Patent Publication Number: US-9904820-B2

Title: Communication device, communication method, integrated circuit, and electronic instrument

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION 
     This application is a National Stage Patent Application of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2013/082014 (filed on Nov. 28, 2013) under 35 U.S.C. § 371, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-271030 (filed on Dec. 12, 2012), which are all hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present technology relates to a communication device, a communication method, an integrated circuit, and an electronic instrument, and more particularly, to a communication device, a communication method, an integrated circuit, and an electronic instrument, which are capable of reducing a manufacturing cost. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In recent years, a technique called a radio frequency identification (RFID) used in an RF tag, a non-contact type IC card, and the like has spread. For example, an RF tag includes an antenna therein, and performs near field communication with a dedicated reader/writer using a weak radio wave. 
     Among RF tags, there is an RF tag having a function of a reader/writer communicating with another RF tag as well as a function of an RF tag communicating with a dedicated reader/writer. Such an RF tag operates as an RF tag or a reader/writer according to a use state. 
     The present applicant has previously proposed a communication device having a function of an IC card (RF tag) and a function of a reader/writer (for example, see Patent Document 1).  FIG. 1  illustrates a configuration of a communication device  1  having both functions of an RF tag and a reader/writer. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the communication device  1  includes an antenna circuit  11 , an integrated circuit  12 , a host controller  13 , a power source  14 , an oscillating circuit  15 , and a crystal oscillator  16 . The antenna circuit  11  includes a coil  31  and a capacitor  32  and forms a parallel resonant circuit. The power source  14  supplies the integrated circuit  12  and the host controller  13  with electric power. The oscillating circuit  15  generates a carrier of a frequency (13.56 MHz) corresponding to a vibration frequency of the crystal oscillator  16 . 
     The integrated circuit  12  modulates transmission data according to control of the host controller  13 , and transmits a modulated signal obtained by the modulating to a communication destination through the antenna circuit  11 . Further, the integrated circuit  12  receives a modulated signal from a communication destination through the antenna circuit  11  according to control of the host controller  13 , and demodulates the modulated signal. 
     The integrated circuit  12  includes a control unit  51  that controls respective units, a non-volatile memory  52  that appropriately stores various kinds of data, a data input circuit  53  that receives transmission data, and a data output circuit  54  that outputs reception data The control unit  51  includes a mode control unit  71  and a communication control unit  72 . The mode control unit  71  controls switching operations of a switch  55  and a switch  56  according to control of the host controller  13 . The communication control unit  72  not only controls an input and output of the transmission data and the reception data but also performs various kinds of processes on the data. 
     Here, an operation mode of the communication device  1  includes a reader/writer mode in which the communication device  1  operates as a reader/writer and a tag mode in which the communication device  1  operates as an RF tag. To this end, the integrated circuit  12  is provided with a transmitting circuit  57  serving as a circuit for a reader/writer function, a transmitting circuit  61  serving as a circuit for an RF tag function, and a receiving circuit  63  serving as a circuit for both functions. 
     When an operation is performed the reader/writer mode, the transmitting circuit  57  performs Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) (hereinafter, referred to as an “ASK modulation”) on the transmission data supplied from the communication control unit  72  according to a carrier generated by the oscillating circuit  15 . At this time, in order to perform the ASK modulation through the transmitting circuit  57  while generating the carrier through the oscillating circuit  15 , it is necessary to compulsorily change a level of the carrier while driving the carrier at low impedance. To this end, transmitting buffer circuits  58  and  59  are provided so that the carrier can be driven at the low impedance. As a result, the modulated signal obtained by the ASK modulation is transmitted to the RF tag of the communication destination through a filter circuit  60  and the antenna circuit  11 . 
     When an operation is performed in the tag mode, the transmitting circuit  61  performs load modulation on reply transmission data supplied from the communication control unit  72  according to a clock signal extracted by a clock extracting circuit  62 , and applies the modulated data to the coil  31  of the antenna circuit  11 . As a result, the reply transmission data is transmitted to the reader/writer of the communication destination. 
     The receiving circuit  63  is a circuit that is used in both operation modes of the reader/writer mode and the tag mode. When an operation is performed in the tag mode or the reader/writer mode, the receiving circuit  63  receives a modulated signal transmitted from a communication destination through the antenna circuit  11  and the filter circuit  60 , demodulates the modulated signal, and supplies reception data obtained by the demodulating to the communication control unit  72 . 
     As described above, the communication device is configured to have both functions of the RF tag and the reader/writer. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: CP 4797991 B1 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     Meanwhile, in the communication device  1  of  FIG. 1 , a modulation scheme in the case where the communication device  1  operates as the reader/writer is different from that in the case where the communication device  1  operates as the RF tag, and thus it is necessary to install a plurality of transmitting circuits according to the modulation schemes. 
     Specifically, the ASK modulation is used as the modulation scheme when the communication device  1  operates as the reader/writer, and the load modulation is used as the modulation scheme when the communication device  1  operates as the RF tag, and thus it is necessary to install the transmitting circuit  57  for the reader/writer function and the transmitting circuit  61  for the RF tag function separately. For this reason, there is a demand for commonalizing the dedicated transmitting circuits and reducing a manufacturing cost. 
     The present technology was made in light of the foregoing, and it is desirable to reduce a manufacturing cost of a communication device having both functions of an RF tag and reader/writer or an electronic instrument including the communication device. 
     Solutions to Problems 
     A communication device according to an aspect of the present technology includes an antenna unit; a transmitting unit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through the antenna unit; and a receiving unit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna unit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, wherein the transmitting unit and the receiving unit operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the first operation mode, and the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the second operation mode. 
     The communication device further includes a carrier generating unit that generates the first carrier. 
     The carrier generating unit causes the impedance of the antenna unit to have a value of a predetermined magnitude. 
     The first carrier is generated by an external carrier generating device. 
     The transmission data and the reception data are encoded by the same coding scheme. 
     The communication device further includes a voltage setting unit that restricts a power voltage generated by electromagnetic induction of the antenna unit according to the operation mode. 
     The communication device may be art independent device or may be an internal block configuring a single device. 
     A communication method and an electronic instrument according to an aspect of the present technology are a communication method and an electronic instrument corresponding to the communication device according to an aspect of the present technology. 
     An integrated circuit according to an aspect of the present technology includes: a transmitting circuit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through an external antenna circuit; and a receiving circuit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna circuit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, wherein the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of an RFID reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, the transmitting circuit transmits the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the first operation mode, and the transmitting circuit transmits the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the second operation mode. 
     The first carrier is generated by an external carrier generating circuit. 
     The carrier generating circuit causes the impedance of the antenna circuit to have a value of a predetermined magnitude. 
     The transmission data and the reception data are encoded by the same coding scheme. 
     The integrated circuit further includes a voltage setting circuit that restricts a power voltage generated by electromagnetic induction of the antenna circuit according to the operation mode. 
     A communication method according to an aspect of the present technology is a communication method corresponding to the integrated circuit according to an aspect of the present technology. 
     In the communication device, the communication method, the integrated circuit, and the electronic instrument according to an aspect of the present technology, the transmission data is transmitted to the communication target by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using the first carrier generated in the antenna unit when the operation is performed in the first operation mode, and the transmission data is transmitted to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using the second carrier received by the antenna unit when the operation is performed in the second operation mode. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     According to an aspect of the present technology, it is possible to reduce a manufacturing cost of a communication device having both functions of en RF tag and reader/writer or an electronic instrument equipped with the communication device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication device having both functions of an RF tag and reader/writer. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transmitting circuit. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transmitting circuit. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transmitting circuit. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transmitting circuit. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of a transmitting circuit. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram for describing an operation of a communication device. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram for describing a change in a set voltage according to an operation mode. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic instrument according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present technology will be described with reference to the appended drawings. 
     First Embodiment 
     &lt;Configuration of Communication Device&gt; 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , a communication device  101  includes an antenna circuit  111 , an integrated circuit  112 , a host controller  113 , a power source  114 , and an external circuit  115 . 
     The antenna circuit  111  includes a coil  131  and a capacitor  132  that perform a parallel resonant circuit. In  FIG. 2 , L 11  indicates inductance of the coil  131 , and C 11  indicates capacitance of the capacitor  132 . The antenna circuit  111  is adjusted to an inductor value at which a magnetic field of 13.56 MHz can be efficiently received, and an effect thereof can be increased by a variable capacitor. 
     The integrated circuit  112  is a circuit having both functions of an RF tag and a reader/writer and configured as a so-called IC chip. The integrated circuit  112  modulates input transmission data according to control of the host controller  113 , and transmits a modulated signal obtained by the modulating to a communication destination through the antenna circuit  111 . The integrated circuit  112  receives a modulated signal transmitted from a communication destination through the antenna circuit  111  according to control of the host controller  113 , demodulates the modulated signal, and outputs reception data obtained by the demodulating. 
     The host controller  113  controls operations of the respective units of the communication device  101 . Specifically, the host controller  113  supplies a control signal (MODE) or a transmission data (TX) to the integrated circuit  112  according to an operation state of the communication device  101 , and supplies a control signal (EN) to the external circuit  115 . The host controller  113  acquires reception data (RX) supplied from the integrated circuit  112 , and performs various kinds of processes. 
     The power source  114  supplies a power voltage (VDD) to the integrated circuit  112 , the host controller  113 , and the external circuit  115  as a DC voltage necessary for operating the respective circuits. 
     When the communication device  101  operates in a reader/writer mode which will be described later, the external circuit  115  generates a carrier (a carrier wave) of a predetermined frequency (13.56 MHz) and applies the generated carrier (carrier wave) to the antenna circuit  111  according to control of the host controller  113 . As a result, when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the antenna circuit  111  radiates the carrier regularly. 
     The integrated circuit  112  includes a control unit  151 , a non-volatile memory  152 , a data input circuit  153 , a data output circuit  154 , a transmitting circuit  155 , a clock extracting circuit  156 , a rectifying circuit  157 , a receiving circuit  158 , and a power selecting circuit  159 . 
     The control unit  151  controls operations of the respective units of the integrated circuit  112 . The non-volatile memory  152  holds various kinds of data according to control of the control unit  151 . 
     The data input circuit  153  and the data output circuit  154  are provided for the interface with the host controller  113 . The data input circuit  153  supplies the transmission data (TX) received from the host controller  113  to the control unit  151 . The data output circuit  154  supplies the reception data (RX) received from the control unit  151  to the host controller  113 . 
     The control unit  151  is configured to include a mode control unit  171  and a communication control unit  172 . The mode control unit  171  controls the operation mode of the integrated circuit  112  according to the control signal (MODE) given from the host controller  113 . The operation mode includes a reader/writer mode (a first operation mode) in which the communication device  101  operates as a reader/writer and a tag mode (a second operation mode) in which the communication device  101  operates as an RF tag. 
     The communication control unit  172  performs transmission control such that transmission data is transmitted. At this time, the communication control unit  172  encodes transmission data received from the data input circuit  153  according to a coding scheme called a Manchester scheme, and then supplies the encoded transmission data to the transmitting circuit  155 . Further, the communication control unit  172  performs reception control such that reception data is received. At this time, the communication control unit  172  decodes Manchester-encoded reception data received from the receiving circuit  158 , and supplies the decoded reception data to the data output circuit  154 . In other words, in the Near Field communication between the communication device  101  and the communication destination, the same coding scheme is used at the time of data transmission and data reception according to a predetermined standard. 
     The transmitting circuit  155  is a circuit that performs data transmission modulation that is used in both operation modes of the reader/writer mode and the tag mode. When the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode and it enters a communicable state with an RF tag of a communication destination, the transmitting circuit  155  performs load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  according to the transmission data received from the communication control unit  172  using the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111  through the external circuit  115 . As a result, the modulated signal is transmitted from the communication device  101  to the RF tag of the communication destination. 
     Further, when the transmitting circuit  155  operates in the tag mode, the carrier from the reader/writer of the communication destination is received by the antenna circuit  111 . The transmitting circuit  155  performs load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  according to reply transmission data received from the communication control unit  172  using the received carrier. As a result, the modulated signal is transmitted from the communication device  101  to the reader/writer of the communication destination. 
     When the operation is performed in the tag mode, the clock extracting circuit  156  extracts a clock signal based on the carrier received from the reader/writer of the communication destination, and supplies the extracted clock signal to the respective units of the integrated circuit  112  such as the transmitting circuit  155 . The respective units of the integrated circuit  112  perform various kinds of operations according to the clock signal extracted by the clock extracting circuit  156 . 
     The rectifying circuit  157  converts a received AC voltage generated in the antenna circuit  111  by the reader/writer of the communication destination into a DC voltage, and supplies the DC voltage to the receiving circuit  153  and the power selecting circuit  159 . 
     The receiving circuit  158  is a circuit that performs data reception demodulation that is used in both operation modes of the reader/writer mode and the tag mode. When the receiving circuit  158  operates in the reader/writer mode, the modulated signal generated by the load modulation performed by the RF tag of the communication destination is induced in the antenna circuit  111 . The receiving circuit  150  demodulates the modulated signal generated in the antenna circuit  111  based on an output from the rectifying circuit  157 , and supplies reception data obtained by the demodulating to the communication control unit  172 . 
     Further, when the receiving circuit  158  operates in the tag mode, the modulated signal modulated by the reader/writer of the communication destination is received by the antenna circuit  111 . The receiving circuit  158  demodulates the modulated signal received by the antenna circuit  111  based on an output from the rectifying circuit  157 , and supplies reception data obtained by the demodulating to the communication control unit  172 . 
     The power voltage (VDD) from the power source  114  and the DC voltage (the power voltage: VDDA) from the rectifying circuit  157  are supplied to the power selecting circuit  159 . The power selecting circuit  159  selects the higher of the power voltages, and supplies the selected power voltage to the respective units of the integrated circuit  112 . 
     The external circuit  115  includes an oscillating circuit  191 , a crystal oscillator  192 , a switch  193 , a tri-state inverter circuit  194 , a filter circuit  195 , an impedance circuit  196 , a tri-state buffer circuit  197 , a filter circuit  198 , and an impedance circuit  199 . 
     The oscillating circuit  191  generates an oscillation signal corresponding to a vibration frequency of the crystal oscillator  192 , and supplies the oscillation signal to the tri-state inverter circuit  194  and the tri-state buffer circuit  197 . 
     One terminal of the switch  193  is connected to the oscillating circuit  191 , and the other terminal thereof is connected to the power source  114 . The switch  193  controls the power voltage (VDD) to be supplied to the oscillating circuit  191  by performing a switching operation according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 . 
     The tri-state inverter circuit  194  changes an output state thereof according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 . In the case of a normal output state, the tri-state inverter circuit  194  inverts the oscillation signal received from the oscillating circuit  191 , and supplies the inverted oscillation signal to the filter circuit  195 . Further, in the case of a high impedance output state, the tri-state inverter circuit  194  does not function as an inverter, and has an output of a high impedance state. Furthermore, the tri-state inverter circuit  194  operates based on the power voltage (VDD) supplied from the power source  114 . 
     The filter circuit  195  generates a carrier (sine wave) of 13.56 MHz based on the normal output from the tri-state inverter circuit  194 , and supplies the generated carrier to the impedance circuit  196 . 
     The tri-state buffer circuit  197  changes an output state thereof according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 . In the case of the normal output state, the tri-state buffer circuit  197  supplies the oscillation signal received from the oscillating circuit  191  to the filter circuit  198 . Further, in the case of the high impedance output state, the tri-state buffer circuit  197  does not function as a buffer, and has an output of a high impedance state. Furthermore, the tri-state buffer circuit  197  operates based on the power voltage (VDD) supplied from the power source  114 . 
     The filter circuit  198  generates a carrier (sine wave) of 13.56 MHz based on the normal output from the tri-state buffer circuit  197 , and supplies the generated carrier to the impedance circuit  199 . 
     An output terminal of the impedance circuit  196  is connected to one terminal (an upper terminal in  FIG. 2 ) of the antenna circuit  111 , and an output terminal of the impedance circuit  199  is connected to the other terminal (a lower end in  FIG. 2 ) of the antenna circuit  111 . Thus, the carrier of 13.56 MHz based on the outputs of the filter circuit  195  and the filter circuit  198  is generated in the antenna circuit  111 . Further, it is possible to cause the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  to have a value of a predetermined magnitude through the impedance circuit  196  and the impedance circuit  199 . It is found by a detailed simulation performed by the inventor (s) of the present technology that it is desirable to have a magnitude of about several hundreds to 1 KΩ as the impedance. 
     A configuration of the communication device  101  will be described below. 
     &lt;Configuration of Transmitting Circuit&gt; 
     Next, a detailed configuration of the transmitting circuit  155  of  FIG. 2  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 7 . 
     (Resistor+MOS Switch Type) 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmitting circuit  155 A including a resistor and a MOS switch. As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the transmitting circuit  155 A is configured such that a resistor  175  is connected with a MOS transistor  177  in series, and a resistor  176  is connected with a MOS transistor  178  in series. Here, in  FIG. 3 , R 11  indicates a resistance value of the resistor  175 , and R 12  indicates a resistance value of the resistor  176 . 
     One terminal of the resistor  175  is connected to one terminal (the upper terminal in  FIG. 3 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 , and the other terminal thereof is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  177 . The drain terminal of the MOS transistor  177  is connected to the other terminal of the resistor  175 , and a source terminal thereof is grounded. Further, a signal indicating “1” or “0” according to the transmission data received from the communication control unit  172 , that is, the modulated signal is supplied to the gate terminal of the MOS transistor  177 . The MOS transistor  177  performs an ON/OFF switching operation according to the modulated signal of “1” or “0”. 
     Further, one terminal of the resistor  176  is connected to the other terminal (the lower terminal in  FIG. 3 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 , and the other terminal thereof is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  178 . The drain terminal of the MOS transistor  178  is connected to the other terminal of the resistor  176 , and a source terminal thereof is grounded. Further, the modulated signal from the communication control unit  172  is supplied to the gate terminal of the MOS transistor  178 . The MOS transistor  178  performs the ON/OFF switching operation according to the modulated signal of “1” or “0”. 
     Through the above configuration, for example, when the MOS transistors  177  and  178  are switched from the ON state to the off state, the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  is changed. As a result, the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111  is changed, and the load modulation is performed. 
     (Capacitor+MOS Switch Type) 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmitting circuit  155 B including a capacitor and a MOS switch. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the transmitting circuit  155 B is configured such that a capacitor  179  is connected with a MOS transistor  177  in series, and a capacitor  180  is connected with a MOS transistor  178  in series. Here, in  FIG. 4 , C 12  indicates a capacitance of the capacitor  179 , and C 13  indicates a capacitance of the capacitor  100 . 
     The MOS transistor  177  has basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but one terminal of the capacitor  179  is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  177 . Further, the other terminal of the capacitor  179  is connected to one terminal (the upper terminal in  FIG. 4 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . Similarly, the MOS transistor  178  has basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but one terminal of the capacitor  100  is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  178 . The other terminal of the capacitor  130  is connected to the other terminal (the lower terminal in  FIG. 4 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . 
     In the transmitting circuit  155 B, as the MOS transistors  177  and  178  perform the switching operation according to the modulated signal, the load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  is performed. 
     (Diode+MOS Switch Type) 
       FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmitting circuit  155 C including a diode and a MOS switch. As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the transmitting circuit  155 C is configured such that a diode  181  is connected with a MOS transistor  177  in series, and a diode  182  is connected with a MOS transistor  178  in series. 
     The MOS transistor  177  has basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but a cathode side of the diode  181  is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  177 . An anode side of the diode  181  is connected to one terminal (the upper terminal in  FIG. 5 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . Similarly, the MOS transistor  178  has basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but a cathode side of the diode  182  is connected to a drain terminal of the MOS transistor  178 . An anode side of the diode  182  is connected to the other terminal (the lower terminal in  FIG. 5 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . 
     In the transmitting circuit  155 C, as the MOS transistors  177  and  178  perform the switching operation according to the modulated signal, the load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  is performed. 
     (Combination of Diode and Resistor MOS Switch Type) 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmitting circuit  155 C including a combination of a diode and a resistor and a MOS switch. As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the transmitting circuit  155 C is configured such that a diode  181 , a resistor  175 , and a MOS transistor  177  are connected in series, and a diode  182 , a resistor  176 , and a MOS transistor  178  are connected in series. 
     The resistor  175  and the MOS transistor  177  have basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but a cathode side of the diode  101  is connected to one terminal of the resistor  175 . An anode side of the diode  101  is connected to one terminal (the upper terminal in  FIG. 6 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . Similarly, the resistor  176  and the MOS transistor  178  have basically the same connection relation as in  FIG. 3 , but a cathode side of the diode  182  is connected to one terminal of the resistor  176 . An anode side of the diode  182  is connected to the other terminal (the lower terminal in  FIG. 6 ) of the coil  131  of the antenna circuit  111 . 
     In the transmitting circuit  155 D, as the MOS transistors  177  and  178  perform the switching operation according to the modulated signal, the load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  is performed. 
     (Feedback Control) 
       FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transmitting circuit  155 C that controls load modulation using feedback control. As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the transmitting circuit  155 E includes a rectifying circuit  183 , a resistor  184 , a resistor  185 , a switch  186 , an operational amplifier  187 , and a MOS transistor  188 . Here, in  FIG. 7 , R 1  indicates a resistance value of the resistor  184 , and R 2  indicates a resistance value of the resistor  185 . 
     One terminal of the resistor  184  is connected to an output terminal of the rectifying circuit  183 , and the other terminal thereof is connected to one terminal of the resistor  185 . The switch  186  is connected to both ends of the resistor  184 . The other terminal of the resistor  185  is grounded. 
     One input terminal (a + terminal) of the operational amplifier  187  is connected between the resistor  184  and the resistor  185 , and the other input terminal (a − terminal) is connected to a reference voltage circuit (not illustrated). An output terminal of the operational amplifier  187  is connected to a gate terminal of the MOS transistor  188  for voltage control. 
     A drain terminal of the MOS transistor  188  is connected to an output terminal of the rectifying circuit  183 , and a source terminal thereof is grounded. A gate terminal of the MOS transistor  188  is connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier  187 . 
     In the transmitting circuit  155 E having the above configuration, a signal (Vin) rectified by the rectifying circuit  183  and then divided by the resistor  184  and the resistor  185  is input to one input terminal (the + terminal) of the operational amplifier  187 , and a certain reference voltage (Vref) is input to the other input terminal (the − terminal) of the operational amplifier  187  from the reference voltage circuit. 
     The modulated signal is used as a control signal for controlling an ON/OFF operation of the switch  186 . Thus, the resistor  184  enters the effective state or the short-circuited state according to the switching operation of the switch  186 . Then, when the resistor  184  enters the effective state (R 1 =effective) and a gain of a feedback loop is sufficiently increased, Vin and Vref become the same potential, and a relation of the following Formula (1) is held. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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 VDDA   |R1=Short   =V ref  (3)
 
     In other words, in the transmitting circuit  155 E, it is possible to obtains an amplitude difference of R 1 /R 2 *Vref on the signal of VDDA by turning the switch  186  on or off by the modulated signal. Further, the amplitude difference is shown as an impedance variation in the antenna coil terminal via the rectifying circuit  183 . 
     In the transmitting circuit  155 E of  FIG. 7 , the feedback system on the signal of VDDA is illustrated, but even when the MOS transistor  188  for voltage control is arranged between both ends of the antenna coil terminal, the same effects can be obtained. For the sake of simplicity of description,  FIG. 7  has been described in connection with the example in which the resistor  184  is short-circuited, but the impedance can be changed such that the resistance value R 1  of the resistor  184  is divided into several values and switching some resistors to any one of the effective state and the short-circuited state. Further, the rectifying circuit  183  and the rectifying circuit  157  of  FIG. 2  may be implemented as a single circuit. 
     The circuit configurations of  FIGS. 3 to 7  are examples, and it is possible to employ another circuit configuration capable of performing load modulation. 
     The transmitting circuit  155  has the above-described configuration. 
     &lt;Operation of Communication Device&gt; 
     Next, an operation of the communication device  101  will be described with reference to  FIG. 8 , focusing on an operation of the transmitting circuit  155  of the integrated circuit  112 . 
     In an example of  FIG. 8 , a communication device  101 - 1  and a communication device  101 - 2  are arranged at positions at which Near Field communication can be performed, the communication device  101 - 1  is assumed to operate in the reader/writer mode, and the communication device  101 - 2  is assumed to operate in the tag mode. Further, detailed internal configurations of an integrated circuit  112 - 1 , an external circuit  115 - 1 , an integrated circuit  112 - 2 , and an external circuit  115 - 2  are omitted, but the circuits have the configurations illustrated in  FIG. 2 , and thus “−1” is added to reference numerals of internal circuits of the former, and “−2” is added to reference numerals of internal circuits of the latter. 
     (Operation of Communication Device  101 - 1 : Reader/Writer Mode) 
     First, the communication device  101 - 1  operating in the reader/writer mode will be described. 
     When the communication device  101 - 1  operates in the reader/writer mode, the control signal (MODE) is supplied from the host controller  113 - 1  to the mode control unit  171 - 1  of the integrated circuit  112 - 1 . The mode control unit  171 - 1  performs control according to the control signal (MODE) given from the host controller  113 - 1  such that the respective units of the integrated circuit  112 - 1  such as the transmitting circuit  155 - 1  and the receiving circuit  158 - 1  operate in the reader/writer mode. For example, the host controller  113 - 1  checks whether or not another reader/writer around the communication device  101 - 1  is generating a magnetic field, and supplies the control signal (MODE) indicating transition to the reader/writer mode to the mode control unit  171 - 1  when another reader/writer is generating no magnetic field. 
     The control signal (EN) is supplied from the host controller  113 - 1  to the external circuit  115 - 1 . The switch  193 - 1  enters the ON state according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 - 1 . As a result, electric power is supplied from the power source  114 - 1  to the oscillating circuit  191 - 1 , and the oscillating circuit  191 - 1  starts to generate the oscillation signal. 
     The tri-state inverter circuit  194 - 1  and the tri-state buffer circuit  197 - 1  cause their output states to transition from the high impedance output state to the normal output state according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 - 1 . 
     The tri-state inverter circuit  194 - 1  inverts the oscillation signal received from the oscillating circuit  191 - 1 , and supplies the inverted oscillation signal to the filter circuit  195 - 1 . The filter circuit  195 - 1  generates the carrier of 13.56 MHz based on the oscillation signal from the tri-state inverter circuit  194 - 1 . 
     The tri-state buffer circuit  197 - 1  supplies the oscillation signal received from the oscillating circuit  191 - 1  to the filter circuit  198 - 1 . The filter circuit  198 - 1  generates the carrier of 13.56 MHz based on the oscillation signal from the tri-state buffer circuit  197 - 1 . 
     As a result, the carrier of 13.56 MHz based on the outputs of the filter circuit  195 - 1  and the filter circuit  198 - 1  is generated in the antenna circuit  111 - 1 . Further, the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  has a value of a predetermined magnitude through the impedance circuit  196 - 1  and the impedance circuit  199 - 1 . 
     In other words, when the communication device  101 - 1  operates in the reader/writer mode, the carrier of 13.56 MHz is generated in the antenna circuit  111 - 1  by the external circuit  115 - 1 . 
     The host controller  113 - 1  supplies transmission data that is transmitted to the communication device  101 - 2  of the communication destination to the data input circuit  153 - 1 . The communication control unit  172 - 1  encodes the transmission data input from the host controller  113 - 1  according to the Manchester scheme. The transmitting circuit  155 - 1  performs the load modulation on the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111 - 1  by the external circuit  115 - 1  by changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111 - 1  according to the Manchester-encoded transmission data received from the communication control unit  172 - 1 . 
     As a result, the modulated signal is transmitted from the communication device  101 - 1  to the communication device  101 - 2  of the communication destination through the carrier. Then, the communication device  101 - 2  converts the AC voltage obtained from the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111 - 1  of the communication device  101 - 1  into the DC voltage, starts its operation, and transmits reply data by performing the load modulation in a state in which the modulated signal is received from the communication device  101 - 1 . 
     As a result, the modulated signal generated by the load modulation performed by the communication device  101 - 2  of the communication destination is induced in the antenna circuit  111 - 1  of the communication device  101 - 1 . The receiving circuit  158 - 1  demodulates the modulated signal based on the output from the rectifying circuit  157 - 1 . Then, the communication control unit  172 - 1  decodes the Manchester encoded reception data received from the receiving circuit  158 - 1 , and supplies the decoded reception data to the host controller  113 - 1  through the data output circuit  154 - 1 . 
     The communication device  101 - 1  operating in the reader/writer mode has been described above. 
     (Operation of Communication Device  101 - 2 : Tag Mode) 
     Next, an operation of the communication device  101 - 2  operating in the tag mode will be described. 
     When the communication device  101 - 2  approaches the communication device  101 - 1  operating in the reader/writer mode, the carrier radiated from the antenna circuit  111 - 1  of the communication device  101 - 1  is received by the antenna circuit  111 - 2 . At this time, the received AC voltage generated in the antenna circuit  111 - 2  is converted into the DC voltage through the rectifying circuit  157 - 2 , and the communication device  101 - 2  acquires a power voltage necessary for its operation and starts its operation. Here, the power voltage may be supplied from the power source  114 - 2 , and the power voltage may be selected by the power selecting circuit  159 - 2 . 
     When the communication device  101 - 2  starts its operation, the control signal (MODE) is supplied from the host controller  113 - 2  to the mode control unit  171 - 2 . The mode control unit  171 - 2  performs control according to the control signal (MODE) given from the host controller  113 - 2  such that the respective units of the integrated circuit  112 - 2  such as the transmitting circuit  155 - 2  and the receiving circuit  158 - 2  operate in the tag mode. 
     The control signal (EN) is supplied from the host controller  113 - 2  to the external circuit  115 - 2 . The switch  193 - 2  enters the OFF state according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 - 2 . As a result, electric power from the power source  114 - 2  is not supplied to the oscillating circuit  191 - 2 , and the generation of the oscillation signal is stopped. 
     The tri-state inverter circuit  194 - 2  and the tri-state buffer circuit  197 - 2  cause the output state to transition to the high impedance output state according to the control signal (EN) given from the host controller  113 - 2 . As a result, the outputs of the tri-state inverter circuit  194 - 2  and the tri-state buffer circuit  197 - 2  become the high impedance state. 
     In other words, when the communication device  101 - 2  operates in the tag mode, since the carrier generated by the communication device  101 - 1  of the communication destination is used, no carrier is generated in the external circuit  115 - 2 . 
     When the modulated signal that has been subjected to the load modulation by the communication device  101 - 1  of the communication destination is received by the antenna circuit  111 - 2 , the receiving circuit  158 - 2  demodulates the modulated signal based on the output from the rectifying circuit  157 - 2 . The communication control unit  172 - 2  decodes the Manchester-encoded reception data received from the receiving circuit  158 - 2 , and supplies the decoded reception data to the host controller  113 - 2  through the data output circuit  154 - 2 . 
     The host controller  113 - 2  supplies transmission data to be replied to the communication device  101 - 1  of the communication destination to the data input circuit  153 - 2  in response to the reception data received from the data output circuit  154 - 2 . The communication control unit  172 - 2  encodes the transmission data input from the host controller  113 - 2  according to the Manchester scheme. The transmitting circuit  155 - 2  performs the load modulation on the Manchester-encoded transmission data received from the communication control unit  172 - 2  by changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111 - 2 , and transmits the resultant transmission data to the communication device  101 - 1  of the communication destination. 
     As a result, the modulated signal is transmitted from the communication device  101 - 2  to the communication device  101 - 1  of the communication destination through the load modulation. 
     The communication device  101 - 2  operating in the tag mode has been described above. 
     As described above, in the communication device  101 , when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the integrated circuit  112  transmits the transmission data to the communication destination by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  according to the transmission data using the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111  by the external circuit  115 . Further, when the operation is performed in the tag mode, the integrated circuit  112  receives data transmitted from the communication destination, and transmits transmission data to be transmitted in response to the reception data to the communication destination using the load modulation. 
     In other words, at the time of transmission in the reader/writer mode, the integrated circuit  112  modulates the transmission data using the same load modulation scheme as the time of transmission in the tag mode without using the ASK modulation scheme, and thus it is unnecessary to install a plurality of transmitting circuits according to the modulation schemes, and the transmitting circuit is commonalized. In the configuration of  FIG. 2 , the transmitting circuit  155  is provided as a transmitting circuit dedicated for a load modulation scheme. This can be implemented using the fact that the same coding scheme (for example, the Manchester scheme) is used at the time of transmission and reception according a predetermined standard (for example, FeliCa (a registered trademark)). Further, in the configuration of  FIG. 2 , since the same coding scheme for example, the Manchester scheme) is used at the time of transmission and reception according as a predetermined standard, an encoding circuit (not illustrated) of the communication control unit  172  is also commonalized. 
     Through this configuration, the transmitting circuit  155  is commonalized in the reader/writer mode and the tag mode, and the manufacturing cost is reduced, and it is consequently possible to provide the communication device  101  at a low price. Further, when attention is given to the integrated circuit  112 , the transmitting circuit  155  can be commonalized, and the external circuit  115  that generates the carrier can be mounted as a separate circuit, and this it is possible to provide the integrated circuit  112  at a low price and reduce a circuit size. 
     In the example of  FIG. 8 , the communication device  101 - 1  operates in the reader/writer mode, and the communication device  101 - 2  operates in the tag mode, but conversely, the communication device  101 - 1  may operate in the tag mode, and the communication device  101 - 2  may operate in the reader/writer mode. 
     Further, in the example of  FIG. 8 , the communication device  101  has been described as the communication destination, but an external device having only one of functions of the RF tag and the reader/writer may be the communication destination. 
     The operation of the communication device  101  has been described above. 
     By the way, there are cases where an RF tag or a non-contact type IC card has a configuration in which a voltage does not increase to be a predetermined set voltage or higher due to a withstand voltage of an integrated circuit (chip) or a relation with a communication performance or the like. In this case, when an RF tag or the like is held over a magnetic field in which a power voltage of a set voltage or higher, a waveform of a carrier is likely to be distorted. 
     In other words, when the communication device  101  operates in the reader/writer mode, if the set voltage is too low, a radio frequency component is likely to be problematic due to distortion (for example, a sine wave gets close to a square wave) of a waveform of a carrier. As described above, in the case of the reader/writer mode, since the carrier is transmitted, it is necessary to maintain a waveform of a sine wave, but in the case of the tag mode, it is unnecessary to maintain a waveform of a sine wave, and thus carrier distortion is not problematic. 
     In this regard, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , in the integrated circuit  112 , a voltage setting circuit  160  may be additionally provided and set a voltage value according to an operation mode. Specifically, for example, the voltage setting circuit  160  includes a step-down element (for example, a resistor element, a diode element, or the like), a switch of turning on or off the step-down element according to an operation state, and a shunt regulator circuit, and is installed behind the rectifying circuit  157 . The voltage setting circuit  160  performs control according to control of the mode control unit  171  such that a voltage value of the DC voltage converted by the rectifying circuit  157  does not increase to be a set voltage or higher. 
     For example, in the case of the reader/writer mode, the voltage setting circuit  160  sets a voltage between the antenna coil terminals to a set voltage of 8 V by validating the step-down element by the control signal (MODE) and increasing a set voltage of the shunt regulator circuit. Meanwhile, in the case of the tag mode, the voltage setting circuit  160  sets the voltage between the antenna coil terminals to a set voltage of 4 V by invalidating the step-down element by the control signal (MODE) and decreasing the set voltage of the shunt regulator circuit. As a result, in the integrated circuit  112 , when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, even when a high voltage is set for a high output, the waveform of the sine wave of the carrier is maintained. Further, in the integrated circuit  112 , when the operation is performed in the tag mode, since a low set voltage is set, for example, it is possible to reliably prevent an integrated circuit (chip) from being broken. 
     Here, when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the voltage setting circuit  160  may fixedly set the set voltage for the tag mode as the set voltage regardless of the operation mode as long as the set voltage for the tag mode does not cause any problem in the waveform of the sine wave of the carrier. 
     Second Embodiment 
     &lt;Configuration of Communication System&gt; 
       FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , a communication system  201  includes a communication device  102 , a carrier generating device  211 , and an RF tag  212 . Here, in  FIG. 10 , the communication device  102  operates in the reader/writer mode, and performs Near Field communication with the RF tag  212  of the communication destination. 
     The communication device  102  includes an antenna circuit  111 , an integrated circuit  112 , a host controller  113 , and a power source  114 . In the communication device  102 , the antenna circuit  111 , the integrated circuit  112 , the host controller  113 , and the power source  114  have configurations similar to the antenna circuit  111 , the integrated circuit  112 , the host controller  113 , and the power source  114  of  FIG. 2 . 
     In other words, the communication device  102  has a configuration in which the external circuit  115  generating the carrier is removed from the communication device  101  of  FIG. 2 . Thus, in the communication system  201 , the carrier generating device  211  that generates the carrier is installed instead of the external circuit  115 . 
     The carrier generating device  211  includes an oscillating circuit  251 , a crystal oscillator  252 , a power source  253 , a switch  254 , a coil  255 , and a capacitor  256 . 
     The oscillating circuit  251  generates an oscillation signal corresponding to a vibration frequency of the crystal oscillator  252 . 
     When the switch  254  enters the ON state, the power source  253  supplies the power voltage to the oscillating circuit  251 . Here, the switch  254  performs the ON/OFF switching operation according to control of a higher host controller (not illustrated). 
     The coil  255  and the capacitor  256  form a parallel resonant circuit  112  indicates inductance of the coil  255 , and C 14  indicates capacitance of the capacitor. 
     Here, an operation of the carrier generating device  211  will be described. In the carrier generating device  211 , when the switch  254  transitions from the OFF state to the ON state, the power voltage is supplied from the power source  253  to the oscillating circuit  251 . The oscillating circuit  251  starts its operation according to the power voltage supplied from the power source  253 , and generates the oscillation signal corresponding to the vibration frequency of the crystal oscillator  252 . 
     The oscillation signal is applied to the parallel resonant circuit configured with the coil  255  and the capacitor  256 , and a magnetic field is generated. As a result, a carrier (carrier wave) of a predetermined frequency (13.56 MHz) is generated in the antenna circuit  111  of the communication device  102 . 
     When the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, if it enters a communicable state with the RF tag  212  of the communication destination, the transmitting circuit  155  of the communication device  102  performs the load modulation on the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111  by the carrier generating device  211  by changing the impedance of the parallel resonant circuit of the antenna circuit  111  according to the transmission data received from the communication control unit  172 . As a result, the modulated signal is transmitted from the communication device  102  to the RF tag  212  of the communication destination. 
     Meanwhile, the RF tag  212  converts the AC voltage obtained from the carrier generated in the antenna circuit  111  of the communication device  102  into the DC voltage, starts its operation, and transmits reply data by performing the load modulation in a state in which the modulated signal is received from the communication device  102 . 
     The modulated signal generated by the load modulation performed by the RF tag  212  of the communication destination is induced in the antenna circuit  111  of the communication device  102 . The receiving circuit  158  demodulates the modulated signal generated in the antenna circuit  111  based on the output from the rectifying circuit  157 , and supplies reception data obtained by the demodulating to the communication control unit  172 . 
     As described above, in the communication system  201 , the communication device  102  does not include the external circuit  115 , and transmits the transmission data to the RF tag  212  of the communication destination by performing the load modulation on the carrier in the antenna circuit  111  by the carrier generating device  211 . 
     In other words, in the communication device  102 , the transmission data is modulated using the same load modulation scheme at the time of transmission in the reader/writer mode and the tag mode, and thus data can be transmitted and received using the carrier generated by the carrier generating device  211 . 
     Through this configuration, it is unnecessary to mount the external circuit  115  in the communication device  102 , and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the communication device  102  and provide the communication device  102  at a low price. 
     The communication system  201  has the above-described configuration. 
     Third Embodiment 
     &lt;Configuration of Electronic Instrument&gt; 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic instrument according to an embodiment of the present technology. 
     For example, an electronic instrument  301  is a portable information device or a portable communication device such as a mobile telephone, a smart phone, or a tablet PC. As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the electronic instrument  301  includes a communication device  101 , a control unit  311 , a memory unit  312 , an operating unit  313 , a display unit  314 , a wireless communication unit  315 , and a voice processing unit  316 . 
     The control unit  311  controls the respective units of the electronic instrument  301 . The memory unit  312  holds various kinds of data according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     The control unit  311  has the function of the host controller  113  (for example,  FIG. 2 ) described above, and controls the operation mode of the communication device  101 . The communication device  101  operates in the reader/writer mode or the tag mode according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     When the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the communication device  101  transmits transmission data to an RF tag of a communication destination (not illustrated) using the load modulation scheme according to control of the control unit  311 . Further, the communication device  101  receives reply data transmitted from the RF tag of the communication destination according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     Further, when the operation is performed in the tag mode, the communication device  101  receives data transmitted from a reader/writer of a communication destination (not illustrated) according to control of the control unit  311 . Furthermore, the communication device  101  transmits reply transmission data to the reader/writer of the communication destination using the load modulation scheme according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     The operating unit  313  supplies an operation signal according to a user&#39;s operation to the control unit  311 . The control unit  311  controls the operations of the respective units of the electronic instrument  301  according to the operation signal given from the operating unit  313 . For example, the operating unit  313  may be a physical button and may be a Graphical User Interface (GUI) image displayed on a screen of the display unit  314  having a touch panel. 
     The display unit  314  is configured with a display device such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The display unit  314  displays various kinds of information such as a text or an image according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     The wireless communication unit  315  performs wireless communication with a predetermined server via a network such as the Internet according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     The voice processing unit  316  includes a device for performing a voice call such as a microphone or a speaker  10 . The voice processing unit  316  performs a voice input process or a voice output process according to control of the control unit  311 . 
     The electronic instrument  301  has the above described configuration. 
     As described above, since the communication device  101  is mounted in the electronic instrument  301 , for example, when another electronic instrument having an RF tag function is held over the electronic instrument  301 , the communication device  101  operates in the reader/writer mode, and performs transmission and reception of data with another electronic instrument. For example, when the electronic instrument  301  is held over a reader/writer equipped in a ticket gate of a station or a cache register of a store, the communication device  101  operates in the tag mode, and performs transmission and reception of data with the reader/writer. 
     As described above, according to the present technology, the transmitting circuit  155  is commonalized in the reader/writer mode and the tag mode, and the manufacturing cost is lowered, and thus it is possible to provide the communication device  101  ( FIG. 2 ), the communication device  102  ( FIG. 10 ), or the electronic instrument  301  ( FIG. 11 ) at a low price. In other words, in the past, since it is necessary to install the transmitting circuit  57  for the reader/writer mode and the transmitting circuit  61  for the tag mode separately as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , it is necessary to commonalize the transmitting circuits dedicated for the modes and reduce the manufacturing cost, but this demand can be satisfied by the present technology. 
     Further, when attention is given to the integrated circuit  112  (for example,  FIG. 2 ), in the past, the circuit for generating the carrier such as the oscillating circuit  15  or the crystal oscillator  16  is necessary as illustrated in  FIG. 1 , but in the present technology, since a separate circuit can be mounted as the external circuit  115 , it is possible to provide the integrated circuit  112  at a low price and reduce the circuit size. 
     In addition, the communication device  102  ( FIG. 10 ) can perform transmission and reception of data using the carrier generated by the carrier generating device  211  instead of the external circuit  115  without including the external circuit  115  serving as a separate circuit from the integrated circuit  112 . Thus, since Near Field communication can be performed through the carrier generating device  211 , the size and the cost of the communication device  102  can be reduced. Moreover, since the external circuit  115  is not mounted in the communication device  102 , power consumption can be reduced. 
     Further, the communication system can be constructed without using the carrier generating device  211  such that the integrated circuit  112  and the external circuit  115  are mounted on the same substrate, and Near Field communication can be performed among all electronic instruments equipped with a module in which the integrated circuit  112  and the external circuit  115  are mounted. 
     Further, in the integrated circuit  12  ( FIG. 1 ) of the related art, when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the ASK modulation of driving the carrier at a low impedance and modulating an amplitude compulsorily is used, and thus it is necessary to change a level thereof compulsorily while driving the carrier at the low impedance. To this end, the transmitting buffer circuits  58  and  59  are installed behind the transmitting circuit  57 . On the other hand, according to the present technology, even when the operation is performed in the reader/writer mode, the load modulation scheme is used and in the load modulation scheme, an impedance (for example, about several hundreds to 1 KΩ) of a certain magnitude is applied, and the modulation is performed according to an amount of change in an impedance, and thus the transmitting buffer circuits  58  and  59  are unnecessary in the integrated circuit  112  (for example,  FIG. 2 ). Thus, since it is unnecessary to install the transmitting buffer circuits  58  and  59 , the size and the cost can be reduced. 
     The above description has proceeded in connection with the example in which a communication target when the communication device  101 , the communication device  102 , or the electronic instrument  301  operates in the reader/writer mode is an RF tag, but the present technology is not limited to this example, and, for example, communication devices performing Near Field communication with an RFID reader/writer according to an electromagnetic coupling scheme such as a non-contact type IC card can serve as a communication target. 
     The embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above examples, and various changes can be made within the scope not departing from the gist of the present technology. 
     Further, the present technology may have the following configurations. 
     (1) 
     A communication device, including: 
     an antenna unit; 
     a transmitting unit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through the antenna unit; and 
     a receiving unit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna unit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, wherein 
     the transmitting unit and the receiving unit operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, 
     the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the first operation mode, and 
     the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the second operation mode. 
     (2) 
     The communication device according to (1), further including: 
     a carrier generating unit that generates the first carrier. 
     (3) 
     The communication device according to (2), 
     wherein the carrier generating unit causes the impedance of the antenna unit to have a value of a predetermined magnitude. 
     (4) 
     The communication device according to (1), 
     wherein the first carrier is generated by an external carrier generating device. 
     (5) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (4), 
     wherein the transmission data and the reception data are encoded by the same coding scheme. 
     (6) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (5), further including: 
     a voltage setting unit that restricts a power voltage generated by electromagnetic induction of the antenna unit according to the operation mode. 
     (7) 
     A communication method of a communication device including: 
     an antenna unit, 
     a transmitting unit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through the antenna unit, and 
     a receiving unit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna unit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, 
     the communication method including: 
     causing the transmitting unit and the receiving unit to operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of an RFID reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, 
     transmitting, by the transmitting unit, the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the first operation mode, and 
     transmitting, by the transmitting unit, the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the second operation mode. 
     (8) 
     An integrated circuit, including: 
     a transmitting circuit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through an external antenna circuit; and 
     a receiving circuit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna circuit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, wherein 
     the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of an RFID reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, 
     the transmitting circuit transmits the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the first operation mode, and 
     the transmitting circuit transmits the transmission data to the a RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the second operation mode. 
     (9) 
     The integrated circuit according to (8), 
     wherein the first carrier is generated by an external carrier generating circuit. 
     (10) 
     The integrated circuit according to (9), 
     wherein the carrier generating circuit causes the impedance of the antenna circuit to have a value of a predetermined magnitude. 
     (11) 
     The integrated circuit according to any one of (8) to (10), 
     wherein the transmission data and the reception data are encoded by the same coding scheme. 
     (12) 
     The integrated circuit according to any one of (8) to (11), further including: 
     a voltage setting circuit that restricts a power voltage generated by electromagnetic induction of the antenna circuit according to the operation mode. 
     (13) 
     A communication method of an integrated circuit including: 
     a transmitting circuit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through an external antenna circuit, and 
     a receiving circuit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna circuit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, 
     the communication method including: 
     causing the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit to operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of an RFID reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, 
     transmitting, by the transmitting circuit, the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the first operation mode, and 
     transmitting, by the transmitting circuit, the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna circuit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna circuit when the transmitting circuit operates in the second operation mode. 
     (14) 
     An electronic instrument equipped with a communication device, the communication device including: 
     an antenna unit; 
     a transmitting unit that modulates transmission data, and transmits the transmission data to a communication destination through the antenna unit; and 
     a receiving unit that receives modulated reception data from the communication destination through the antenna unit, and demodulates the modulated reception data, wherein 
     the transmitting unit and the receiving unit operate in any one of a first operation mode in which an operation of an RFID reader/writer is performed and a second operation mode in which an operation of a communication target of the RFID reader/writer is performed, 
     the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the communication target by performing load modulation of changing an impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a first carrier generated in the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the first operation mode, and 
     the transmitting unit transmits the transmission data to the RFID reader/writer by performing the load modulation of changing the impedance of the antenna unit according to the transmission data using a second carrier received by the antenna unit when the transmitting unit operates in the second operation mode. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
     
         
           101 ,  102  Communication device 
           111  Antenna circuit 
           112  Integrated circuit 
           113  Host controller 
           114  Power source 
           115  External circuit 
           131  Coil 
           132  Capacitor 
           151  Control unit 
           152  Non-volatile memory 
           153  Data input circuit 
           154  Data output circuit 
           155 ,  155 A,  155 B,  155 C,  155 D,  155 E Transmitting circuit 
           156  Clock extracting circuit 
           157  Rectifying circuit 
           158  Receiving circuit 
           159  Power selecting circuit 
           160  Voltage setting circuit 
           171  Mode control unit 
           172  Communication control unit 
           191  Oscillating circuit 
           192  Crystal oscillator 
           193  Switch 
           194  Tri-state inverter circuit 
           195 ,  198  Filter circuit 
           196 ,  199  Impedance circuit 
           197  Tri-state buffer circuit 
           201  Communication system 
           211  Carrier generating device 
           212  RF tag 
           251  Oscillating circuit 
           252  Crystal oscillator 
           253  Power source 
           254  Switch 
           255  Coil 
           256  Capacitor 
           301  Electronic instrument 
           311  Control unit