High-frequency module and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016197643-A1
Application number	US-201615071227-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 16, 2016
Priority date	Sep 17, 2013
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a high-frequency module, SAW duplexers are connected to a selection target terminal. A phase circuit is connected between a first SAW duplexer and the selection target terminal and a phase circuit is connected between a second SAW duplexer and the selection target terminal. The phase circuits make the second SAW duplexer side, when seen from the selection target terminal side, be in a substantially open state at a high frequency in the frequency bands of fundamental waves of first communication signals and make the first SAW duplexer side be in a substantially open state in the frequency bands of fundamental waves of second communication signals. The phase circuit is a band elimination filter having an attenuation pole near a third harmonic frequency band of the first transmission signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A high-frequency module comprising:
a first transmission/reception circuit that transmits and receives a first communication signal of a first frequency band; a second transmission/reception circuit that transmits and receives a second communication signal of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band; a common terminal that is to be connected to an antenna which is commonly used for the first communication signal and the second communication signal; a connection point at which the first transmission/reception circuit, the second transmission/reception circuit, and the common terminal are connected; and a phase circuit that includes a circuit element which is connected to the connection point and the first transmission/reception circuit and performs phase adjustment so as to make the second transmission/reception circuit side, when seen from the connection point, be in an open state at a high frequency in the first frequency band and make the first transmission/reception circuit side, when seen from the connection point, be in an open state at a high frequency in the second frequency band; wherein the phase circuit includes a band elimination filter connected between the connection point and the first transmission/reception circuit; and the band elimination filter has an attenuation band including a harmonic frequency of a specific frequency band in the first frequency band and pass bands provided at a high frequency side and a low frequency side on outer side portions of the attenuation band, and includes the first frequency band in the pass band at the low frequency side.

2 . The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein frequency bands of the attenuation band and the second frequency band overlap with each other.

3 . The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first transmission/reception circuit includes a duplexer circuit which separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the first communication signal; and the second transmission/reception circuit includes a duplexer circuit which separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the second communication signal.

4 . The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the phase circuit includes a parallel resonance circuit including:
a first inductor which is connected in series between the connection point and the first transmission/reception circuit; and a first capacitor which is connected in parallel with the first inductor.

5 . The high-frequency module according to claim 4 , wherein the phase circuit includes a second inductor which is connected between the parallel resonance circuit at the first transmission/reception circuit side and ground.

6 . The high-frequency module according to claim 5 , wherein the phase circuit further includes:
a second capacitor which is connected in series between the connection point and the second transmission/reception circuit; and a third inductor which is connected between the second capacitor at the second transmission/reception circuit side and the ground.

7 . The high-frequency module according to claim 6 , further comprising a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers on which conductor patterns are provided; wherein
one of the second inductor and the third inductor is a coiled conductor defined by the conductor patterns in the multilayer body; and the other one of the second inductor and the third inductor is a surface mount inductor component mounted on a surface of the multilayer body.

8 . The high-frequency module according to claim 7 , wherein
the multilayer body includes a plurality of ground conductors; and a ground conductor to which the second inductor is connected is different from a ground conductor to which the third inductor is connected.

9 . The high-frequency module according to claim 6 , further comprising a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers on which conductor patterns are provided; wherein
the second inductor and the third inductor are coiled conductors defined by the conductor patterns in the multilayer body; a first circuit element of the first transmission/reception circuit and a second circuit element of the second transmission/reception circuit are mounted on a surface of the multilayer body; the coiled conductor of the second inductor is arranged under a mounting region of the first circuit element; and the coiled conductor of the third inductor is arranged under a mounting region of the second circuit element.

10 . The high-frequency module according to claim 9 , wherein the first circuit element and the second circuit element include duplexers including piezoelectric resonators.

11 . The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , further comprising a switch circuit which includes an antenna connection terminal and a plurality of selection target terminals, and selects one of the plurality of selection target terminals and connects the selected selection target terminal to the antenna connection terminal; wherein
the common terminal is one of the plurality of selection target terminals.

12 . The high-frequency module according to claim 7 , further comprising a switch circuit which includes an antenna connection terminal and a plurality of selection target terminals, and selects one of the plurality of selection target terminals and connects the selected selection target terminal to the antenna connection terminal; wherein
the switch circuit includes a diode-type switch element which is mounted on the surface of the multilayer body.

13 . The high-frequency module according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are transmitted/received by any one of simultaneous transmission in which the two communication signals are transmitted simultaneously, simultaneous reception in which the two communication signals are received simultaneously, and simultaneous transmission and reception in which one of the communication signals is transmitted and the other of the communication signals is received simultaneously.

14 . A communication device comprising:
the high-frequency module according to claim 1 ; an antenna that is connected to the high-frequency module and is common to the first communication signal and the second communication signal; and an RFIC that is connected to the high-frequency module and controls transmission/reception of the first communication signal and the second communication signal while selecting any one of simultaneous transmission in which the two communication signals are transmitted simultaneously, simultaneous reception in which the two communication signals are received simultaneously, and simultaneous transmission and reception in which one of the communication signals is transmitted and the other of the communication signals is received simultaneously.

15 . The communication device according to claim 14 , wherein frequency bands of the attenuation band and the second frequency band overlap with each other.

16 . The communication device according to claim 14 , wherein
the first transmission/reception circuit includes a duplexer circuit which separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the first communication signal; and the second transmission/reception circuit includes a duplexer circuit which separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the second communication signal.

17 . The communication device according to claim 14 , wherein the phase circuit in

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Uejima Takanori

Classifications

• H03H7/465

  having variable circuit topology, e.g. including switches · CPC title

• H03H9/725

  Duplexers · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04B1/40 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title

• H01P5/16 Primary

  Conjugate devices, i.e. devices having at least one port decoupled from one other port · CPC title