Realtek Semiconductor Inc.

Airoha Technology Corporation

Ting-Yao Huang

Hsiao-Tsung Yen

Ka-Un Chan

Po-Chih Wang

Yu-Hua Liu

John-San Yang

Teng-Yuan Chang

An inductor device including a first ring-type structure, a second ring-type structure, and a third ring-type structure is disclosed. The second ring-type structure is coupled to the first ring-type structure and formed an 8-shaped loop with the first ring-type structure. The third ring-type structure is coupled to the second ring-type structure. The first ring-type structure and the second ring-type structure are located at an area surrounded by the third ring-type structure.

Inductor device

An inductor device includes a first trace, a second trace, and at least one connection member. The first trace is disposed on a first area. The second trace is disposed on a second area. The first area and the second area are coupled to each other at a junction. The at least connection member is disposed at a block at which the first trace and the second trace are not disposed and which is adjacent to the junction, and the at least connection member is coupled to the first trace and the second trace.

A transformer device includes a first and a second trace, a first and a second connection member, and a first input/output member. A second sub-trace of the first trace is coupled to a first sub-trace of the first trace at a first and a second area. The first connection member is coupled to the first and the second sub-trace. The first and a third sub-trace of the second trace are disposed in turn. A fourth sub-trace of the second trace is coupled to the third sub-trace at the first and the second area. The second and the fourth sub-trace are disposed in turn. The second connection member is coupled to the third and the fourth sub-trace. The first sub-trace includes first wires, and the first input/output member is coupled to the first wire which is located at an inner side among the first wires.

Transformer device

An inductor device includes a first inductor, a first connection member, a second inductor, and a second connection member. The first inductor includes a first and a second trace. The first trace is disposed in a first area, and the second trace is disposed in a second area. The first and the second area are connected at a junction. The first connection member is disposed at a block at which the first and the second trace are not disposed, and coupled to the first and the second trace. The second inductor includes a third and a fourth trace. The third trace is disposed in the first area, and the fourth trace is disposed in the second area. The second connection member is disposed at a block at which the third and the fourth trace are not disposed, and coupled to the third and the fourth trace.

An inductor device includes a first and a second inductor and a first and a second connection member. A first and a second trace of the first inductor is located on a first and a second layer respectively. The second trace is coupled to the first trace located at a first and a second area. The first connection member is coupled to the second trace. A third and a fourth trace of the second inductor is located on the first and the second layer respectively. The first trace and the third trace are disposed in turn at the first area and the second area. The fourth trace is coupled to the third trace located at the first and the second area. The second and the fourth trace are disposed in turn at the first and the second area. The second connection member is coupled to the fourth trace.

The present invention provides a transmitter including a mixer, a harmonic impedance adjustment circuit and an amplifier. The mixer is configured to mix a first baseband signal with a first oscillation signal to generate a first mixed signal to a first node, and to mix a second baseband signal with a second oscillation signal to generate a second mixed signal to a second node. The harmonic impedance adjustment circuit is coupled between the first node and the second node, and is configured to reduce harmonic components of the first mixed signal and the second mixed signal to generate an adjusted first mixed signal and an adjusted second mixed signal. The amplifier is coupled to the harmonic impedance adjustment circuit, and is configured to generate an amplified signal according to the adjusted first mixed signal and the adjusted second mixed signal.

Transmitter having harmonic impedance adjustment circuit

An offset compensation device includes a first bias module and a second bias module. The first bias module includes a plurality of first current control circuits and a plurality of second current control circuits coupled in parallel. Each of the first current control circuits generates a first reference current, and each of the second current control circuits generates a second reference current. The second bias module includes a plurality of third current control circuits and a plurality of fourth current control circuits coupled in parallel. Each of the third current control circuits generates a third reference current, and each of the fourth current control circuits generates a fourth reference current. The second reference current is greater than the first reference current, and the fourth reference current is greater than the third reference current.

Configurable offset compensation device

An RF transmitter with a power combiner and a differential amplifier is provided. The power combiner converts a differential output signal to a single-end output signal and transmits the single-end output signal to the antenna. The differential amplifier includes common-source input transistors, common-gate output transistors and a switch module. The common-source input transistors amplify a differential input signal and output an amplified differential signal. The common-gate output transistors, including sources electrically coupled to the common-source input transistors and drains electrically coupled to the power combiner, generate the differential output signal according to the amplified differential signal. The switch module is electrically coupled between the gates. The switch module electrically couples the gates of the common-gate output transistors if the RF transmitter is in operation and electrically isolates the gates if the RF receiver is in operation.

RF transceiver and RF transmitter of the same

The invention provides a power amplifier circuit capable of adjusting gain dynamically. The power amplifier circuit comprises a power supply unit configured to provide a power supply signal; an input power detection unit for receiving at least one input signal and the power supply signal, detecting the power of the input signal to generate a detection signal, and pulling up or down a bias signal by the detection signal; a power amplifier unit for receiving the input signal and the bias signal, adjusting the gain by the controlling of the bias signal, and amplifying the input signal by the adjusted gain to output at least one output signal. Therefore, the gain of power amplifier circuit will be adjusted dynamically by detecting the power of the input signal, so that the output signal conforming to the actual power may be outputted.

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Ting-Yao Huang