Front end module and method of operation in different circuit environments
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1. A front end module constructed on or in a module substrate, the front end module comprising:
- a first signal path that can be operated in a first frequency range and that connects a first antenna input to a first signal-path output;
a second signal path that can be operated in a second frequency range and that connects a second antenna input to a second signal-path output;
a first contact surface and a second contact surface on an underside of the module substrate, the first contact surface being coupled to the antenna input of the first signal path and the second contact surface being coupled to the antenna input of the second signal path;
wiring within the module substrate that is designed so that, in a first operating mode, a first diversity antenna can be coupled to the first contact surface, and a second diversity antenna can be connected to the second contact surface; and
a further connection element between the first and second signal paths for use in a multiplex operating mode, the further connection element configured to couple the first and second signal paths to a shared antenna.
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Abstract
A front end module has two signal paths for operation in two different frequency ranges which can be operated both with one antenna in the multiplex operating mode and with two antennas in a second operating mode. The respective operating mode is actuated via corresponding contact being made with the module substrate, and therefore by the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A front end module constructed on or in a module substrate, the front end module comprising:
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a first signal path that can be operated in a first frequency range and that connects a first antenna input to a first signal-path output; a second signal path that can be operated in a second frequency range and that connects a second antenna input to a second signal-path output; a first contact surface and a second contact surface on an underside of the module substrate, the first contact surface being coupled to the antenna input of the first signal path and the second contact surface being coupled to the antenna input of the second signal path; wiring within the module substrate that is designed so that, in a first operating mode, a first diversity antenna can be coupled to the first contact surface, and a second diversity antenna can be connected to the second contact surface; and a further connection element between the first and second signal paths for use in a multiplex operating mode, the further connection element configured to couple the first and second signal paths to a shared antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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