Transceiver front end (200; 300; 400), comprising: an antenna (250; 350; 450); a
transmitter branch (201; 301; 401) and a
receiver branch (202; 302; 402), wherein the antenna (250; 350; 450), the
transmitter branch (201; 301; 401) and the
receiver branch (202; 302; 402) are connected to an input / output pad (251; 351; 451), wherein the
transceiver front end (200; 300; 400) is operable in a
transmitter mode and a
receiver mode, and wherein the receiver branch (202; 302; 402) comprises: a low-
noise amplifier (220; 320; 420); a switch (280; 380; 480), wherein the switch (280; 380; 480) alternately disconnects the low-
noise amplifier (220; 320; 420) from the input / output pad (251; 351; 451) and connects the low-
noise amplifier (220; 320; 420) to the input / output pad (251; 351; 451), wherein the
transceiver front end (200; 300; 400) is operated in transmitter mode when the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420) is disconnected from the input / output pad (251; 351; 451) by the switch (280; 380; 480), wherein the
transceiver front end (200; 300; 400) is operated in receiver mode when the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420) is connected to the input / output pad (251; 351; 451) via the switch (280; 380; 480), and wherein the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420) amplifies the input signals received from the antenna (250; 350; 450) when the transceiver front-end (200; 300; 400) is in receiver mode, and an matching network (230; 330; 430) that is operationally connected to the switch (280; 380; 480) and the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420), wherein the matching network (230; 330; 430) provides both
impedance matching and protection against
electrostatic discharge for the switch (280; 380; 480) and the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420), wherein the matching network (230; 330; 430) comprises an
inductor (235; 335; 435) and a first
capacitor (231; 331; 431) electrically connected in series between ground and an input terminal (285; 385; 485) of the switch (280; 380; 480), and further comprises a second
capacitor (232; 432) electrically connected between an output terminal (286; 386; 486) of the switch (280; 380; 480) and the second bias
resistor (272, 472). wherein the receiver branch (202; 302; 402) further comprises a bias
resistor (271; 371; 471) which is electrically connected to an input terminal (285; 385; 485) of the switch (280; 380; 480), enabling different bias voltages to be applied to the input terminal (285; 385; 485) of the switch (280; 380; 480) accordingly in transmitter mode and receiver mode, and wherein the receiver branch (202; 302; 402) further comprises a second bias
resistor (272; 472) which is electrically connected to an input terminal (225; 325; 425) of the low-noise amplifier (220; 320; 420).