Variable bandwidth tunable silicon duplexer
US8324984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H7/463
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tunable duplexer using voltage-controlled varactors is presented. The center frequency, the pass band, and the stop band are each tunable to meet system requirements. A calibration circuit driving digital to analog converters produces the necessary voltages used in the resonant circuits. The tunable duplexer can be fabricated on a single silicon chip. On-chip transformers can be used to reduce the voltage level of signals in the filters to improve the linearity of the duplexer.
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