WO2013094535A1 - 高周波モジュール - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a high-frequency module, and more particularly to a technique effective when applied to a high-frequency module including an antenna switch mounted on a mobile communication device or the like.
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
- frequency bands used in each system.
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
- 800 MHz band, 900 MHz band, 1500 MHz band, 1700 MHz band, 1900 MHz band, 2100 MHz band, and the like are used.
- a mobile terminal corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of systems is required, and so-called multi-mode multi-band terminals are being used.
- This type of mobile phone is required to have a high-performance antenna switch capable of switching a plurality of frequency signals.
- the antenna switch is, for example, SP4T (Single-pole 4 throw) and SP6T (Single pole 6 throw) and so on.
- the antenna switch is required to have high IMD (InterModlation Distortion) characteristics (low distortion) in a wide band.
- IMD InterModlation Distortion
- the voltage conversion circuit operates to apply an output voltage to the antenna switch, thereby intermodulation distortion of the antenna switch.
- An individual switch circuit and a common external terminal changeover switch circuit are interposed in series in a path between a device that improves the above (see Patent Document 1) and a common external terminal and each input / output terminal group provided for each frequency band There exists what has composition (refer to patent documents 2).
- the present inventors have found that the antenna switch corresponding to the W-CDMA system as described above has the following problems.
- the antenna switch is switched so that the antenna switch and the transmission terminal are connected at the time of transmission and the antenna switch and the reception terminal are connected at the time of reception. And receiving at the same time.
- IMD is a phenomenon in which an output frequency component combined from the sum and difference of harmonics caused by a received signal having a frequency different from that of a transmission signal is generated due to nonlinearity of a transistor constituting the antenna switch.
- the output frequency component combined from the sum and difference of the harmonics generated by the received signal at a frequency different from the transmitted signal is generated due to the nonlinearity of the transistors constituting the antenna switch. If the frequency component leaks to the receiving side circuit through a duplexer or the like, the receiving sensitivity is lowered.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a high frequency module capable of reducing IMD in an antenna switch.
- the high-frequency module includes an antenna terminal connected to the antenna, a plurality of signal terminals corresponding to a plurality of communication methods, and a first control signal that becomes a DC voltage of the antenna potential at the antenna terminal.
- a control terminal for supplying power, an antenna switch for switching connection or non-connection between the plurality of signal terminals and the antenna terminal, a logic unit for operating the antenna switch, and a control signal output from the logic unit And a voltage generation circuit for generating a first control signal and a second control signal, respectively.
- the antenna switch includes a transmission / reception transistor circuit that switches connection / disconnection between a transmission / reception signal terminal and an antenna terminal, in which a transmission / reception signal is input / output among a plurality of signal terminals, and a plurality of signal terminals, A transmission transistor circuit that switches connection or non-connection between the transmission signal terminal to which the transmission signal is input and the antenna terminal.
- a second control signal for turning on or off the transmission / reception transistor circuit is input to the gate, the transmission / reception signal terminal is connected to one end of the source / drain, and the antenna terminal and the control terminal are Connected to the other end of the source / drain.
- the voltage generation circuit generates a first control signal to be supplied to the control terminal and a second control signal for turning on the transmission / reception transistor circuit based on the control signal output from the logic unit.
- the voltage level of the control signal is higher than that of the first control signal.
- IMD can be reduced.
- the reception sensitivity in the mobile communication device can be improved.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an antenna switch circuit provided in the mobile phone of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a control voltage generation circuit provided in a control logic output unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a transistor of the transistor circuit of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a relative value dependency of a gate-source / drain voltage in the transistor circuit of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a configuration in the control voltage generation circuit of FIG. 10. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit by Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows an example of a structure in the control voltage generation circuit of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the mobile telephone by Embodiment 4 of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of an antenna switch circuit provided in the mobile phone of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a control voltage generation circuit provided in the control logic output unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the transistor circuit of FIG. 2
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit of FIG. 3
- FIG. 7 is a control logic of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a control logic output unit examined by the present inventor
- FIG. 9 is a logic controller shown in FIG. Is an explanatory view showing an example of voltage control of the output unit.
- the high-frequency module (high-frequency module 9) includes an antenna switch (antenna switch circuits 25a and 25b), a logic unit (control logic 20), and a voltage generation circuit (control voltage generation circuit 28).
- the antenna switch includes an antenna terminal (antenna terminals ANT and ANT1) connected to the antenna (antennas 4 and 5), and a plurality of signal terminals (reception terminals RX, RX1, RX2, transmission terminals TX, TX1, transmission / reception terminals TRX, TRX1), a control terminal (control terminal VSW) for supplying a first control signal (signal VVSW) which is a DC voltage of the antenna potential (VANT) to the antenna terminal, a plurality of signal terminals and an antenna Switches between connection and non-connection with the terminal.
- a first control signal signal VVSW
- VANT DC voltage of the antenna potential
- the logic unit operates the antenna switch, and the voltage generation circuit receives the first control signal and the second control signal based on the control signals (control signals VSWCCC and VTRXCC) output from the logic unit, respectively. Generate.
- the antenna switch is a transmission / reception transistor circuit (transistor) that switches connection or non-connection between the transmission / reception signal terminals (transmission / reception terminals TRX and TRX1) and the antenna terminal among the plurality of signal terminals.
- Circuit Q1 and a transmission transistor circuit (transistor circuit Q4) that switches connection or non-connection between the antenna terminal and a transmission signal terminal (transmission terminals TX, TX1) to which a transmission signal is input among a plurality of signal terminals. ).
- a second control signal (control signal VTRXC) for turning on / off the transmission / reception transistor circuit is input to a gate, a transmission / reception signal terminal is connected to one end of a source / drain, an antenna terminal, and a control A terminal is connected to the other end of the source / drain.
- the voltage generation circuit generates a first control signal to be supplied to the control terminal and a second control signal for turning on the transmission / reception transistor circuit based on the control signal output from the logic unit.
- the voltage level of the signal is higher than that of the first control signal.
- a mobile phone 1 that is one of wireless communication systems includes a baseband block 2, an RF (high frequency) system unit 3, antennas 4 and 5, a microphone 6, and The speaker 7 is configured.
- the baseband block 2 is connected to an RF system unit 3, a microphone 6, and a speaker 7.
- the baseband block 2 performs audio signal processing.
- the RF system unit 3 includes an RFIC 8, a high frequency module 9, band pass filters (BPF) 10 to 12, high power amplifiers (HPA) 13 and 14, and duplexers 15 and 16.
- BPF band pass filters
- HPA high power amplifiers
- the high-frequency module 9 includes high power amplifiers (HPA) 17 and 18, APC (Auto Power Control) 19, control logic 20, control logic output unit 20a, couplers 21 and 22, LPF (Low Pass Filter). ) 23, 24, antenna switch 25, and HPF (High Pass Filter) 26, 27.
- HPA high power amplifiers
- APC Auto Power Control
- the high-frequency module 9 is composed of one package, and the high power amplifiers 17 and 18, the APC 19, the control logic 20, and the control logic output unit 20a are formed on one semiconductor chip (Si (silicon) chip).
- the antenna switch 25 is formed on a different semiconductor chip.
- the antenna switch 25 may be formed in a different package.
- the antenna switch 25 includes an antenna switch circuit 25a having a so-called SP4T configuration and an antenna switch circuit 25b having an SP5T configuration that switches to a plurality of terminals.
- the antenna switch circuit 25a connects any one of the reception terminal RX, the transmission terminal TX, and the transmission / reception terminal TRX to the antenna terminal ANT to which the antenna 4 is connected via the HPF 26 that removes a signal lower than the carrier.
- the remaining terminal TERM of the antenna switch circuit 25a is connected to the ground (reference potential) via the resistor R.
- the antenna switch circuit 25b connects any of the reception terminals RX1, RX2, the transmission terminal TX1, or the transmission / reception terminal TRX1 to the antenna terminal ANT1 to which the antenna 5 is connected via the HPF 27 that removes a signal lower than the carrier. To do.
- the remaining terminal TERM1 of the antenna switch circuit 25b is connected to the ground (reference potential) via the resistor R1.
- the control logic output unit 20 a outputs a control signal based on the control of the control logic 20.
- the GSM transmission signal using the 850 MHz band and 900 MHz band is amplified by the high power amplifier 17 and input to the transmission terminal TX via the coupler 21 that detects the output signal and the LPF 23 that removes the signal higher than the carrier.
- a DCS or PCS transmission signal using the 1800 MHz band or 1900 MHz band is amplified by the high power amplifier 18 and input to the transmission terminal TX1 via the coupler 22 that detects the output signal and the LPF 24 that removes the signal higher than the carrier. Is done.
- transmission signals are output via the antenna terminals ANT and ANT1 by selection from the control logic 20 and the control logic output unit 20a.
- the APC 19 controls the output signal of the HPA 17 or HPA 18 based on the control signal from the RFIC 8.
- the reception signal input from the antenna terminal ANT to the reception terminal RX by the selection of the control logic 20 is selected by the bandpass filter 10 as a signal of a specific frequency (GSM: 850 MHz band, 900 MHz band) and provided in the RFIC 8. After being amplified by an unillustrated LNA (Low Noise ⁇ ⁇ Amp), it is output to the baseband block 2 or the like.
- GSM 850 MHz band, 900 MHz band
- the reception signal input to the reception terminal RX1 is selected by a bandpass filter 11 and a signal of a specific frequency (DCS: 1800 MHz band) is amplified by an LNA (Low Noise Amp) (not shown) provided in the RFIC 8. Thereafter, it is output to the baseband block 2 and the like.
- DCS Low Noise Amp
- the reception signal input to the reception terminal RX2 is selected by the bandpass filter 12 as a signal of a specific frequency (PCS: 1900 MHz band), amplified by an LNA (not shown) provided in the RFIC 8, and then input to the baseband block 2 or the like. Is output.
- PCS specific frequency
- LNA not shown
- a W-CDMA transmission signal using the 900 MHz band is amplified by the high power amplifier 13, and is input to the transmission / reception terminal TRX after being classified by the duplexer 15, and the antenna terminal is selected by the control logic 20. It is output via ANT.
- the received signal input from the antenna terminal ANT to the transmission / reception terminal TRX is separated by the duplexer 15, amplified by the LNA (not shown) of the RFIC 8, and then output to the baseband block 2 or the like.
- a W-CDMA transmission signal using the 1900 MHz band is amplified by the high power amplifier 14 and then input to the transmission / reception terminal TRX 1 after being classified by the duplexer 16. It is output via the antenna terminal ANT.
- the reception signal input from the antenna terminal ANT to the transmission / reception terminal TRX1 is separated by the duplexer 16, amplified by an LNA (not shown) of the RFIC 8, and then output to the baseband block 2 or the like.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the antenna switch circuit 25a.
- the antenna switch circuit 25a has the above-described transmission terminal TX for GSM transmission, reception terminal RX for GSM reception, antenna terminal ANT, and transmission / reception terminal TRX for W-CDMA (900 MHz band) transmission / reception.
- a transistor circuit Q1 including dual-stage transistors Qt1 and Qt2 connected in two stages is connected between the transmission / reception terminal TRX and the ground terminal GND-RX.
- a transistor circuit Q2 including two-stage triple gate transistors Qt3 and Qt4 is connected between the transmission / reception terminal TRX and the ground terminal GND-RX.
- Transistors Qt3 and Qt4 are depletion type transistors.
- the transmission / reception terminal TRXC is a Lo signal (about 0V) (when the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 are off, that is, when transmission / reception by W-CDMA is not performed), the drain voltage and gate voltage of the transistors Qt3 and Qt4 are equal.
- the transistors Qt3 and Qt4 are turned on to lower the impedance of the node of the transmission / reception terminal TRX.
- control terminal TRXC is a Hi signal (for example, about 3.0 V) (when the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 are on, that is, when transmission / reception is performed by W-CDMA, the drain voltage is higher than the gate voltage). And the transistors Qt3 and Qt4 are turned off.
- a Hi signal for example, about 3.0 V
- a transistor circuit Q3 including two-stage connected triple gate transistors Qt5 and Qt6 is connected between the antenna terminal ANT and the receiving terminal RX.
- a transistor circuit Q4 composed of two-stage connected triple gate transistors Qt7 and Qt8 is connected between the antenna terminal ANT and the receiving terminal RX.
- Both ends of the source / drain of the transistor Qt11 are connected between the connection node of the transistor Qt8 and the reception terminal RX and the ground terminal GND-RX. Also in the transistor Qt11, when the control terminal RXC is a Lo signal (about 0V) (when the transistors Qt7 and Qt8 are off), the drain voltage and the gate voltage of the transistor Qt11 are equal and the transistor Qt11 is turned on. The impedance of the node of the receiving terminal RX is lowered.
- a transistor circuit Q5 composed of two-stage connected triple gate transistors Qt9 and Qt10 is connected between the antenna terminal ANT and the transmission terminal TX.
- a transmission terminal TX is connected to the gates of the transistors Qt9 and Qt10 via a booster circuit BS.
- each signal terminal is provided with transistor circuits Q1, Q3 to Q5 for connection to the antenna terminal ANT, and transistor circuit Q2 and transistor Qt11 for connection to the ground.
- one end of the source / drain is connected to the antenna terminal ANT
- one end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt2 is connected to the transmission / reception terminal TRX
- the other end of the transistor Qt1 and the other end of the transistor Qt2 are shared. It is connected.
- One gate of the transistor Qt1 is connected to one connection portion of the resistor Rg1 and one connection portion of the capacitance element C1, and the other connection portion of the capacitance element C1 is connected to the antenna terminal ANT. Are connected to each other.
- the other connection portion of the resistor Rg1 is connected to one connection portion of the resistor Rg2 and the other gate of the transistor Qt1, and the other connection portion of the resistor Rg2 is connected to the control terminal TRXC.
- connection portion of the resistor Rg3 and one connection portion of the resistor Rg4 are connected to one gate of the transistor Qt2.
- the other connection portion of the resistor Rg4 and one connection portion of the capacitive element C2 are connected to the other gate of the transistor Qt2, and a transmission / reception terminal is connected to the other connection portion of the capacitive element C2.
- TRX is connected.
- resistors Rd1 and Rd2 are connected in series between one end and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt1, and the connection node between the resistor Rd1 and the resistor Rd2 is connected between the gate and the gate of the transistor Qt1. A bias is supplied to the point.
- resistors Rd3 and Rd4 are connected in series between one end and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt2, and the connection node between the resistors Rd3 and Rd4 is connected between the gate and the gate of the transistor Qt2. Bias is supplied to the midpoint.
- one end of the source / drain is connected to the antenna terminal ANT, and one end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt6 is connected to the terminal TERM.
- the other end of the transistor Qt5 and the other end of the transistor Qt6 are connected in common.
- One connection portion of resistors Rg5 to Rg7 is connected to each gate of the transistor Qt5.
- One connecting portion of the resistor Rg6 is connected to the other connecting portion of the resistor Rg5, and one connecting portion of the resistor Rg7 is connected to the other connecting portion of the resistor Rg6.
- a control terminal TERMC is connected to the other connection portion of the resistor Rg7.
- connection part of resistors Rg8 to Rg10 is connected to each gate of the transistor Qt6.
- One connecting portion of the resistor Rg9 is connected to the other connecting portion of the resistor Rg10, and one connecting portion of the resistor Rg8 is connected to the other connecting portion of the resistor Rg9.
- a control terminal TERMC is connected to the other connection portion of the resistor Rg8.
- Resistors Rd5, Rd6, and Rd7 are connected in series between one end and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt5, a connection node between the resistors Rd5 and Rd6, and a connection node between the resistors Rd6 and Rd7.
- the bias is supplied to the middle point between the gate and gate of the transistor Qt5.
- resistors Rd8, Rd9, and Rd10 are connected in series between one end and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor Qt6, a connection node between the resistors Rd8 and Rd9, and between the resistors Rd9 and Rd10. From the connection node, a bias is supplied to the midpoint between the gate and gate of the transistor Qt6.
- the capacitive element C3, the resistors Rg11 to Rg13, and the resistors Rd11 to Rd13 are respectively connected.
- the capacitive element C4 the resistors Rg14 to Rg16, and the resistors Rd14 to Rd16 are connected. Each is connected.
- connection configurations are the same as those of the transistors Qt5 and Qt6 except that the capacitive element C4 and the resistor Rd16 are connected to the reception terminal RX, and the resistors Rg14 and Rg11 are connected to the control terminal RXC. Omitted.
- resistors Rg17 to Rg19, and resistors Rd17 to Rd19 are connected to transistor Qt9, respectively, and resistors Rg20 to Rg22 and resistors Rd20 to Rd22 are connected to transistor Qt10.
- connection portion of the resistors Rg19 and Rg20 is connected to the transmission terminal TX via the booster circuit BS. Similarly, one connection portion of the resistor Rd22 and one connection portion of the capacitance element C6 are connected. It is connected to the transmission terminal TX. Further, the other connection portion of the resistors Rg19 and Rg20 is connected to the control terminal TXC.
- the gate voltages of the transistors Qt9 and Qt10 are increased by the bias voltage supplied by the booster circuit BS.
- the high-frequency voltage applied per stage can be lowered, and high-order harmonic distortion can be reduced.
- a control signal VTRXC (FIG. 3) output from the control logic output unit 20a (FIG. 1) is applied to the control terminal TRXC.
- the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 are turned on when transmission / reception is performed by W-CDMA (900 MHz band).
- On / off of the transistors Qt7 and Qt8 is controlled by a control terminal RXC connected to the gates of the transistors Qt7 and Qt8.
- a control signal output from the control logic output unit 20a (FIG. 1) is applied to the control terminal RXC.
- the transistors Qt7 and Qt8 are turned on when reception by GSM (850 MHz band, 900 MHz band) is performed.
- control terminal TXC connected to the gates of the transistors Qt9 and Qt10.
- a control signal output from the control logic output unit 20a (FIG. 1) is applied to the control terminal TXC.
- the transistors Qt9 and Qt10 are turned on when transmission by GSM (850 MHz band, 900 MHz band) is performed.
- the control terminal VSW is a terminal that supplies a DC voltage of the antenna potential (VANT), and is connected to the reception terminal RX via the resistor Rs.
- the voltage (signal VVSW in FIG. 3) supplied to the control terminal VSW is output from the control voltage generation circuit 28 (FIG. 3) provided in the control logic output unit 20a (FIG. 1).
- the voltage (signal VVSW in FIG. 3) supplied to the control terminal VSW is supplied to the antenna terminal ANT via the resistor Rs, the resistors Rd16, Rd15, Rd14, Rd13, Rd12, and Rd11.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of the control voltage generation circuit 28 provided in the control logic output unit 20a.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28 is a circuit that generates the control signal VTRXC and the signal VVSW based on the control signals (control signal VSWCCC and control signal VTRXCC) output from the control logic 20. As shown in the figure, the control voltage generation circuit 28 includes a logic circuit part LC, an operational amplifier OP, transistors T1 to T5, and resistors R1 and R2.
- the logic circuit unit LC includes inverters Iv1 to Iv5 and AND circuits AND1 and AND2.
- a control signal VSWCC output from the control logic 20 is connected to one input part of the AND circuit AND1, one input part of the AND circuit AND2, and the input part of the inverter Iv4.
- the input part of the inverter Iv1, the input part of the inverter Iv5, and the other input part of the AND circuit AND1 are connected so that the control signal VTRXCC output from the control logic 20 is input.
- the output part of the inverter Iv1 is connected to the other input part of the AND circuit AND2.
- the output part of the AND circuit AND1 is connected to the input part of the inverter Iv2, and the output part of the AND circuit AND2 is connected to the input part of the inverter Iv3.
- the transistor T4 made of P-channel MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) and the transistor T5 made of N-channel MOS have an inverter configuration, and for example, a power supply Vbat having a rated voltage of about 3.6V is supplied.
- the power supply Vbat is a power supply voltage supplied from a battery that operates the mobile phone 1.
- the output part of the inverter Iv5 is connected to the input part of the inverter composed of the transistors T4 and T5, and the control signal VTRXC output from the output part of the inverter composed of the transistors T4 and T5 is the antenna.
- the voltage is supplied to the control terminal TRXC of the switch circuit 25a.
- the output part of the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5 is connected to the control terminal CTRXC, and is connected from the control terminal CTRXC to the control terminal TRXC of the antenna switch circuit 25a via the wire W2.
- a reference voltage Vbg is connected to the positive (+) side input terminal of the operational amplifier OP, and one connection portion of the resistor R1 is connected to the negative ( ⁇ ) side input terminal of the operational amplifier OP, and One connection portion of the resistor R2 is connected to each other.
- the output part of the operational amplifier OP is connected to the other connection part of the resistor R1, and the ground (reference potential) is connected to the other connection part of the resistor R2.
- the operational amplifier OP is supplied with a power supply Vbat as an operation power supply.
- one end of the source / drain of the transistor T1 made of a P-channel MOS is connected to the output part of the operational amplifier OP, and the output part of the inverter Iv2 is connected to the gate of the transistor T1.
- the power source Vbat is connected to one end of the source / drain of the transistor T2 made of a P-channel MOS, and the output part of the inverter Iv3 is connected to the gate of the transistor T2.
- the other end of the source / drain of the transistor T1 and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor T2 are commonly connected to one end of the source / drain of the transistor T3 made of an N-channel MOS, and a signal VVSW output from this node. Is supplied to the control terminal VSW as a bias voltage for supplying a DC voltage of the antenna potential (VANT).
- This node is connected to the control terminal CVSW, for example, connected to the control terminal VSW of the antenna switch circuit 25a via the wire W1.
- VVSW the transient response characteristics of the switch (transistor) in the antenna switch circuit 25a can be improved.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28 applies a voltage so that the voltage level of the signal VVSW supplied to the control terminal VSW is lower than the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC supplied to the control terminal TRXC during the transmission / reception operation by W-CDMA.
- the IMD characteristics are improved. ⁇ IMD improvement in transistor circuits>
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a transistor QT schematically showing the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 of the transistor circuit Q1 of FIG. 2
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the relative value dependency of the gate-drain voltage in the transistor QT of FIG. FIG.
- a control signal VTRXC output from the control voltage generation circuit 28 is input to the gate of the transistor QT, which is a signal for turning on / off the transistor QT.
- an antenna voltage VANT and a signal VVSW output from the control voltage generation circuit 28 are applied to one end of the source / drain of the transistor QT through the resistor RR (resistor Rs and resistors Rd11 to Rd16 in FIG. 3), respectively.
- a transmission / reception signal input / output to / from the transmission / reception terminal TRX is applied to the other end of the source / drain of the transistor QT.
- the horizontal axis represents a value obtained by subtracting the voltage level of the signal VVSW from the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC
- the vertical axis represents IMD. As shown in the figure, it is understood that the IMD characteristics are improved when the voltage level difference between the control signal VTRXC and the signal VVSW is increased.
- the gate voltage of the transistor QT When the gate voltage of the transistor QT is large, the voltage amplitude between the drain and the source is small, and the IMD is improved. That is, when the gate voltage of the transistor QT is increased, the transistor is strongly turned on to decrease the on-resistance, and the voltage amplitude between the drain and the source is decreased, thereby improving the IMD characteristics.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit 28.
- the horizontal axis indicates the voltage level of the power supply Vbat
- the vertical axis indicates the voltage level of the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC.
- the voltage Vb in the figure indicates the upper limit voltage level of the power supply Vbat (when the battery is fully charged), and is, for example, about 4.25V.
- the voltage Va is a lower limit voltage level of the power source Vbat (immediately before the battery is no longer charged), and is about 3.1 V, for example.
- control voltage generation circuit 28 outputs the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC depending on the power supply Vbat, and outputs the voltage level of the signal VVSW as being substantially constant.
- the signal VVSW is at a voltage level lower than the voltage Va.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing signal states of the control signal VSWCC and the control signal VTRXCC output from the control logic 20 in each operation mode of the mobile phone 1.
- the control logic 20 sets the control signals VSWCC and VTRXCC to the 'High' signal as shown in FIG.
- the Lo signal is output from the inverters Iv2, Iv4, and Iv5 in the logic circuit section LC
- the Hi signal is output from the inverter Iv3
- the transistor T1 is turned on
- the transistors T2 and T3 are turned off.
- the voltage V1 is set to be a voltage level lower by about 0.3V to about 0.5 than the voltage Va. Further, by changing the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R2, or the voltage value of the reference voltage Vbg, the voltage V1 output from the operational amplifier OP, that is, the voltage level of the signal VVSW can be arbitrarily changed.
- the Lo signal is input to the inverter composed of the transistors T4 and T5 as described above, the output of the inverter becomes the Hi signal and the control signal VTRXC of the Hi signal is output.
- the transistor of the transistor circuit Q1 is turned on.
- the power source of the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5 is the power source Vbat, the output voltage depends on the power source Vbat.
- the transistor circuit Q1 is turned on and the signal VVSW of the voltage V1 is supplied to the antenna terminal ANT.
- control logic 20 sets the control signals VSWCC and VTRXCC to the 'Low' signal as shown in FIG.
- Hi signals are output from the inverters Iv2 to Iv5 in the logic circuit section LC, respectively, the transistor T3 is turned on, and the Lo signal is output from the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5. Therefore, the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC are both Lo signals.
- control logic 20 sets the control signal VSWCCC to the “High” signal and the control signal VTRXCC to the “Low” signal.
- the Lo signal is output from the inverters Iv3 and Iv4 in the logic circuit section LC, and the Hi signal is output from the inverters Iv2 and Iv5. Therefore, the transistor T2 is turned on and the transistors T1 and T3 are turned off.
- the power supply Vbat is output to the control terminal VSW as the signal VVSW. Since the Hi signal is input to the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5 as described above, the output of the inverter becomes the Lo signal and the control signal VTRXC becomes the Lo signal.
- the transistor circuit Q1 is turned off, while the power supply Vbat output from the control terminal VSW is applied to the antenna terminal ANT as the bias voltage of the antenna potential VANT. Supply.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the control logic output unit 100 examined by the present inventors.
- control logic output unit 100 includes inverters 101 and 102 and transistors 103 to 106.
- a control signal VSRXCC output from the control logic 20 is input to the input portion of the inverter 101, and a control signal VTRXCC output from the control logic 20 is input to the input portion of the inverter 102. Connected so that.
- the inverter 101 is connected to an inverter input section composed of a P-channel MOS transistor 103 and an N-channel MOS transistor 104, and the inverter 102 has an output section connected to a P-channel MOS transistor 105 and An input part of an inverter composed of an N-channel MOS transistor 106 is connected.
- the inverter constituted by the transistors 103 and 104 and the inverter constituted by the transistors 105 and 106 are supplied with a power supply Vbat as an operation power supply.
- both of the two inverters are turned on, and as shown in FIG. 9, a signal VVSW having substantially the same voltage level as the power supply Vbat
- the control signal VTRXC which is supplied to the terminal ANT and has substantially the same voltage level as the power supply Vbat, is supplied to the control terminal CTRXC.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28 causes the signal VVSW having a voltage level lower than the voltage Va which is the lower limit voltage value of the power supply Vbat Is generated, the voltage level difference between the control signal VTRXC and the signal VVSW is increased, the on-resistances of the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 are decreased, and the IMD characteristics can be improved.
- control voltage generation circuit 28 is configured by a simple circuit, the circuit scale can be reduced, and the power consumption of the control voltage generation circuit 28 can be reduced.
- the IMD characteristics in the antenna switch circuit 25a can be improved and the reception performance in the mobile phone 1 can be greatly improved during the transmission / reception operation by W-CDMA.
- a transistor circuit that conducts the transmission / reception terminal TRX1 and the antenna terminal ANT1 is similar to the antenna switch circuit 25a. Signal control is performed.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control voltage generation circuit of FIG.
- the control signal VTRXC is generated at a voltage level substantially the same as that of the power supply Vbat, and the signal VVSW is generated as a voltage level lower than the voltage Va that is the lower limit voltage value of the power supply Vbat.
- the control signal VTRXC is the same voltage level as the power supply Vbat, but the signal VVSW is a voltage lower than the control signal VTRXC (power supply Vbat) by a certain voltage difference. Is generated.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit 28a.
- the horizontal axis indicates the voltage level of the power supply Vbat
- the vertical axis indicates the voltage level of the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC.
- the voltage Vb in the figure indicates the upper limit voltage level of the power supply Vbat (when the battery is fully charged)
- the voltage Va indicates the lower limit voltage level of the power supply Vbat (just before the battery is no longer charged).
- control signal VTRXC outputs substantially the same voltage level as the power supply Vbat.
- the signal VVSW is generated to have a certain voltage difference lower than the control signal VTRXC, as shown.
- the voltage difference between the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC is, for example, about 0.3V to about 0.5V, and the signal VVSW is the control signal VTRXC regardless of the voltage range of the voltage Va to Vb.
- the voltage level is lower by about 0.3V to about 0.5V.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control voltage generation circuit 28a.
- control voltage generation circuit 28a has a configuration similar to that of the control voltage generation circuit 28 (FIG. 3) including a logic circuit section LC, an operational amplifier OP, transistors T1 to T5, and resistors R1 and R2, and includes a resistor R3, And a bias current circuit Ibias for generating the bias current Ibs is newly provided.
- connection portion of the resistor R3 is connected to be supplied with the power supply Vbat, and the other connection portion of the resistor R3 is connected to the positive (+) side input terminal of the operational amplifier OP and the bias current circuit Ibias. Are connected to each other. Further, the output section of the operational amplifier OP is connected to the negative ( ⁇ ) side input terminal of the operational amplifier OP.
- connection configurations are the same as those of the control voltage generation circuit 28 (FIG. 3) of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Further, the signal states of the control signal VSWCC and the control signal VTRXCC output from the control logic 20 in each operation mode (for example, TRX mode, Standby, TX mode) of the mobile phone 1 are the same as those in FIG.
- control voltage generation circuit When the cellular phone 1 is in a transmission / reception operation by W-CDMA (transmission / reception mode: TRX mode), the transistor T1 is turned on, and the voltage output from the operational amplifier OP is output as the signal VVSW.
- W-CDMA transmission / reception mode: TRX mode
- V2 Vbat ⁇ R ⁇ Ibs (Formula 2)
- the resistance value R of the resistor R2 and the bias current Ibs are set so that the voltage V2 has a voltage level (offset voltage) lower by about 0.3V to about 0.5 than the voltage Va.
- the offset voltage can be arbitrarily changed by changing the resistance value of the resistor R3 or the bias current Ibs generated by the bias current circuit Ibias.
- the transistor T3 When the mobile phone 1 enters a standby state (Standby) in which neither transmission nor reception is performed, the transistor T3 is turned on, and the Lo signal is output from the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5, and the signal VVSW and the control signal Both VTRXCs become Lo signals.
- the transistor T2 is turned on, the transistors T1 and T3 are turned off, and the power supply Vbat is output as the signal VVSW. Further, since the inverter constituted by the transistors T4 and T5 outputs a Lo signal, the control signal VTRXC becomes a Lo signal.
- control voltage generation circuit 28a outputs the signal VVSW to the control signal VTRXC during the W-CDMA transmission / reception operation (transmission / reception mode: TRX mode) regardless of the voltage level of the power supply Vbat. Are generated so as to have a certain voltage difference.
- a current may flow into the control voltage generation circuit 28a via the parasitic diodes in the transistor of the transistor circuit Q1 and the resistors Rd11 to Rd16, Rs.
- the on-resistances of the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 can be reduced to improve the IMD characteristics.
- the reception sensitivity of the mobile phone 1 can be improved by improving the IMD characteristics.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of voltage control of the control voltage generation circuit according to the third embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control voltage generation circuit of FIG.
- Example of voltage control of control voltage generator> a voltage control technique different from the control voltage generation circuit of the first and second embodiments will be described.
- the control signal VTRXC is the power supply.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28b generates the voltage level substantially the same as Vbat so that the signal VVSW is lower than the control signal VTRXC (power supply Vbat) by a certain voltage difference.
- the voltage Vb (battery upper limit voltage) of the power source Vbat is about 4.25V, for example, and the voltage Va (battery lower limit voltage) of the power source Vbat is about 3.1V, for example.
- the voltage V3 of the power supply Vbat is, for example, about 3.5V, and the voltage V4 of the signal VVSW when the power supply Vbat is the voltage V3 is about 3.1V.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28b sets the signal VVSW to be substantially constant at about 3.1V and sets the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC to 3 Each is generated with a substantially constant voltage of about 5V.
- the voltage level of the signal VVSW is generated smaller than the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC.
- the voltage difference (offset voltage) between the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC is output so as to be smaller than about 0.4 V, which is a voltage difference when the voltage level of the power supply Vbat is larger than the voltage V3. As the voltage level of the power supply Vbat approaches the voltage Va, the voltage difference (offset voltage) is generated so as to gradually decrease.
- the power source Vbat is the voltage V3 (about 3.5V)
- the voltage level of the signal VVSW is about 3.1V and the offset voltage is about 0.4V
- the power source Vbat is the voltage Va (3. 1V)
- the voltage level of the signal VVSW is about 2.76V
- the offset voltage is about 0.34V.
- the IMD characteristic can be further improved by increasing the offset voltage between the control signal VTRXC and the signal VVSW.
- the signal VVSW needs to output the voltage Va ⁇ 0.4V when the offset voltage is about 0.4V. Such a voltage may cause the circuit operation range to be exceeded, and the circuit operation may not be stabilized.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control voltage generation circuit 28b.
- the control voltage generation circuit 28b has a configuration similar to that of the control voltage generation circuit 28 (FIG. 3) including the logic circuit portion LC, the operational amplifier OP, the transistors T1 to T5, and the resistors R1 and R2, and has resistors R4 to R6 and The MOS transistor T6 is newly provided.
- the negative ( ⁇ ) side input terminal of the operational amplifier OP is connected to one connection portion of the resistor R4 and one connection portion of the resistor R5, and the other connection portion of the resistor R4 is connected to the ground. ing.
- One end of the source / drain of the transistor T1 and one connection portion of the resistor R6 are connected to the other connection portion of the resistor R5. Further, the other connection portion of the resistor R6 is connected to the output portion of the operational amplifier OP.
- one end of the source / drain of the transistor T6 is connected to the output part of the operational amplifier OP, and the other end of the source / drain of the transistor T6 is connected to a connection node to which the transistors T4 and T5 are connected. Has been.
- the output part of the inverter Iv2 is connected to the gate of the transistor T6, and the output part of the inverter Iv3 is connected to the gate of the transistor T4.
- connection configurations are the same as those of the control voltage generation circuit 28 (FIG. 3) of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.
- the signal states of the control signal VSWCC and the control signal VTRXCC output from the control logic 20 in each operation mode (for example, TRX mode, Standby, TX mode) of the mobile phone 1 are the same as those in FIG.
- control voltage generation circuit When the mobile phone 1 is in a transmission / reception operation by W-CDMA (transmission / reception mode: TRX mode), the transistors T1 and T6 are turned on and the transistors T2 to T5 are turned off. Therefore, the voltage output from the operational amplifier OP is output as the control signal VTRXC via the transistor T6. Further, a voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage from the operational amplifier OP by the resistor R6 and the resistors R5 and R4 is output as the signal VVSW through the transistor T1.
- Vop (1+ (R6 + R5) / R4) ⁇ Vbg (Formula 3)
- the divided voltage Vr by the resistor R6 and the resistors R5 and R4 is obtained by the following equation.
- Vr (1 + ((R6 + R5) / R4)) ⁇ Vbg ⁇ ((R5 + R4) / (R6 + R5 + R4)) (Formula 4)
- the voltage Vop output from the operational amplifier OP is about 3.5V when the voltage level of the power supply Vbat is higher than the voltage V3, and the signal VVSW (divided voltage by the resistors R6 to R4) is 3.1V. It will be about. Therefore, the resistance values of the resistors R6 to R4 are set so that the divided voltage is about 3.1V.
- the voltage level of the control signal VTRXC (voltage Vop) can be arbitrarily changed by changing the reference voltage Vbg, and the signal VVSW can be arbitrarily changed by changing the resistance values of the resistors R6 to R4. It is.
- the voltage level of the signal VVSW is obtained from the following equation.
- VVSW (R5 + R4) / (R6 + R5 + R4) ⁇ Vbat (Formula 5) Therefore, the voltage difference (offset voltage) between the signal VVSW and the control signal VTRXC gradually decreases as the voltage level of the power supply Vbat approaches the voltage Va from the voltage V3.
- the transistors T2 and T5 are turned on, the control signal VTRXC becomes a Lo signal, and the signal VVSW has a voltage level substantially the same as that of the power supply Vbat.
- the on-resistance of the transistors Qt1 and Qt2 can be reduced to improve the IMD characteristics. Further, when the voltage level of the power supply Vbat is lowered (voltage V3), the offset voltage can be reduced and the circuit operation can be stabilized.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the high power amplifiers 17 and 18, the APC 19, the control logic 20, and the control logic output unit 20a are formed on a semiconductor chip made of an Si chip.
- the APC 19, the control logic 20, and the control logic output unit 20a are formed on a Si chip, and the high power amplifiers 17 and 18 are formed as HBTs (heterojunction bipolar transistors). It is good also as a structure formed in the different semiconductor chip which consists of a chip
- the mobile phone 1 includes a baseband block 2, an RF (high frequency) system unit 3, antennas 4 and 5, a microphone 6, and a speaker 7, as in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment.
- the RF system unit 3 also includes an RFIC 8, a high frequency module 9, band pass filters (BPF) 10 to 12, high power amplifiers 13 and 14, and duplexers 15 and 16, as in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment. .
- BPF band pass filters
- high power amplifiers (HPA) 17 and 18, APC (Auto Power Control) 19, control logic 20, control logic output unit 20a, coupler 21 , 22, LPFs 23 and 24, antenna switch 25, and HPF (High Pass Filter) 26 and 27, and all operations are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the present invention is suitable for a high-frequency module for mobile phones.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態1による携帯電話の構成の一例を示すブロック図、図2は、図1の携帯電話に設けられたアンテナスイッチ回路における構成の一例を示す回路図、図3は、図1の携帯電話のコントロールロジック出力部に設けられた制御電圧生成回路の一例を示す回路図、図4は、図2のトランジスタ回路を模式化した説明図、図5は、図4のトランジスタ回路におけるゲート-ソース/ドレイン間電圧の相対値依存性を示す説明図、図6は、図3の制御電圧生成回路の電圧制御の一例を示す説明図、図7は、図1のコントロールロジックから出力される各動作モードにおける制御信号の信号状態を示す説明図、図8は、本発明者が検討したコントロールロジック出力部の一例を示す説明図、図9は、図8のロジックコントロール出力部の電圧制御の一例を示す説明図である。
本実施の形態における概要は、以下の通りである。
本実施の形態1において、無線通信システムの1つである携帯電話1は、図1に示すように、ベースバンドブロック2、RF(高周波)システム部3、アンテナ4,5、およびマイク6、およびスピーカ7から構成されている。
図2は、アンテナスイッチ回路25aにおける構成の一例を示す回路図である。
図3は、コントロールロジック出力部20aに設けられた制御電圧生成回路28の一例を示す回路である。
〈トランジスタ回路におけるIMD改善〉
次に、本実施の形態1における制御電圧生成回路28の動作について説明する。
V1=(1+R1/R2)・Vbg (式1)
図10は、本発明の実施の形態2による制御電圧生成回路の電圧制御の一例を示す説明図、図11は、図10の制御電圧生成回路における構成の一例を示す回路図である。
図10は、制御電圧生成回路28aの電圧制御の一例を示す説明図である。図10において、横軸は、電源Vbatの電圧レベルを示し、縦軸は、信号VVSW、および制御信号VTRXCの電圧レベルをそれぞれ示している。図中の電圧Vbは、電源Vbatの上限電圧レベル(バッテリの満充電時)を示し、電圧Vaは、電源Vbatの下限電圧レベル(バッテリの充電がなくなる直前)を示している。
図11は、制御電圧生成回路28aにおける構成の一例を示す回路図である。
携帯電話1がW-CDMAによる送受信動作時(送受信モード:TRX mode)となると、トランジスタT1がオンとなり、オペアンプOPから出力される電圧が信号VVSWとして出力される。
電圧V2は、電圧Vaよりも0.3V程度~0.5程度低い電圧レベル(オフセット電圧)となるよう、抵抗R2の抵抗値R、およびバイアス電流Ibsを設定する。ここで、オフセット電圧は、抵抗R3の抵抗値、またはバイアス電流回路Ibiasが生成するバイアス電流Ibsを変更することにより、任意に設定変更することができる。
図12は、本発明の実施の形態3による制御電圧生成回路の電圧制御の一例を示す説明図、図13は、図12の制御電圧生成回路における構成の一例を示す回路図である。
本実施の形態3においては、前記実施の形態1,2の制御電圧生成回路と異なる電圧制御技術について説明する。ここでは、図12に示すように、バッテリ電圧が電圧Vbから電圧V3までは、ある一定の電圧レベルの電圧を生成し、バッテリ電圧が電圧V3から電圧Vaまでの間では、制御信号VTRXCが電源Vbatと略同じ電圧レベルとなり、信号VVSWが制御信号VTRXC(電源Vbat)に対してある電圧差だけ低い電圧となるように制御電圧生成回路28bが生成する。
図13は、制御電圧生成回路28bにおける構成の一例を示す回路図である。
携帯電話1がW-CDMAによる送受信動作時(送受信モード:TRX mode)となると、トランジスタT1,T6がオンとなり、トランジスタT2~T5がオフとなる。よって、オペアンプOPから出力される電圧がトランジスタT6を介して制御信号VTRXCとして出力される。また、オペアンプOPからの出力電圧を抵抗R6と抵抗R5,R4によって分圧した電圧が、トランジスタT1を介して信号VVSWとして出力される。
抵抗R6と抵抗R5,R4による分圧電圧Vrは、以下の式により求められる。
ここで、オペアンプOPから出力される電圧Vopは、電源Vbatの電圧レベルが電圧V3よりも高い場合、3.5V程度であり、信号VVSW(抵抗R6~R4による分圧電圧)は、3.1V程度となる。よって、抵抗R6~R4の抵抗値は、分圧電圧が3.1V程度となるように設定される。
よって、電源Vbatの電圧レベルが電圧V3から電圧Vaに近づくにしたがって、信号VVSWと制御信号VTRXCとの電圧差(オフセット電圧)が徐々に小さくなる。
図14は、本発明の実施の形態4による携帯電話の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。
2 ベースバンドブロック
3 RFシステム部
4 アンテナ
5 アンテナ
6 マイク
7 スピーカ
8 RFIC
9 高周波モジュール
10 バンドパスフィルタ
11 バンドパスフィルタ
12 バンドパスフィルタ
13 ハイパワーアンプ
14 ハイパワーアンプ
15 デュプレクサ
16 デュプレクサ
17 ハイパワーアンプ
18 ハイパワーアンプ
19 APC
20 コントロールロジック
20a コントロールロジック出力部
21 カプラ
22 カプラ
23 LPF
24 LPF
25 アンテナスイッチ
25a アンテナスイッチ回路
25b アンテナスイッチ回路
26 HPF
27 HPF
28 制御電圧生成回路
28a 制御電圧生成回路
28b 制御電圧生成回路
ANT アンテナ端子
ANT1 アンテナ端子
RX 受信端子
RX1 受信端子
RX2 受信端子
TX 送信端子
TX1 送信端子
TRX 送受信端子
TRX1 送受信端子
TERM 端子
TERM1 端子
TRXC 制御端子
RXC 制御端子
VSW 制御端子
CVSW 制御端子
CVTRXC 制御端子
R 抵抗
R1 抵抗
Qt1 トランジスタ
Qt2 トランジスタ
Qt3 トランジスタ
Qt4 トランジスタ
Qt5 トランジスタ
Qt6 トランジスタ
Qt7 トランジスタ
Qt8 トランジスタ
Qt9 トランジスタ
Qt10 トランジスタ
Qt11 トランジスタ
Q1 トランジスタ回路
Q2 トランジスタ回路
Q3 トランジスタ回路
Q4 トランジスタ回路
Q5 トランジスタ回路
BS 昇圧回路
Rg1~Rg20 抵抗
Rd1~Rd22 抵抗
Rs 抵抗
C1 静電容量素子
C2 静電容量素子
C3 静電容量素子
C4 静電容量素子
C5 静電容量素子
C6 静電容量素子
LC 論理回路部
OP オペアンプ
Iv1~Iv5 インバータ
AND1 論理積回路
AND2 論理積回路
T1~T6 トランジスタ
W1 ワイヤ
W2 ワイヤ
R1 抵抗
R2 抵抗
R3 抵抗
R4 抵抗
R5 抵抗
R6 抵抗
QT トランジスタ
RR 抵抗
Ibias バイアス電流回路
100 コントロールロジック出力部
101 インバータ
102 インバータ
103 トランジスタ
104 トランジスタ
105 トランジスタ
106 トランジスタ
Claims (8)
- アンテナに接続されるアンテナ端子と、複数の通信方式に対応する複数の信号端子と、前記アンテナ端子にアンテナ電位の直流電圧となる第1の制御信号を供給する制御端子と、前記複数の信号端子と前記アンテナ端子との間の接続、または非接続とをそれぞれ切り替えるアンテナスイッチと、
前記アンテナスイッチを動作させるロジック部と、
前記ロジック部から出力される制御信号に基づいて、前記第1の制御信号、および第2の制御信号をそれぞれ生成する電圧生成回路とを有し、
前記アンテナスイッチは、
前記複数の信号端子のうち、送受信信号が入出力される送受信信号端子と前記アンテナ端子との間の接続、または非接続を切り替える送受信用トランジスタ回路と、
前記複数の信号端子のうち、送信信号が入力される送信信号端子と前記アンテナ端子との間の接続、または非接続を切り替える送信用トランジスタ回路とを有し、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路は、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路をオン、またはオフさせる前記第2の制御信号がゲートに入力され、前記送受信信号端子がソース/ドレインの一端に接続され、前記アンテナ端子、および前記制御端子がソース/ドレインの他端に接続され、
前記電圧生成回路は、
前記ロジック部から出力される制御信号に基づいて、前記制御端子に供給する前記第1の制御信号、および前記送受信用トランジスタ回路をオンさせる前記第2の制御信号をそれぞれ生成し、前記第2の制御信号の電圧レベルは、前記第1の制御信号よりも高い電圧レベルである高周波モジュール。 - 請求項1記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
前記第2の制御信号の電圧レベルがバッテリから供給されるバッテリ電圧と略同じ電圧レベルとし、前記第1の制御信号が前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧に依存しない略一定の電圧レベルを維持するように生成する高周波モジュール。 - 請求項2記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧が動作電源として供給され、正側入力端子に基準電圧が入力され、負側入力端子に出力部から出力される出力信号を抵抗によって分圧した分圧電圧が入力され、前記出力部から出力される出力信号を前記第1の制御信号として出力するオペアンプと、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に前記オペアンプが生成した信号を前記第1の制御信号として出力し、前記送信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧を前記送信信号端子に出力するように切り替える出力切り替え回路と、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧を前記第2の制御信号として出力する出力部とを有する高周波モジュール。 - 請求項1記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
前記第2の制御信号の電圧レベルがバッテリから供給されるバッテリ電圧と略同じ電圧レベルとし、前記第1の制御信号が前記第2の制御信号に対して略一定のオフセット電圧を有する電圧レベルとなるように生成する高周波モジュール。 - 請求項4記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
バイアス電流を生成するバイアス電流回路と、
前記バイアス電流回路が生成した電流を電圧に変換する抵抗と、
前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧が一方の接続に供給され、前記抵抗が生成した電圧が正側入力端子に入力され、負側入力端子に出力部が接続され、前記出力部から出力される出力信号を第1の制御信号として出力するオペアンプと、
前記ロジック部から出力される制御信号に基づいて、前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に前記オペアンプが生成した信号を前記第1の制御信号として出力し、前記送信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧を前記第1の制御信号として出力するように切り替える出力切り替え回路と、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧を前記第2の制御信号として出力する出力部とを有する高周波モジュール。 - 請求項1記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
バッテリのバッテリ電圧が第1の電圧から前記第1の電圧よりも低い第2の電圧までの範囲において、前記第1の制御信号、および前記第2の制御信号を前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧に依存しない略一定の電圧レベルを維持するように生成し、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧が、前記第2の電圧から前記第2の電圧よりも低い第3の電圧までの範囲において、前記第2の制御信号を前記バッテリから供給されるバッテリ電圧と略同じ電圧レベルとし、前記第1の制御信号を前記第2の制御信号に対して略一定のオフセット電圧を有する電圧レベルとなるように生成し、
前記第1の電圧は、前記バッテリの上限電圧であり、前記第3の電圧は、前記バッテリの下限電圧である高周波モジュール。 - 請求項6記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記電圧生成回路は、
前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧が動作電源として供給され、正側入力端子に基準電圧が入力され、負側入力端子に出力部から出力される出力信号を抵抗によって分圧した分圧電圧が入力され、前記出力部から出力される出力信号を第2の制御信号として出力するオペアンプと、
前記オペアンプから出力される出力信号を抵抗によって分圧し、前記第1の制御信号を生成する分圧回路と、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に前記オペアンプから出力される出力信号を前記第2の制御信号として出力する出力回路と、
前記送受信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記分圧回路から出力される信号を前記第1の制御信号として出力し、前記送信用トランジスタ回路がオンする際に、前記バッテリのバッテリ電圧を前記第1の制御信号として出力する出力切り替え回路とを有する高周波モジュール。 - 請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の高周波モジュールにおいて、
前記アンテナスイッチは、
前記複数の通信方式のうち、低周波数帯を用いるW-CDMA方式による通信の際に用いられる送受信用トランジスタ回路と、前記低周波数帯よりも高い周波数帯を用いるW-CDMA方式による通信の際に用いられる送受信用トランジスタ回路とをそれぞれ有する高周波モジュール。
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