Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compact low loss signal coupler
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Application No.: US16214034Application Date: 2018-12-07
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Publication No.: US10601100B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Norman L. Frederick, Jr.
- Applicant: pSemi Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Jaquez Land Greenhaus LLP
- Agent John Land, Esq.
- Main IPC: H01P5/18
- IPC: H01P5/18 ; H03H7/38 ; H03H7/48 ; H03C7/02 ; H05K1/02 ; H04B1/52 ; H03H7/01

Abstract:
A bi-directional coupler architecture that allows an entire radio frequency coupler to be fully integrated with other circuitry on a single IC substrate. Embodiments of the invention use a lumped component architecture instead of quarter-wave transmission lines to reduce area and limit loss on the primary signal line. In some embodiments, two directional couplers of opposite polarities are implemented at least in part using spiral secondary inductors electromagnetically coupled to a shared primary inductor signal line, thus providing a bi-directional coupler architecture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190198964A1 Compact Low Loss Signal Coupler Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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