Switch device, system and corresponding methods
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorKun Wang
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Abstract
In an implementation, an integrated switch device includes a set of first ports; a set of first switches, wherein each first switch of the set of first switches is coupled between a respective first port of the set of first ports and ground, and wherein the first ports are only coupled to the first switches within the integrated switch device; a set of second ports; a set of third ports; a set of second switches, wherein each second switch is coupled between a respective second port of the set of second ports and a respective third port of the set of third ports; and a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective third port and ground.
Claims18
An integrated switch device, comprising:
- a set of first ports;
- a set of first switches, wherein each first switch of the set of first switches is coupled between a respective first port of the set of first ports and ground, and wherein the first ports are only coupled to the first switches within the integrated switch device;
- a set of second ports;
- a set of third ports;
- a set of second switches, wherein each second switch is coupled between a respective second port of the set of second ports and a respective third port of the set of third ports;
- and
- a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective third port and ground.
A system, comprising:
- a set of single pole single throw (SPST) switches configured to selectively couple a set of first ports to ground, wherein each port of the set of first ports is coupled to a first terminal of a capacitor of a set of capacitors;
- and
- a set of single pole x throw (SPxT) switches selectively configured to couple a set of second ports selectively either to ground or to one or more inductors, wherein the set of SPxT switches comprises:
- a set of second switches, and wherein each second switch of the second of second switching is coupled between a respective second port and a respective inductor of the one or more inductors,
- a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective inductor and ground
- a set of fifth switches, wherein each fifth switch is coupled between the respective second port and a respective second inductor of the one or more inductors;
- and
- a set of sixth switches, wherein each sixth switch is coupled between the respective second inductor and ground.
A system, comprising:
- an antenna node;
- and
- a switch device comprising:
- a set of first ports,
- a set of first switches, wherein each first switch is coupled between a respective first port and ground, a set of second ports, wherein each second port is coupled to the antenna node,
- a set of third ports,
- a set of second switches, wherein each second switch is coupled between a respective second port and a respective third port,
- a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective third port and ground,
- a set of first impedances, wherein each first impedance of the set of first impedances is coupled between the respective first port and the antenna node, and
- a set of second impedances, wherein each second impedance of the set of second impedances is coupled between the respective third port and ground.
A method of operating an integrated switch device, comprising:
- a set of first ports;
- a set of first switches, wherein each first switch of the set of first switches is coupled between a respective first port of the set of first ports and ground, and wherein the first ports are only coupled to the first switches within the integrated switch device;
- a set of second ports;
- a set of third ports;
- a set of second switches, wherein each second switch is coupled between a respective second port of the set of second ports and a respective third port of the set of third ports;
- and a set of third switches, wherein each switch of the set of third switches is coupled between the respective third port and ground, the method comprising:
- tuning an antenna via a set of capacitors coupled between the antenna and the set of first ports and a set of inductors coupled between the set of second ports and ground, wherein the antenna is connected to the set of second ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.