IP Library Granted Patent US 10,284,166
Granted Patent B2
US 10,284,166 · App. 15/634,111 · Granted May 7, 2019

Transmitter matching network using a transformer

Inventor: Daniel Sira (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H03H7/38H04B1/40H04L25/0278
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Patent No.
US 10,284,166
App. No.
15/634,111
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for a network matching switch is provided. The apparatus includes a primary winding, a first secondary winding, a second secondary winding and a plurality of matching network paths. The primary winding is configured to generate a magnetic field based on an analog input signal. The first secondary winding is configured is inductively coupled to the primary winding. The second secondary winding is inductively coupled to the primary winding. The plurality of matching network paths are coupled to the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding. An active path is selected from the plurality of matching network paths and provides power to an active load.

Claims (25)

1. An apparatus for a network matching switch, the apparatus comprising:

a primary winding configured to generate a magnetic field based on an analog input signal;

a first secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding;

a second secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding, wherein the second secondary winding is distinct from the first secondary winding;

a plurality of matching network paths coupled to the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding and associated with a plurality of output signals; and

wherein an active path is selected from the plurality of matching network paths and provides power to an active load, wherein the active path is connected to one output winding of the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding and generates one of the plurality of output signals.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of matching network paths generate matching characteristics for a first output signal.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of matching network paths generate matching characteristics including an impedance and frequency range.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of matching network paths reduce selected harmonics from the output signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a digital to analog converter (DAC) configured to generate the analog input signal from a digital input signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the DAC is a capacitive digital to analog converter (CDAC).

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding is active and an other of the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding is inactive.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the active winding is configured to provide an output signal with the active path.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the inactive winding is configured to facilitate harmonic tuning and remove fundamental harmonics from the output signal.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of matching network paths are configured to have one or more inactive paths and the active path, wherein the active path is set to a load impedance.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more inactive paths are configured to form an open circuit.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an inactive path of the plurality of matching network paths includes a switch connectable to ground or open circuit.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least two inactive paths of the plurality of matching network paths are present.

14. A method for operating a transformer radio frequency switch, the method comprising:

generating a magnetic field based on an analog input signal by a primary winding;

magnetically coupling a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding to the primary winding;

selecting a path of a plurality of matching network paths as active based on matching characteristics for an active load, wherein the plurality of matching network paths are each connected to one of the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding and the selected active path is connected to the first secondary winding; and

generating an output signal at the first secondary winding using the active path, wherein the selected path provides the matching characteristics.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising setting a second path and a third path of the plurality of matching network paths as inactive.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising removing a fundamental harmonic from the output signal by the plurality of matching network paths.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2017
From: SIRA, DANIEL
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042985/0645 →
Continuity (1)
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