Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-channel thinned TR module architecture
- Patent Title (中): 多通道减薄TR模块架构
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Application No.: US12391989Application Date: 2009-02-24
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Publication No.: US07965235B2Publication Date: 2011-06-21
- Inventor: Clifton Quan , Howard S. Nussbaum
- Applicant: Clifton Quan , Howard S. Nussbaum
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q3/12
- IPC: H01Q3/12 ; H01Q3/00

Abstract:
A low cost multi-channel thinned transmit/receive (TR) module architecture is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an active antenna assembly including at least one multi-channel TR module for reducing power consumption, the antenna assembly including the at least one TR module including a first phase shifter, a first switch coupled to the first phase shifter, the first switch configured to switch between a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, the transmit circuit including a first power amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of second phase shifters, and a plurality of second power amplifiers, each second power amplifier coupled to one of the second phase shifters, the receive circuit including a low noise amplifier coupled to the first switch and to a plurality of third phase shifters, and a plurality of second switches, each second switch configured to switch between one of the second power amplifiers and one of the third phase shifters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100214171A1 LOW COST MULTI-CHANNEL THINNED TR MODULE ARCHITECTURE Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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