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Front-end architecture of RF transceiver and transceiver chip thereof

US8138853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 2009
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/48
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An RF front-end architecture is operated in either a transmitting or a receiving mode. The RF front-end architecture comprises an antenna, an impedance match network, a balun and a transceiver chip. The transceiver chip comprises first and second transmit/receive (TR) switches, a transmitter, and a receiver. Because two TR switches are integrated into the chip, the printed circuit board area, BOM cost and pin count of the transceiver chip can be greatly reduced.

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