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US 8,509,682 B2Granted
Compact switch with enhanced 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 source;
- a drain;
- a plurality of gates disposed between the source and the drain, the plurality of gates having a first input;
- and
- an additional interconnect forming an additional gate structure having a second input different from the first input, the additional interconnect disposed between the source and the drain, and the additional interconnect interleaved with respect to at least two of the plurality of gates.
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A transceiver comprising:
- an antenna;
- a transmitter associated with a transmit signal, the transmitter operatively coupled to the antenna;
- a receiver associated with a receive signal, the receiver operatively coupled to the antenna;
- and
- a switch element coupled to the antenna and configured to isolate the transmit signal and the receive signal, the switch element including a source;
- a drain;
- a plurality of gates disposed between the source and the drain;
- and an additional interconnect interleaved with the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect configured to reduce a floating node effect on the plurality of gates.
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A switch element comprising:
- a source;
- a drain;
- a plurality of gates located between the source and the drain;
- and
- means for establishing a substantially constant potential between the plurality of gates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.