Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voltage controller for radio-frequency switch
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Application No.: US13972217Application Date: 2013-08-21
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Publication No.: US09634659B2Publication Date: 2017-04-25
- Inventor: Jun-De Jin , Tzu-Jin Yeh , Chewn-Pu Jou
- Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Main IPC: H02H9/04
- IPC: H02H9/04 ; H03K17/687 ; H01L27/02 ; H03K17/693

Abstract:
One or more systems and techniques for limiting a voltage potential between an antenna and a radio-frequency switch circuit are provided. A voltage controller comprises a voltage generator, a voltage detection circuit and a switch cell. The voltage detection circuit is coupled to the voltage generator and to the switch cell, and the switch cell is coupled to a voltage source, and to a node between the radio-frequency switch circuit and the antenna. When the voltage potential exceeds a specified threshold, the voltage generator produces a voltage which the voltage detection circuit measures such that the voltage detection circuit activates the switch cell, resulting in a short circuit between the radio-frequency switch circuit and the voltage source. This serves to inhibit the voltage potential from exceeding the specified threshold, for example.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140266419A1 VOLTAGE CONTROLLER FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY SWITCH Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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