Hybrid balun apparatus

#This application claims the priorities of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2009-0010524 filed on Feb. 10, 2009, and 10-2009-0039866 filed on May 7, 2009 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to a hybrid balun apparatus and, more particularly, to a hybrid balun apparatus supporting both reception and transmission modes and being advantageous for a high level of integration.

#The above and other aspects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 illustrates the configuration of the prior art hybrid balun apparatus;

#FIG. 2 illustrates a hybrid balun apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

#Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention may however be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

#In the drawings, the shapes and dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout to designate the same or like components.

#In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word “comprise” and variations such as “comprises” or “comprising,” will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements.