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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Joo Young Choi, Seoul, KR;
Joo Young Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an antenna switching module having an amplification function, in which the power amplification of a transmission signal is performed together with the switching of transmission/reception signals to an antenna, using a basic antenna switching construction, thus reducing costs of mobile terminals and miniaturizing the mobile terminals. The antenna switching module has an amplifier, a low pass filter, a transmission line, and a switching diode. The amplifier is implemented using at least one active element and a bias circuit to intercept or amplify a transmission signal applied through a transmission terminal, wherein the bias circuit drives the active element to be turned on/off in response to a control signal and determines an amplification factor. The low pass filter is disposed between the amplifier and the antenna terminal to eliminate harmonic frequency components included an output signal of the amplifier. The transmission line has a length of ¼ of a wavelength (λ) of a reception signal to connect the antenna terminal and the reception terminal to each other. The switching diode is disposed between a first end of the transmission line, connected to the reception terminal, and the ground, and is switched on/ff in response to the control signal.