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US 2008/0166981 A1Published application
Compact Low Loss High Frequency Switch With Improved Linearity Performance
AssigneeSkyworks Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDima Prikhodko, Jerod F. Mason, Steven P. Matte, John Pessia, Jason Chiesa, Sergey Nabokin, Gene A. Tkachenko, Richard A. Carter, Steven C. Sprinkle, Mikhail Shirokov
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Abstract
A switch element includes a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates, and at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the at least two gates.
Claims21
A switch element, comprising:
- a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates;
- and
- at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the at least two gates.
A portable transceiver having an antenna switch, comprising:
- a transmitter operatively coupled to a receiver;
- a switch device operatively coupled to the transmitter and to the receiver, the switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates;
- and
- at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the at least two gates.
1 more element
A method for making a switch element, comprising:
- forming a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates;
- and
- forming at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the plurality of gates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.