JP6515240B1 - 可変インダクタ及び可変インダクタを使用した集積回路 - Google Patents
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110 1次導体
120 第1の2次導体
140 プリント回路基板
200 可変インダクタ
210 1次導体
220 第1の2次導体
230 第2の2次導体
240 プリント回路基板
1000 可変インダクタ
1100 1次導体
1200 2次導体
1300 スイッチ
1400 電流源
2000 可変インダクタ
2100 第1の導体
2200 第2の導体
2300 第1のスイッチ
2400 第2のスイッチ
2500 第3のスイッチ
M 主分岐
N1 第1のノード
N2 第2のノード
P1 電流経路
P2 電流経路
P3 電流経路
S1 第1のスイッチ
S2 第2のスイッチ
S3 第3のスイッチ
S4 第4のスイッチ
S5 第5のスイッチ
S 6 第6のスイッチ
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- 第1の外部部材と第2の外部部材とを接続するために用いるとともに、1次導体、第1の2次導体及び第1のスイッチを備えた可変インダクタであって、
前記1次導体は、前記第1の外部部材に接続された第1のノードと、前記第2の外部部材に接続された第2のノードと、を有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記1次導体と磁気的に結合され、
前記第1のスイッチは、前記第1の2次導体にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチの状態により操作される2つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成され、
前記第1の2次導体にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有する第2のスイッチをさらに備え、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチ及び前記第2のスイッチの状態により操作される4つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成されることを特徴とする可変インダクタ。 - 前記第1の2次導体にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有する第3のスイッチをさらに備え、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチ、前記第2のスイッチ及び前記第3のスイッチの状態により操作される8つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の可変インダクタ。 - 前記第1のノードは、前記1次導体の一端に配置され、
前記第2のノードは、前記1次導体の他端に配置されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の可変インダクタ。 - 前記可変インダクタは、RF(Radio Frequency)集積回路に集積されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の可変インダクタ。
- 前記第1のスイッチは、CMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)又はプリント回路基板により実施されることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の可変インダクタ。
- 第1の部材と、第2の部材と、前記第1の部材及び前記第2の部材に接続された可変インダクタと、を備えた集積回路であって、
前記可変インダクタは、1次導体、第1の2次導体及び第1のスイッチを有し、
前記1次導体は、第1の外部部材に接続された第1のノードと、第2の外部部材に接続された第2のノードと、を有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記1次導体と磁気的に結合され、
前記第1のスイッチは、第2のインダクタ部材にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチの状態により操作される2つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成され、
前記可変インダクタは、前記第1の2次導体にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有する第2のスイッチを有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチ及び前記第2のスイッチの状態により操作される4つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成されることを特徴とする集積回路。 - 前記可変インダクタは、前記第1の2次導体にそれぞれ接続された2つの側部を有する第3のスイッチを有し、
前記第1の2次導体は、前記第1のスイッチ、前記第2のスイッチ及び前記第3のスイッチの状態により操作される8つの可変電流経路を有する単一ループ構造に形成されることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の集積回路。 - 前記第1のノードは、前記1次導体の一端に配置され、
前記第2のノードは、前記1次導体の他端に配置されることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の集積回路。 - RF(Radio Frequency)に使用されることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の集積回路。
- 前記第1のスイッチは、CMOS(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)により実施されることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の集積回路。
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