Wireless terminal device
View Patent ↗A first casing and a second casing movably connected to the first casing are provided. PAs amplify a transmit signal. FET switches are provided between the ground and respective transmission paths connecting the PAs and an antenna. When an intermediate voltage is applied, the FET switch has a capacitance according to the applied intermediate voltage. An open or close detection unit acquires the impedance of the antenna corresponding to the positional relationship of the first casing and the second casing. A control unit turns one of a plurality of switches ON and applies the intermediate voltage to the FET switches to achieve a capacitance whereby the impedance of the PA arranged on the transmission path where the switch is ON and the impedance of the antenna are matched based on the impedance of the antenna acquired by the open or close detection unit.
1. A wireless terminal device comprising:
a first casing including an antenna;
a second casing movably connected to the first casing;
a baseband processing unit that generates a transmit signal;
a plurality of amplifiers that amplify the transmit signal;
a first switch provided on each transmission path connecting the antenna and each of the amplifiers;
a second switch provided between the transmission path and a ground, where the second switch is turned ON when a first predetermined voltage is applied, is turned OFF when a second predetermined voltage is applied, and, when an intermediate voltage between the first predetermined voltage and the second predetermined voltage is applied, has a capacitance according to the applied intermediate voltage;
an impedance acquisition unit that acquires an impedance of the antenna corresponding to a positional relationship of the first casing and the second casing; and
a control unit that turns ON one of the first switches based on a frequency band of the transmit signal and applies the intermediate voltage to at least one of the second switches to match an impedance of the amplifier arranged on the transmission path where the first switch is turned ON and the impedance of the antenna based on the impedance of the antenna acquired by the impedance acquisition unit.
2. The wireless terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the impedance acquisition unit includes a sensor that detects a positional relationship of the first casing and the second casing and acquires the impedance of the antenna according to the detected positional relationship.
3. The wireless terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit stores a table describing a combination of voltages, corresponding to the impedance of the antenna, to be applied to the respective second switches and refers to the table based on the impedance of the antenna to determine the voltage to be applied to the second switch.
4. The wireless terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein
the impedance acquisition unit detects the impedance of the antenna based on a reflected wave from the antenna and a forward wave toward the antenna; and
the control unit controls the capacitance of the second switch so that the impedance of the antenna detected by the impedance acquisition unit becomes a predetermined value.
5. The wireless terminal device according to any one of claim 1 , wherein
the first switch is turned ON when the first predetermined voltage is applied, is turned OFF when the second predetermined voltage is applied, and, when the intermediate voltage between the first predetermined voltage and the second predetermined voltage is applied, has a capacitance according to the applied intermediate voltage; and
the control unit applies the first predetermined voltage to one of the first switches based on the frequency band of the transmit signal and the impedance of the antenna, and applies the intermediate voltage to the remaining respective first switch and the respective second switches to achieve a capacitance whereby the impedance of the amplifier arranged on the transmission path where the first switch is ON and the impedance of the antenna are matched based on the impedance of the antenna acquired by the impedance acquisition unit.
6. A wireless terminal device comprising:
a first casing including an antenna;
a second casing movably connected to the first casing;
a plurality of amplifiers that amplify a transmit signal;
a first switch provided on each transmission path connecting the antenna and each of the amplifiers;
a second switch provided between the transmission path and a ground, where the second switch is turned ON when a first predetermined voltage is applied, is turned OFF when a second predetermined voltage is applied, and, when an intermediate voltage between the first predetermined voltage and the second predetermined voltage is applied, has a capacitance according to the applied intermediate voltage; and
a processor, wherein the processor execute:
generating the transmit signal;
acquiring an impedance of the antenna corresponding to a positional relationship of the first casing and the second casing;
turning ON one of the first switches based on a frequency band of the transmit signal; and
applying the intermediate voltage to at least one of the second switches to match an impedance of the amplifier arranged on the transmission path where the first switch is turned ON and the impedance of the antenna based on the impedance of the antenna acquired.