terminal and selectively passing a signal in a second frequency band. The first bandpass filter includes a plurality of first resonators. The second bandpass filter includes a second resonator and a series resonant circuit. The series resonant circuit is composed of a capacitor provided between the input terminal and the second resonator, and an inductance component of a line that connects the input terminal and the second resonator via the capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TSUKAMOTO, Masanori TSUTSUMI
  • Patent number: 8937517
    Abstract: A splitter includes an input terminal, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a first transmitting unit including a first microstrip coupled between the input terminal and a first node, a second microstrip coupled between the input terminal and a second node, and a first resistor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a second transmitting unit including a third microstrip coupled between the first node and the first output terminal, a fourth microstrip coupled between the second node and the second output terminal, and a second resistor coupled between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, wherein lengths of the first microstrip and the second microstrip are related to a first frequency, and lengths of the third microstrip and the fourth microstrip are related to a second frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Chia Huang, Chun-Feng Yang
  • Patent number: 8933764
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hybrid transformer duplexer apparatus. The hybrid transformer duplexer apparatus includes an autotransformer having a first port, a second port and a tap coupled to a first antenna port. A step-down transformer has a primary winding with a first terminal coupled to the first port of the autotransformer and a second terminal coupled to the second port of the autotransformer, and a secondary winding having a third terminal coupled to a second antenna port and a fourth terminal coupled to a common node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
  • Patent number: 8928430
    Abstract: An impedance matching apparatus is provided. The impedance matching apparatus includes a signal separation unit, an impedance detection unit, and an impedance matching unit. The signal separation unit separates a transmission and reception signal, and selectively passes a desired frequency corresponding to the transmission and reception signal. The impedance detection unit includes a plurality of impedances, and detects first and second electric potentials between the impedances. The impedance matching unit compares the first and second electric potentials detected by the impedance detection unit, and changes a matching factor for one of the impedances included in the impedance detection unit to match the impedances according to the compared result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ju Young Song
  • Publication number: 20150002240
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for filtering of radiofrequency signals. A plurality of tunable cross-couple resonators are connected using capacitive coupling elements to form a cross-coupled bandpass filter. A center frequency of the filter may be set based on frequencies of the resonators and a fractional bandwidth of the filter may be set based on states of the capacitive coupling elements. Programmable zeroes of the filter may be set based on states of reactive elements coupling selected pairs of the resonators. The reactive elements may be capacitive, for zeroes below the center frequency, or inductive, for zeroes above the center frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Reiha
  • Patent number: 8922296
    Abstract: An amplification device with reduced bulk including at least one plate parallel to a plane XY and at least two amplifier modules mounted on the plate, each amplifier module including an amplifier element, an input connection waveguide, and an output connection waveguide oriented in one and the same direction X corresponding to a direction of longitudinal propagation, the amplifier element having an input and output axis oriented in a direction Y perpendicular to the direction of propagation X, wherein the input connection waveguides of the amplifier modules are distinct, have different lengths and are mounted in parallel to one another, the output connection waveguides of the amplifier modules are distinct, have different lengths and are mounted in parallel to one another, and the sum of the lengths of the input and output guides of one and the same amplifier module is identical for each amplifier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Fraysse, Michel Maignan
  • Patent number: 8912864
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal combiner includes a first input terminal for the connection of a first high-frequency signal, a second input terminal for the connection of a second high-frequency signal, an output terminal for the output of the third high-frequency signal combined from the first and the second high-frequency signal. A first coaxial line extends between the first input terminal and the output terminal. A second coaxial line extends between the second input terminal and the output terminal. Furthermore, an annular core is provided, through the recess of which the first and second coaxial line are guided each in a different direction. The annular core is manufactured from an axially wound strip which includes a first layer made of a magnetizable material and a second layer made of an insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Morgenstern
  • Publication number: 20140361848
    Abstract: RF filter structures are disclosed that may have multiple filter paths, which are provided by weakly coupled resonators. The filter paths may be interconnected so that additional filter paths may be realized between input and output terminals of the RF filter structures. In this manner, the weakly coupled resonators from the filter paths may be arranged in a matrix. In one embodiment, an RF filter structure includes a first filter path and a second filter path. The first filter path includes (at least) a first pair of weakly coupled resonators while a second filter path that includes (at least) a second pair of weakly coupled resonators. To interconnect the first filter path and the second filter path, a cross-coupling capacitive structure is electrically connected between the first filter path and the second filter path. As such, an additional filtering path may be realized through the interconnection provided by the cross-coupling capacitive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott
  • Publication number: 20140361849
    Abstract: RF communications circuitry, which includes a first RF filter structure, is disclosed. The first RF filter structure includes a first tunable RF filter path and a second tunable RF filter path. The first tunable RF filter path includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators. Additionally, a first filter parameter of the first tunable RF filter path is tuned based on a first filter control signal. A first filter parameter of the second tunable RF filter path is tuned based on a second filter control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: George Maxim, Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, Baker Scott
  • Publication number: 20140354372
    Abstract: Systems for reducing magnetic coupling in integrated circuits (ICs) are disclosed. Related components and methods are also disclosed. The ICs have a plurality of inductors. Each inductor generates a magnetic flux that has a discernible axis. To reduce magnetic coupling between the inductors, the flux axes are designed so as to be non-parallel. In particular, by making the flux axes of the inductors non-parallel to one another, magnetic coupling between the inductors is reduced relative to the situation where the flux axes are parallel. This arrangement may be particularly well suited for use in diplexers having a low pass and a high pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chengjie Zuo, Jonghae Kim, Daeik D. Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, Changhan Yun, Je-Hsiung Lan, Robert P. Mikulka, Matthew M. Nowak
  • Patent number: 8896393
    Abstract: A coupling interface couples a transceiver to one or more capacitive voltage dividers of a power transmission system. The coupling interface includes a first signal path including an adjustable inductance configured to form a resonance circuit with a capacitance associated with the one or more capacitive voltage dividers. The coupling interface may include a second signal path including an adjustable inductance configured to form a resonance circuit with the capacitance associated with the one or more capacitive voltage dividers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Riccardo Fiorelli, Antonio Cataliotti, Dario Di Cara, Giovanni Tine
  • Publication number: 20140340169
    Abstract: An improved microwave cavity filter used in cellular communication systems such as base stations is disclosed. The cavity filter has a conductive housing forming a cavity therein and a hollow conductive resonator configured in the cavity with a folded hat shaped upper portion. A tuning screw extends from the top cover of the housing into the top folded hat portion of the hollow resonator to fine tune the resonator. The resonator also may preferably include two different diameter sections providing a first high impedance section with smaller diameter and a second lower impedance section with a larger diameter configured at an upper end of the resonator. This configuration provides a significantly smaller cavity height for a given power handling capability. The resonator is preferably of constant thickness allowing low cost stamping or other forming techniques to be used in forming the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Purna Subedi
  • Publication number: 20140340168
    Abstract: A filter circuit includes: a first band-pass filter, a second band-pass filter, a third band-pass filter and a fourth band-pass filter each having input and output terminals; a first terminal to which one of input and output terminals of first band-pass filter and one of input and output terminals of second band-pass filter are connected; a second terminal to which one of input and output terminals of third band-pass filter and one of input and output terminals of fourth band-pass filter are connected; a third terminal to which another one of input and output terminals of first band-pass filter and another one of input and output terminals of fourth band-pass filter are connected; and a fourth terminal to which another one of input and output terminals of second band-pass filter and another one of input and output terminals of third band-pass filter are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu KAWACHI, Kensei UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20140328440
    Abstract: A receiving apparatus that includes a first and second filter circuit. The first filter performs filtering on a frequency signal with a band-pass characteristic such that a frequency band of a desired channel is included in a passband, thereby obtaining a pass frequency signal. The second filter performs filtering on the pass frequency signal with a filter characteristic such that a frequency band of a channel adjoining the desired channel is included in an attenuation band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi TAYA, Satoshi TACHI
  • Publication number: 20140327496
    Abstract: Tunable diplexers in three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits (IC) (3DIC) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the tunable diplexer may be formed by providing one of either a varactor or a variable inductor in the diplexer. The variable nature of the varactor or the variable inductor allows a notch in the diplexer to be tuned so as to select a band stop to eliminate harmonics at a desired frequency as well as control the cutoff frequency of the pass band. By stacking the elements of the diplexer into three dimensions, space is conserved and a variety of varactors and inductors are able to be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chengjie Zuo, Daeik D. Kim, Je-Hsiung Lan, Jonghae Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, Changhan Yun, David F. Berdy, Robert P. Mikulka, Matthew M. Nowak, Xiangdong Zhang, Puay H. See
  • Patent number: 8878627
    Abstract: A monolithic power splitter is used to split a pair of input differential signals into two pairs of output differential signals in the present invention. The monolithic power splitter has two input terminals to receive a pair of input differential signals, and it has two one-by-two power splitters integrated in one single chip to split a pair of input differential signals into two pairs of output differential signals with equal power. And, the monolithic power splitter has four output terminals to output two pairs of output differential signals. In one embodiment, the first one-by-two power splitter and the second one-by-two power splitter are made on the same surface of the substrate. In another embodiment, the first one-by-two power splitter and the second one-by-two power splitter are made on opposite surfaces of the substrate. The monolithic power splitter can be used as a power combiner based on the reciprocal property of the power splitter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Tseng
  • Patent number: 8872599
    Abstract: A power synthesis circuit for a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier comprises a first matching network and a second matching network, which are connected with two-band signal output ports of the RF power amplifier respectively, and signal coupling circuits which are connected with two-band signal receiving ports respectively. The first matching network and the second matching network are connected with an antenna circuit via a duplexer, and are grounded via an inductor and a switch element which is connected in parallel to the inductor respectively. The leakage of signal among different channels is prevented. The transmission quality of the RF signal is improved. The cost of the power amplifier is reduced and the structure of the power amplifier is simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: ZYW Microelectronics, Inc
    Inventors: Fengxiong Peng, Xuguang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8872601
    Abstract: A circuit module includes a duplexer and a circuit substrate. A first signal path connects a first external electrode to a second external electrode. A second signal path connects a third external electrode to a fourth external electrode. A third signal path connects a fifth external electrode to a sixth external electrode. A first ground path connects a seventh external electrode to an eighth external electrode. A second ground path is connected to a ninth external electrode and is capacitively coupled to the second signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamane, Katsuhiro Ikada, Yasuhiko Hirano
  • Patent number: 8872600
    Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20140300432
    Abstract: A branching circuit includes a transmission filter and a reception filter. The transmission filter is connected between a transmission signal input terminal and an antenna connection terminal. The reception filter is connected between the antenna connection terminal and a reception signal output terminal in series together with a first phase shift circuit and a second phase shift circuit. A first amplitude adjustment circuit and a second amplitude adjustment circuit are connected in series between the antenna connection terminal and the reception signal output terminal. A junction point between the first amplitude adjustment circuit and the second amplitude adjustment circuit is connected to a junction point between the first phase shift circuit and the second phase shift circuit. The first and second phase shift circuits adjust the phase of a transmission signal that leaks to the reception side and that is to be canceled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Takanori UEJIMA, Morio TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 8854155
    Abstract: A duplexing system may be used with an electronic device. The duplexing system may include a duplexer connected with an antenna. The duplexing system may include a balancing network. The balancing network may be connected with the duplexer, have an adjustable network impedance, and include an active component. The balancing network may be configured to adjust the network impedance to match an antenna impedance of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mohyee Mikhemar, Hooman Darabi
  • Patent number: 8854153
    Abstract: An RF transmission line device with high performance, wide band characteristics includes an inner conductor for transmitting communication signals of a desired frequency band and a grounded outer conductor electrically insulated from the inner conductor by at least one dielectric material. A tap conductor is connected to the inner conductor and serves as an auxiliary path through which signals outside the desired frequency band can be externally injected into and/or retrieved from the through RF path, the tap conductor extending longitudinally through a tap housing conductively coupled to the outer conductor. As a feature of the invention, a modular attachment is removably coupled to the tap housing and includes a plurality of voltage suppression components that are arranged in the conductive path between the tap conductor and the tap housing, the voltage suppression components discharging transient voltages diverted from the inner conductor by the tap conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: George M. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20140292614
    Abstract: A coupling circuit, including: a coupler including a first conductive line and a second conductive line coupled to the first one; at each end of the second line of the coupler, a two-output signal splitter; and at each output of each splitter, a filtering function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS
    Inventors: Claire Laporte, Hilal Ezzeddine
  • Patent number: 8847699
    Abstract: A circuit substrate on which a duplexer is mounted includes a substrate body. First, second and third external electrodes are provided on a first main surface of the substrate body. Fourth, fifth and sixth external electrodes are provided on a second main surface of the substrate body. First, second and third signal paths connect the first, second and third external electrodes to the fourth, fifth and sixth external electrodes, respectively. First and second ground conductors are embedded in the substrate body, and overlap with a mounting area so as to contain the mounting area where the duplexer is mounted, in a planar view seen from the z-axis direction. The first, second and third signal paths extend from the inside of the mounting area to the outside of the mounting area between the first main surface and the second ground conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Morio Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8830010
    Abstract: The high frequency circuit module includes an RFIC configured to transmit and receive a high frequency signal, a power amplifier IC configured to amplify a transmission signal outputted from the RFIC, and a duplexers configured to separate the transmission signal outputted from the power amplifier IC and inputted to an antenna and a reception signal from the antenna and inputted to the RFIC from each other, in which at least one of the RFIC and power amplifier IC is embedded in the circuit substrate, and the duplexers are disposed between the RFIC and the power amplifier IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakamura, Tomohiro Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8816794
    Abstract: A signal branching filter according to the invention is a signal branching filter connected to a network having at least four terminals. The signal branching filter includes a first line one end of which is connected to a first terminal of the network, a second line one end of which is connected to a second terminal of the network, a third line one end of which is connected to a third terminal of network, and a fourth line one end of which is connected to a fourth terminal of the network. The other end of the first line and the other end of the second line are connected to each other at a first node, and the other end of the third line and the other end of the fourth line are connected to each other at a second node. When a signal is received from the first node, a phase difference between a phase of a signal appearing on a second node side of the third line and a phase of a signal appearing on a second node side of the fourth line is almost 180°±360°*n is an integer equal to or larger than 0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Motohiko Sako, Susumu Fukushima, Hidenori Kitamura, Yuta Yamamoto, Takuya Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20140232481
    Abstract: A polar-type low pass filter includes a low pass filter portion and first, second and third ground conductors, in a laminated body. The low pass filter portion includes parallel resonant circuits including first, second, third and fourth capacitors and inductors, in a series arm, and at least capacitors in a parallel arm thereof. Pattern conductors configuring the first, second, third and fourth capacitors face the first ground conductor and so forth, in a z-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki MIZOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8803634
    Abstract: In a branching device, an LPF includes a first inductor arranged such that some conductor layers from among conductor layers are wound in a clockwise direction, and a second inductor arranged such that a conductor layer from among the conductor layers is wound in an counterclockwise direction. In addition, an HPF includes a third inductor arranged such that conductor layers are wound in the same clockwise direction as the first inductor. Therefore, when a high-frequency signal passes through the LPF, a winding direction is reversed. In addition, when a high-frequency signal passes through the HPF, a winding direction is reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunitoshi Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 8803635
    Abstract: A system of providing filter isolation may include a first filter configured to pass a first frequency range and a second filter configured to pass a second frequency range. The system may also include a circulator communicatively coupled to the first filter at a first port of the circulator and communicatively coupled to the second filter at a second port of the circulator. The circulator may be configured to receive a first signal at a third port of the circulator and direct the first signal from the third port to the first port and away from the second port. The circulator may also be configured to receive a second signal filtered by the second filter at the second port of the circulator and direct the second signal from the second port to the third port and away from the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher K. Ashworth, James W. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8798554
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form an antenna having first and second feeds at different locations. The transceiver circuit may have a first circuit that handles communications using the first feed and may have a second circuit that handles communications using the second feed. A first filter may be interposed between the first feed and the first circuit and a second filter may be interposed between the second feed and the second circuit. The first and second filters and the antenna may be configured so that the first circuit can use the first feed without being adversely affected by the presence of the second feed and so that the second circuit can use the second feed without being adversely affected by the presence of the first feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dean F. Darnell, Yuehui Ouyang, Hao Xu, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Yijun Zhou, Peter Bevelacqua, Joshua G. Nickel, Nanbo Jin, Matthew A. Mow, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Hongfei Hu
  • Patent number: 8791772
    Abstract: A combiner includes N coaxial cables each configured to connect to a respective output of N radio frequency power amplifiers, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N coaxial cables is configured to receive an amplified radio frequency signal from a respective one of the N radio frequency power amplifiers. A board includes capacitances and is configured to connect to each of the N coaxial cables and combine the radio frequency signals. The N coaxial cables and the capacitances provide N inductance and capacitance combinations. A connector is configured to connect an output of the board to a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Owen
  • Publication number: 20140197903
    Abstract: A signal separation device is a duplexer in which a reception frequency band is located at higher frequencies than a transmission frequency band. A series arm of a ladder transmission filter includes a plurality of series arm resonators, and parallel arms respectively include parallel arm resonators. The parallel arm resonators include the parallel arm resonators having resonant frequencies lower than those of the series arm resonators and the parallel arm resonator that has a resonant frequency which is located within the reception frequency band and which is higher than the resonant frequency of the series arm resonators and that has a lower capacitance than the series arm resonators and the parallel arm resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi UESAKA
  • Publication number: 20140197902
    Abstract: A diplexer includes a substrate having a set of through substrate vias. The diplexer also includes a first set of traces on a first surface of the substrate. The first traces are coupled to the through substrate vias. The diplexer further includes a second set of traces on a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface. The second traces are coupled to opposite ends of the set of through substrate vias. The through substrate vias and the traces also operate as a 3D inductor. The diplexer also includes a capacitor supported by the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chengjie Zuo, Jonghae Kim, Mario Francisco Velez, Je-Hsiung Lan, Daeik D. Kim, Changhan Yun, David F. Berdy, Robert P. Mikulka, Matthew M. Nowak, Xiangdong Zhang, Puay H. See
  • Patent number: 8779872
    Abstract: A radio is provided for transmit-receive isolation and filtering (INTRIFWA) that are sealed and/or integrally built-in a housing of a transmitter, which can be used in microwave communication systems, including satellite based communications systems and terrestrial based microwave communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Jackson, Guo Chen, Larry Cronise, Peter Hou, Barre Lankford, Edmund Lott, Ross Thomson
  • Patent number: 8773220
    Abstract: Disclosed are a radio frequency (RF) front end module and a multi-band communication module using the RF front end module. The RF front end module may use a plurality of bandpass filters and at least one diplexer being connected to at least one of front ends or rear ends of two bandpass filters of the plurality of bandpass filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Soo Kim, Jun Chul Kim, Dong Su Kim, In Sang Song, Duck Hwan Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Jea Shik Shin
  • Patent number: 8774067
    Abstract: There are first and second antennas proximally disposed and configured to resonate within respective first and second frequency bands, which may overlap. An impedance stabilization circuitry is coupled to ground. There is a selective coupler (for example, diplexer, directional coupler, switch) interfacing the second antenna selectively with the impedance stabilization circuitry and with radio circuitry. The selective coupler comprises a first port coupled to the second antenna, a second port coupled to the impedance stabilization circuitry, and a third port configured to couple with radio circuitry that is configured to operate in the second frequency band. The selective coupler provides a predetermined impedance to signals within the first frequency band and a low insertion loss to signals within the second frequency band, thus providing a stable impedance for the first antenna's view of the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Seppo O. Rousu, Marko E. Leinonen, Juha P. Valtanen
  • Publication number: 20140176256
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunication, and in particular, to a base station Radio Frequency (RF) duplexer, an RF module, and an RF system. A base station RF apparatus provided herein includes: an enclosure, an intermediate RF processing unit, and a duplexer. The enclosure is located on the duplexer; the intermediate RF processing unit is located inside a cavity enclosed by the enclosure and the duplexer, or on the duplexer; a duplexer cavity and a heat dissipation part exist on the surface of the duplexer; the opening of the duplexer cavity is opposite to or against the enclosure; the heat dissipation part is designed to dissipate heat of the intermediate RF processing unit; and the duplexer is integrally molded. The foregoing technical solution requires no external fasteners, reduces the time of production and assembly. In addition, waterproof design and shielding design are not required, and thus improves the reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haizhao WANG, Guangfu SI, Naier MENG, Bo YANG, Puke ZHOU, Shengxiang GUO, Yi ZHANG, Weihua SUN, Jianjun ZHOU, Ke ZHANG, Hao LI, Zhiwei SHANG, Runxiao ZHANG