IP Library Granted Patent US 8,711,971
Granted Patent B2
US 8,711,971 · App. 13/864,287 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Multiple input multiple output transceiver

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Patent No.
US 8,711,971
App. No.
13/864,287
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary MIMO transceiver includes a first transmitting channel and a second transmitting channel. The first transmitting channel includes a first power amplifier and a first transmission line which are connected together in series. The second transmitting channel includes a second power amplifier. A common terminal of a first single pole double throw (SPDT) switch is connected to the second power amplifier. A first terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to the first power amplifier through a second transmission line. A common terminal of a second SPDT switch is connected to the second power amplifier. A first terminal of second SPDT switch is connected to the first power amplifier through a third transmission line. A second terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to a second antenna. The first power amplifier, the second transmission line, and the third transmission line cooperatively act as a balance power amplifier.

Claims (45)

1. A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transceiver comprising:

a baseband radio frequency (RF) chip for conducting RF signals; and

an RF transceiver circuit, comprising:

a first antenna and a second antenna, the first and second antennas receiving and transmitting the RF signals;

a first receiving channel connected between the first antenna and the baseband RF chip;

a second receiving channel connected between the second antenna and the baseband RF chip;

a first transmitting channel connected between the baseband RF chip and the first antenna, and comprising a first power amplifier and a first transmission line which are connected together in series;

a second transmitting channel connected between the baseband RF chip and the second antenna, and comprising a second power amplifier;

a first single pole double throw (SPDT) switch, wherein a common terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to an input of the second power amplifier, a first terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to an input of the first power amplifier through a second transmission line, and a second terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to the baseband RF chip; and

a second SPDT switch, wherein a common terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to an output of the second power amplifier, a first terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to an output of the first power amplifier through a third transmission line, and a second terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to the second antenna;

wherein in response to the common terminal of the first SPDT switch being connected to the first terminal of the first SPDT switch and the common terminal of the second SPDT switch being connected to the first terminal of the second SPDT switch, the first power amplifier, the second power amplifier, the second transmission line, and the third transmission line cooperatively act as a balance power amplifier.

2. The MIMO transceiver of claim 1 , wherein in response to the common terminal of the first SPDT switch being connected to the second terminal of the first SPDT switch and the common terminal of the second SPDT switch being connected to the second terminal of the second SPDT switch, the first transmitting channel, the second transmitting channel, the first receiving channel, and the second receiving channel cooperatively function as a multiple input multiple output device.

3. The MIMO transceiver of claim 2 , wherein the first receiving channel and the second receiving channel transmit a beamforming signal collectively formed by the first antenna and the second antenna.

4. The MIMO transceiver of claim 3 , wherein the baseband RF chip comprises:

a smart antenna adapter, calculating an optimal phase with the best radiation performance between the first antenna and the second antenna; and

a digital signal processor, adjusting the phase between the first antenna and the second antenna according to the optimal phase and thus keeping the phase delay between the first antenna and the second antenna at a fixed value, thereby forming the beamforming signal and increasing a receiving gain of the first antenna and of the second antenna.

5. The MIMO transceiver of claim 4 , wherein the fixed value is 0.7λ, and λ is the wavelength of the RF signals transmitted or received by the first and the second antennas.

6. The MIMO transceiver of claim 1 , further comprising at least another RF transceiver circuit.

7. The MIMO transceiver of claim 1 , wherein the RF transceiver circuit further comprises:

a first sequence switch, wherein a common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the first antenna, a first terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the first receiving channel, and a second terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the first transmitting channel; and

a second sequence switch, wherein a common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the second antenna, a first terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the second receiving channel, and a second terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the second transmitting channel.

8. The MIMO transceiver of claim 7 , wherein in response to the first antenna and the second antenna receiving the RF signals, the common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the first terminal of the first sequence switch, and the common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the first terminal of the second sequence switch.

9. The MIMO transceiver of claim 7 , wherein in response to the first antenna and the second antenna receiving the RF signals, the common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the second terminal of the first sequence switch, and the common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the second terminal of the second sequence switch.

10. A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transceiver comprising:

a baseband radio frequency (RF) chip for conducting RF signals; and

a plurality of RF transceiver circuits, each of the RF transceiver circuits comprising:

a first antenna and a second antenna, the first and second antennas receiving and transmitting the RF signals;

a first receiving channel connected between the first antenna and the baseband RF chip;

a second receiving channel connected between the second antenna and the baseband RF chip;

a first transmitting channel connected between the baseband RF chip and the first antenna, and comprising a first power amplifier and a first transmission line which are connected together in series;

a second transmitting channel connected between the baseband RF chip and the second antenna, and comprising a second power amplifier;

a first single pole double throw (SPDT) switch, wherein a common terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to an input of the second power amplifier, a first terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to an input of the first power amplifier through a second transmission line, and a second terminal of the first SPDT switch is connected to the baseband RF chip; and

a second SPDT switch, wherein a common terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to an output of the second power amplifier, a first terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to an output of the first power amplifier through a third transmission line, and a second terminal of the second SPDT switch is connected to the second antenna;

wherein in response to the common terminal of the first SPDT switch being connected to the first terminal of the first SPDT switch and the common terminal of the second SPDT switch being connected to the first terminal of the second SPDT switch, the first power amplifier, the second power amplifier, the second transmission line, and the third transmission line cooperatively act as a balance power amplifier.

11. The MIMO transceiver of claim 10 , wherein in response to the common terminal of the first SPDT switch being connected to the second terminal of the first SPDT switch and the common terminal of the second SPDT switch being connected to the second terminal of the second SPDT switch, the first transmitting channel, the second transmitting channel, the first receiving channel, and the second receiving channel cooperatively function as multiple input multiple output.

12. The MIMO transceiver of claim 11 , wherein the first receiving channel and the second receiving channel transmit a beamforming signal collectively formed by the first antenna and the second antenna.

13. The MIMO transceiver of claim 12 , wherein the baseband RF chip comprises:

a smart antenna adapter, calculating an optimal phase with the best radiation performance between the first antenna and the second antenna; and

a digital signal processor, adjusting the phase between the first antenna and the second antenna according to the optimal phase, to keep the phase delay between the first antenna and the second antenna at a fixed value, to form the beamforming to increase a receiving gain of the first antenna and the second antenna.

14. The MIMO transceiver of claim 13 , wherein the fixed value is 0.7λ, and λ is the wavelength of the RF signals transmitted or received by the first and the second antenna.

15. The MIMO transceiver of claim 10 , wherein the RF transceiver circuit further comprises:

a first sequence switch, wherein a common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the first antenna, a first terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the first receiving channel, and a second terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the first transmitting channel; and

a second sequence switch, wherein a common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the second antenna, a first terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the second receiving channel, and a second terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the baseband RF chip through the second transmitting channel.

16. The MIMO transceiver of claim 15 , wherein in response to the first antenna and the second antenna receiving the RF signals, the common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the first terminal of the first sequence switch, and the common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the first terminal of the second sequence switch.

17. The MIMO transceiver of claim 15 , wherein in response to the first antenna and the second antenna receiving the RF signals, the common terminal of the first sequence switch is connected to the second terminal of the first sequence switch, and the common terminal of the second sequence switch is connected to the second terminal of the second sequence switch.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045171/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2013
From: HUNG, LIANG-HSIEN
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030229/0361 →