IP Library Granted Patent US 9,564,872
Granted Patent B2
US 9,564,872 · App. 14/677,416 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Splitter circuit and front-end circuit

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Patent No.
US 9,564,872
App. No.
14/677,416
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A splitter circuit includes a first branch circuit and a second branch circuit. Each branch circuit includes a capacitor, an inductor and a resistor. A first end of the capacitor is configured to receive RF signals. A first end of the inductor is coupled to a second end of the capacitor. The second end of the inductor is coupled to ground. The resistor is coupled to the second end of the capacitor to output RF signals. The resistor in the first branch circuit and the resistor of the second branch circuit respectively output RF signals to different devices.

Claims (21)

1. A splitter circuit, comprising:

a first branch circuit and a second branch circuit, wherein the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit respectively comprise:

a capacitor with a first capacitor end configured to receive radio frequency (RF) signals;

an inductor with a first inductor end coupled to a second capacitor end of the capacitor, a second inductor end coupled to ground; and

a resistor coupled to the second capacitor end and configured to output the RF signals;

wherein the first capacitor ends in the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are connected together to form an input end, the resistors in the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are configured to output the RF signals to different devices, the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are configured to divide the RF signals into two-branch signals.

2. The splitter circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first branch circuit first capacitor end and the second branch circuit first capacitor end are directly connected together to form the input end.

3. A front-end circuit, comprising:

a splitter circuit configured to receive RF signals and output the RF signals to different devices;

an RF output terminal; and

a tuner;

wherein the splitter circuit comprising:

a first branch circuit and a second branch circuit, wherein the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit respectively comprise:

a capacitor with a first capacitor end to receive RF signals;

an inductor with a first inductor end coupled to a second capacitor end of the capacitor, a second inductor end coupled to ground; and

a resistor coupled to the second capacitor end to output the RF signals;

wherein the first capacitor ends in the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are connected together to form an input end, the resistors in the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are respectively coupled to the RF output terminal and the tuner, the resistors in the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are configured to respectively output the RF signals to the RF output terminal and the tuner, the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit are configured to divide the RF signals into two-branch signals.

4. The front-end circuit as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

a high pass filter configured to filter high frequencies from the RF signals; and

a low noise amplifier coupled to the high pass filter and configured to amplify the RF signals before outputting the RF signals to the splitter circuit.

5. The front-end circuit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first branch circuit first capacitor end and the second branch circuit first capacitor end are directly connected together to form the input end.

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 2, 2015
From: LIN, CHAO-HO
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035322/0966 →