# US 2021/0242854 A1 · Signal transmission device and cable connecting circuit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0242854 A1 - Document ID: US20210242854A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/159,185 - Filed: 2021-01-27 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Compal Electronics, Inc. - Inventors: Shih-Ping Liu; Chia-Yuan Lin; Kuang-Ta Sun; Bo-Ru Zeng; Tzu-Tu Hsu; Kai-Lun Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242854A1 ## CPC - H03H 7/482: {particularly adapted for use in common antenna systems} - H04L 25/0264: {Arrangements for coupling to transmission lines (duplexing arrangements H04L5/14; line equalisers, line build-out devices H04L25/03878)} - H01P 3/06: Coaxial lines - H01R 13/646: specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match (non-coaxed protective earth or shield arrangements H01R13/648; coaxed connectors specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40) - H03H 7/0115: {comprising only inductors and capacitors (H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence)} - H04B 1/0458: {Arrangements for matching and coupling between power amplifier and antenna or between amplifying stages (matching circuits in general H03H)} - H04B 1/40: Circuits - H04L 25/026: {Arrangements for coupling transmitters, receivers or transceivers to transmission lines; Line drivers (duplexing arrangements H04L5/14)} - H03H: IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (waveguides, resonators, lines or other devices of the waveguide type H01P) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H01P: WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE (operating at optical frequencies G02B) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A signal transmission device, including a RF processing circuit and a cable connecting circuit including a first choke inductor, a first and second bypass capacitors, and a first coupling capacitor, is provided. One end of the first choke inductor is coupled to a transceiver end of a RF transceiver and the other end is coupled to a first control end of a RF antenna controller. The transceiver end is coupled to a first conductor. The first bypass capacitor is coupled between the other end and a digital ground terminal. The first coupling capacitor is coupled between the digital ground terminal and a RF ground terminal. The second conductor is coupled to the RF ground terminal and a second control terminal of the RF antenna controller at a second connecting end of a RF cable. The second bypass capacitor is coupled between the second control terminal and the digital ground terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A signal transmission device, comprising: a radio frequency processing circuit, coupled to a first connecting end of a radio frequency cable, wherein the radio frequency processing circuit has a first transceiver end and a second transceiver end, wherein the first transceiver end is coupled to a first conductor in the radio frequency cable and the second transceiver end is coupled to a second conductor in the radio frequency cable; and a cable connecting circuit, coupled to a second connecting end of the radio frequency cable, a radio frequency transceiver, and a radio frequency antenna controller, wherein the cable connecting circuit comprises: a first choke inductor, having one end coupled to a transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver, another end coupled to a first control end of the radio frequency antenna controller, and the transceiver end being coupled to the first conductor; a first bypass capacitor, coupled between the another end of the first choke inductor and a digital ground terminal; a first coupling capacitor, coupled between the digital ground terminal and a radio frequency ground terminal, wherein the second conductor is coupled to the radio frequency ground terminal and a second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller at the second connecting end of the radio frequency cable; and a second bypass capacitor, coupled between the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller and the digital ground terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radio frequency processing circuit is further coupled to an antenna, the radio frequency processing circuit uses the first transceiver end and the second transceiver end to obtain a control signal from the first control end and the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller through the radio frequency cable, and controls the antenna according to the control signal, and a radio frequency signal obtained by the antenna is transmitted to the transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver through the first transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit and the radio frequency cable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control signal is a direct current signal, and the radio frequency signal is an alternating current signal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the antenna and the radio frequency processing circuit are collectively referred to as a tunable antenna or a hybrid antenna. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radio frequency processing circuit comprises a second coupling capacitor, and the second coupling capacitor is coupled between the radio frequency ground terminal and the digital ground terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the radio frequency processing circuit further comprises: a direct current blocking capacitor, coupled between the first transceiver end and a radio frequency output end of the radio frequency processing circuit, wherein the radio frequency output end is configured to transmit a radio frequency signal obtained by the antenna; a second choke inductor, coupled between the first transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit and a first control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit; a third bypass capacitor, coupled between the second transceiver end and the digital ground terminal; and a fourth bypass capacitor, coupled between the first control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit and the digital ground terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the second transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit serves as a second control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit, and the radio frequency processing circuit obtains a control signal through the first control signal receiving end and the second control signal receiving end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first coupling capacitor and the second coupling capacitor are both a metal-insulator-metal capacitor element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second transceiver end of the radio frequency processing circuit serves as a second control signal receiving end of the radio frequency processing circuit, and the radio frequency processing circuit obtains a control signal through the first control signal receiving end and the second control signal receiving end. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radio frequency cable is a coaxial cable. ### Claim 11 A cable connecting circuit, adapted to an electronic device comprising a connecting end of a radio frequency cable, a radio frequency transceiver, and a radio frequency antenna controller, the cable connecting circuit comprising: a first choke inductor, having one end coupled to a transceiver end of the radio frequency transceiver, another end coupled to a first control end of the radio frequency antenna controller, and the transceiver end being coupled to a first conductor of the radio frequency cable; a first bypass capacitor, coupled between the another end of the first choke inductor and a digital ground terminal; a first coupling capacitor, coupled between the digital ground terminal and a radio frequency ground terminal, wherein a second conductor of the radio frequency cable is coupled to the radio frequency ground terminal and a second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller at the connecting end of the radio frequency cable; and a second bypass capacitor, coupled between the second control end of the radio frequency antenna controller and the digital ground terminal.