Abstract:
A voltage generator includes an oscillator, a charge pump, a smoothing capacitor, and a driving controller. The oscillator has an output. The charge pump has an input and an output, and the input of the charge pump is coupled to the output of the oscillator. The smoothing capacitor is coupled to the output of the charge pump. The driving controller is coupled to the oscillator, and generates an enable signal to adjust an operation frequency of the oscillator. The voltage generator supplies a driving voltage to a switch for driving the switch via the smoothing capacitor. The driving controller generates the enable signal according to the driving voltage.
Abstract:
A radio frequency (RF) switching module and a control method of the RF switching module are described. The RF switching module has 2 switches, and the control method includes starting to turn off a first switch of the RF switching module, starting to turn on a second switch of the RF switching module after the first switch is turned off for a first predetermined time, wherein starting to turn off the first switch and starting to turn on the second switch is finished during a transition period from a first mode to a second mode.
Abstract:
An antenna system includes N integrated passive components (IPCs). A first end of each IPC of the N IPCs is directly configured to couple to an antenna for receiving signals of a band corresponding to the IPC and filtering signals of bands corresponding to other IPCs of the N IPCs. The antenna system can prevent signals of various bands from interfering with each other, reduces parasitic capacitance effect, and further improves nonlinear distortion.
Abstract:
A voltage generator including an oscillator having an output, a charge pump having an input and an output, the input of the charge pump being coupled to the output of the oscillator, a smoothing capacitor, a resistor having an input end and an output end, wherein the input end is coupled to the charge pump and the output end is coupled to the smoothing capacitor, and a shorting element connected in parallel with the resistor and which, when turned on, causes the resistor to be at least partially bypassed, wherein the voltage generator is configured to supply voltage to a radio frequency (RF) switch via the smoothing capacitor, and a frequency of the oscillator is controlled to be faster during a switching period of the RF switch.
Abstract:
A fixed voltage generating circuit includes a current mirror, a differential pair, and a resistor coupled to the current mirror. A node of the resistor is coupled to a voltage source. The differential pair includes two resistors coupled to the voltage source to enable the differential pair outputting a stable output voltage.
Abstract:
A fixed voltage generating circuit includes a current mirror, a differential pair, and a resistor coupled to the current mirror. A node of the resistor is coupled to a voltage source. The differential pair includes two resistors coupled to the voltage source for enabling the differential pair to output a fixed voltage.
Abstract:
An amplification circuit includes a radio-frequency input terminal, a radio-frequency output terminal, a first amplification stage circuit, a second amplification stage circuit, and a variable impedance path. The radio-frequency input terminal is used to receive a radio-frequency signal. The radio-frequency output terminal is used to output the amplified radio-frequency signal. The first amplification stage circuit is coupled to the radio-frequency input terminal and the radio-frequency output terminal. The second amplification stage circuit is coupled to the radio-frequency input terminal and the radio-frequency output terminal. The variable impedance path is coupled to the first amplification stage circuit and the second amplification stage circuit. When the second amplification stage circuit is enabled, the variable impedance path has a low impedance. When the second amplification stage circuit is disabled, the variable impedance path has a high impedance.
Abstract:
An amplifier circuit having an adjustable gain is provided. The amplifier circuit includes an input terminal, an output terminal, an amplifier, and an attenuation circuit. The input terminal receives an input signal, which is in turn received by an input terminal of the amplifier. An output terminal of the amplifier outputs the input signal that is amplified. The attenuation circuit is coupled between the output terminal of the amplifier and the output terminal to provide a plurality of attenuation to the input signal that is amplified and generate a first attenuation signal, or between the input terminal and the output terminal to provide the plurality of attenuations to the input signal and generate a second attenuation signal. A difference between an impedance value of the input terminal of the attenuation circuit and an impedance value of the output terminal of the attenuation circuit is within a predetermined range.
Abstract:
An amplifier circuit includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first amplifier receives a first signal and generates a first amplification signal accordingly. The second amplifier receives a second signal and generates a second amplification signal accordingly. The first signal is related to a first frequency band, and the second signal is related to a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. When one of the first amplifier and the second amplifier is in use, the other one of the first amplifier and the second amplifier is unused. The first amplifier and second amplifier are coupled to a reference voltage terminal through a common node. The first amplifier includes a switch coupled between the common node and a stage of the first amplifier, and the switch can be controlled for reducing the loading effect caused by the first amplifier on the second amplifier.
Abstract:
A radio-frequency circuit can include a power amplifier, a first bias circuit and a second bias circuit. The power amplifier can include an input terminal used to receive a radio-frequency signal, and an output terminal used to output an amplified radio-frequency signal. The first bias circuit can include a first output terminal coupled to the input terminal of the power amplifier through a common node. The second bias circuit can include a second output terminal and a current adjustment circuit, where the second output terminal can be coupled to the common node, and the current adjustment circuit can include a transistor. The transistor can include a first terminal coupled to the second output terminal, a second terminal used to receive a reference voltage, and a control terminal.