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Radio frequency switch including voltage multiplier

US5924019A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 1996
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/44
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radio frequency switch includes a field-effect-transistor (FET) having a gate connected to a voltage multiplier. The control voltage for the switch is delivered to the voltage multiplier which delivers an increased gate voltage to turn the switch on. The voltage multiplier is driven by fluctuations of the control voltage as a transceiver, for example, is switched from the transmit to the receive mode.

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