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US 10,979,096 · App. 16/360,058 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

High-frequency front-end circuit

Inventors: Shoji Nagumo (Nagaokakyo, JP); Kanta Motoki (Nagaokakyo, JP); Yusaku Muroya (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H04B1/525H03H7/38H03H9/725H04B1/00H04B1/0057H04B1/18
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Patent No.
US 10,979,096
App. No.
16/360,058
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-frequency front-end circuit includes a diplexer, a duplexer, and a low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit. The diplexer includes an antenna connection terminal, a low-band-side terminal, and a high-band-side terminal, and separates a low-band communication signal and a high-band communication signal. The duplexer separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the low-band communication signal. The multiple reflection prevention unit is disposed between the low-band-side terminal and the duplexer and reduces or prevents multiple reflections of a leakage signal of the high-band communication signal which leaks to the low band side.

Claims (41)

1. A high-frequency front-end circuit comprising:

a diplexer that includes an antenna connection terminal, a low-band-side terminal, and a high-band-side terminal, and that separates a low-band communication signal and a high-band communication signal from each other;

a low-band-side duplexer that separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the low-band communication signal from each other; and

a low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit that is disposed between the low-band-side terminal and the low-band-side duplexer and that reduces or prevents multiple reflections of a leakage signal of the high-band communication signal which leaks to the low band side; wherein

the low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit is connected between a transmission line connecting the low-band-side terminal and the low-band-side duplexer and a ground.

2. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit includes a peak filter having a pass band in which a frequency band of a transmission signal of the high-band communication signal is present.

3. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 2 , wherein

the high-frequency front-end circuit includes a plurality of the low-band-side duplexers and a low-band-side communication band selection circuit disposed between the low-band-side terminal and the plurality of low-band-side duplexers, and that selectively connects the low-band-side terminal to one of the plurality of low-band-side duplexers;

the low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit includes a plurality of the peak filters corresponding one-to-one to the plurality of low-band-side duplexers and a peak filter selection circuit that selects one of the plurality of peak filters;

the low-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit is connected between the low-band-side terminal and the low-band-side communication band selection circuit; and

the low-band-side communication band selection circuit and the peak filter selection circuit are subjected to selection control in a ganged manner.

4. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 3 , further comprising a harmonic prevention filter connected to the low-band-side communication band selection circuit.

5. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the multiple reflection prevention unit is a band pass filter or a low pass filter that attenuates a transmission signal of the communication signal leaked from the high band side during 2-uplink carrier aggregation to reduce or prevent multiple reflections.

6. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the diplexer further includes a low pass filter and a high pass filter;

the low pass filter is connected between the antenna connection terminal and the low-band-side terminal; and

the high pass filter is connected between the antenna connection terminal and the high-band-side terminal.

7. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 6 , wherein each of the low pass filter and the high pass filter is defined by an LC filter circuit including an inductor and a capacitor.

8. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 6 , wherein filter characteristics of the low pass filter are set such that a frequency band of a communication signal included in a low band is in a pass band and a frequency band of a communication signal included in a high band is in an attenuation band.

9. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 8 , wherein the low band includes frequencies less than or equal to 900 MHz, and the high band includes frequencies greater than or equal to 1500 MHz.

10. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 6 , wherein filter characteristics of the high pass filter are set such that a frequency band of a communication signal included in a high band is in a pass band and a frequency band of a communication signal included in a low band is in an attenuation band.

11. A high-frequency front-end circuit comprising:

a diplexer that includes an antenna connection terminal, a low-band-side terminal, and a high-band-side terminal, and that separates a low-band communication signal and a high-band communication signal from each other;

a high-band-side duplexer that separates a transmission signal and a reception signal of the high-band communication signal from each other; and

a high-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit disposed between the high-band-side terminal and the high-band-side duplexer and reduces or prevents multiple reflections of a leakage signal of the low-band communication signal which leaks to the high band side.

12. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 11 , wherein the high-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit is connected between a transmission line connecting the high-band-side terminal and the high-band-side duplexer and a ground, and includes a peak filter having a pass band in which a frequency band of a transmission signal of the low-band communication signal is present.

13. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 12 , wherein

the high-frequency front-end circuit includes a plurality of the high-band-side duplexers and a high-band-side communication band selection circuit disposed between the high-band-side terminal and the plurality of high-band-side duplexers and that selectively connects the high-band-side terminal to one of the plurality of high-band-side duplexers;

the high-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit includes a plurality of the peak filters corresponding one-to-one to the plurality of high-band-side duplexers and a peak filter selection circuit that selects one of the plurality of peak filters;

the high-band-side multiple reflection prevention unit is connected between the high-band-side terminal and the high-band-side communication band selection circuit; and

the high-band-side communication band selection circuit and the peak filter selection circuit are subjected to selection control in a ganged manner.

14. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 13 , further comprising a harmonic prevention filter connected to the high-band-side communication band selection circuit.

15. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 11 , wherein the multiple reflection prevention unit includes a band pass filter or a high pass filter that attenuates a transmission signal of the communication signal leaked from the low band side during 2-uplink carrier aggregation to reduce or prevent multiple reflections.

16. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 11 , wherein

the diplexer further includes a low pass filter and a high pass filter;

the low pass filter is connected between the antenna connection terminal and the low-band-side terminal; and

the high pass filter is connected between the antenna connection terminal and the high-band-side terminal.

17. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 16 , wherein each of the low pass filter and the high pass filter is defined by an LC filter circuit including an inductor and a capacitor.

18. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 16 , wherein filter characteristics of the low pass filter are set such that a frequency band of a communication signal included in a low band is in a pass band and a frequency band of a communication signal included in a high band is in an attenuation band.

19. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 18 , wherein the low band includes frequencies less than or equal to 900 MHz, and the high band includes frequencies greater than or equal to 1500 MHz.

20. The high-frequency front-end circuit according to claim 16 , wherein filter characteristics of the high pass filter are set such that a frequency band of a communication signal included in a high band is in a pass band and a frequency band of a communication signal included in a low band is in an attenuation band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: NAGUMO, SHOJI; MOTOKI, KANTA; MUROYA, YUSAKU
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-190469 · Sep 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017034083 · Sep 21, 2017
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