Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Imad Ud Din

Stefan Mikael Andersson

Henrik Sjöland

Johan Wernehag

Daniel Eckerbert

Christian Elgaard

Tobias Tired

Lars Sundström

Chunyun Jian

Fredrik Tillman

Filip Oredsson

Andreas Axholt

Bengt Lindoff

Sven Erik Mattisson

Roland Strandberg

Tony Petersson

Stefan Andersson

Henrik SJÖLAND

Lars SUNDSTRÖM

Johan Wernerhag

Johan Wernwhag

A differential transceiver switch circuitry having an antenna port, a positive and a negative receiver port, a first positive and a first negative amplifier port and at least one second positive and negative second amplifier port. The differential transceiver switch circuitry is configured to operate in a reception mode to allow reception signals at the antenna port to be transferred to the positive and negative receiver port and in a transmission mode to allow transmission signals at the first positive and first negative amplifier port and at the second positive and second negative amplifier port to be transferred to the antenna port. The differential transceiver switch circuitry has a transmit arrangement and a receive arrangement having receiver switch circuitry configured to prevent transmission signals from entering the receive arrangement in the transmission mode.

Differential transceiver switch circuitry

Transceiver switch circuitry having an antenna port, a receiver port and two transmitter ports. The transceiver switch circuitry is configured to be operable in a reception mode to allow reception signals at the antenna port to be forwarded to the receiver port, and in a transmission mode to allow transmission signals, having a center frequency with a wavelength λ, at the first transmitter port and the second transmitter port to be forwarded to the antenna port for transmission. The transceiver switch circuitry includes a receive arrangement comprising having a receiver λ/4 impedance transformer and a receiver switch circuitry configured to ground the first λ/4 impedance transformer at the receiver port in the transmission mode; and a transmit arrangement having three transmitter impedance transformers and a first and second transmitter switch circuitry configured to virtually ground a second side of the first λ/4 impedance transformer in the reception mode.

Transceiver switch circuitry

An integrated isolator circuit for isolating receiver and transmitter in a Time-Division Duplex transceiver is disclosed. The integrated isolator circuit comprises a first node, a second node and a third node. The integrated isolator circuit further comprises a fist capacitor connected in series with a first switch and connected between the first and second nodes. The integrated isolator circuit further comprises a first inductor connected between the first and second nodes and a second capacitor connected between the second node and the third node. The first switch has an on state and an off state, and the integrated isolator circuit is configured to have a different impedance at a certain operating frequency by controlling the state of the first switch.

Integrated isolator circuit in a time division duplex transceiver

A power amplifier, for a transmitter circuit is disclosed, which comprises at least one field-effect transistor having a gate terminal and a bulk terminal. The at least one field-effect transistor is configured to receive an input voltage at the gate terminal and a dynamic bias voltage at the bulk terminal. The power amplifier comprises a bias-voltage generation circuit configured to generate the dynamic bias voltage as a nonlinear function of an envelope of input signal. The input voltage is a linear function of the input signal. The bias-voltage generation circuit comprises a rectifier circuit configured to generate a rectified input voltage and an amplifier circuit, operatively connected to the rectifier circuit, configured to generate the dynamic bias voltage based on the rectified input voltage. The amplifier circuit is a variable-gain amplifier circuit and the power amplifier comprises a control circuit configured to tune the gain of the amplifier circuit.

Power amplifier

An integrated isolator circuit for isolating receiver and transmitter in a Time-Division Duplex transceiver is disclosed. The integrated isolator circuit comprises a first node, a second node and a third node. The integrated isolator circuit further comprises a first capacitor connected in series with a first switch and connected between the first and second nodes. The integrated isolator circuit further comprises a first inductor connected between the first and second nodes and a second capacitor connected between the second node and the third node. The first switch has an on state and an off state, and the integrated isolator circuit is configured to have a different impedance at a certain operating frequency by controlling the state of the first switch.

A power amplifier () for a transmitter circuit () is disclosed. The power amplifier () comprises at least one field-effect transistor () having a gate terminal () and a bulk terminal (), wherein the at least one field-effect transistor () is configured to receive an input voltage at the gate terminal () and a dynamic bias voltage at the bulk terminal (). Furthermore, the power amplifier () comprises a bias-voltage generation circuit (). The input voltage is a linear function of an input signal. The bias-voltage generation circuit () is configured to generate the dynamic bias voltage as a nonlinear function of an envelope of the input signal.

A transceiver arrangement comprises a receiver arranged for frequency-division duplex communication; a transmitter arranged for frequency-division duplex communication; a transmission port for connecting to an antenna; a balancing impedance circuit arranged to provide an impedance arranged to mimic the impedance at the transmission port; and a filtering arrangement, which comprises filters of a first type and filters of a second type, connecting the receiver, transmitter, transmission port and balancing impedance circuit. The filters of the first type are arranged to pass signals at transmitter frequency and attenuate signals at receiver frequency and are connected between the transmitter and the transmission port and between the receiver and the balancing impedance circuit. The filters of the second type are arranged to attenuate signals at transmitter frequency and pass signals at receiver frequency and are connected between the transmitter and the balancing impedance circuit and between the receiver and the transmission port. A communication device is also disclosed.

Transceiver arrangement and communication device

A transceiver suitable for frequency division duplex (FDD) communication is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a transmitter leakage reduction circuit for a transceiver is described. The transmitter leakage reduction circuit comprises an auxiliary power amplifier, first and second filters, and a signal transmission arrangement. The auxiliary power amplifier is configured to provide an auxiliary power amplifier output signal that represents an output signal of a power amplifier of the transmitter with a controllable phase shift or gain output. The first and second filters are configured to attenuate any signals in the receive frequency band of the respective power amplifier output signal and auxiliary power amplifier output signal. The signal transmission arrangement is configured to suppress a contribution of the power amplifier output signal from a signal received from an RF connecting point using the auxiliary power amplifier output signal to obtain a received signal that is input to the receiver.

Transmitter receiver leakage reduction in a full duplex system without the use of a duplexer

A transceiver front-end for a communication device is connectable to a signal transmission and reception arrangement adapted to transmit a transmit signal having a transmit frequency and to receive a receive signal having a receive frequency. The transceiver front-end is also connectable to a transmitter adapted to produce the transmit signal, and to a receiver adapted to process the receive signal. The transceiver front-end comprises a transmit frequency suppression filter arrangement and a receive frequency suppression filter arrangement. The transmit frequency suppression filter arrangement is adapted to suppress transfer of a signal having the transmit frequency and to pass a signal having the receive frequency. The receive frequency suppression filter arrangement is adapted to suppress transfer of a signal having the receive frequency and to pass a signal having the transmit frequency. The transceiver front-end also comprises a transmit frequency cancellation arrangement and a receive frequency cancellation arrangement. The transmit frequency cancellation arrangement is adapted to produce a first cancellation signal for cancellation, at receiver nodes, of a suppressed signal having the transmit frequency, transferred by the transmit frequency suppression filter arrangement. The receive frequency cancellation arrangement is adapted to produce a second cancellation signal for cancellation, at signal transmission and reception arrangement nodes of a suppressed signal having the receive frequency, transferred by the receive frequency suppression filter arrangement. Corresponding transceiver, communication device and method are also disclosed.

Transceiver front-end

A down-conversion circuit for a receiver circuit is disclosed, the down-conversion circuit comprises a first passive switching mixer arranged to down-convert a received radio frequency, RF, signal with a first local oscillator, LO, signal (LO) having a first duty cycle for generating a first down-converted signal at an output port of the first passive switching mixer. The down-conversion circuit further comprises a second passive switching mixer arranged to down-convert the received RF signal with a second LO signal (LO) having the same LO frequency as the first LO signal (LO) and a second duty cycle, different from the first duty cycle, for generating a second down-converted signal at an output port of the second passive switching mixer. In addition, the down-conversion circuit comprises a passive output combiner network operatively connected to the output ports of the first passive switching mixer and the second passive switching mixer and arranged to combine the first and the second down-converted signals such that harmonically down-converted signal content present in the first down-converted signal and harmonically down-converted signal content present in the second down-converted signal cancel in a combined output signal of the down-conversion circuit. The passive output combiner network is tunable to adjust magnitudes and phases of the first and the second down-converted signals. A related quadrature down-conversion circuit, a related receiver circuit, a related communication device, and a related calibration method are also disclosed.

Down-conversion circuit

A transceiver suitable for frequency duplex division communication is disclosed. The transceiver comprises a transmitter, wherein the transmitter comprises a power amplifier; a receiver; an auxiliary power amplifier which is arranged to provide a controllable phase shift and gain output; a first filter arranged at an output of the power amplifier arranged to attenuate frequencies at a receiving frequency of the receiver; a second filter arrangement at an output of the auxiliary power amplifier arranged to attenuate frequencies at a receiving frequency of the receiver; and a signal transmission arrangement. The signal transmission arrangement is arranged to transmit signals provided from the transmitter through its power amplifier to a radio frequency, RF, connecting point, receive signals from the RF connecting point and provide the signals to the receiver, and provide signals from the auxiliary amplifier towards an input of the receiver. The transceiver also comprises a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to control the auxiliary power amplifier output to provide a signal that has a phase and amplitude in relation to the output of the power amplifier of the transmitter such that the transmitter contribution to the signal at the input of the receiver is suppressed. A method of controlling the transceiver, a communication device and computer program are also disclosed.

A transceiver arrangement comprises a receiver arranged for frequency-division duplex communication with a communication network; a transmitter arranged for frequency-division duplex communication with the communication network; a transmission port for connecting to an antenna or wire; a first filter connected between an output of the transmitter and the transmission port and arranged to pass signals at transmitter frequency and attenuate signals at receiver frequency; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the primary winding has one of its terminals connected to the transmission port; a second filter connected between another of the terminals of the primary winding and a reference voltage and arranged to attenuate signals at transmitter frequency and pass signals at receiver frequency; and an adaptive impedance circuit arranged to provide an adjustable resistance, connected between the output of the transmitter and the junction between the second filter and the another of the terminals of the primary winding, and arranged to provide a contribution from the transmitter to the primary winding such that a common-mode rejection of a contribution from the transmitter provided at the transmission port occurs at receive frequency. A communication device, a method of controlling a transceiver arrangement, and a computer program are also disclosed.

Transceiver arrangement, communication device, method and computer program

A transceiver front-end is connectable to a signal transmission and reception arrangement adapted to transmit and receive with respective frequencies. The transceiver front-end comprises at least one of a transmit frequency blocking arrangement and a receive frequency blocking arrangement. For instance, the transmit frequency blocking arrangement has a blocking and non-blocking frequency interval associated with the transmit frequency and receive frequency, respectively, and is adapted to block passage of transmit frequency signals between the signal transmission and reception arrangement and the receiver. At least one of the transmit frequency blocking arrangement and the receive frequency blocking arrangement comprises a network of passive components comprising at least one transformer and a frequency translated impedance adapted to have a higher impedance value in the blocking frequency interval than in the non-blocking frequency interval.

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