Methods for reconfiguring directional couplers in an rf transceiver

Abstract

Provided herein are methods of reconfiguring directional couplers in an RF transceiver. The methods can include designing and reconfiguring the directional couplers to provide high directivity and a desired coupling factor using configurable capacitors to effect a mutual coupling and using lumped components or delay lines to effect a phase shift. The reconfigurable directional couplers can be designed for multi-band operation with an adjustable coupling factor conducive to semiconductor process integration. The reconfigurable directional couplers can have variable phase shifters to achieve a desired level of directivity in the coupler. In various examples, the methods include monitoring the frequency of power signals received by the reconfigurable directional couplers, and adjusting the configurable capacitors and/or variable phase shifters to maintain desired directivity and coupling factors over multi-band operation of the reconfigurable directional couplers.