Antenna tuning and resonance adjustment system and method

1. An antenna tuner, comprising:

a control core;

a switch logic coupled to the control core, the switch logic comprising a variable off-capacitance; and

an electrical coupling coupled to the switch logic, the electrical coupling configured to connect the switch logic to an antenna system;

wherein the control core is configured to receive a first control signal from an antenna tuner logic, the antenna tuner logic having a frequency/band list, a frequency/band combination logic and a look-up table, the first control signal to configure the variable off-capacitance such that a first resonance appearing at a first initial frequency is shifted to a first adjusted frequency based on a combination of communication bands selected by the frequency/band combination logic.

2. The antenna tuner of claim 1 , wherein the switch logic comprises a plurality of variable capacitances, the variable capacitances configured to determine the variable off-capacitance of the switch logic.

3. The antenna tuner of claim 1 , wherein the switch logic comprises a plurality of field effect transistor (FET) switches configured as variable capacitances, the variable capacitances configured to determine the variable off-capacitance of the switch logic.

4. The antenna tuner of claim 3 , wherein a plurality of field effect transistor (FET) switches provides a range of off-capacitance values based on a combination of communication bands selected by the frequency/band combination logic.

5. The antenna tuner of claim 1 , wherein the control core is configured to provide a second control signal to the switch logic to configure the variable off-capacitance such that the first resonance appearing at the first initial frequency is shifted to the first adjusted frequency based on the first control signal.

6. The antenna tuner of claim 5 , there being a second resonance appearing at a second initial frequency, wherein the control core is configured to provide a control signal to the switch logic to configure the variable off-capacitance such that the second resonance is shifted to a second adjusted frequency, different than the first adjusted frequency.

7. The antenna tuner of claim 6 , wherein the resonance is a circuit resonance of the antenna tuner or an antenna resonance.

8. The antenna tuner of claim 1 , wherein the switch logic comprises multiple paths, each path comprising an instance of the variable off-capacitance coupled to a corresponding radio frequency (RF) connection.

9. The antenna tuner of claim 8 , further comprising an inductance coupled to each RF connection, where each inductance is also coupled to an antenna aperture port.

10. The antenna tuner of claim 9 , wherein a side of the variable off-capacitance opposite the corresponding RF connection is coupled to a system ground.

11. The antenna tuner of claim 9 , wherein the antenna aperture port is coupled to a first location along an antenna and an antenna RF feed is coupled to a second location along the antenna, the second location being spaced apart from the first location.

12. An antenna tuning system, comprising:

an antenna tuner coupled to an antenna, the antenna tuner having a variable off-capacitance, the antenna having an antenna response; and

an antenna tuner control configured to provide a control signal to the antenna tuner to configure the variable off-capacitance such that a first resonance appearing at a first initial frequency is shifted to a first adjusted frequency based on a combination of communication bands selected for simultaneous use with the antenna, the selected combination of communication bands comprising at least two different selected communication bands and wherein shifting the first resonance to the first adjusted frequency does not negatively affect communication on a second frequency associated with a selected communication band.

13. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , wherein the combination of communication bands comprises at least two communication bands selected from a low-band frequency range, a mid-band frequency range, a high-band frequency range and an ultra-high-band frequency range.

14. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , further comprising a second resonance appearing at a second initial frequency, wherein the second resonance is shifted to a second adjusted frequency, different than the first adjusted frequency.

15. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , wherein the control signal comprises a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) communication.

16. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , wherein variable off-capacitance is created in the antenna tuner using a field effect transistor (FET) switch.

17. The antenna tuning system of claim 16 , wherein a plurality of field effect transistor (FET) switches provides a range of off-capacitance values based on the combination of communication bands selected by the antenna tuner control.

18. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , further comprising a switch logic in the antenna tuner, the switch logic comprising multiple paths, each path comprising an instance of the variable off-capacitance coupled to a corresponding radio frequency (RF) connection.

19. The antenna tuning system of claim 18 , further comprising an inductance coupled to each RF connection, where each inductance is also coupled to a system ground.

20. The antenna tuning system of claim 19 , wherein a side of the variable off-capacitance opposite the corresponding RF connection is coupled to an antenna aperture port.

21. The antenna tuning system of claim 20 , wherein the antenna aperture port is coupled to a first location along an antenna and an antenna RF feed is coupled to a second location along the antenna, the second location being spaced apart from the first location.

22. The antenna tuning system of claim 12 , wherein the resonance is a circuit resonance or an antenna resonance.

23. A method for communication, comprising:

selecting a tuner state;

providing a variable off-capacitance; and

tuning an antenna having an antenna response using an antenna tuner including the provided variable off-capacitance to shift a first resonance appearing at a first initial frequency to a first adjusted frequency based on the selected tuner state, for communicating simultaneously on two different communication bands and wherein shifting the first resonance to the first adjusted frequency does not negatively affect simultaneous communication on a second frequency in one of the two different communication bands.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein selecting the tuner state further comprises selecting a combination of communication bands comprising at least two communication bands selected from a low-band frequency range, a mid-band frequency range, a high-band frequency range and an ultra-high-band frequency range.

25. The method of claim 23 , further comprising shifting a second resonance appearing at a second initial frequency to a second adjusted frequency, different than the first adjusted frequency.

26. The method of claim 23 , further comprising communicating the selected tuner state to the antenna tuner using a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) communication.

27. A device for communication, comprising:

means for selecting a tuner state;

means for providing a variable off-capacitance; and

means for tuning an antenna having an antenna response using the variable off-capacitance to shift a first resonance appearing at a first initial frequency to a first adjusted frequency based on the selected tuner state, for communicating simultaneously on two different communication bands and wherein shifting the first resonance to the first adjusted frequency does not detrimentally affect simultaneous communication on a second frequency.

28. The device of claim 27 , wherein the means for selecting a tuner state further comprises means for selecting a combination of communication bands comprising at least two communication bands selected from a low-band frequency range, a mid-band frequency range, a high-band frequency range and an ultra-high-band frequency range.

29. The device of claim 27 , wherein the means for tuning further comprises means for shifting a second resonance appearing at a second initial frequency to a second adjusted frequency, different than the first adjusted frequency.

30. The device of claim 27 , further comprising means for communicating the selected tuner state to an antenna tuner using a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) communication.