Transmitter/receiver apparatus, transmitter apparatus and transmitting/receiving method

1. A transmitter/receiver apparatus, comprising:

a transmitter/receiver terminal that is shared between transmitting of a transmitted signal and receiving of a received signal;

a switching amplifier that includes a low-side switching element connected between a ground terminal and a pulse output terminal, a high-side switching element connected between the pulse output terminal and an electric power supply terminal, and a filter for passing a predetermined frequency component of a pulse signal and outputting the pulse signal filtered from a transmitter terminal as the transmitted signal, and that outputs the pulse signal from the pulse output terminal; and

a transmit/receive switch unit that switches a connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal and switches a connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and a receiver terminal for receiving input of the received signal; and

during the receiving, based on the connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal, the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are respectively fixed to a conductive state and a non-conductive state, to the non-conductive state and the conductive state, or to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state.

2. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the transmit/receive switch unit connects the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal during the transmitting, and connects the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal during the receiving; and

during the transmitting, the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are set up to be in the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, or in the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively based on complementary two-level pulse input signals that form the transmitted signal, and during the receiving, the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are fixed to the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, to the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively, or to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively.

3. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the transmit/receive switch unit includes a receiver unit connecting unit that, during the transmitting, disconnects the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal, and during the receiving, connects the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal, and that consistently connects the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal; and

during the transmitting, the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are set up to be in the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, or in the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively based on complementary two-level pulse input signals that form the transmitted signal, and during the receiving, the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are fixed to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state, respectively.

4. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the receiver unit connecting unit includes a switch circuit that includes a diode and a transmission line.

5. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the transmit/receive switch unit has a switch circuit that includes a field-effect transistor.

6. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first digital modulation unit including:

a first delta-sigma modulator that receives input of an I component out of the I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal, and converts the I component into an one-bit digital signal, the I component and the Q component being orthogonal to each other;

a second delta-sigma modulator that receives input of the Q component, and converts the Q component into an one-bit digital signal;

a clock generator that generates a second clock signal formed by repeating a three-level pattern of (0, 1, 0, −1) based on a first clock signal;

a first mixer that multiplies an output of the first delta-sigma modulator by the second clock;

a second mixer that multiplies an output of the second delta-sigma modulator by a delayed second clock which is generated by delaying the second clock by one clock of the first clock signal; and

an adder that adds an output of the first mixer and an output of the second mixer; and

the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are driven by an output signal of the adder, and a complementary signal of the output signal of the adder, respectively.

7. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second digital modulation unit including:

a polar coordinate converter that receives input of an I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal which are orthogonal to each other, and outputs an amplitude component and a phase component of the wireless communication signal;

a third delta-sigma modulator that converts the amplitude component into an one-bit digital signal;

an oscillator that outputs a carrier pulse which has a repetition frequency identical to a carrier frequency;

a third mixer that multiplies the phase component by an output of the oscillator; and

a fourth mixer that multiplies an output of the third delta-sigma modulator by an output of the third mixer; and

the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are driven by an output signal of the fourth mixer, and a complementary signal of the output signal of the fourth mixer respectively.

8. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an antenna that is connected with the transmitter/receiver terminal.

9. The transmitter/receiver apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the transmit/receive switch unit switches between connection of the transmitter/receiver terminal with the transmitter terminal, and connection of the transmitter/receiver terminal with the receiver terminal at a predetermined time interval.

10. A transmitter apparatus, comprising:

a switching amplifier that includes a low-side switching element connected between a ground terminal and a pulse output terminal and a high-side switching element connected between the pulse output terminal and an electric power supply terminal, and that outputs a pulse signal from the pulse output terminal; and

a filter that passes a predetermined frequency component of the pulse signal, and outputs a filtered pulse signal from a transmitter terminal as a transmitted signal, wherein

in a transmitter/receiver device that transmits the transmitted signal generated from the pulse signal, and receives a received signal from outside, during the receiving, at least one of the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element is fixed to a cut-off state.

11. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a first digital modulation unit including:

a first delta-sigma modulator that receives input of an I component out of the I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal, and converts the I component into an one-bit digital signal;

a second delta-sigma modulator that receives input of the Q component, and converts the Q component into an one-bit digital signal;

a clock generator that generates a second clock formed by repeating a three-level pattern of (0, 1, 0, −1) on the basis of a first clock signal;

a first mixer that multiplies an output of the first delta-sigma modulator and the second clock;

a second mixer that multiplies an output of the second delta-sigma modulator and a delayed second clock which is generated by delaying the second clock by one clock of the first clock signal; and

an adder that adds an output of the first mixer and an output of the second mixer, wherein

the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are driven by an output signal of the adder, and a complementary signal of the output signal of the adder respectively.

12. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second digital modulation unit including:

a polar coordinate converter that receives input of an I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal which are orthogonal each other, and outputs an amplitude component and a phase component of the wireless communication signal;

a third delta-sigma modulator that converts the amplitude component into an one-bit digital signal;

an oscillator that outputs a carrier pulse which has a repetition frequency identical to a carrier frequency;

a third mixer that multiplies the phase component and an output of the oscillator; and

a fourth mixer that multiplies an output of the third delta-sigma modulator and an output of the third mixer, wherein

the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element are driven by an output signal of the fourth mixer, and a complementary signal of the output signal of the fourth mixer respectively.

13. A transmitting/receiving method that is used in a transmitter/receiver apparatus including:

a transmitter/receiver terminal that is shared between transmitting of a transmitted signal and receiving of a received signal;

a switching amplifier that includes a low-side switching element connected between a ground terminal and a pulse output terminal and a high-side switching element connected between the pulse output terminal and an electric power supply terminal and that outputs a pulse signal from the pulse output terminal;

a filter that passes a predetermined frequency component of the pulse signal and outputs the filtered pulse signal as the transmitted signal from a transmitter terminal; and

a transmit/receive switch unit that switches a connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal and also switches a connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and a receiver terminal inputting the received signal, the transmitting/receiving method comprising:

fixing the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element to a conductive state and a non-conductive state respectively, to the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively or to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively based on the connection status between the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal during the receiving.

14. The transmitting/receiving method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

connecting the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal during the transmitting;

connecting the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal during the receiving;

during the transmitting, setting up the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element to be in the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, or in the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively on the basis of complementary two-level pulse input signals that are the transmitted signals; and

during the receiving, fixing the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element to the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, to the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively, or to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively.

15. The transmitting/receiving method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

during the transmitting, disconnecting the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal;

during the receiving, connecting the transmitter/receiver terminal and the receiver terminal;

always connecting the transmitter/receiver terminal and the transmitter terminal;

during the transmitting, setting up the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element to be in the conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively, or in the non-conductive state and the conductive state respectively on the basis of complementary two-level pulse input signals that are the transmitted signals; and

during the receiving, fixing the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element to the non-conductive state and the non-conductive state respectively.

16. The transmitting/receiving method according to claim 13 , wherein:

switching between connection of the transmitter/receiver terminal with the transmitter terminal, and connection of the transmitter/receiver terminal with the receiver terminal at a predetermined time interval.

17. The transmitting/receiving method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving input of an I component out of the I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal;

converting the I component into an first one-bit digital signal;

receiving input of the Q component;

converting the Q component into an second one-bit digital signal;

generating a second clock formed by repeating a three-level pattern of (0, 1, 0, -1) on the basis of a first clock signal;

multiplying the first one-bit digital signal by the second clock into a first output;

multiplying the second one-bit digital signal by a delayed second clock into a second output, the delayed second clock being generated by delaying the second clock by one clock of the first clock signal;

adding the first output and the second output into an added output signal; and

driving the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element by the added output signal, and a complementary signal of the added output signal respectively.

18. The transmitting/receiving method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving input of an I component and a Q component of a wireless modulation signal which are orthogonal each other;

outputting an amplitude component and a phase component of the wireless communication signal;

converting the amplitude component into an one-bit digital signal;

outputting a carrier pulse which has a repetition frequency identical to a carrier frequency;

multiplying the phase component by the carrier pulse into a third output;

multiplying the one-bit digital signal by the third output into a fourth output signal; and

driving the low-side switching element and the high-side switching element by the fourth output signal, and a complementary signal of the fourth output signal, respectively.