Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100033287 | INTEGRATED PASSIVE DEVICE AND IPD TRANSFORMER - Provided are an integrated passive device (IPD) and an IPD transformer. The integrated passive device includes a dielectric laminated substrate, a first conductive layer, a buffer layer, and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed in the dielectric laminated substrate. The buffer layer is formed on one region of the first conductive layer in the dielectric laminated substrate. The second conductive layer is formed on the buffer layer such that a portion of the second conductive layer is exposed to the outside of the dielectric laminated substrate. | 02-11-2010 |
20100093292 | Tx MODULE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A Tx module for wireless communications includes a plurality of Tx signal input ports receiving Tx signals of different frequencies, respectively, a plurality of power amplification units having input ports connected to the plurality of Tx signal input ports, respectively, a plurality of matching circuit units configured as transformers having input ports connected to output ports of the plurality of power amplification units, respectively, a plurality of harmonic filter units having input ports connected to output ports of the plurality of matching circuit units, respectively, a switch unit having input ports connected to output ports of the plurality of harmonic filter units, respectively and selecting one of signals input through the input ports as output, a gain/switching control unit controlling gains of the power amplification units and controlling the output selection of the switch unit, and a Tx signal output port connected to an output port of the switch unit. | 04-15-2010 |
20100109806 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer includes at least one input conductive line having both ends provided as input ports of a positive (+) signal and a negative (−) signal, respectively, one output conductive line disposed adjacent to the at least one input conductive line to be electromagnetically coupled to the at least one input conductive line, and having one end connected to the ground, a first resonator disposed between the other end of the output conductive line and the ground, and a second resonator having one end connected to the other end of the output conductive line and the other end provided as an output port. | 05-06-2010 |
20100156539 | POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH POWER CONTROL FUNCTION - A power amplifier system with power control function provides accurate and efficient power control by controlling a bias voltage and a bias current of the power amplifier at the same time. A power amplifier system with power control function according to an aspect of the invention may include: a power amplifier receiving a bias voltage and a bias current from a power voltage source and having a gain controlled according to the magnitude of the bias voltage and the bias current; a voltage detection controller detecting the magnitude of the bias voltage being supplied to the power amplifier and comparing the magnitude of the bias voltage with a predetermined reference voltage to control the magnitude of the bias voltage; and a current detection controller detecting voltage having a magnitude equivalent to the magnitude of the bias current being supplied to the power amplifier and comparing the magnitude of the voltage equivalent to the magnitude of the bias current with the reference voltage to control the magnitude of the bias current. | 06-24-2010 |
20110121898 | WIRELESS APPARATUS HAVING SHIELDING FUNCTION - There is provided a wireless apparatus having a shielding function for shielding signal interference between driving power from a power amplifier and a conductive wire of a coupler. The wireless apparatus having a shielding function, includes an amplifying unit receiving preset driving power and amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal according to a preset gain, an impedance matching unit including at least one coil, receiving the driving power from the amplifying unit, and matching the impedance of a path of a signal, amplified from the amplifying unit, through the coil, and a shielding unit eliminating signal interference between the coil and a transmission path of the driving power from the amplifying unit. | 05-26-2011 |
20110140682 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR SUITABLE FOR CMOS CIRCUIT - There is provided a voltage regulator suitable for a CMOS circuit. A voltage regulator suitable for a CMOS circuit according to an aspect of the invention may include: a voltage setting unit setting a voltage across both terminals of a load; a voltage amplification unit setting an input voltage; and a voltage control unit controlling a voltage to be applied to the second connection node according to an output voltage of the voltage amplification unit, wherein the voltage across both terminals of the load is maintained to be constant regardless of variations in a power voltage. | 06-16-2011 |
20110163413 | RF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A radio frequency (RF) semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistor film formed at one area of the semiconductor substrate, a first metal layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer formed at least on the lower electrode film, a second metal layer formed on the dielectric layer, a first insulating layer having a first pad via connected with the first metal layer, a capacitor via connected with the second metal layer, and an inductor via connected with the first or second metal layer. a third metal layer includes filling parts that fill the capacitor via and the inductor via, respectively, and a second circuit line. A second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer to have a second pad via connected with the first pad via. A bonding pad is formed at the first and second pad vias. | 07-07-2011 |
20110187417 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH CIRCUIT - A radio frequency (RF) switch circuit in which an RF switch and a switch controller are formed on a single CMOS substrate and floating resistors are connected to a deep N type well substrate, an N type well substrate, and a P type well substrate to thereby increase linearity with respect to input power. In the RF switch having at least one NMOS (N type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) switch changing a transmission path of an RF signal, an N type terminal formed on a first deep N type well substrate receives driving power through a floating resistor, a P type terminal formed on a first P type substrate receives body power through a floating resistor, and the two N type terminals formed on the first P type substrate receive gate power through a floating resistor, and in the switch controller having at least one NMOS switch and at least one PMOS (P type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) switch controlling changing of a path of the RF switch, an N type terminal formed on a second deep N type well substrate and an N type terminal formed on the first N type substrate receive driving power through floating resistors. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187451 | POWER AMPLIFIER - There is provided a power amplifier that can reduce power consumption by selectively turning a plurality of amplifiers on or off according to the power of a signal to be transmitted. A power amplifier according to an aspect of the invention may include: a first amplification section amplifying an input signal by a predetermined gain; a second amplification section having a plurality of amplification units re-amplifying the input signal, amplified by the first amplification section, by predetermined gains; and a switch section supplying or cutting off power to the plurality of amplification units according to an switching signal to selectively operate the plurality of amplification units. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187458 | POWER AMPLIFIER - There is provided a power amplifier capable of improving harmonics characteristics of an output signal of an amplifier circuit by compensating a phase of the output signal. A power amplifier according to an aspect of the invention may include: an amplification section having a plurality of amplification units each amplifying a radio frequency (RF) signal according to a gain being controlled; a phase correction section performing phase correction by removing harmonic components of respective output signals from the plurality of amplification units of the amplification section; and a coupling section coupling the respective output signals phase-corrected by the phase correction section. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187475 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH CIRCUIT - A radio frequency (RF) switch circuit is disclosed to restrict an input signal input to the RF switch from being transferred to a switch controller when a floating resistor is connected to an NMOS FET and a PMOS FET of the RF switch and the switch controller formed through a standard CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) process. The RF switch circuit includes: an RF switch having at least one NMOS (N type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) switch formed on a single chip substrate and changing a transmission path of an RF signal; a switch controller having at least one NMOS switch and PMOS (P type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) formed on the chip substrate and controlling changing of a path of the RF switch; and a limiter having a deep N type well diode formed on the chip substrate and limiting the level of an RF signal transferred from the RF switch to the switch controller, wherein the NMOS switch of the RF signal receives corresponding power through a floating resistor, and the at least one NMOS switch and PNMOS switch of the switch controller receives corresponding power through a floating resistor. | 08-04-2011 |
20110193545 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - There is provided a power control system. A power control system may include: a power regulator having a plurality of power PMOS transistors connected to a power source in parallel with each other; a current sensing unit connected to the power source and sensing currents flowing through a plurality of target PMOS transistors located at predetermined positions; a current mirror unit connected to a first regulated voltage terminal and generating a plurality of currents equal to the currents sensed by the current sensing unit; a comparator unit totaling the plurality of currents generated by the current mirror unit to convert the totaled currents into a voltage, and generating a voltage difference between the voltage and a predetermined reference voltage; and a current bias circuit unit controlling a bias current according to the voltage difference from the comparator unit. | 08-11-2011 |
20110215981 | HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION MODULE WITH IMPROVED HARMONIC FEATURE - There is provided a high frequency transmission module, including: a high band power amplifier amplifying power of a preset high band frequency signal; a low band power amplifier amplifying power of a preset low band frequency signal; an LC matching circuit unit matching output impedance of the low band power amplifier to impedance of an antenna switch circuit; the antenna switch circuit connecting one of a first terminal connected to an output terminal of the high band power amplifier and a second terminal connected to the LC matching circuit unit to a common terminal; and a matching/ESD protecting unit matching impedances between the antenna switch circuit and an antenna and blocking static electricity introduced from the antenna. | 09-08-2011 |
20120025914 | CMOS POWER AMPLIFIER - A CMOS power amplifier includes: a first MOS transistor connected between a first power terminal and a first output stage and having a gate connected to an input stage; a second MOS transistor connected between the first output stage and a ground and having a gate connected to the input stage; a switching circuit unit connecting or separating a feedback line between the input stage and the first output stage to select a linear amplifying operation or a non-linear amplifying operation; and a resistor formed at the feedback line between the input stage and the first output stage to determine a linear amplification gain when the feedback line is turned on. | 02-02-2012 |
20120038420 | COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING CROSSTALK - There is provided a communications circuit for reducing crosstalk. The communications circuit for reducing crosstalk may include: a conductive power supply pattern supplying driving power applied from the outside; a first transformer implemented as an integrated passive device (IPD) type having a first input conductive line receiving a first signal of a low-frequency band received from a first power amplifier and a first output conductive line close to the first input conductive line and electromagnetically coupled with the first input conductive line, and receiving the driving power supplied from the conductive power supply pattern through a terminal formed on the first input conductive line; and a second transformer implemented as the IPD type having a second input conductive line receiving a second signal of a high-frequency band received from a second power amplifier and a second output conductive line close to the second input conductive line and electromagnetically coupled with the second input conductive line, and receiving the driving power supplied from the conductive power supply pattern through a terminal formed on the second input conductive line, and the conductive power supply pattern may include an inductor component. Therefore, crosstalk between the low-frequency band and the high-frequency band can be reduced. | 02-16-2012 |
20120044604 | POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE WITH SHARED ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT - Disclosed is a power amplifier module with a shared ESD protection circuit. There is provided a power amplifier module including: an ESD protection circuit that is connected to an output terminal of the LDO part, an output conductive wire pad that outputs the operating power of the LDO part; a printed conductive wire pad that is electrically connected to the output conductive wire pad of the PA controller; a first power coupler that includes a first primary side conductive wire electrically connected to the printer conductive wire pad; a second power coupler that includes a second primary side conductive wire electrically connected to the printer conductive wire pad; a first PA part; and a second PA part, wherein each of the first PA part and the second PA part is protected from ESD by the ESD protection circuit. | 02-23-2012 |
20120062324 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER - An RF power amplifier includes an RF choke coil, a power amplification circuit unit, and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection unit. The RF choke coil is connected to a voltage terminal through which an operating voltage is applied. The RF choke coil supplies the operating voltage and interrupts an RF signal. The power amplification circuit unit is supplied with the operating voltage through the RF choke coil. The power amplification circuit unit amplifies an input signal inputted through an input terminal and outputs the amplified input signal through an output terminal. The ESD protection unit is connected between a first connection node and a ground. The ESD protection unit bypasses an ESD voltage from the first connection node to the ground, the first connection node being a node between the voltage terminal and the RF choke coil. | 03-15-2012 |
20120062325 | POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - There is provided a power amplifier circuit capable of improving cross isolation between a high frequency band power coupler and a low frequency band power coupler, by directly transmitting power to the high frequency band power coupler and the low frequency band power coupler from a power amplifier, and forming a predetermined inductance circuit or an LC resonance circuit in a line transmitting the power to the high frequency band power coupler. The power amplifier circuit may include a power amplifying unit supplied with power from the outside and amplifying an input signal, a coupling unit having a high frequency band power coupler and a low frequency band power coupler, and an isolation unit including a first power line and a second power line, wherein the first power line has an inductor blocking signal interference generated in a predetermined frequency band. | 03-15-2012 |
20120068803 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer having a structure in which first and second substrates are vertically laminated, including: a plurality of input conductive lines disposed on the first substrate along a circumference thereof; a single output conductive line disposed co-planarly with the plurality of input conductive lines, and having one end connected to a ground; and an air bridge including a pair of conductive via holes formed in any one conductive line in an overlapped area in which the input and output conductive lines are intersected with each other to penetrate through the first substrate and a single piece of conductive line connecting the pair of conductive via holes to each other and disposed on the second substrate, thereby preventing a short-circuit between the input and output conductive lines. | 03-22-2012 |
20120139607 | VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTER - Provided is a voltage level shifter changing an input voltage level and outputting the input voltage. There is provided the voltage level shifter, including: an operational amplifier having a first input having an applied input voltage thereto; a first MOSFET having a gate connected to an output of the operational amplifier, a source having an applied power thereto, and a drain outputting an output voltage; a voltage dividing resistor unit including a plurality of voltage dividing resistors sequentially connected to the drain of the first MOSFET in series, one connection node between the plurality of voltage dividing resistors being connected to the second input of the operational amplifier; and a second MOSFET having a source and a drain, respectively connected to both ends of at least one of the voltage dividing resistors, and a gate connected to the gate of the first MOSFET. | 06-07-2012 |
20120139637 | LINEAR AMPLIFIER - There is provided a linear amplifier capable of suppressing a reduction in bandwidth and reducing a ripple voltage by using a source follower and a local feedback loop. The linear amplifier includes an amplifier amplifying an input signal according to a difference in signal level between the input signal and a feedback signal, and a buffer buffering a signal amplified in the amplifier by a source follow method, suppressing a reduction in bandwidth of the signal, outputting the signal, and providing the buffered signal to the amplifier as the feedback signal. | 06-07-2012 |
20120154052 | POWER AMPLIFYING APPARATUS - There is provided a power amplifying apparatus including: a power amplifier; a power regulator providing a driving voltage and a driving current corresponding to a control voltage to the power amplifier; a current sensing unit sensing a current and a voltage corresponding to the driving current and controlling the driving voltage according to the sensed current; a current control unit controlling a current bias according to the sensed voltage of the current sensing unit; and a current bias circuit unit controlling a bias current of the power amplifier according to the controlling of the current control unit. | 06-21-2012 |
20120249262 | POWER COMBINER, POWER AMPLIFYING MODULE HAVING THE SAME, AND SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING MODULE - There are provided a power combiner implemented by a printed circuit board, a power amplifying module having the same, and a signal transceiving module. The power combiner includes: a primary wiring unit formed on one surface of a printed circuit board, receiving a plurality of balance signals having positive balance signals and negative balance signals, and including a plurality of positive primary wirings and a plurality of negative primary wirings, wherein the plurality of positive primary wirings are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, the plurality of negative primary wirings are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, one ends of the plurality of positive primary wirings are connected in common to thereby receive the plurality of positive balance signals, one ends of the plurality of negative primary wirings are connected in common to thereby receive the plurality of negative balance signals, and the other ends of the plurality of positive primary wirings and the other ends of the plurality of negative primary wirings are connected to each other to thereby form a loop; and a secondary wiring unit formed on the other surface of the printed circuit board, and including a secondary wiring combining powers of the plurality of balance signals from the primary wirings forming the loop to thereby output a single end signal. | 10-04-2012 |
20130072187 | DUAL MODE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPROVING DATA RATE THEREOF - There are provided a dual mode communications device and a method of improving a data rate thereof. The dual mode communications device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a selection unit | 03-21-2013 |
20130076445 | POWER AMPLIFYING APPARATUS WITH DUAL-CURRENT CONTROL MODE - There is provided a power amplifying apparatus with dual-current control mode, including: a transistor mirror circuit adjusting currents respectively flowing through a main path and a mirror path connected in parallel to a power source terminal; a resistor mirror circuit adjusting the respective currents of the main path and the mirror path; a current controlling unit controlling a control current flowing through the main path with a pre-set constant current; a voltage adjusting unit providing a bias adjustment signal that corresponds to a difference voltage between a first voltage of a first node on the main path to which a current is output from the resistor mirror circuit and a second voltage of a second node on the mirror path to which a current is output from the resistor mirror circuit; and a bias circuit unit adjusting a bias of a power amplifying unit. | 03-28-2013 |
20130093512 | POWER AMPLIFIER AND OPERATION CONTROLLING CIRCUIT THEREOF - There are provided a power amplifier and an operation controlling circuit thereof. The power amplifier includes: a signal generating unit generating a current input signal; an amplifying unit amplifying the current input signal; and a driving circuit unit supplying a driving signal to the amplifying unit, wherein the signal generating unit includes a control circuit unit generating a predetermined voltage signal from input power and a current mirror circuit unit generating the current input signal from the voltage signal. | 04-18-2013 |
20130127540 | POWER AMPLIFIER - There is provided a power amplifier which may suppress fluctuations in a phase of an output signal in accordance with fluctuations in a level of an input signal by varying an impedance between a signal input terminal and an amplification unit in accordance with a power level of an input signal. The power amplifier includes a bias voltage generation unit generating a bias voltage set in accordance with a power level of an input signal, an amplification unit amplifying the power level of the input signal in accordance with the bias voltage, and an impedance variation unit varying an impedance of a signal transmission path through which the input signal is transmitted to the amplification unit in accordance with the bias voltage. | 05-23-2013 |
20140221041 | DUAL MODE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPROVING DATA RATE THEREOF - There are provided a dual mode communications device and a method of improving a data rate thereof. The dual mode communications device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a selection unit | 08-07-2014 |