Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio frequency switching circuitry with reduced switching time
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Application No.: US15809198Application Date: 2017-11-10
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Publication No.: US10897246B2Publication Date: 2021-01-19
- Inventor: Baker Scott , George Maxim , Padmmasini Desikan , Dirk Robert Walter Leipold
- Applicant: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H03K17/0412
- IPC: H03K17/0412 ; H03K17/693 ; H03K19/21

Abstract:
RF switching circuitry includes a plurality of FETs coupled between an input node, an output node, and a gate drive node. When a positive power supply voltage is provided at the gate drive node, the plurality of FETs turn on and provide a low impedance path between the input node and the output node. When a negative power supply voltage is provided at the gate drive node, the plurality of FETs turn off and provide a high impedance path between the input node and the output node. Switch acceleration circuitry in the RF switching circuitry includes a bypass FET and multi-level driver circuitry. The bypass FET selectively bypasses the common resistor in response to a multi-level drive signal. The multi-level driver circuitry uses a built-in gate to capacitance of the bypass FET to provide the multi-level drive signal at an overvoltage that is above the positive power supply voltage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190149142A1 RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHING CIRCUITRY WITH REDUCED SWITCHING TIME Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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