Multi band mobile communications terminal

• US 20060035667A1
• Filed: 08/09/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Man-Soo
• Application Number:
  US11/201,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20060035667A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0483 Transmitters with multiple parallel paths
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/082 selecting best antenna path

Abstract

Provided is a multi band mobile communications terminal in which a plurality of power amplifiers used according to each band are controlled using a minimized number of control signals, whereby fabrication cost can be reduced and a General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) port can efficiently be used, the multi band mobile communications terminal comprising: a controller for outputting transmission signals according to each band and one amplification enable signal; a plurality of power amplifiers for amplifying transmission signals according to each band, respectively; selection devices for selecting each power amplifier according to levels of the transmission signals; and a switching device for supplying a power supply voltage to each power amplifier according to the amplification enable signal, the power amplifier and the selection device being further connected whenever one transmission signal according to each band is added.

Claims

1. A multi band mobile communications terminal comprising:

a controller for outputting transmission signals according to each band and one amplification enable signal; and

a band amplification module operated by the amplification enable signal, for amplifying the transmission signals according to each band to particular levels and outputting the amplified transmission signals.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is a mobile station modem.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the transmission signals are at least two or more signals among signals of a plurality of mobile communication methods which are not compatible with one another.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the band amplification module comprises:

a plurality of power amplifiers for amplifying transmission signals according to each band, respectively;

selection devices for selecting each power amplifier according to levels of the transmission signals; and

a switching device for supplying a power supply voltage to each power amplifier according to the amplification enable signal.

5. The terminal of claim 4, wherein the power amplifier and the selection device are further connected whenever one transmission signal according to a band is added.

6. The terminal of claim 1, the band amplification module comprises:

a plurality of first transistors provided according to each band and connected to an output terminal;

a plurality of second transistors connected between gates of the first transistors and a ground, respectively, and into which the transmission signal according to each band is inputted through each gate thereof; and

a third transistor commonly connected between a power supply and sources of the first transistors.

7. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the first to third transistors are Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) transistors.

8. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the first and third transistors are p-type MOS transistors, and the second transistors are n-type MOS transistors.

9. The terminal of claim 6, wherein a pair of the first and second transistors are further connected whenever one transmission signal according to each band is added.

10. A multi band mobile communications terminal comprising:

a controller for outputting transmission signals according to each band and one amplification enable signal;

a plurality of power amplifiers for amplifying the transmission signals according to each band, respectively;

selection devices for selecting each power amplifier according to levels of the transmission signals; and

a switching device for supplying a power supply voltage to each power amplifier according to the amplification enable signal.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein one power amplifier and one selection device are further connected whenever one transmission signal according to each band is added.

12. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the plurality of power amplifiers are constructed as a plurality of first transistors each drain of which is connected to an output terminal, the selection devices are constructed as a plurality of second transistors which are connected between gates of the first transistors and a ground and into which the transmission signals according to each band are inputted through their gates, and the switching device is constructed as a third transistor commonly connected between a power supply and sources of the first transistors.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the first and third transistors are p-type MOS transistors, and the second transistors are n-type MOS transistors.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein a pair of the first and second transistors are further connected whenever one transmission signal according to each band is added.

15. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the transmission signals are at least two or more signals among signals of a plurality of mobile communication methods which are not compatible with one another.