IP Library Granted Patent US 11,159,147
Granted Patent B2
US 11,159,147 · App. 16/655,282 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Front end module

Inventors: Kang Ta Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Seong Jong Cheon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
H03H11/342H01Q1/2291H01Q1/242H01Q5/335H03H7/0115H03H9/54H03H11/245H03H11/28
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Patent No.
US 11,159,147
App. No.
16/655,282
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A front end module includes: a first antenna terminal; a second antenna terminal; a switch including a plurality of first side terminals on a first side and a plurality of second side terminals on a side opposite to the first side, each of the first side terminals being connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal; a first filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a second filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a third filter connected to one of the second side terminals; and a fourth filter connected to one of the second side terminals. The third filter and the fourth filter are connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal.

Claims (43)

1. A front end module, comprising:

a first antenna terminal connected to a first antenna;

a second antenna terminal connected to a second antenna;

a switch comprising a plurality of first side terminals and a plurality of second side terminals opposite to the first side terminals, each of the first side terminals being connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal;

a first filter connected to the first antenna terminal, and having a passband of a first frequency band, the first filter comprising an inductor-capacitor filter;

a second filter connected to the first antenna terminal, and having a passband of a second frequency band, the second filter comprising an inductor-capacitor filter;

a third filter connected to a first one of the second side terminals, the third filter being configured to be connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal, and having a passband of a third frequency band, the third filter comprising a bulk acoustic wave filter;

a fourth filter connected to a second one of the second side terminals, the fourth filter being configured to be connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal, and having a passband of a fourth frequency band, the fourth filter comprising an inductor-capacitor filter; and

a matching unit comprising a matching network,

wherein the first side terminals include a first terminal connected to the first antenna terminal and a second terminal connected to the second antenna terminal, and the second side terminals include a third terminal connected to the third filter, and a fourth terminal connected to the fourth filter,

wherein the switch comprises:

a first connector having a first end connected to the first terminal, and a second end configured to be connected to one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal or unconnected;

a second connector having a first end connected to the second terminal, and a second end configured to be connected to one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal or unconnected; and

a fifth terminal connected to the matching network and configured to provide an open state, with respect to a signal path among the first antenna terminal, the first filter, and the second filter, and

wherein the first connector is connected to the fifth terminal in a case in which the first terminal is not connected to either the third terminal or the fourth terminal.

2. The front end module of claim 1 , wherein one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal is connected to no more than one of the first connector and the second connector.

3. The front end module of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the first connector is connected to the third terminal, and the second end of the second connector is connected to the fourth terminal.

4. The front end module of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the first connector is connected to the fourth terminal, and the second end of the second connector is connected to the third terminal.

5. The front end module of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fifth filter disposed between the first antenna terminal and the first terminal, and configured to provide attenuation characteristics of 40 dB or more to the third filter and the fourth filter.

6. The front end module of claim 5 , further comprising:

a sixth filter disposed in a signal path among the first antenna terminal, the first filter, and the second filter, and configured to provide attenuation characteristics of 40 dB or more to the first filter and the second filter.

7. The front end module of claim 1 , wherein the first filter supports cellular communications in a sub-6 GHz band,

the second filter supports Wi-Fi communications in a 5 GHz band,

the third filter supports Wi-Fi communications in a 2.4 GHz band, and

the fourth filter supports cellular communications in a sub-3 GHz band.

8. The front end module of claim 1 , wherein the first filter supports cellular communications in a 3.3 GHz to 4.2 GHz band (n77 band) or in a 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz band (an n78 band),

the second filter supports Wi-Fi communications in a 5.15 GHz to 5.950 GHz band,

the third filter supports Wi-Fi communications in a 2.4 GHz to 2.4835 GHz band, and

the fourth filter supports cellular communications in a 1.7 GHz to 2.0 GHz band (LTE MB) or in a 2.3 GHz to 2.7 GHz band (LTE HB).

9. A front end module, comprising:

a first antenna terminal connected to a first antenna;

a second antenna terminal connected to a second antenna;

a switch including a plurality of first side terminals on a first side and a plurality of second side terminals on a second side opposite to the first side, each of the first side terminals being connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal;

at least one main filter connected to the first antenna terminal, the main filter comprising an inductor-capacitor filter;

a plurality of subfilters, each of the plurality of subfilters being connected to a different one of the second side terminals and configured to be connected to a different one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal, the plurality of subfilters including a first subfilter comprising a bulk acoustic wave filter and a second subfilter comprising inductor-capacitor filter; and

a matching unit comprising a matching network,

wherein the first side terminals include a first terminal connected to the first antenna terminal and a second terminal connected to the second antenna terminal, and the second side terminals include a third terminal connected to the first subfilter, and a fourth terminal connected to the second subfilter,

wherein the switch comprises:

a first connector having a first end connected to the first terminal, and a second end connected to one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal or unconnected;

a second connector having a first end connected to the second terminal, and a second end connected to one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal or unconnected; and

a fifth terminal connected to the matching network and configured to provide an open state, with respect to a signal path between the first antenna terminal and the at least one main filter, and

wherein the first connector is connected to the fifth terminal in a case in which the first terminal is not connected to either the third terminal or the fourth terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2019
From: JO, KANG TA; CHEON, SEONG JONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0042004 · Apr 10, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0068924 · Jun 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200328729A1 · Oct 15, 2020
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