Integrated Antenna Diplexer for

WLAN RF module(802.11)

Master thesis presentation

Hu Lin
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 Introduction

 This design is a part pre-development of the

802.11a/b/g WLAN model.
 A new diplexer structure is proposed.
 A 4.9-5.9GHz lumped elements band pass filter was
designed and implemented in Philips Passi.
 This diplexer design was already sent to fabrication.

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 Philips 802.11b WLAN module
 A 2.4GHz band pass filter is implemented in Passi technology

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Philips WLAN 802.11a/b/g module diagraph

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 The part specification of the diplexer design

Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Value Value Value

Frequency Low band 2400 - 2483 MHz

bands

High band 4900 - 5850 MHz

Insertion Low band - 0.8 1.5 dB

Loss

High band - 1 1.5 dB

VSWR Input port, both bands - - 1.5

 

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 The definition of diplexer
 The diplexer filter is a three ports frequency dependent device,
which provides two pass bands, with one common port.
 The purpose of a diplexer is usually of force a frequency constant
impedance to occur at the input port.
 The branch filters of a diplexer are synthesized by single
terminated network and usually they have a symmetric
structures.

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 The characteristic of this diplex design

 The difference of the two branch pass-band width is very big.

 The frequency space between the two pass bands is over 2GHz.
 The 2.4GHz (802.11b) band pass filter can be used as the low
band branch filter, but it was designed by Insertion Loss
method.

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A diplexer formed by two impedance
generators

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Impedance generator

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A Butterworth high band band-pass filter

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0.4nH inductor design in Passi

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3.8nH inductor design in Passi

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Butterworth BPF structure with separate inductor
layout momentum simulation data blocks

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Elliptic band pass filter with two notches

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1nH inductor design in Passi

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The complete diplexer with separate inductor
layout momentum simulation date blocks

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Combination of inductors layout step (1)

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Combination of inductors layout step (2)

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Combination of inductors layout step (3)

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Final structure and simulation result

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 Conclusion

 This impedance generator diplexer structure is effective in

this antenna filter design project.

 Lumped elements filter implemented in Passi has a

compact size (The size of this diplexer die is 3.0*3.5mm2).

 In over 6GHz frequency area, the Passi technology still has

a good performance.

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