WO2014050552A1 - インピーダンス変換回路および無線通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an impedance conversion circuit and a wireless communication device applied to an antenna device or the like.
- the frequency band used for mobile phones in recent years is very wide.
- a cellular terminal compatible with pentaband can support both LowBand (for example, 824 to 960 MHz) and HighBand (for example, 1710 to 2170 MHz). Desired. Therefore, in order to correspond to LowBand and HighBand with one antenna, different operation modes are assigned to the antenna according to the frequency band. Normally, it is designed to support LowBand in the fundamental mode and HighBand in the harmonic mode.
- the input impedance of the antenna varies depending on the mode (resonance point).
- An antenna for a mobile phone terminal is, for example, about 8 ⁇ for LowBand and about 15 ⁇ for HighBand.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an impedance matching circuit having frequency characteristics (frequency dependence) by adding a reactance element to an impedance conversion circuit using a transformer.
- a transformer having a frequency characteristic in which impedance matching is performed in a desired band has the same impedance on the antenna port side as the antenna impedance for each frequency.
- the combination of inductance L1 of the primary coil and inductance L2 of the secondary coil used for coupling Is limited to two ways.
- the values of L1 and L2 are as very small as several nH, and it is difficult to obtain a high coupling coefficient due to the following factors.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an impedance conversion circuit capable of obtaining a predetermined (large) coupling coefficient even with a small coil and obtaining a predetermined impedance conversion ratio, and a wireless communication apparatus including the impedance conversion circuit. It is to provide.
- a first coil element (L1) and a second coil element (L2) that are transformer-coupled are provided on a laminated body formed by laminating a plurality of base material layers.
- the first coil element (L1) is composed of a first loop conductor (LP1) and a second loop conductor (LP2) provided in different layers of the multilayer body
- the second coil element (L2) is composed of a third loop conductor (LP3) and a fourth loop conductor (LP4) provided in different layers of the multilayer body
- the first loop-shaped conductor (LP1), the second loop-shaped conductor (LP2), the third loop-shaped conductor (LP3), and the fourth loop-shaped conductor (LP4) have the same general shape in plan view from the stacking direction (almost identical) Shape) (a pattern that circulates on almost the same loop)
- the first loop conductor (LP1) and the second loop conductor (LP2) are sandwiched in the layer direction between the third loop conductor (LP3) and the fourth loop conductor (LP4)
- the first coil element L1 is compared with the second coil element L2. And has a large self-inductance. Further, since at least some of them (L1B, L1C) are connected in parallel, the first coil element L1 and the second coil element L2 have substantially the same shape but have different inductance values. Furthermore, since the loop-shaped conductor of the first coil element and the loop-shaped conductor of the second coil element are close to each other in the layer direction and are coupled with each other by mutual inductance, there is sufficient between the first coil element and the second coil element. A coupling coefficient is obtained.
- a part (L1B) of the first loop conductor (LP1) and a part (L1C) or the whole of the second loop conductor (LP2) form a parallel circuit, and the first loop conductor (LP1) It is preferable that the remaining portion (L1A) of the loop-shaped conductor (LP1) and the remaining portion (L1D) of the second loop-shaped conductor (LP2) are respectively connected in series to the parallel circuit.
- the remaining portions of the first loop-shaped conductor and the second loop-shaped conductor also contribute to the self-induction of the first coil element and the mutual induction with the second coil element. It is easy to obtain a coefficient and a predetermined impedance conversion ratio.
- the third loop conductor (LP3) and the fourth loop conductor (LP4) are preferably connected in series. With this configuration, the number of turns and the inductance of the first coil element can be reduced, and the number of turns and the inductance of the second coil element can be increased, thereby obtaining a large impedance conversion ratio.
- the first loop-shaped conductor (LP1), the second loop-shaped conductor (LP2), the third loop-shaped conductor (LP3), and the fourth loop-shaped conductor (LP4) each have a loop of approximately one turn per layer. It is preferable that it is formed in a shape. With this configuration, the routing in the surface direction and the connection in the layer direction of the first to fourth loop conductors are simplified, the number of conductor patterns that do not contribute to coupling is reduced, and the size can be easily reduced.
- At least one of the first loop-shaped conductor, the second loop-shaped conductor, the third loop-shaped conductor, and the fourth loop-shaped conductor forms a loop of a plurality of turns across a plurality of base material layers. May be.
- At least one of the first loop-shaped conductor, the second loop-shaped conductor, the third loop-shaped conductor, and the fourth loop-shaped conductor is formed on a plurality of base material layers, and they are connected in parallel. May be. With this configuration, the direct current resistance (DCR) can be reduced and the resistance loss can be reduced.
- DCR direct current resistance
- a plurality of sets of the first loop-shaped conductor and the second loop-shaped conductor may be laminated. With this configuration, the inductance values of the first coil element and the second coil element can be set with a higher degree of freedom.
- the above configuration facilitates impedance matching when using an antenna element having an impedance lower than that of the feeder circuit. Further, since an equivalent negative inductance is generated in series with the antenna port, the inductance component of the antenna element itself is canceled by the negative inductance component, and the inductance component of the antenna element is apparently reduced. That is, since the effective inductive reactance component of the antenna element is small, impedance matching is easily performed over a wide band.
- a wireless communication device of the present invention includes a wireless communication circuit, and the wireless communication circuit includes the impedance conversion circuit according to any one of (1) to (9).
- the first coil element has a larger self-induction than the second coil element.
- the first coil element and the second coil element have substantially the same shape but have different inductance values. Furthermore, since the loop-shaped conductor of the first coil element and the loop-shaped conductor of the second coil element are close to each other in the layer direction and are coupled by mutual induction, it is sufficient between the first coil element and the second coil element. A coupling coefficient is obtained. As a result, a predetermined (large) coupling coefficient can be obtained even with a small coil, and an impedance conversion circuit having a predetermined impedance conversion ratio can be obtained.
- FIG. 1A is a circuit diagram of an antenna device 101 provided with the impedance conversion circuit 25 of the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B is an equivalent circuit diagram thereof.
- 2A is a circuit diagram of the impedance conversion circuit 25, and FIG. 2B is an equivalent circuit diagram thereof.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing the shift of impedance by the shunt-connected inductor shown in FIG. 2B on the Smith chart, and FIG. 3B is the impedance by the ideal transformer IT shown in FIG. 2B. It is the figure which showed this movement on the Smith chart.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the impedance in the high band with respect to the inductance of the primary coil and the secondary coil when the impedance in the low band is 10 ⁇ .
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the impedance in the high band with respect to the inductance of the primary coil and the secondary coil when the impedance in the low band is 10 ⁇ .
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the impedance conversion circuit 25 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the coupling between the coils of the impedance conversion circuit 25.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 25.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conductor pattern and a current path formed on each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 25.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the impedance conversion circuit 25.
- FIG. 10 is a front longitudinal sectional view of the impedance conversion circuit 25 and a view showing how the magnetic flux passes.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the impedance of the impedance conversion circuit 25 on a Smith chart.
- FIG. 12A, 12B, and 12C are circuit diagrams and frequency characteristics of an antenna device including the impedance conversion circuit of the present invention and a comparative example thereof.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram illustrating the impedance conversion circuit 26 according to the second embodiment in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 26.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram of an impedance conversion circuit 27A according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing conductor patterns formed on each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 27A according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of an impedance conversion circuit 27B according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram illustrating the impedance conversion circuit 28 according to the fifth embodiment in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil in the multilayer body.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 28.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing conductor patterns and current paths formed in each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 28.
- FIG. 21 is a circuit diagram of a high-frequency power amplifier including an impedance conversion circuit 29 according to the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a circuit diagram showing the impedance conversion circuit 29 in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil in the laminated body.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 29.
- 24A to 24E are perspective views of various conductor patterns of several impedance conversion circuits 25 according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration of a wireless communication apparatus such as a mobile phone terminal according to the eighth embodiment.
- FIG. 1A is a circuit diagram of an antenna device 101 including the impedance conversion circuit 25 of the first embodiment
- FIG. 1B is an equivalent circuit diagram thereof.
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- the antenna device 101 includes an antenna element 11 and an impedance conversion circuit 25 connected to the antenna element 11.
- the antenna element 11 resonates in the fundamental mode in LowBand and resonates in the harmonic mode in HighBand.
- An impedance conversion circuit 25 is connected to the feeding end of the antenna element 11.
- the primary coil L ⁇ b> 1 of the impedance conversion circuit 25 is inserted between the antenna element 11 and the power feeding circuit 30.
- the power feeding circuit 30 is a power feeding circuit for feeding a high frequency signal to the antenna element 11 and generates and processes a high frequency signal, but may include a circuit that combines and demultiplexes the high frequency signal.
- the impedance conversion circuit 25 includes a primary coil L1 (“first coil element” according to the present invention) connected to the power feeding circuit 30 and a secondary coil L2 coupled to the primary coil L1 (“second coil according to the present invention”). Coil element "). More specifically, the first end of the primary coil L1 is connected to the power feeding circuit 30, the second end is connected to the antenna element 11, and the first end of the secondary coil L2 is connected to the antenna element 11 and the second end. Each end is connected to ground.
- the impedance conversion circuit 25 includes a transformer type circuit in which the primary coil L1 and the secondary coil L2 are tightly coupled via a mutual inductance M. As shown in FIG. 1B, this transformer type circuit can be equivalently converted into a T type circuit including three inductance elements Z1, Z2, and Z3. That is, the T-type circuit includes a first port P1 connected to the power feeding circuit 30, a second port P2 connected to the antenna element 11, a third port P3 connected to the ground, a first port P1, and a branch point A. Inductance element Z1 connected between the second port P2 and the branch point A, and third inductance element connected between the third port P3 and the branch point A. It is composed of Z3.
- the inductance of the primary coil L1 shown in FIG. 1A is L1
- the inductance of the secondary coil L2 is L2
- the mutual inductance is M
- the inductance of Z2 is ⁇ M
- the inductance of the third inductance element Z3 is L2 + M.
- the portion (Z1 and Z3) formed between the port P1 connected to the power feeding circuit 30 and the port P3 connected to the ground is an impedance conversion by a transformer ratio. It is a part that contributes to That is, the impedance conversion ratio of the impedance conversion circuit 25 is (L1 + L2 + 2M): L2.
- FIG. 2A is a circuit diagram of the impedance conversion circuit 25, and FIG. 2B is an equivalent circuit diagram thereof.
- the impedance conversion circuit 25 is connected to the shunt.
- the inductor (L1 + L2 + 2M) has an inductor and an ideal transformer IT.
- M k ⁇ ⁇ (L1 ⁇ L2)
- the inductor of the inductance (L1 + L2 + 2M) is an inductor connected between the port P1 and the ground, as shown in FIG.
- the ideal transformer IT is an impedance conversion circuit having a turns ratio n: 1 between the primary coil L1 and the secondary coil L2.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing the shift of impedance by the shunt-connected inductor shown in FIG. 2B on the Smith chart
- FIG. 3B is the impedance by the ideal transformer IT shown in FIG. 2B. It is the figure which showed this movement on the Smith chart.
- the impedance conversion circuit 25 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B has no frequency dependency. That is, the impedance conversion ratio is constant regardless of the frequency.
- the inductance of the shunt-connected inductor is a small value to some extent, as shown in FIG. 3A, the inductance shifts to the low impedance side, so that there is a difference in impedance between LowBand and HighBand.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the impedance in the high band with respect to the inductance of the primary coil and the secondary coil when the impedance in the low band is 10 ⁇ .
- the inductance of the primary coil is represented by L1
- the inductance of the secondary coil is represented by L2.
- the values of L1 and L2 were calculated with a circuit simulator and plotted, and L1 and L2 that required impedance were plotted.
- the coupling coefficient k was set to 0.5.
- “Combination 2” which is a combination with a large inductance, has a large inductance value and a large resistance component, and therefore has a large loss. Therefore, from the viewpoint of loss, the combination “combination 1” with a small inductance value is adopted.
- the impedance conversion circuit 25 is formed by providing a conductor pattern on a multilayer body formed by laminating a plurality of dielectric base layers. That is, the impedance conversion circuit 25 has a laminated structure in which a dielectric base material layer and a conductor pattern are laminated.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram illustrating the impedance conversion circuit 25 according to the first embodiment in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil in the multilayer body.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the coupling between the coils.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 25. The dielectric base material layer on which these conductor patterns are formed is drawn.
- the base material layer may be a magnetic material in addition to the dielectric material.
- a magnetic material By using a magnetic material, the coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil can be increased (a larger coupling coefficient can be obtained).
- a fourth loop-shaped conductor LP4 is formed.
- the conductor patterns of each layer are connected to each other by via conductors.
- terminals corresponding to the first port (feed port) P1, the second port (antenna port) P2, the third port (ground port) P3 and other mounting terminals (empty terminals NC) ) Is formed. These terminals are formed on the lower surface of the lowermost base material layer.
- the first coil element (L1 shown in FIG. 1A) includes a first loop conductor LP1 and a second loop conductor LP2.
- the second coil element (L2 shown in FIG. 1A) is composed of a third loop conductor LP3 and a fourth loop conductor LP4.
- the first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 are sandwiched in the layer direction between the third loop conductor LP3 and the fourth loop conductor LP4.
- the conductor pattern L1B that is a part of the first loop conductor LP1 and the conductor pattern L1C that is a part of the second loop conductor LP2 are connected in parallel.
- a conductor pattern L1A that is the remaining portion of the first loop-shaped conductor LP1 and a conductor pattern L1D that is the remaining portion of the second loop-shaped conductor LP2 are connected in series to the parallel circuit.
- the third loop conductor LP3 based on the conductor pattern L2A and the fourth loop conductor LP4 based on the conductor pattern L2B are connected in series.
- a large inductance value of the primary coil is obtained by strong magnetic field coupling (self-induction SI) between the conductor patterns L1A and L1D and strong magnetic field coupling (self-induction SI) between the conductor patterns L1B and L1C. Yes.
- self-induction SI strong magnetic field coupling
- self-induction SI strong magnetic field coupling
- first coil element L1 is formed by magnetic field coupling (mutual induction MI) between the conductor patterns L1A and L1B and the conductor pattern L2B and magnetic field coupling (mutual induction MI) between the conductor patterns L1C and L1D and the conductor pattern L2A.
- secondary coil second coil element L2).
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing conductor patterns and current paths formed on each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 25.
- a current flows through the first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 along the path of the first port P1, the conductor pattern L1A, the conductor pattern (L1B + L1C), the conductor pattern L1D, and the second port P2.
- a current flows through the third loop-shaped conductor LP3 and the fourth loop-shaped conductor LP4 along the path of the second port P2, the conductor pattern L2A, the conductor pattern L2B, and the third port P3.
- the primary coil is composed of a parallel portion of the conductor patterns L1B and L1C and a series portion of the conductor patterns L1A and L1D.
- the secondary coil is composed of a series part of conductor patterns L2A and L2B.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a laminated body constituting the impedance conversion circuit 25, and FIG. 10 is a front longitudinal sectional view showing how the magnetic flux passes.
- a current flows through the loop conductors LP1, LP2, LP3, LP4, a magnetic flux in the same direction passes through each of the loop conductors LP1, LP2, LP3, LP4. That is, the loop conductors LP1, LP2, LP3, and LP4 are wound and connected in a direction in which mutual magnetic fluxes are strengthened.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the impedance of the impedance conversion circuit 25 on a Smith chart.
- the inductance of the primary coil L1 is 3.4 nH
- the inductance of the secondary coil is 4.6 nH
- the coupling coefficient is 0.5.
- the markers m1 and m2 are impedances viewed from the second port (antenna side port) P2
- the markers m3 and m4 are impedances viewed from the first port (power feeding side port) P1.
- Markers m1 and m3 are impedances at 884 MHz (LowBand)
- markers m2 and m4 are impedances at 1.94 GHz (HighBand).
- the impedance viewed from the second port (antenna side port) P2 at LowBand indicated by the marker m1 is 13 ⁇
- the impedance viewed from the second port (antenna side port) P2 at HighBand indicated by the marker m2 is 18 ⁇ .
- FIGS. 12A and 12B are both comparative examples.
- FIG. 12C is a circuit diagram of an antenna device provided with the impedance conversion circuit of the present invention and a diagram showing frequency characteristics thereof.
- 12A, 12B, and 12C show reflection losses S55, S33, and S11 and insertion losses S65, S43, and S21 in LowBand.
- the resonance frequency becomes lower than the resonance frequency of the antenna element alone.
- the frequency indicated by the marker m5 in FIG. 12A is 926 MHz
- the frequency indicated by the marker m3 in FIG. 12B is 888 MHz. Therefore, it is necessary to simultaneously design both the antenna element 11 and the impedance matching circuit.
- a negative inductance ( ⁇ M) is connected in series to the feeding point of the antenna element 11. The resonance frequency does not extremely decrease, and impedance matching can be achieved.
- the frequency indicated by the marker m1 is 967 MHz.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram illustrating the impedance conversion circuit 26 according to the second embodiment in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil. Similar to the impedance conversion circuit 25 according to the first embodiment, the impedance conversion circuit 26 according to this embodiment also has a multilayer structure in which a dielectric base material layer and a conductor pattern are stacked. This point is the same in each of the embodiments described below.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 26. However, it is drawn excluding the dielectric base material layer on which these conductor patterns are formed.
- a fourth loop-shaped conductor LP4 is formed.
- the conductor patterns of each layer are connected to each other by via conductors.
- a conductor pattern L2C connected in series to the third loop conductor LP3 is formed on the second loop conductor LP2.
- the number of turns and inductance of the secondary coil can be increased, and the setting range of the impedance conversion ratio can be expanded.
- a conductor pattern connected in series to the third loop conductor LP3 (conductor pattern L2A) or the fourth loop conductor LP4 (conductor pattern L2B) is formed on the first loop conductor LP1. Also good.
- a conductor pattern connected in series to the fourth loop conductor LP4 (conductor pattern L2B) may be formed on the second loop conductor LP2.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram of an impedance conversion circuit 27A according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing conductor patterns formed on each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 27A according to the third embodiment. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the impedance conversion circuit 25 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the primary coils are constituted by the conductor patterns L1B and L1C
- the secondary coils are constituted by the conductor patterns L2A and L2B.
- the conductor patterns L1B and L1C constituting the primary coil are adjacent to each other in the layer direction and are connected in parallel.
- the conductor patterns L2A and L2B constituting the secondary coil are arranged so as to sandwich the conductor patterns L1B and L1C in the layer direction, and are connected in series.
- first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 may all be connected in parallel.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of an impedance conversion circuit 27B according to the fourth embodiment. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the impedance conversion circuit 25 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the primary coils are constituted by the conductor patterns L1B and L1C
- the secondary coils are constituted by the conductor patterns L2A and L2B.
- the conductor patterns L1B and L1C constituting the primary coil are adjacent to each other in the layer direction and are connected in parallel.
- the conductor patterns L2A and L2B constituting the secondary coil are arranged so as to sandwich the conductor patterns L1A and L1B in the layer direction, and are connected in parallel.
- all of the secondary coils may be connected in parallel.
- the primary coil and the secondary coil can be either connected in series or in parallel.
- the inductance of one inductor is represented by Lu.
- the inductance of the coil becomes Lu ⁇ 2
- the inductance of the coil becomes Lu / 2. It becomes.
- a self-induction will improve and an inductance will increase.
- the coupling coefficient k between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and the inductance of the primary coil and the inductance of the secondary coil are determined. Just decide.
- the first high-frequency circuit is the power feeding circuit
- the second high-frequency circuit is the antenna.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and generally the first high-frequency circuit and The present invention can be applied to an impedance conversion circuit connected between the second high-frequency circuit.
- connection form of the primary coil and the secondary coil and the impedance conversion ratio is illustrated.
- the fifth embodiment is an example in which two sets of laminated structures of a primary coil and a secondary coil in the laminated body of the impedance conversion circuit 25 shown in the first embodiment are laminated. Further, in this example, not only the primary coil but also the secondary coil is provided with a series part and a parallel part (having a series-parallel structure).
- FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram illustrating the impedance conversion circuit 28 according to the fifth embodiment in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil in the multilayer body.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 28. The dielectric base material layer on which these conductor patterns are formed is drawn.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing conductor patterns and current paths formed in each base material layer of the impedance conversion circuit 28.
- the impedance conversion circuit 28 includes a first loop conductor LP11 based on the conductor patterns L1A1 and L1B1, a second loop conductor LP12 based on the conductor patterns L1C1 and L1D1, and a third loop based on the conductor pattern L2B1. And a fourth loop conductor LP14 formed of the conductor patterns L2A2 and L2B2.
- LP24 is formed.
- the conductor patterns of each layer are connected to each other by via conductors.
- terminals corresponding to the first port (feed port) P1, the second port (antenna port) P2, the third port (ground port) P3 and other mounting terminals (empty terminals NC) ) Is formed. These terminals are formed on the lower surface of the lowermost base material layer.
- the first coil element L1 (corresponding to the primary coil L1 shown in FIG. 1A) is composed of first loop conductors LP11, LP12, LP21, LP22.
- the second coil element L2 (corresponding to the secondary coil L2 shown in FIG. 1A) is composed of third loop conductors LP13 and LP23 and fourth loop conductors LP14 and LP24.
- the first loop conductor LP11 and the second loop conductor LP12 are sandwiched in the layer direction between the third loop conductor LP13 and the fourth loop conductor LP14.
- the first loop conductor LP21 and the second loop conductor LP22 are sandwiched in the layer direction between the third loop conductor LP23 and the fourth loop conductor LP24.
- the conductor pattern L1B1 which is a part of the first loop conductor LP11 and the conductor pattern L1C1 which is a part of the second loop conductor LP12 are connected in parallel.
- a conductor pattern L1A1 that is the remaining portion of the first loop-shaped conductor LP11 and a conductor pattern L1D1 that is the remaining portion of the second loop-shaped conductor LP12 are connected in series to the parallel circuit.
- the conductor pattern L1B2 which is a part of the first loop conductor LP21 and the conductor pattern L1C2 which is a part of the second loop conductor LP22 are connected in parallel.
- a conductor pattern L1A2 that is the remaining portion of the first loop-shaped conductor LP21 and a conductor pattern L1D2 that is the remaining portion of the second loop-shaped conductor LP22 are connected in series to the parallel circuit.
- the conductor pattern L2B2 which is a part of the fourth loop conductor LP14 and the conductor pattern L2C2 which is a part of the fourth loop conductor LP24 are connected in parallel.
- a conductor pattern L2A2 that is the remaining portion of the fourth loop-shaped conductor LP14 and a conductor pattern L2D2 that is the remaining portion of the fourth loop-shaped conductor LP24 are connected in series to the parallel circuit.
- the inductance value can be set with a higher degree of freedom.
- the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which two sets of primary coils L1 having a series-parallel structure and one set of secondary coils L2 having a series-parallel structure exist.
- the laminated structure of the primary coil and the secondary coil is further laminated so that there are three sets of primary coils L1 having a series-parallel structure and two sets of secondary coils L2 having a series-parallel structure. Also good.
- the sixth embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a high frequency power amplifier.
- the output impedance of a power amplifier is very low.
- GSM registered trademark
- CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
- the output impedance of a power amplifier is very low.
- GSM registered trademark
- CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
- the output impedance of a power amplifier with a very low output impedance to a 50 ⁇ transmission line matching is performed over a wide band in order to support a system that requires a wide band such as LTE (Long Term Evolution).
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- the impedance conversion circuit of the present invention can also be applied when matching the output of a power amplifier with a very low output impedance to a 50 ⁇ transmission line.
- FIG. 21 is a circuit diagram of a high-frequency power amplifier including the impedance conversion circuit 29 of the present invention.
- an impedance conversion circuit 29 is connected to the output of the power amplifier 40.
- the impedance conversion circuit 29 includes a primary coil L1, a secondary coil L2, and capacitors C1 and C2. Impedance conversion is performed by a transformer formed by the primary coil L1 and the secondary coil L2. Capacitors C1 and C2 are elements for fine adjustment of impedance matching.
- the impedance conversion circuit 29 matches the output impedance of the power amplifier 40 with a 50 ⁇ transmission line.
- FIG. 22 is a circuit diagram showing the impedance conversion circuit 29 in consideration of the arrangement relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil in the laminated body.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view of various conductor patterns of the impedance conversion circuit 29. The dielectric base material layer on which these conductor patterns are formed is drawn.
- Conductors LP4 are respectively formed.
- the conductor patterns of each layer are connected to each other by via conductors.
- the lower surface of the lowermost base material layer corresponds to a first port (output port) P1, a second port (power amplifier connection port) P2, a third port (ground port) GND1, and a fourth port (ground port) GND2. Each terminal is formed. These terminals are formed on the lower surface of the lowermost base material layer.
- the first coil element (L1 shown in FIG. 21) is composed of a first loop conductor LP1 and a second loop conductor LP2.
- the second coil element (L2 shown in FIG. 21) includes a third loop conductor LP3 and a fourth loop conductor LP4.
- the first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 are sandwiched in the layer direction between the third loop conductor LP3 and the fourth loop conductor LP4.
- the conductor pattern L1A that is the first loop conductor LP1 and the conductor pattern L1B that is the second loop conductor LP2 are connected in parallel.
- the third loop conductor LP3 and the fourth loop conductor LP4 are connected in series.
- capacitor electrodes C1a, C1b, C2a, C2b are formed inside the multilayer body.
- the capacitor electrodes C1a and C1b constitute a capacitor C1
- the capacitor electrodes C2a and C2b constitute a capacitor C2.
- the example in which the first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 are all connected in parallel is shown. However, as in some of the embodiments described above, At least a part of the first loop conductor LP1 and the second loop conductor LP2 may be connected in parallel.
- FIG. 24A is a perspective view of an impedance conversion circuit represented as a comparative example of FIGS. 24B to 24E.
- the impedance conversion circuit shown in FIG. 24A corresponds to the impedance conversion circuit 25 shown in FIG.
- conductor patterns L2B1 and L2B2 are formed over two layers, and they are connected in series. That is, FIG. 24B is an example in which the conductor pattern L2B (fourth loop conductor) of FIG. 24A is formed over two layers and connected in series.
- conductor patterns L2B1 and L2B2 are formed over two layers, and these are connected in parallel. That is, FIG. 24C is an example in which the conductor pattern L2B (fourth loop conductor) of FIG. 24A is formed over two layers and connected in parallel.
- conductor patterns L1B1 and L1B2 are formed over two layers and connected in series. That is, FIG. 24D is an example in which the conductor pattern L1B (first loop conductor) of FIG. 24A is formed over two layers and connected in series.
- conductor patterns L1B1 and L1B2 are formed over two layers, and these are connected in parallel. That is, FIG. 24E is an example in which the conductor pattern L1B (first loop conductor) of FIG. 24A is formed over two layers and connected in parallel.
- At least one of the first loop-shaped conductor, the second loop-shaped conductor, the third loop-shaped conductor, and the fourth loop-shaped conductor forms a multi-turn loop across the plurality of base material layers. It may be.
- at least one of the first loop-shaped conductor, the second loop-shaped conductor, the third loop-shaped conductor, and the fourth loop-shaped conductor is formed on a plurality of base material layers, and they are connected in parallel. Also good.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration of a wireless communication apparatus such as a mobile phone terminal according to the eighth embodiment.
- the antenna element 11 and the circuit board are provided in the housing, the ground conductor 20 is formed on the circuit board, and the impedance conversion circuit 25 and the power feeding circuit 30 are provided.
- the antenna element 11 constitutes a T-branch type antenna in which two radiating elements 11 a and 11 b are connected from the feeding circuit 30.
- the radiating element 11a is designed to have an electrical length that causes ⁇ / 4 resonance ( ⁇ : wavelength of LowBand) with LowBand.
- the radiating element 11b is designed to have an electrical length that causes ⁇ / 4 resonance ( ⁇ : wavelength of HighBand) with HighBand.
- the operating principle of this antenna is merely an example.
- the HighBand may be designed to resonate by (3/4) ⁇ in the entire radiating element (11a + 11b). In this case, since the radiating element is large for HighBand, the radiation characteristics are improved.
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第1コイル素子(L1)は前記積層素体のそれぞれ異なる層に設けられた第1ループ状導体(LP1)および第2ループ状導体(LP2)で構成されていて、
第2コイル素子(L2)は前記積層素体のそれぞれ異なる層に設けられた第3ループ状導体(LP3)および第4ループ状導体(LP4)で構成されていて、
第1ループ状導体(LP1)、第2ループ状導体(LP2)、第3ループ状導体(LP3)および第4ループ状導体(LP4)は積層方向からの平面視で概形状が同じ(ほぼ同一形状)(ほぼ同一ループ上を周回するパターン)であり、
第1ループ状導体(LP1)および第2ループ状導体(LP2)は、第3ループ状導体(LP3)と第4ループ状導体(LP4)との間に層方向に挟み込まれていて、
第1ループ状導体(LP1)および第2ループ状導体(LP2)は、それらの少なくとも一部(L1B,L1C)が並列接続されている、
ことを特徴とする。
図1(A)は第1の実施形態のインピーダンス変換回路25を備えたアンテナ装置101の回路図、図1(B)はその等価回路図である。例えば、ペンタバンド対応の携帯電話端末の場合、5つのバンドGSM850/900/1800/1900/UMTSバンド1 (GSMは登録商標)に対応する。
図13は第2の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路26の、1次コイルおよび2次コイルの配置関係を考慮して表した回路図である。この実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路26も第1の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路25同様、誘電体の基材層と導体パターンとが積層された積層体構造である。この実施形態以降に示す各実施形態においても、この点は同様である。図14はインピーダンス変換回路26の各種導体パターンの斜視図である。但し、これらの導体パターンが形成されている誘電体の基材層は除いて描いている。
図15は第3の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路27Aの回路図である。図16は第3の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路27Aの各基材層に形成されている導体パターンを示す図である。なお、基本的な構成は、第1の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路25と同一であるので、ここではその説明を省略する。この例では、導体パターンL1B,L1Cで1次コイルが構成されていて、導体パターンL2A,L2Bで2次コイルが構成されている。1次コイルを構成する導体パターンL1B,L1Cは層方向に隣接し、並列接続されている。2次コイルを構成する導体パターンL2A,L2Bは導体パターンL1B,L1Cを層方向に挟むように配置されていて、直列接続されている。
図17は第4の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路27Bの回路図である。なお、基本的な構成は、第1の実施形態に係るインピーダンス変換回路25と同一であるので、ここではその説明を省略する。この例では、導体パターンL1B,L1Cで1次コイルが構成されていて、導体パターンL2A,L2Bで2次コイルが構成されている。1次コイルを構成する導体パターンL1B,L1Cは層方向に隣接し、並列接続されている。2次コイルを構成する導体パターンL2A,L2Bは導体パターンL1A,L1Bを層方向に挟むように配置されていて、並列接続されている。
1次コイルL1 2次コイルL2 変換比
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直列 直列 4:2
(直列+並列) 直列 (4~1):2
並列 直列 1:2
直列 並列 4:0.5
(直列+並列) 並列 (4~1):0.5
並列 並列 1:0.5
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なお、1次コイルを構成する2層のループ状導体LP1,LP2と、2次コイルを構成する2層のループ状導体LP3,LP4とは、同じターン数でループの大きさも同じであるが、ループ状導体LP1,LP2は、ループ状導体LP3,LP4で層方向に挟み込まれているので、すなわち1次コイルの2層のループ状導体は層方向に近接しているので、2次コイルに比べ1次コイルのインダクタンスは大きい。
第5の実施形態は、第1の実施形態で示したインピーダンス変換回路25の積層素体内における1次コイルおよび2次コイルによる積層構造を2組積層配置した例である。また、1次コイルだけでなく、2次コイルについても直列部および並列部を設けた(直列-並列構造を備える)例である。
第6の実施形態では、本発明を高周波パワーアンプに適用した例を示す。一般に、パワーアンプの出力インピーダンスは非常に低く、例えば携帯電話端末において、GSM(登録商標)用の場合2Ω程度、CDMA用の場合4Ω程度である。このように、出力インピーダンスが非常に低いパワーアンプの出力を50Ωの伝送線路に整合させる際に、LTE(Long Term Evolution)など広帯域が必要なシステムに対応するためには、広帯域に亘って整合させる必要がある。しかし従来は、広帯域化するために多段のローパスフィルタ回路を構成する必要があった。そのため通過損失が大きくなってしまう。また、通過損失を抑えるためにローパスフィルタのインダクタを電極で構成すると、その電極を形成するのに必要な面積が大きくなって省スペース化できない。
図24(A)~(E)は第7の実施形態に係る幾つかのインピーダンス変換回路25の各種導体パターンの斜視図である。但し、基材層の図示は省略している。また、各導体パターンの線幅の図示を省略し、簡易的な線状パターンで表している。図24(A)は図24(B)~(E)の比較例として表すインピーダンス変換回路の斜視図である。この図24(A)に示すインピーダンス変換回路は、図7に示したインピーダンス変換回路25に相当する。
図25は第8の実施形態に係る携帯電話端末等の無線通信装置の構成を示す図である。この図25では、無線通信装置の筐体内の主要部についてのみ表している。筐体内にアンテナ素子11および回路基板が設けられていて、回路基板にはグランド導体20が形成されていて、インピーダンス変換回路25および給電回路30が設けられている。
L1…1次コイル(第1コイル素子)
L2…2次コイル(第2コイル素子)
L1A,L1B,L1C,L1D…導体パターン
L2A,L2B,L2C…導体パターン
LP1…第1ループ状導体
LP2…第2ループ状導体
LP3…第3ループ状導体
LP4…第4ループ状導体
P1…第1ポート
P2…第2ポート
P3…第3ポート
11…アンテナ素子
20…グランド導体
25,26,27A,27B,28,29…インピーダンス変換回路
30…給電回路
101…アンテナ装置
Claims (10)
- 複数の基材層を積層してなる積層素体に、トランス結合した第1コイル素子および第2コイル素子を設けてなるインピーダンス変換回路であって、
第1コイル素子は前記積層素体のそれぞれ異なる層に設けられた第1ループ状導体および第2ループ状導体で構成されていて、
第2コイル素子は前記積層素体のそれぞれ異なる層に設けられた第3ループ状導体および第4ループ状導体で構成されていて、
第1ループ状導体、第2ループ状導体、第3ループ状導体および第4ループ状導体は積層方向からの平面視で概形状が同じであり、
第1ループ状導体および第2ループ状導体は、第3ループ状導体と第4ループ状導体との間に層方向に挟み込まれていて、
第1ループ状導体および第2ループ状導体は、それらの少なくとも一部が並列接続されている、
ことを特徴とするインピーダンス変換回路。 - 前記第1ループ状導体の一部と、前記第2ループ状導体の一部または全部とで並列回路が構成されていて、前記第1ループ状導体の残余部および前記第2ループ状導体の残余部が前記並列回路に対してそれぞれ直列接続されている、請求項1に記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1ループ状導体または前記第2ループ状導体の形成層に、前記第3ループ状導体または前記第4ループ状導体に対して直列接続される導体パターンが形成されている、請求項1または2に記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第3ループ状導体および前記第4ループ状導体は直列接続されている、請求項1~3のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1ループ状導体、第2ループ状導体、第3ループ状導体および第4ループ状導体は、1層あたりそれぞれほぼ1ターンのループ状に形成されている、請求項1~4のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1ループ状導体、第2ループ状導体、第3ループ状導体または第4ループ状導体のうち少なくともいずれかは、複数の基材層に亘って複数ターンのループを形成している、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1ループ状導体、第2ループ状導体、第3ループ状導体または第4ループ状導体のうち少なくともいずれかは、複数の基材層に形成され、且つそれらが並列接続された、請求項1~5のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1ループ状導体および前記第2ループ状導体による組が複数組積層された、請求項1~7のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 前記第1コイル素子の第1端に繋がる給電ポート、前記第1コイル素子の第2端および前記第2コイル素子の第1端に繋がるアンテナポート、および前記第2コイル素子の第2端に繋がるグランドポートを備えた、請求項1~8のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路。
- 無線通信回路を有する無線通信装置において、
前記無線通信回路に、請求項1~9のいずれかに記載のインピーダンス変換回路を備えた無線通信装置。
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