IP Library Granted Patent US 9,391,587
Granted Patent B2
US 9,391,587 · App. 13/631,836 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Component with first and second duplexers

Inventor: Edgar Schmidhammer (Stein an der Traun, IT)
Assignee: EPCOS AG
H03H9/0566H01P5/16H01P5/227H03H9/70H03H9/0547H03H9/542
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Patent No.
US 9,391,587
App. No.
13/631,836
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a component (BE) which has a first duplexer operating with acoustic waves and a second duplexer operating with acoustic waves, wherein the first and second duplexers are arranged in a single SMD housing. In addition, the invention relates to a module (MO), which interconnects such a component (BE) and at least three 90° hybrids (HYB 1 -HYB 3 ) to form an enhanced duplexer. A further aspect of the invention relates to a 2in1 hybrid, in which two 90° hybrids (HYB 3 , HYB 4 ) or one 90° hybrid (HYB 3 ) and one 180° hybrid (BAL) are arranged on a single chip.

Claims (67)

1. A module comprising:

a component comprising:

a first duplexer operating with acoustic waves; and

a second duplexer operating with acoustic waves,

wherein the first and the second duplexer are arranged in a single SMD housing;

an antenna connection;

a transmission connection and a reception connection; and

at least three 90° hybrids, which each split an input signal into two output signals,

wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another,

wherein the antenna connection, the transmission connection and the reception connection are each connected to at least one 90° hybrid,

wherein the component and the 90° hybrids are interconnected in such a way that the two output signals which are output by the 90° hybrid connected to the transmission connection interfere constructively at the antenna connection and parasitic signals caused by the two output signals interfere destructively at the reception connection,

wherein at least two of the 90° hybrids are arranged on a single chip, and

wherein the two 90° hybrids arranged on the chip are connected in parallel.

2. The module according to claim 1 , wherein the 90° hybrids arranged on the chip are interconnected with connections of the chip in such a way that crossover-free conductor track routing is provided on the module.

3. The module according to claim 1 , wherein the module also has a 180° hybrid, which splits an input signal into two output signals,

wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 180° with respect to one another, and

wherein one of the 90° hybrids and the 180° hybrid are connected in series.

4. The module according to claim 3 , wherein the 90° hybrid and the 180° hybrid connected in series therewith are arranged on a single chip.

5. The module according to claim 1 , wherein each of the 90° hybrids is implemented by a multilayered substrate, which has two coil-shaped metallizations in two layers of the substrate.

6. The module according to claim 1 , wherein a termination resistor is integrated in each 90° hybrid.

7. The module according to claim 1 , wherein signals with a first phase angle are output at two connections of the component, and signals with a second phase angle are output at two connections of the component, and

wherein those connections of the component at which the signals with the first phase angle are present are connected to one of the 90° hybrids and those connections of the component at which the signals with the second phase angle are present are connected to another of the 90° hybrids.

8. A chip comprising:

a first 90° hybrid, which splits a first input signal into two output signals, wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another; and

a second 90° hybrid, wherein the first 90° hybrid and the second 90° hybrid are connected in parallel.

9. The chip according to claim 8 , wherein the chip has a multilayered chip substrate and connections, and

wherein the first and the second 90° hybrid are implemented by two coil-shaped metallizations in two layers of the multilayered chip substrate, and

wherein the coil-shaped metallizations are each connected via a connecting metallization to in each case one connection, and

wherein a connecting metallization of the first 90° hybrid and a connecting metallization of the second 90° hybrid cross over in different layers.

10. A module comprising:

a component comprising:

a first duplexer operating with acoustic waves; and

a second duplexer operating with acoustic waves,

wherein the first and the second duplexer are arranged in a single SMD housing;

an antenna connection;

a transmission connection and a reception connection; and

at least three 90° hybrids, which each split an input signal into two output signals,

wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another,

wherein the antenna connection, the transmission connection and the reception connection are each connected to at least one 90° hybrid,

wherein the component and the 90° hybrids are interconnected in such a way that the two output signals which are output by the 90° hybrid connected to the transmission connection interfere constructively at the antenna connection and parasitic signals caused by the two output signals interfere destructively at the reception connection,

wherein the module also has 180° hybrid, which splits an input signal into two output signals,

wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 180° with respect to one another, and

wherein one of the 90° hybrids and the 180° hybrid are connected in series.

11. A module comprising:

a component comprising:

a first duplexer operating with acoustic waves; and

a second duplexer operating with acoustic waves,

wherein the first and the second duplexer are arranged in a single SMD housing;

an antenna connection;

a transmission connection and a reception connection; and

at least three 90° hybrids, which each split an input signal into two output signals,

wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another,

wherein the antenna connection, the transmission connection and the reception connection are each connected to at least one 90° hybrid,

wherein the component and the 90° hybrids are interconnected in such a way that the two output signals which are output by the 90° hybrid connected to the transmission connection interfere constructively at the antenna connection and parasitic signals caused by the two output signals interference destructively at the reception connection,

wherein signals with a first phase angle are output at two connections of the component, and signals with a second phase angle are output at two connections of the component, and

wherein those connections of the component at which the signals with the first phase angle are present are connected to one of the 90° hybrids and those connection of the component at which the signals with the second phase angle are present are connected to another of the 90° hybrids.

12. A chip comprising:

a first 90° hybrid, which splits a first input signal into two output signals, wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another, and

a second 90° hybrid,

wherein the chip has a multilayered chip substrate and connections,

wherein the first and second 90° hybrid are implemented by two coil-shaped metallizations in two layers of the multilayered chip substrate, and in which the coil-shaped metallization are each connected via a connecting metallization to in each case one connection, and

wherein a connecting metallization of the first 90° hybrid and a connecting metallization of the second 90° hybrid cross over in different layers.

13. A chip comprising:

a first 90° hybrid, which splits a first input signal into two output signals, wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90° with respect to one another, and

a 180° hybrid, which splits a second signal into two output signals, wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 180° with respect to one another,

wherein the chip has a multilayered chip substrate and connections, and

wherein the first 90° hybrid and the 180° hybrid are connected in series.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2017
From: EPCOS AG
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 041608/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2012
From: SCHMIDHAMMER, EDGAR, DR.
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 029333/0522 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2011 114 642 · Sep 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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