Bias network
An HF-line includes parallel branches with bias terminals, to which a direct voltage source is respectively connected via a first inductor and a second inductor. The inductors are inductively coupled to one another.
1. A module comprising:
a TX module comprising a LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramic) substrate; and
a plurality of bias networks integrated in the LTCC substrate, each of the bias networks comprising:
a direct voltage source node;
a first branch with a first bias terminal and a first output;
a second branch with a second bias terminal and a second output, wherein the second branch lies in parallel to the first branch;
a first inductor comprising a first coil integrated in the LTCC substrate;
a second inductor comprising a second coil integrated in the LTCC substrate, wherein the second inductor is inductively coupled to the first inductor, predetermined dimensions of the LTCC substrate not being exceeded by an integration of the first and second coils;
a first connection between the direct voltage source node and the first bias terminal of the first branch via the first inductor;
a second connection between the direct voltage source node and the second bias terminal of the second branch via the second inductor;
a single output, the first and second outputs being connected to the single output via a filter; and
at least one further inductor, the first output and the second output being connected via the at least one further inductor to one another and in parallel to the filter, the bias networks being used for different frequency bands of the TX module.
2. The module according to claim 1 , wherein the first output and the second output of each of the bias networks are combined by a surface wave filter.
3. The module according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one second further inductor, wherein a surface wave filter is connected to the single output via the at least one second further inductor.
4. The module according to claim 1 , further comprising each of the bias networks comprising a second further inductor, the first output and the second output of each of the bias networks being connected to one another via the second further inductor.
5. The module according to claim 1 , wherein the first output and the second output of each of the bias networks are connected to the single output via the at least one further inductor.
6. The module according to claim 1 , wherein the first output and the second output of each of the bias networks are connected to the single output via the at least one further inductor.
7. The module according to claim 5 , further comprising each of the bias networks comprising a second further inductor, the first output and the second output of each of the bias networks being connected to one another via the second further inductor.