CN113676209A

CN113676209A - Amplifier module, radio frequency system and communication equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113676209A
Application number: CN202110927549.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈锋; 仝林
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-12
Filing date: 2021-08-12
Publication date: 2021-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 2041-08-12
Also published as: WO2023016218A1; CN113676209B

Abstract

The application provides an amplifier module, radio frequency system and communications facilities, the MMPA module supports the processing of non-ultrahigh frequency signal and hyperfrequency signal, and this MMPA module supports 4 antenna SRS functions, and support the receiving process of hyperfrequency signal all the way, the radio frequency front end framework has been simplified, in addition, support hyperfrequency signal and non-hyperfrequency signal through antenna multiplexing port and share the antenna, compare in taking the switching circuit off the way outward and having practiced thrift cost and layout area in order to realize corresponding the function, reduce the circuit plug and loss.

Description

Amplifier module, radio frequency system and communication equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of antenna technologies, and in particular, to an amplifier module, a radio frequency system, and a communication device.

Background

For a communication device supporting a fifth Generation (5th-Generation, 5G) communication technology, a dual connection mode of a fourth Generation (4th-Generation, 4G) signal and a 5G signal is generally adopted in a Non-independent Networking (NSA) mode. Generally, in order to improve the communication performance in the dual connectivity modes of 4G and 5G, a plurality of separately disposed power amplifier modules, for example, a plurality of Multi-band Multi-mode power amplifier (MMPA) devices for supporting 4G signal transmission and MMPA devices for supporting 5G signal transmission, may be disposed in the radio frequency system to implement dual transmission of 4G signals and 5G signals.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an amplifier module, a radio frequency system and communication equipment, which can improve the integration level of devices and reduce the cost.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a multi-mode multi-band power amplifier MMPA module, comprising:

the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit is configured to receive and process a non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver and output the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to a target non-ultrahigh frequency output port through the target selection switch;

an ultra-high frequency amplification circuit comprising:

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit is configured to receive and process the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver and output the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to a target ultrahigh frequency output port through the SPDT switch, the filter, the coupler and the DP4T switch in sequence;

an ultra-high frequency receiving circuit configured to receive and process an ultra-high frequency receiving signal of a target ultra-high frequency input port sequentially through the DP4T switch, the coupler, the filter and the SPDT switch, and output the received signal to the radio frequency transceiver;

the P port of the SPDT switch is connected with the filter, one T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit, and the other T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit; one P port of the DP4T switch is connected to the coupler, the other P port is configured to be connected to a transceiving port of a target frequency band signal, the three T ports of the DP4T switch are configured to be connected to three SRS ports, respectively, and the other T port is configured to be connected to an antenna multiplexing port of the uhf transmission/reception signals and the target frequency band signal; the target ultrahigh frequency output port and the target ultrahigh frequency input port are any one of the three SRS ports and the antenna multiplexing port, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the MMPA module further supports the ultrahigh frequency signal on the basis of supporting the non-ultrahigh frequency signal, and the processing circuit at the ultrahigh frequency end supports the 4-antenna SRS function, and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultrahigh frequency signal, thereby simplifying the architecture of the radio frequency front end.

In a second aspect, the present application provides an MMPA module comprising:

the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying unit is connected with the target selection switch, is used for receiving and processing a non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver, and outputs the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to a target non-ultrahigh frequency output port through the target selection switch;

the first ultrahigh frequency amplification unit is sequentially connected with the SPDT switch, the filter, the coupler and the DP4T switch, and is used for receiving and processing the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver, amplifying the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal, and outputting the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to a target ultrahigh frequency output port through the SPDT switch, the filter, the coupler and the DP4T switch in sequence;

the second ultrahigh frequency amplification unit is sequentially connected with the SPDT switch, the filter, the coupler and the DP4T switch, and is used for receiving and processing the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal of the target ultrahigh frequency input port sequentially through the DP4T switch, the coupler, the filter and the SPDT switch, amplifying the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal and outputting the amplified ultrahigh frequency receiving signal to the radio frequency transceiver;

the P port of the SPDT switch is connected with the filter, one T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the first ultrahigh frequency amplification unit, and the other T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the second ultrahigh frequency amplification unit; one P port of the DP4T switch is connected to the coupler, the other P port is connected to a transceiver port of a target frequency band signal of the MMPA module, three T ports of the DP4T switch are connected to three SRS ports of the MMPA module in a one-to-one correspondence, the other T port is connected to an antenna multiplexing port of the MMPA module, and the antenna multiplexing port is a multiplexing port of an antenna for transmitting the uhf transmission signal/the uhf reception signal and an antenna for transmitting the target frequency band signal; the target ultrahigh frequency output port and the target ultrahigh frequency input port are any one of the three SRS ports and the antenna multiplexing port, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal.

In a third aspect, the present application provides an MMPA module configured with a non-uhf receiving port for receiving a non-uhf transmission signal of a radio frequency transceiver, an uhf receiving port for receiving an uhf transmission signal of the radio frequency transceiver, a first uhf output port for transmitting an uhf reception signal from an antenna, and a non-uhf output port for transmitting the non-uhf transmission signal, a second uhf output port for transmitting the uhf transmission signal, a transceiving port for transmitting or receiving a target frequency band signal, the second ultrahigh frequency output port comprises an antenna multiplexing port and three SRS ports, the antenna multiplexing port is an antenna for transmitting the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal/the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal and a multiplexing port of an antenna for transmitting the target frequency band signal, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal; the MMPA module includes:

the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit is connected with the non-ultrahigh frequency receiving port and is used for amplifying the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal;

the target selection switch is connected with the output end of the non-ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit and the non-ultrahigh frequency output port and used for selectively conducting a channel between the non-ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit and a target non-ultrahigh frequency output port, and the target non-ultrahigh frequency output port is any one of the non-ultrahigh frequency output ports;

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit is connected with the ultrahigh frequency receiving port and the second power supply port and is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit is connected with the first ultrahigh frequency output port and the second power supply port and is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

one T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit, and the other T port of the SPDT switch is connected with the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit;

the first end of the filter is connected with the P port of the SPDT switch and is used for filtering the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal/the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal;

the first end of the coupler is connected with the second end of the filter, the second end of the coupler is connected with the coupling port of the MMPA module, and the coupler is used for detecting the power information of the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal/the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal and outputting the power information through the coupling port;

a DP4T switch, where one P port of the DP4T switch is connected to the third end of the coupler, and the other P port is connected to the transceiving port, and three T ports of the DP4T switch are connected to the three SRS ports in a one-to-one correspondence, and the other T port is connected to the antenna multiplexing port.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a radio frequency system comprising:

the MMPA module of any one of the first to third aspects;

the radio frequency transceiver is connected with the MMPA module and is used for transmitting and/or receiving ultrahigh frequency signals and non-ultrahigh frequency signals;

the first antenna unit is connected with an ultrahigh frequency antenna port of the MMPA module, and the ultrahigh frequency antenna port comprises three SRS ports and an antenna multiplexing port;

the target antenna unit is connected with a target antenna port of the MMPA module;

the radio frequency system is used for realizing the EN-DC function between the ultrahigh frequency emission signal and the non-ultrahigh frequency emission signal through the MMPA module, wherein the non-ultrahigh frequency signal comprises any one of a low frequency emission signal, an intermediate frequency emission signal and a high frequency emission signal.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, comprising:

the radio frequency system of the fourth aspect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 1B is a schematic structural diagram of a conventional MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a framework of an MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of another MMPA module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a framework of a radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic block diagram of another radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a frame of another radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic block diagram of another radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic block diagram of another radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a frame of another radio frequency system 1 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic frame diagram of a communication device a according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 18 is a schematic frame diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, and in the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present application are set forth. This application may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete. This application is capable of embodiments in many different forms than those described herein and those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the application and it is therefore not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise. In the description of the present application, "a number" means at least one, such as one, two, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

The radio frequency system according to the embodiment of the present application may be applied to a communication device having a wireless communication function, where the communication device may be a handheld device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a computing device or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, and various forms of User Equipment (UE) (e.g., a Mobile phone), a Mobile Station (MS), and the like. For convenience of description, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as a communication device. The network devices may include base stations, access points, and the like.

At present, as shown in fig. 1A, a radio frequency system 1 commonly used for electronic devices such as mobile phones includes an MMPA module 10, a transmitting module 20 (the transmitting module is also called a TXM module), a radio frequency transceiver 30 and an antenna group 40, where the radio frequency transceiver 30 is connected to the MMPA module 10 and the transmitting module 20, and the MMPA module 10 and the transmitting module 20 are connected to the antenna group 40. The rf transceiver is configured to send or receive rf signals through the signal path of the MMPA module 10 and the antenna group 40, or send or receive rf signals through the transmitting module 20 and the antenna group 40, and in addition, the MMPA module 10 may also be connected to the transmitting module 20 to form a signal processing path to send or receive rf signals through a corresponding antenna.

As an example of an MMPA module 10 provided IN the embodiment of the present application shown IN fig. 1B, the MMPA module 10 is configured with a low-frequency signal receiving port LB TX IN, an intermediate-frequency signal receiving port MB TX IN, a high-frequency signal receiving port HB TX IN, a first low-frequency signal transmitting port LB1, a second low-frequency signal transmitting port LB2, a third low-frequency signal transmitting port LB3, a fourth low-frequency signal transmitting port LB4, a fifth low-frequency signal transmitting port LB5, a first intermediate-frequency signal transmitting port MB1, a second intermediate-frequency signal transmitting port MB2, a third intermediate-frequency signal transmitting port MB3, a fourth intermediate-frequency signal transmitting port MB4, a fifth intermediate-frequency signal transmitting port MB5, a first high-frequency signal transmitting port HB1, a second high-frequency signal transmitting port HB2, a third high-frequency signal transmitting port HB3, a first high-frequency signal retransmitting port HB RX1, a second high-frequency signal retransmitting port HB2, First low-middle high frequency power supply port LMHB _ VCC1, second high frequency power supply port HB _ VCC2, second low-middle frequency power supply port LMB _ VCC2, port SCLK1, port SDA1, port VIO1, port VBATT1, port SCLK2, port SDA2, port VIO2, port VBATT2, the MMPA module 10 includes:

the low-frequency amplification circuit LB PA comprises a low-frequency front-stage PA (shown as a PA close to LB TX IN), a low-frequency matching circuit and a low-frequency rear-stage PA (shown as a PA far away from LB TX IN), wherein the input end of the low-frequency front-stage PA is connected with the LB TX IN, the output end of the low-frequency front-stage PA is connected with the low-frequency matching circuit, the low-frequency matching circuit is connected with the low-frequency rear-stage PA, the power supply end of the low-frequency front-stage PA is connected with LMHB _ VCC1, and the power supply end of the low-frequency rear-stage PA is connected with LMB _ VCC2 and is used for receiving and processing low-frequency signals sent by a radio frequency transceiver;

the low-frequency selection switch is an SP5T switch, a P port of the SP5T switch is connected with an output end of the low-frequency post-stage PA, and 5T ports are connected with the LB1, the LB2, the LB3, the LB4 and the LB5 in a one-to-one correspondence manner and used for selectively conducting a path between the LB PA of the low-frequency amplification circuit and any low-frequency signal sending port;

the intermediate frequency amplification circuit MB PA comprises an intermediate frequency front stage PA (shown as a PA close to MB TX IN), an intermediate frequency matching circuit and an intermediate frequency rear stage PA (shown as a PA far away from MB TX IN), wherein the input end of the intermediate frequency front stage PA is connected with the MB TX IN, the output end of the intermediate frequency front stage PA is connected with the intermediate frequency matching circuit, the intermediate frequency matching circuit is connected with the intermediate frequency rear stage PA, the power supply end of the intermediate frequency front stage PA is connected with the LMHB _ VCC1, and the power supply end of the intermediate frequency rear stage PA is connected with the LMB _ VCC2 and is used for receiving and processing intermediate frequency signals sent by a radio frequency transceiver;

the intermediate frequency selective switch is an SP5T switch, a P port of the SP5T switch is connected with an output end of the intermediate frequency post-stage PA, and 5T ports are connected with the MB1, the MB2, the MB3, the MB4 and the MB5 in a one-to-one correspondence manner and are used for selectively conducting a path between the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit MB PA and any intermediate frequency signal sending port;

the high-frequency amplification circuit HB PA comprises a high-frequency front stage PA (shown as a PA close to HB TX IN), a high-frequency matching circuit and a high-frequency rear stage PA (shown as a PA far away from HB TX IN), wherein the input end of the high-frequency front stage PA is connected with the MB TX IN, the output end of the high-frequency front stage PA is connected with the high-frequency matching circuit, the high-frequency matching circuit is connected with the high-frequency rear stage PA, the power supply end of the high-frequency front stage PA is connected with the LMHB _ VCC1, and the power supply end of the high-frequency rear stage PA is connected with the HB _ VCC2 and is used for receiving and processing high-frequency signals sent by a radio frequency transceiver;

the first high-frequency selection switch is an SPST switch, a P port is connected with the output end of the high-frequency post-stage PA, and a T port is connected with HB 1;

the second high-frequency selection switch is an SPDT switch, a P port is connected with HB2, one T port is connected with HB1, and the other T port is connected with HB RX 2;

the third high-frequency selective switch is an SPDT switch, a P port is connected with HB3, one T port is connected with HB1, and the other T port is connected with HB RX 1;

the first Controller CMOS Controller1 is connected with a port SCLK1, a port SDA1, a port VIO1 and a port VBATT1, and is used for receiving a first mobile processor industrial interface BUS MIPI BUS control signal of the port SCLK1 and the port SDA1, receiving a first MIPI power supply signal of the VIO1, and receiving a first bias voltage signal of the VBATT 1;

the second Controller CMOS Controller2 is connected to the port SCLK2, the port SDA2, the port VIO2, the port VBATT2, and is configured to receive a second MIPI BUS control signal of the port SCLK2 and the port SDA2, receive a second MIPI power supply signal of the port VIO2, and receive a second bias voltage signal of the VBATT 2.

The working frequency range of the low-frequency signal, the intermediate-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal which can be processed by the signal processing circuit of the MMPA module 10 is 663 MHz-2690 MHz. It can be seen that, the existing MMPA module only integrates circuits supporting low-frequency signal, intermediate-frequency signal and high-frequency signal processing, and with the continuous and commercial use of the fifth generation 5G ultrahigh frequency (e.g., UHB n77(3.3 GHz-4.2 GHz), n78(3.3 GHz-3.8 GHz)) in various countries, the processing of the ultrahigh frequency signal supported by the electronic devices such as mobile phones has become a necessary requirement.

In the current scheme, in order to support the processing capability of the uhf signal, a terminal manufacturer needs to use an additional power amplifier module supporting the uhf signal. Meanwhile, the conventional MMPA module does not consider the situation that the fourth generation 4G radio access network and the fifth generation 5G New air interface NR are connected (E-UTRA and New radio Dual Connectivity, EN-DC) between the low frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal and the high frequency signal in power supply, and power supplies of the signal processing circuits are connected together. In this case, an additional MMPA module is needed to realize the EN-DC before the low-frequency signal and the intermediate-frequency signal, and before the low-frequency signal and the high-frequency signal.

In view of the above problems, the present application provides an amplifier module, a radio frequency system and a communication device, which will be described in detail below.

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a Multi-band Multi-mode power amplifier (MMPA) module 10, including:

a non-uhf amplifying circuit 500 configured to receive and process the non-uhf transmission signal from the rf transceiver 30, and output the non-uhf transmission signal to the target non-uhf output port 800 through the target selection switch 570;

the ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit 400 includes:

an UHF transmitting circuit 410 configured to receive and process the UHF transmitting signal from the RF transceiver 30, and sequentially pass through

The output of the SPDT switch 540, the filter 610, the coupler 710 and the DP4T switch 550 is connected to the target UHF output port;

an uhf receiver circuit 420 configured to receive and process an uhf receiver signal of a target uhf input port sequentially through the DP4T switch 550, the coupler 710, the filter 610 and the SPDT switch 540, and output the uhf receiver signal to the rf transceiver;

wherein, the P port of the SPDT switch 540 is connected to the filter 610, one T port of the SPDT switch 540 is connected to the uhf transmission circuit 410, and the other T port is connected to the uhf reception circuit 420; one P port of the DP4T switch 550 is connected to the coupler, the other P port is configured to be connected to the transceiver port 810 of the target frequency band signal, the three T ports of the DP4T switch 550 are configured to be connected to three SRS ports 820, respectively, and the other T port is configured to be connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830 of the uhf transmission/reception signals and the target frequency band signal; the target ultrahigh frequency output port and the target ultrahigh frequency input port are any one of the three SRS ports 820 and the antenna multiplexing port 830, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal.

For example, the SRS port 820 refers to an antenna port for receiving or transmitting an uhf signal, and the symbol "/" indicates an or.

In a specific implementation, the DP4T switch 550 is used to selectively turn on signal paths between the uhf transmission circuit 410 and any one of the antenna multiplexing port 830 and the three SRS ports 820, so as to support a round-robin transmission function of the uhf signals between the antennas. The SRS switching4 antenna transmitting function of the mobile phone is a necessary option of China Mobile communication group CMCC in 'Chinese Mobile 5G Scale test technology white paper _ terminal', and is selectable in the third Generation partnership project 3GPP, and the main purpose is that a base station determines the quality and parameters of 4 channels by measuring uplink signals of 4 antennas of the mobile phone, and then carries out beam forming of a downlink maximum multiple input multiple output (MASSIVE) MIMO antenna array aiming at the 4 channels according to channel reciprocity, so that the downlink 4x 4MIMO obtains the best data transmission performance.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the MMPA module further supports the ultra-high frequency signal on the basis of supporting the non-ultra-high frequency signal, and the processing circuit at the ultra-high frequency end supports the 4-antenna SRS function, and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultra-high frequency signal, thereby simplifying the architecture of the radio frequency front end.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the non-uhf amplifying circuit 500 includes:

the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 is configured to receive a low-frequency transmission signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the low-frequency transmission signal, and output the amplified low-frequency transmission signal to the target low-frequency output port 840 through the first selection switch 510;

an intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 configured to receive the intermediate frequency transmission signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the intermediate frequency transmission signal, and output the amplified intermediate frequency transmission signal to a target intermediate frequency output port 850 through a second selection switch 520;

and a high frequency amplifying circuit 300 configured to receive the high frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the high frequency transmitting signal, and output the amplified high frequency transmitting signal to the target high frequency output port 860 through the third selection switch 530.

For example, the low frequency signals may include low frequency signals in a 3G, 4G, 5G network, the intermediate frequency signals may include intermediate frequency signals in a 3G, 4G, 5G network, the high frequency signals may include high frequency signals in a 3G, 4G, 5G network, and the ultra high frequency signals may include ultra high frequency signals in a 5G network. The frequency band division of signals of the 2G network, the 3G network, the 4G network and the 5G network is shown in table 1.

TABLE 1

Illustratively, the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 is specifically configured to amplify low-frequency transmission signals of a 3G network, a 4G network, and a 5G network; the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 is specifically configured to amplify intermediate frequency signals of a 3G network, a 4G network, and a 5G network; the high-frequency amplification circuit 300 is specifically configured to amplify high-frequency signals of a 3G network, a 4G network, and a 5G network; the uhf amplifier circuit 400 is specifically configured to amplify an uhf signal of a 5G network.

In some embodiments, the low frequency amplification circuit 100 is configured to receive the low frequency transmit signal at a first supply voltage;

the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 is configured to receive the intermediate frequency transmitting signal at a second supply voltage;

the high-frequency amplification circuit 300 configured to receive the high-frequency transmission signal at the second supply voltage;

the UHF transmitting circuit is configured to receive the UHF transmitting signal or the UHF receiving signal under the second supply voltage.

For example, the first and second supply voltages may be less than or equal to 3.6V.

As can be seen, in this example, since the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage are independently powered, the MMPA module can simultaneously process the low-frequency transmitting signal and the target frequency band signal, and the target frequency band signal is any one of the intermediate-frequency transmitting signal, the high-frequency transmitting signal, and the ultrahigh-frequency transmitting signal.

In some embodiments, the MMPA module 10 is configured to implement a dual-connection EN-DC function between a fourth generation 4G radio access network and a fifth generation 5G new air interface NR between a non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal and the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal.

For example, different combinations of EN-DC between the non-uhf transmission signal and the uhf transmission signal are shown in table 2.

TABLE 2

4G LTE frequency band	5G NR frequency band	EN-DC
			LB	MB	LB+MB
LB	HB	LB+HB
			LB	UHB	LB+UHB

Specifically, when the low-frequency amplification circuit and the intermediate-frequency amplification circuit work simultaneously, the EN-DC combination of LB + MB is satisfied; when the low-frequency amplifying circuit and the intermediate-frequency amplifying circuit work simultaneously, the EN-DC combination of LB + HB is met; when the low-frequency amplifying circuit and the ultrahigh-frequency amplifying circuit work simultaneously, the EN-DC combination of LB + UHB is satisfied.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the application, the MMPA module can realize dual-transmission processing of multiple signal combinations through independent power supply, and the device capability is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the first selection switch 510 may be an SP5T switch, in which the P port is connected to the output end of the low frequency amplification circuit 100, the 5T ports are connected to the 5 low frequency output ports (shown as LB TX1-5) of the MMPA module 10 in a one-to-one correspondence, the 5 low frequency output ports are selectively connected to the second antenna unit (e.g., the low frequency antenna unit), and the target low frequency output port is any one of the 5 low frequency output ports.

The second selection switch 520 may be an SP5T switch, where the P port is connected to the output end of the if amplifying circuit 200, the 5T ports are connected to the 5 if output ports (shown as MB TX1-5) of the MMPA module 10 in a one-to-one correspondence, the 5 if output ports are selectively connected to the third antenna unit (e.g., the if antenna unit), and the target if output port is any one of the 5 if output ports.

The third selection switch 530 may be a 3P3T switch, a first P port is connected to the output end of the high-frequency amplification circuit 300, a second P port is connected to the first high-frequency output port (shown as HB TX1) of the MMPA module 10, a third P port is connected to the second high-frequency output port (shown as HB TX2) of the MMPA module 10, a first T port is connected to the third high-frequency output port (shown as HB TX3) of the MMPA module 10, the second and third T ports are connected to 2 high-frequency transceiving ports 810 (shown as HB TRX1 and HB TRX2) of the MMPA module 10 in a one-to-one correspondence, the first high-frequency output port and the second high-frequency output port may be connected to a high-frequency receiving module, the high-frequency receiving module is configured to receive and process high-frequency signals, and the third high-frequency output port and the 2 high-frequency transceiving ports 810 are connected to a fourth antenna unit (e.g., a high-frequency antenna unit).

The high frequency receiving Module may be, for example, a radio frequency Low Noise Amplifier Module (LFEM), a Diversity receiving Module (Diversity Receive Module with Antenna Switch Module and filter and SAW, DFEM), a Multi-band Low Noise Amplifier (MLNA), and the like.

As can be seen, in this example, the MMPA module supports multiple flexible processing for radio frequency signals of low frequency band, medium frequency band, and high frequency band.

In some possible examples, the antenna multiplexing port 830 is configured to receive a target frequency band receiving signal from a target antenna, and output the target frequency band receiving signal through the DP4T switch 550 and the transceiving port 810 in sequence, where the target antenna is an antenna connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830 and configured to transmit the target frequency band signal; the transceiving port 810 is configured to receive a target frequency band transmission signal from the radio frequency transceiver, and transmit the target frequency band transmission signal to the outside through the DP4T switch, the antenna multiplexing port 830, and the target antenna connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830 in sequence.

Illustratively, the target frequency band includes a 5G high frequency band, such as a frequency band N41.

It can be seen that, in this example, the MMPA module supports the common antenna of the ultra-high frequency signal and the high frequency signal through the antenna multiplexing port 830, and compared with the external switch circuit for combining, the cost and the layout area are saved, and the circuit insertion loss is reduced.

In some possible examples, the uhf transmission circuit 410 includes a single power amplifier to perform power amplification processing on the uhf transmission signal; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the uhf transmission circuit 410 includes a plurality of power amplifiers and a power synthesis unit, and the power amplification processing of the uhf transmission signal is realized in a power synthesis manner.

For example, the uhf transmission circuit 410 includes a first power amplifier, a matching circuit and a second power amplifier, the first power amplifier is connected to the matching circuit, the matching circuit is connected to the second power amplifier, and the second power amplifier is connected to the SPDT switch 540.

It can be seen that, in this example, the specific implementation manner of the uhf transmission circuit 410 may be various and has strong adaptability.

In some possible examples, the uhf receiver circuit 420 includes a single low noise amplifier to perform power amplification processing on the uhf receiver signal.

In this example, the arrangement of a single power amplifier simplifies the circuit structure, reduces the cost, and improves the space utilization.

As shown in fig. 5, an embodiment of the present application provides another multi-mode multi-band power amplifier MMPA module 10, which includes:

the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying unit 910 is connected to the target selection switch 570, and is configured to receive and process the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, and output the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to the target non-ultrahigh frequency output port 800 through the target selection switch 570;

the first ultrahigh frequency amplifying unit 411 is sequentially connected to the SPDT switch 540, the filter 610, the coupler 710 and the DP4T switch 550, and is configured to receive and process the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal, and output the amplified ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal to a target ultrahigh frequency output port through the SPDT switch 540, the filter 610, the coupler 710 and the DP4T switch 550 in sequence;

the second ultrahigh frequency amplification unit 421 is sequentially connected to the SPDT switch 540, the filter 610, the coupler 710 and the DP4T switch 550, and is configured to receive and process the ultrahigh frequency received signal at the target ultrahigh frequency input port sequentially through the DP4T switch 550, the coupler 710, the filter 610 and the SPDT switch 540, amplify the ultrahigh frequency received signal, and output the amplified signal to the radio frequency transceiver;

the P port of the SPDT switch 540 is connected to the filter, one T port of the SPDT switch is connected to the first uhf amplifying unit 411, and the other T port of the SPDT switch is connected to the second uhf amplifying unit 421; one P port of the DP4T switch 550 is connected to the coupler, the other P port is connected to the transceiver port 810 of the target frequency band signal of the MMPA module, the three T ports of the DP4T switch are connected to the three SRS ports 820 of the MMPA module in a one-to-one correspondence, the other T port is connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830 of the MMPA module, and the antenna multiplexing port 830 is a multiplexing port of an antenna for transmitting the uhf transmission signal/the uhf reception signal and an antenna for transmitting the target frequency band signal; the target ultrahigh frequency output port and the target ultrahigh frequency input port are any one of the three SRS ports 820 and the antenna multiplexing port 830, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the target selection switch 570 includes a first selection switch 510, a second selection switch 520, and a third selection switch 530; the non-uhf amplifying unit 910 includes:

a low frequency amplifying unit 110, connected to the first selection switch 510, for receiving and processing the low frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, and outputting the low frequency transmitting signal to the target low frequency output port 840 through the first selection switch 510 after performing amplification processing on the low frequency transmitting signal;

an intermediate frequency amplifying unit 210, connected to the second selection switch 520, for receiving and processing the intermediate frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplifying the intermediate frequency transmitting signal, and outputting the amplified intermediate frequency transmitting signal to a target intermediate frequency output port 850 through the second selection switch 520;

the high frequency amplifying unit 310 is connected to the third selection switch 530, and configured to receive and process the high frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the high frequency transmitting signal, and output the amplified high frequency transmitting signal to the target high frequency output port 860 through the third selection switch 530.

For example, each of the low frequency amplification unit 110, the intermediate frequency amplification unit 210, the high frequency amplification unit 310, the first uhf amplification unit 411, and the second uhf amplification unit 421 may include a power amplifier to perform power amplification on the received rf signal.

For example, the amplifying unit may further include a plurality of power amplifiers and a power combining unit, and the power amplifying process of the radio frequency signal is implemented in a power combining manner or the like.

In some embodiments, the low frequency amplification unit 110 is powered by a first power supply module;

the intermediate frequency amplifying unit 210, the high frequency amplifying unit 310, the first ultrahigh frequency amplifying unit 411 and the second ultrahigh frequency amplifying unit 421 are powered by a second power supply module.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the MMPA module supports processing of a radio frequency signal in any frequency band of a low frequency band, an intermediate frequency band, a high frequency band and an ultrahigh frequency band, and the low frequency amplification unit and the target amplification unit are independently powered, and the target amplification unit is any one of the intermediate frequency amplification unit, the high frequency amplification unit and the ultrahigh frequency amplification unit, so that the low frequency signal and other signals can be simultaneously transmitted, and further, the MMPA module can simultaneously output two paths of signals to support amplification of a 4G LTE signal and a 5G NR signal, and EN-DC of the 4G LTE signal and the 5G NR signal is realized. Meanwhile, the MMPA module supports the SRS function of 4 antennas and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultrahigh frequency signals, the radio frequency front end framework is simplified, in addition, the antenna multiplexing port 830 supports the common antenna of the ultrahigh frequency signals and the high frequency signals, and compared with the mode that an external switch circuit is arranged for combining, the cost and the layout area are saved so as to realize the corresponding function, and the circuit insertion loss is reduced.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present application provides another multi-mode multi-band power amplifier MMPA module 10, which includes:

configured with a non-uhf receive port 870 for receiving non-uhf transmission signals of the rf transceiver 30, an uhf receive port 880 for receiving uhf transmission signals of the rf transceiver 30, a first uhf output port 890 for transmitting uhf reception signals from an antenna and a non-uhf output port 800 for transmitting the non-uhf transmission signals, a second uhf output port for transmitting the uhf transmission signals, a transceiver port 810 for transmitting or receiving target band signals, the second uhf output port includes an antenna multiplexing port 830 and three SRS ports 820, the antenna multiplexing port 830 is a multiplexing port of an antenna for transmitting the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal/the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal and an antenna for transmitting the target frequency band signal, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal; the MMPA module 10 includes:

the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit 500 is connected with the non-ultrahigh frequency receiving port 870 and is used for amplifying the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal;

the target selection switch 570 is connected to the output end of the non-ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit 500 and the non-ultrahigh frequency output port 800, and is configured to selectively connect a path between the non-ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit 500 and a target non-ultrahigh frequency output port, where the target non-ultrahigh frequency output port is any one of the non-ultrahigh frequency output ports 800;

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit 410 is connected with the ultrahigh frequency receiving port 880 and used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal;

the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit 420 is connected with the first ultrahigh frequency output port 890 and is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal;

the SPDT switch 540 is an SPDT switch 540, one T port of the SPDT switch 540 is connected to the uhf transmission circuit 410, and the other T port is connected to the uhf reception circuit 420;

a filter 610, a first end of the filter 610 is connected to a P port of the SPDT switch, and is configured to filter the uhf transmitting signal/the uhf receiving signal;

a coupler 710, a first end of the coupler 710 is connected to the second end of the filter 610, a second end of the coupler 710 is connected to the coupling port 811 of the MMPA module 10, and the coupler 710 is configured to detect power information of the uhf transmission signal/the uhf reception signal, and output the power information through the coupling port 811

A DP4T switch 550, where one P port of the DP4T switch 550 is connected to the third end of the coupler 710, the other P port is connected to the transceiving port 810, three T ports of the DP4T switch 550 are connected to the three SRS ports 820 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the other T port is connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830.

In some possible examples, as shown in fig. 8, the non-uhf receive port 870 includes:

a low frequency receiving port 871 for receiving a low frequency transmission signal of the radio frequency transceiver 30;

an intermediate frequency receiving port 872 for receiving an intermediate frequency transmission signal of the radio frequency transceiver 30; and

a high frequency receiving port 873 for receiving the high frequency transmission signal of the radio frequency transceiver 30;

the non-uhf output port 800 includes:

a low frequency output port 801 for transmitting the low frequency transmit signal;

an intermediate frequency output port 802 for transmitting the intermediate frequency transmission signal; and

a high frequency output port 803 for transmitting the high frequency transmit signal.

In some possible examples, as shown in fig. 9, the MMPA module 10 is further configured with a first power port 812 and a second power port 813; the target selection switch 570 includes a first selection switch 510, a second selection switch 520, and a third selection switch 530; the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit 500 comprises a low frequency amplifying circuit 100, an intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 and a high frequency amplifying circuit 300;

the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 is connected to the low-frequency receiving port 871 and the first power supply port 812, and is configured to amplify the low-frequency transmission signal under a first power supply voltage of the first power supply port 812;

the first selection switch 510 is connected to the output end of the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 and the low-frequency output port 801, and is configured to select a path between the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 and a target low-frequency output port, where the target low-frequency output port is any one of the low-frequency output ports 871;

the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 is connected to the intermediate frequency receiving port 872 and the second power supply port 813, and configured to amplify the intermediate frequency transmitting signal at the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

the second selection switch 520 is connected to the output end of the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 and the intermediate frequency output port 802, and is configured to selectively turn on a path between the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit 200 and a target intermediate frequency output port, where the target intermediate frequency output port is any one of the intermediate frequency output ports 802;

the high-frequency amplification circuit 300, which is connected to the high-frequency receiving port 873 and the second power supply port 813, is configured to amplify the high-frequency transmission signal at the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port 813;

the third selection switch 530, which is connected to the output terminal of the high-frequency amplifier circuit 300 and the high-frequency output port 803, is configured to select a path between the high-frequency amplifier circuit 300 and a target high-frequency output port, where the target high-frequency output port is any one of the high-frequency output ports 803;

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit 410 is configured to amplify the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal at the second supply voltage of the second supply port 813;

the uhf receiver circuit 420 is configured to amplify the uhf receiver signal at the second supply voltage of the second supply port 813.

It should be noted that the number of the first power supply ports VCC1 and the second power supply ports VCC2 may be set according to the number of the power amplifiers included in the corresponding transmitting circuits of each frequency band, specifically, the number of the first power supply ports VCC1 may be equal to the number of the power amplifiers in the low frequency amplifying unit, for example, may be 2.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the MMPA module supports processing of a radio frequency signal in any frequency band of a low frequency band, an intermediate frequency band, a high frequency band and an ultrahigh frequency band, and the low frequency amplification circuit and the target amplification circuit are independently powered, and the target amplification circuit is any one of the intermediate frequency amplification circuit, the high frequency amplification circuit and the ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit, so that the low frequency signal and other signals can be simultaneously transmitted, and further, the MMPA module can simultaneously output two paths of signals to support amplification of a 4G LTE signal and a 5G NR signal, and EN-DC of the 4G LTE signal and the 5G NR signal is realized. Meanwhile, the MMPA module supports the SRS function of 4 antennas and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultrahigh frequency signals, the radio frequency front end framework is simplified, in addition, the antenna multiplexing port 830 supports the common antenna of the ultrahigh frequency signals and the high frequency signals, and compared with the mode that an external switch circuit is arranged for combining, the cost and the layout area are saved so as to realize the corresponding function, and the circuit insertion loss is reduced.

For example, as shown IN fig. 10, IN an exemplary structure diagram of an MMPA module 10 provided IN this embodiment of the present invention, IN addition to the low-frequency processing circuit and the related port, the intermediate-frequency processing circuit and the related port, the high-frequency processing circuit and the related port, the first Controller (shown as MIPI RFFE Controller1(PA)), the second Controller (shown as MIPI RFFE Controller2(PA)), and the related port IN the MMPA module 10 shown IN fig. 1B, an uhf receiving port (shown as N77TX IN) for receiving an N77 band signal of a radio frequency transceiver is further configured, an uhf transmitting port (shown as N77 RX1) for transmitting an N77 band signal to the radio frequency transceiver, 3 SRS ports (shown as SRS 1, OUT2, OUT3), an N77 band and an SRS 41 band antenna multiplexing port (shown as N77/N41), a transceiving port (shown as ANT 41) (shown as TRX) (trn 41)) A coupling port (shown as CPL _ OUT), a port SCLK3, a port SDA3, a port VIO3, a port VDD, a first medium-high-frequency and ultrahigh-frequency power supply port MHB _ UHB _ VCC1, a second medium-high-frequency and ultrahigh-frequency power supply port MHB _ UHB _ VCC2, a first low-frequency power supply port LB _ VCC1, and a second low-frequency power supply port LB _ VCC 2; the MMPA module 10 further includes:

an ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit (shown as UHB PA) for receiving the ultrahigh frequency signal from the rf transceiver through a port N77TX IN, amplifying the signal, and outputting the amplified signal to a target ultrahigh frequency output port through the SPDT switch, the filter, the coupler and the DP4T switch, where the target ultrahigh frequency output port is any one of a port SRS OUT1, a port SRS OUT2, an SRS OUT3 and a port N77/N41 ANT;

an uhf receiver circuit (illustrated as a low noise filter connected to port N77 RX1) for receiving and processing the uhf signal via a target uhf receiver port, a DP4T switch, a coupler, a filter, and an SPDT switch, and transmitting the uhf signal to a radio transceiver through port N77 RX1, the target uhf receiver port being any one of port SRS OUT1, port SRS OUT2, SRS OUT3, port N77/N41 ANT;

a third Controller (shown as MIPI RFFE Controller3(LNA)), connected to port SCLK3, port SDA3, port VIO3, port VDD, for receiving a third MIPI BUS control signal at port SCLK3 and port SDA3, receiving a second MIPI power supply signal at VIO3, and receiving a voltage signal at VDD;

in addition, the power amplifier of the low-frequency amplifying circuit part is supplied with power through ports LB _ VCC1 and LB _ VCC2, and the power amplifier of the intermediate-frequency amplifying circuit, the high-frequency amplifying circuit and the ultrahigh-frequency amplifying circuit part is supplied with power through ports MHB _ UHB _ VCC1 and MHB _ UHB _ VCC2, so that the low-frequency signal and the target frequency band signal can be processed simultaneously through independent power supply, the target frequency band signal is any one of the intermediate-frequency signal, the high-frequency signal and the ultrahigh-frequency signal, and the EN-DC function is realized.

In addition, the TRX (N41) can receive the N41 band signal from the rf transceiver and transmit the signal to the rf transceiver through the DP4T switch, the port N77/N41 ANT and the corresponding antenna, or transmit the received N41 band signal to the rf transceiver through the corresponding antenna, the port N77/N41 ANT and the DP4T switch. A module for processing the N41 band signal may be disposed between the TRX (N41) port and the rf transceiver to implement a corresponding signal processing function.

As shown in fig. 11, an embodiment of the present application provides a radio frequency system 1, including:

an MMPA module 10 according to any of the embodiments herein;

the radio frequency transceiver 30 is connected with the MMPA module 10 and used for sending and/or receiving ultrahigh frequency signals and non-ultrahigh frequency signals;

the first antenna unit 30 is connected to the ultra-high frequency antenna ports of the MMPA module 10, where the ultra-high frequency antenna ports include three SRS ports 820 and an antenna multiplexing port 830;

a target antenna unit 80 connected to the target antenna port 804 of the MMPA module 10;

the radio frequency system 1 is configured to implement an EN-DC function between the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal and the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal through the MMPA module 10, where the non-ultrahigh frequency signal includes any one of a low frequency transmitting signal, an intermediate frequency transmitting signal, and a high frequency transmitting signal.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency system includes the MMPA module, the MMPA module further supports the ultra-high frequency signal on the basis of supporting the non-ultra-high frequency signal, and the processing circuit at the ultra-high frequency end supports the 4-antenna SRS function, and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultra-high frequency signal, thereby simplifying the radio frequency front end architecture, in addition, the ultra-high frequency signal and the non-ultra-high frequency signal share one antenna port through the antenna multiplexing port 830, which saves the cost and layout area compared with the external lapping switch circuit for de-combining the corresponding function, and reduces the circuit insertion loss.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the target antenna ports 804 include a low frequency antenna port 805, an intermediate frequency antenna port 806, and a high frequency antenna port 807; the target antenna unit 80 includes:

a second antenna element 40 connected to the low frequency antenna port 805;

a third antenna unit 50 connected to the if antenna port 806;

and a fourth antenna unit 60 connected to the high-frequency antenna port 807.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 13, the radio frequency system further comprises:

the first power supply module 41 is connected to the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 of the MMPA module 10, and is configured to provide a first power supply voltage for the low-frequency amplification circuit 100;

the second power supply module 42 is configured to be connected to the intermediate frequency amplification circuit 200, the high frequency amplification circuit 300, and the ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit 400 of the MMPA module 10, and configured to provide a second power supply voltage to any one of the intermediate frequency amplification circuit 200, the high frequency amplification circuit 300, and the ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit 400;

the radio frequency system 10 is configured to provide the first power supply voltage for the low-frequency amplification circuit 100 through the first power supply module 41 to implement processing of a low-frequency transmission signal, and is configured to provide the first power supply voltage for the intermediate-frequency amplification circuit 200, the high-frequency amplification circuit 300, or the ultra-high-frequency amplification circuit 400 through the second power supply module 42 to implement processing of an intermediate-frequency transmission signal, a high-frequency transmission signal, or an ultra-high-frequency transmission signal.

For example, the input voltage of the first power supply module 41 and the second power supply module 42 may be the output voltage of the battery unit, and is generally between 3.6V and 4.2V. By adopting the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage to supply power to each amplifying circuit, a boost circuit can be prevented from being added in the power supply module, so that the cost of each power supply module is reduced.

Specifically, the first Power supply module 41 and the second Power supply module 42 may be Power management chips (PMICs). When the power synthesis is used to perform power amplification processing on the radio frequency signal, the PMIC without the boost circuit may be used to supply power to each amplification unit.

In this embodiment, the magnitudes of the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage are not limited uniquely, and may be set according to communication requirements and/or specific structures of the amplifying circuits. In addition, the first power supply module may include an RF PMIC #1, and the second power supply module may include an RF PMIC # 2. Neither of the RF PMIC #1 and RF PMIC #2 includes a boost circuit, i.e., the output voltage of the RF PMIC #1 and RF PMIC #2 is less than or equal to the input voltage of the RF PMIC #1 and RF PMIC # 2.

In some embodiments, the first power supply module and the second power supply module may each include a Buck power supply (Buck Source) having a supply voltage Vcc at an output of the Buck power supply that is less than or equal to 3.6V. The step-down power supply can be understood as a step-down type adjustable voltage-stabilizing direct-current power supply with output voltage lower than input voltage.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency system includes the first power supply module, the second power supply module and each antenna unit that are matched with the MMPA module, so that the radio frequency system integrally supports processing of radio frequency signals in any frequency band of low frequency, intermediate frequency, high frequency and ultrahigh frequency, because the low frequency amplification circuit and the target amplification circuit independently supply power, the target amplification circuit is any one of the intermediate frequency amplification circuit, the high frequency amplification circuit and the ultrahigh frequency amplification circuit, so that the low frequency signals and other signals can be simultaneously transmitted, and further, the MMPA module can simultaneously output two paths of signals to support amplification of 4G LTE signals and 5G NR signals, and EN-DC of the 4G LTE signals and the 5G NR signals is realized. Meanwhile, the MMPA module supports the SRS function of 4 antennas and supports the receiving processing of one path of ultrahigh frequency signals, the radio frequency front end framework is simplified, in addition, the antenna multiplexing port 830 supports the common antenna of the ultrahigh frequency signals and the high frequency signals, and compared with the mode that an external switch circuit is arranged for combining, the cost and the layout area are saved so as to realize the corresponding function, and the circuit insertion loss is reduced.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 14, the first antenna element 30 includes:

a first antenna 31 connected to the antenna multiplexing port 830;

a second antenna 32 connected to the first SRS port 820;

a third antenna 33 connected to the second SRS port 820;

and a fourth antenna 34 connected to the third SRS port 820.

Illustratively, the first antenna 31 supports uhf signals and hf signals, such as N77/N41, the second antenna 32 supports uhf signals, such as N77, the third antenna 33 supports uhf signals, such as N77, and the fourth antenna 34 supports uhf signals, such as N77.

It can be seen that, in this example, since the first antenna unit has 5 antennas corresponding to four ports one to one, and the antennas are arranged independently of each other, flexibility and stability of signal transceiving are improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 15, the radio frequency system further comprises:

the target frequency band power amplification module 70 includes:

the target frequency band transmitting circuit 71, which is connected to the transceiving port 810 through a fourth selection switch 560, and is configured to receive and process a target frequency band transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver 30, amplify the target frequency band transmitting signal, and transmit the target frequency band transmitting signal to the outside through the target antenna connected to the fourth selection switch 560, the transceiving port 810, the DP4T switch 550, the antenna multiplexing port 830, and the antenna multiplexing port 830 in sequence;

a target frequency band receiving circuit 72, connected to the transceiving port 810 through the fourth selection switch 560, configured to receive a target frequency band receiving signal from the target antenna sequentially through the antenna multiplexing port 830, the DP4T switch 550, the transceiving port 810, and the fourth selection switch 560, amplify the target frequency band receiving signal, and output the amplified target frequency band receiving signal to the radio frequency transceiver 30;

the fourth selection switch 560 is an SPDT switch, a P port of the fourth selection switch 560 is connected to the transceiving port 810, one T port of the fourth selection switch 560 is connected to the output end of the target frequency band transmitting circuit, and another T port of the fourth selection switch 560 is connected to the input end of the target frequency band receiving circuit 72.

The target frequency range transmitting signal and the target frequency range receiving signal may be non-ultrahigh frequency signals such as signals of a 5G high-frequency N41 frequency range, which is not limited herein.

Therefore, in this example, the MMPA module can cooperate with the target frequency band power amplification module to share the antenna to implement the transceiving processing of the high-frequency signal.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 16, the radio frequency system further comprises:

a first rf switch 81, including a P port and two T ports, where the P port is connected to the second antenna, and a first T port is connected to the first SRS port 820;

the first receiving module 91 is connected to the second T port of the first rf switch, and is configured to receive and process the ultrahigh frequency signal received by the second antenna;

a second rf switch 82, including a P port and two T ports, where the P port is connected to the third antenna, and the first T port is connected to the second SRS port 820;

a second receiving module 92, connected to the second T port of the second rf switch, for receiving and processing the uhf signal received by the third antenna;

a third rf switch 83, including a P port and two T ports, where the P port is connected to the fourth antenna, and the first T port is connected to the third SRS port 820;

and a third receiving module 93, connected to the second T port of the fourth rf switch, for receiving and processing the uhf signal received by the fourth antenna.

For example, the first receiving Module, the second receiving Module, and the third receiving Module may be a Low Noise Amplifier front end Module (LFEM), a Diversity receiving Module with an Antenna Switch Module and a filter (DFEM), a Multi-band Low Noise Amplifier (MLNA), or the like.

Illustratively, the first receiving module, the second receiving module, and the third receiving module are connected to 3 uhf signal receiving ports of the rf transceiver in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and are configured to output respective received uhf receiving signals to the rf transceiver to implement reception of multiple channels of uhf signals.

Therefore, in this example, by controlling the four ultrahigh frequency signal receiving channels to receive the ultrahigh frequency signals at the same time, the 4 × 4MIMO function of the ultrahigh frequency signals can be realized, and the receiving and transmitting performance of the radio frequency system on the 5G ultrahigh frequency signals can be improved.

As shown in fig. 17, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus a, including:

a radio frequency system 1 as described in any of the embodiments herein.

For example, the signal transmitting port and the signal receiving port of each frequency band on the radio frequency transceiver 30 are respectively connected to the amplifying circuit of the corresponding frequency band, specifically, the low frequency signal transmitting port and the low frequency signal receiving port of the radio frequency transceiver 30 may be connected to a low frequency amplifying circuit, the intermediate frequency signal transmitting port and the intermediate frequency signal receiving port of the radio frequency transceiver 30 may be connected to an intermediate frequency amplifying circuit, the high frequency signal transmitting port and the high frequency signal receiving port of the radio frequency transceiver 30 may be connected to a high frequency amplifying circuit, the ultrahigh frequency signal receiving port and the ultrahigh frequency signal transmitting port of the radio frequency transceiver 30 may be connected to an ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit, and the like. And are not intended to be limiting.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present application, the communication device includes a radio frequency system, the radio frequency system includes an MMPA module, the MMPA module further supports an ultrahigh frequency signal on the basis of supporting a non-ultrahigh frequency signal, and a processing circuit at an ultrahigh frequency end supports a 4-antenna SRS function, and supports a path of receiving processing of the ultrahigh frequency signal, thereby simplifying a radio frequency front end architecture, in addition, the ultrahigh frequency signal and the non-ultrahigh frequency signal share one antenna port through an antenna multiplexing port 830, which saves cost and layout area compared with an externally-connected switch circuit for de-combining to realize corresponding functions, and reduces circuit insertion loss.

As shown in fig. 18, further for example, the communication device is a smart phone 1800, and in particular, as shown in fig. 18, the smart phone 1800 may include a processor 181, a memory 182 (which optionally includes one or more computer-readable storage media), a peripheral interface 183, a radio frequency system 184, and an input/output (I/O) subsystem 186. These components optionally communicate via one or more communication buses or signal lines 189. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the smart phone 1800 shown in fig. 18 is not intended to be limiting, and may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components in combination, or a different arrangement of components. The various components shown in fig. 18 are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and/or application specific integrated circuits.

The memory 182 optionally includes high-speed random access memory, and also optionally includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Illustratively, the software components stored in the memory 182 include an operating system, a communications module (or set of instructions), a Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions), and the like.

Processor 181 and other control circuitry, such as control circuitry in radio frequency system 184, may be used to control the operation of smartphone 1800. The processor 181 may be based on one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, baseband processors, power management units, audio codec chips, application specific integrated circuits, etc.

The processor 181 may be configured to implement a control algorithm that controls the use of the antenna in the smartphone 1800. The processor 181 may also issue control commands for controlling various switches in the rf system 184, and the like.

The I/O subsystem 186 couples input/output peripheral devices on the smartphone 1800, such as a keypad and other input control devices, to the peripheral device interface 183. The I/O subsystem 186 optionally includes a touch screen, buttons, tone generators, accelerometers (motion sensors), ambient and other sensors, light emitting diodes and other status indicators, data ports, and the like. Illustratively, a user may control the operation of the smartphone 1800 by supplying commands via the I/O subsystem 186, and may receive status information and other output from the smartphone 1800 using the output resources of the I/O subsystem 186. For example, a user pressing button 1861 may turn a cell phone on or off.

The rf system 184 may be the rf system in any of the foregoing embodiments, wherein the rf system 184 is further configured to process a plurality of rf signals of different frequency bands. Such as satellite positioning radio frequency circuitry for receiving satellite positioning signals at 1575MHz, WiFi and bluetooth transceiver radio frequency circuitry for handling the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands of IEEE802.11 communications, cellular telephone transceiver radio frequency circuitry for handling wireless communications at cellular telephone bands such as 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz, 2180MHz bands, and Sub-6G bands. The Sub-6G frequency band may specifically include a 2.496GHz-6GHz frequency band and a 3.3GHz-6GHz frequency band.

Any reference to memory, storage, database, or other medium used herein may include non-volatile and/or volatile memory. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms, such as Static RAM (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous Link (Synchlink) DRAM (SLDRAM), Rambus Direct RAM (RDRAM), direct bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM).

The above examples only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A multi-mode multi-band power amplifier (MMPA) module is characterized by comprising:

an ultra-high frequency amplification circuit comprising:

2. The MMPA module of claim 1, wherein the non-uhf amplification circuit comprises:

the low-frequency amplification circuit is configured to receive a low-frequency transmitting signal from the radio-frequency transceiver, amplify the low-frequency transmitting signal and output the amplified low-frequency transmitting signal to a target low-frequency output port through the first selection switch;

the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit is configured to receive an intermediate frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver, amplify the intermediate frequency transmitting signal and output the amplified intermediate frequency transmitting signal to a target intermediate frequency output port through a second selection switch;

and the high-frequency amplification circuit is configured to receive the high-frequency transmission signal from the radio-frequency transceiver, amplify the high-frequency transmission signal and output the amplified high-frequency transmission signal to a target high-frequency output port through a third selection switch.

3. The MMPA module of claim 2, wherein,

the low-frequency amplification circuit is configured to receive the low-frequency transmission signal at a first supply voltage;

the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit is configured to receive the intermediate frequency transmitting signal at a second power supply voltage;

the high-frequency amplification circuit is configured to receive the high-frequency transmission signal at the second supply voltage;

4. The MMPA module of claim 3, wherein the MMPA module is configured to implement a dual connectivity EN-DC function of a fourth generation 4G radio access network and a fifth generation 5G new air interface NR between a non-UHF transmit signal and the UHF transmit signal.

5. The MMPA module of any one of claims 1-4,

the antenna multiplexing port is used for receiving a target frequency band receiving signal from a target antenna, and outputting the target frequency band receiving signal through the DP4T switch and the transceiving port in sequence, wherein the target antenna is an antenna which is connected with the antenna multiplexing port and is used for transmitting the target frequency band signal;

the transceiving port is used for receiving a target frequency band transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver and transmitting the signal to the outside through the DP4T switch, the antenna multiplexing port and the target antenna connected with the antenna multiplexing port in sequence.

6. The MMPA module of claim 5, wherein the UHF transmit circuit comprises a single power amplifier to perform power amplification processing on the UHF transmit signal; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit comprises a plurality of power amplifiers and a power synthesis unit, and the power amplification processing of the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal is realized in a power synthesis mode.

7. The MMPA module of claim 6, wherein the UHF receive circuit comprises a single low noise amplifier to perform power amplification processing on the UHF receive signal.

8. An MMPA module, comprising:

9. The MMPA module of claim 8, wherein the target select switch comprises a first select switch, a second select switch, and a third select switch; the non-ultrahigh frequency amplification unit comprises:

the low-frequency amplification unit is connected with the first selection switch and is used for receiving and processing a low-frequency transmitting signal from the radio-frequency transceiver, amplifying the low-frequency transmitting signal and outputting the amplified low-frequency transmitting signal to a target low-frequency output port through the first selection switch;

the intermediate frequency amplification unit is connected with the second selection switch and is used for receiving and processing an intermediate frequency transmitting signal from the radio frequency transceiver, amplifying the intermediate frequency transmitting signal and outputting the amplified intermediate frequency transmitting signal to a target intermediate frequency output port through the second selection switch;

and the high-frequency amplification unit is connected with the third selection switch and is used for receiving and processing the high-frequency transmission signal from the radio frequency transceiver, amplifying the high-frequency transmission signal and outputting the amplified high-frequency transmission signal to a target high-frequency output port through the third selection switch.

10. The MMPA module of claim 9, wherein the low frequency amplification unit is powered by a first power supply module;

the intermediate frequency amplification unit, the high frequency amplification unit, the first ultrahigh frequency amplification unit and the second ultrahigh frequency amplification unit are powered through a second power supply module.

11. An MMPA module is characterized by being configured with a non-ultrahigh frequency receiving port for receiving a non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal of a radio frequency transceiver, an ultrahigh frequency receiving port for receiving an ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal of the radio frequency transceiver, a first ultrahigh frequency output port for sending an ultrahigh frequency receiving signal from an antenna, a non-ultrahigh frequency output port for sending the non-ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal, a second ultrahigh frequency output port for sending the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal, and a transceiving port for sending or receiving a target frequency band signal, the second ultrahigh frequency output port comprises an antenna multiplexing port and three SRS ports, the antenna multiplexing port is an antenna for transmitting the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal/the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal and a multiplexing port of an antenna for transmitting the target frequency band signal, and the target frequency band signal is a non-ultrahigh frequency signal; the MMPA module includes:

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit is connected with the ultrahigh frequency receiving port and is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal;

the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit is connected with the first ultrahigh frequency output port and is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal;

12. The MMPA module of claim 11, wherein the non-uhf receive port comprises:

a low frequency receiving port for receiving a low frequency transmit signal of the radio frequency transceiver;

an intermediate frequency receiving port for receiving an intermediate frequency transmission signal of the radio frequency transceiver; and

a high frequency receiving port for receiving a high frequency transmit signal of the radio frequency transceiver;

the non-ultrahigh frequency output port comprises:

a low frequency output port for transmitting the low frequency transmit signal;

an intermediate frequency output port for transmitting the intermediate frequency transmission signal; and

a high frequency output port for transmitting the high frequency transmit signal.

13. The MMPA module of claim 12, wherein the MMPA module is further configured with a first power port and a second power port; the target selection switch comprises a first selection switch, a second selection switch and a third selection switch; the non-ultrahigh frequency amplifying circuit comprises a low-frequency amplifying circuit, an intermediate-frequency amplifying circuit and a high-frequency amplifying circuit;

the low-frequency amplification circuit is connected with the low-frequency receiving port and the first power supply port and is used for amplifying the low-frequency transmitting signal under the first power supply voltage of the first power supply port;

the first selection switch is connected with the output end of the low-frequency amplification circuit and the low-frequency output port and used for selecting and conducting a path between the low-frequency amplification circuit and a target low-frequency output port, and the target low-frequency output port is any one of the low-frequency output ports;

the intermediate frequency amplifying circuit is connected with the intermediate frequency receiving port and the second power supply port, and is used for amplifying the intermediate frequency transmitting signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

the second selection switch is connected with the output end of the intermediate frequency amplification circuit and the intermediate frequency output port and used for selectively conducting a path between the intermediate frequency amplification circuit and a target intermediate frequency output port, and the target intermediate frequency output port is any one of the intermediate frequency output ports;

the high-frequency amplification circuit is connected with the high-frequency receiving port and the second power supply port and is used for amplifying the high-frequency transmitting signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

the third selection switch is connected with the output end of the high-frequency amplification circuit and the high-frequency output port and used for selecting and conducting a path between the high-frequency amplification circuit and a target high-frequency output port, and the target high-frequency output port is any one of the high-frequency output ports;

the ultrahigh frequency transmitting circuit is used for amplifying the ultrahigh frequency transmitting signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port;

the ultrahigh frequency receiving circuit is configured to amplify the ultrahigh frequency receiving signal under the second power supply voltage of the second power supply port.

14. A radio frequency system, comprising:

the MMPA module of any of claims 1-13;

15. The radio frequency system of claim 14, wherein the target antenna ports comprise a low frequency antenna port, an intermediate frequency antenna port, and a high frequency antenna port; the target antenna unit includes:

the second antenna unit is connected with the low-frequency antenna port;

the third antenna unit is connected with the intermediate frequency antenna port;

and the fourth antenna unit is connected with the high-frequency antenna port.

16. The radio frequency system of claim 15, further comprising:

the first power supply module is connected with the low-frequency amplification circuit of the MMPA module and used for providing a first power supply voltage for the low-frequency amplification circuit;

the second power supply module is used for connecting the intermediate-frequency amplification circuit, the high-frequency amplification circuit and the ultrahigh-frequency amplification circuit of the MMPA module, and is used for providing a second power supply voltage for any one of the intermediate-frequency amplification circuit, the high-frequency amplification circuit and the ultrahigh-frequency amplification circuit;

the radio frequency system is used for providing the first power supply voltage for the low-frequency amplifying circuit through the first power supply module so as to process low-frequency transmitting signals, and is also used for providing the first power supply voltage for the intermediate-frequency amplifying circuit, the high-frequency amplifying circuit or the ultrahigh-frequency amplifying circuit through the second power supply module so as to process intermediate-frequency transmitting signals, high-frequency transmitting signals or ultrahigh-frequency transmitting signals.

17. The radio frequency system according to any of claims 14-16, wherein the first antenna element comprises:

the first antenna is connected with the antenna multiplexing port;

the second antenna is connected with the first SRS port;

a third antenna connected to the second SRS port;

and the fourth antenna is connected with the third SRS port.

18. The radio frequency system of claim 17, further comprising:

target frequency range power amplification module includes:

the target frequency band transmitting circuit is connected with the transceiving port through a fourth selector switch, and is used for receiving and processing a target frequency band transmitting signal from a radio frequency transceiver, amplifying the target frequency band transmitting signal, and transmitting the signal to the outside through the fourth selector switch, the transceiving port, the DP4T switch, the antenna multiplexing port and a target antenna connected with the antenna multiplexing port in sequence;

the target frequency band receiving circuit is connected with the transceiving port through the fourth selection switch, and is used for receiving a target frequency band receiving signal from the target antenna sequentially through the antenna multiplexing port, the DP4T switch, the transceiving port and the fourth selection switch, amplifying the target frequency band receiving signal and outputting the signal to the radio frequency transceiver;

the fourth selection switch is an SPDT switch, a P port of the fourth selection switch is connected to the transceiving port, a T port of the fourth selection switch is connected to the output end of the target frequency band transmitting circuit, and another T port of the fourth selection switch is connected to the input end of the target frequency band receiving circuit.

19. The radio frequency system of claim 18, further comprising:

the first radio frequency switch comprises a P port and two T ports, the P port is connected with the second antenna, and the first T port is connected with the first SRS port;

the first receiving module is connected with the second T port of the first radio frequency switch and used for receiving and processing the ultrahigh frequency signal received by the second antenna;

the second radio frequency switch comprises a P port and two T ports, the P port is connected with the third antenna, and the first T port is connected with the second SRS port;

the second receiving module is connected with the second T port of the second radio frequency switch and used for receiving and processing the ultrahigh frequency signal received by the third antenna;

a third radio frequency switch, including a P port and two T ports, where the P port is connected to the fourth antenna, and the first T port is connected to the third SRS port;

and the third receiving module is connected with the second T port of the fourth radio frequency switch and used for receiving and processing the ultrahigh frequency signal received by the fourth antenna.

20. A communication device, comprising:

the radio frequency system of any one of claims 14-19.