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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mackenzie Brian Cook, Montreal, CA;
John William Mitchell Rogers, Nepean, CA;
Assignee:
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/40 (2015.01); H04W 52/52 (2009.01); H01G 5/38 (2006.01); H01L 27/24 (2006.01); H01G 4/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/52 (2013.01); H01G 5/38 (2013.01); H01L 27/24 (2013.01); H01G 4/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable capacitor is disclosed, having a variable capacitance between a first node and a second node. The variable capacitor comprises a switch having a first terminal and a second terminal, the impedance between the first terminal and the second terminal being controllable via a control node. The variable capacitor further includes a first capacitor coupled between the first terminal and the first node, and a second capacitor coupled between the second terminal and the second node.