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US 2015/0311922 A1Published application
System and Method for a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsWinfried Bakalski, Werner Simbuerger
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) includes an adjustable capacitance coupled to an input terminal of the RFIC, and a first single-pole multiple-throw (SPMT) radio frequency (RF) switch having an input coupled to the adjustable capacitance and a plurality of output nodes coupled to a corresponding plurality of second output terminals of the RFIC.
Claims28
A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprising:
- an adjustable capacitance coupled to an input terminal of the RFIC;
- and
- a first single-pole multiple-throw (SPMT) radio frequency (RF) switch having an input coupled to the adjustable capacitance and a plurality of output nodes coupled to a corresponding plurality of second output terminals of the RFIC.
A circuit comprising:
- a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprising:
- an adjustable capacitance having a first node coupled to an input terminal of the RFIC,
- a first single-pole multiple-throw (SPMT) radio frequency (RF) switch having an input coupled to a second node of the adjustable capacitance and a plurality of output nodes coupled to a corresponding plurality of second output terminals of the RFIC, and
- a controller coupled to a control interface of the adjustable capacitance and a control interface of the first SPMT switch;
- and
- a plurality of load circuits coupled to the corresponding plurality of second output terminals of the RFIC.
3 more elements
A method of operating a radio frequency (RF) system, the method comprising:
- selecting a switch setting of a first single-pole multiple-throw (SPMT) radio frequency (RF) switch having an input coupled an input terminal of an RFIC and a plurality of output nodes coupled to a corresponding plurality of second output terminals of the RFIC;
- and
- selecting a capacitance setting of an adjustable capacitor coupled to the input terminal of the RFIC and the input of the SPMT switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.