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Transmit and receive performance of a near field communication device that uses a single antenna

US8249524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2010
Grant dateAug 21, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B5/26
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A near field communication (NFC) transceiver contains a transmitter portion to generate a transmit wireless signal, and a receiver portion to receive and process a receive wireless signal. The circuit further contains a shunt capacitor, a switch, and an antenna interface to couple the transmitter portion and the receiver portion to an antenna designed to communicate with external antennas by inductive coupling. The switch couples the shunt capacitor in parallel with the antenna in one operational mode, and decouples the shunt capacitor from the antenna in another operational mode. Transmit and receive performance of the NFC transceiver are enhanced as a result.

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