Systems for and methods for wideband isolated outputs
View Patent ↗Wide-band output isolation is provided. A device includes a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal. A device includes a second output for a second RF signal. The device includes a first transistor having a first source/drain. The device includes a second transistor having a first source/drain, wherein the first source/drain of the first transistor is coupled to the first source/drain of the second transistor and wherein the first and second transistors are disposed between the first output and the second output.
1 . A device comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal;
a second output for a second RF signal;
a first transistor having a first source/drain; and
a second transistor having a first source/drain, wherein the first source/drain of the first transistor is coupled to the first source/drain of the second transistor and wherein the first and second transistors are disposed between the first output and the second output, wherein:
the first output comprises a first tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal to a first connection terminal; and
the second output comprises a second tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal to a second connection terminal.
2 . The device of claim 1 , comprising an input coupled to:
a gate of a third transistor, a first source/drain of the third transistor coupled with the first source/drain of the first transistor and the first source/drain of the second transistor.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second source/drain of the first transistor is coupled with a first terminal of a first inductor, a second terminal of the first inductor coupled with a first voltage node; and
the second source/drain of the second transistor is coupled with a first terminal of a second inductor, the second terminal of the second inductor coupled with the first voltage node.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first source/drain of the first transistor and the first source/drain of the second transistor is coupled with a first source/drain of a third transistor;
a first gate of the first transistor is coupled with a first voltage node;
a second gate of the second transistor is coupled with a second voltage node; and
the second source/drain of the third transistor is coupled with a third voltage node.
5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein:
a voltage of the first voltage node differs from a voltage of the second voltage node and a voltage of the third voltage node.
6 . The device of claim 4 , wherein:
a voltage of the second voltage node does not differ from a voltage of the third voltage node.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein a first parameter of the first tee-filter varies from a second parameter of the second tee-filter.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
a magnitude of an isolation between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal is −20 dB or greater at:
a first center frequency of the first RF signal; and
a second center frequency of the second RF signal.
9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
a first center frequency of the first RF signal varies from a second center frequency of the second RF signal by more than 1.5 GHz.
10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first RF signal and the second RF signal are derived from a same antenna.
11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first output and the second output are outputs of a power divider.
12 . A system, comprising:
an amplifier comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal; and
a second output for a second RF signal; and
a cascode circuit comprising:
a first source/drain of a first transistor coupled with the first output;
a first source/drain of a second transistor coupled with the second output; and
a first source/drain of a third transistor coupled with a second source/drain of the first transistor and a second source/drain of the second transistor, wherein:
a magnitude of an isolation between a first connection terminal of a first filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal and a second filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal, is −20 dB or greater at:
a first center frequency of the first RF signal; and
a second center frequency of the second RF signal.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein:
the first filter comprises a first tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal to the first connection terminal; and
the second filter comprises a second tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal to the second connection terminal.
14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the first RF signal and the second RF signal are derived from a same antenna.
15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein a first center frequency of the first RF signal varies from a second center frequency of the second RF signal by more than 1.5 GHZ.
16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein:
the first output comprises a first tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal to a first connection terminal; and
the second output comprises a second tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal to a second connection terminal, wherein:
a first parameter of the first tee-filter varies from a second parameter of the second tee-filter.
17 . A method comprising:
receiving, at a gate of a first transistor, a first signal comprising:
first content centered about a first frequency; and
second content centered about a second frequency;
receiving, at a first source/drain of a second transistor, the first content;
receiving, at a first source/drain of a third transistor, the second content, wherein:
the first source/drain of the first transistor is coupled to the first source/drain of the second transistor and wherein the first and second transistors are disposed between a first output and a second output;
the first content and the second content comprise radio frequency content; and
the first frequency exceeds the second frequency by 1.5 GHz.
18 . The method of claim 17 , comprising:
receiving, at a second gate of the second transistor and a third gate of the third transistor, a non-zero DC voltage.
19 . A device comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal;
a second output for a second RF signal;
a first transistor having a first source/drain;
a second transistor having a first source/drain, wherein the first source/drain of the first transistor is coupled to the first source/drain of the second transistor and wherein the first and second transistors are disposed between the first output and the second output; and
a first center frequency of the first RF signal varies from a second center frequency of the second RF signal by more than 1.5 GHz.
20 . A system, comprising:
an amplifier comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal; and
a second output for a second RF signal; and
a cascode circuit comprising:
a first source/drain of a first transistor coupled with the first output;
a first source/drain of a second transistor coupled with the second output; and
a first source/drain of a third transistor coupled with a second source/drain of the first transistor and a second source/drain of the second transistor, wherein:
the first output comprises a first tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal to a first connection terminal; and
the second output comprises a second tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal to a second connection terminal.
21 . A system, comprising:
an amplifier comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal; and
a second output for a second RF signal; and
a cascode circuit comprising:
a first source/drain of a first transistor coupled with the first output;
a first source/drain of a second transistor coupled with the second output; and
a first source/drain of a third transistor coupled with a second source/drain of the first transistor and a second source/drain of the second transistor, wherein:
a first center frequency of the first RF signal varies from a second center frequency of the second RF signal by more than 1.5 GHz.
22 . A system, comprising:
an amplifier comprising:
a first output for a first radio frequency (RF) signal; and
a second output for a second RF signal; and
a cascode circuit comprising:
a first source/drain of a first transistor coupled with the first output;
a first source/drain of a second transistor coupled with the second output; and
a first source/drain of a third transistor coupled with a second source/drain of the
first transistor and a second source/drain of the second transistor, wherein:
the first output comprises a first tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the first RF signal to a first connection terminal;
the second output comprises a second tee-filter configured to preferentially pass the second RF signal to a second connection terminal; and
a first parameter of the first tee-filter varies from a second parameter of the second tee-filter.