Patent Publication Number: US-11398846-B2

Title: Transceiver having antenna-connection port and FEM-connection port

Description:
RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of priority of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0026665 filed on Mar. 8, 2019, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     One or more exemplary embodiments relate to a transceiver having an antenna-connection port and an FEM-connection port. 
     The following description merely provides background information related to the exemplary embodiments and does not constitute the related art. 
     With the development of various wireless communication technologies such as mobile communication, near field communication, and data communication, wireless communication systems have been used in various fields of society. 
     A wireless communication system wirelessly transmits and receives audio, image, and multimedia data through mutually agreed channels according to determined specifications. An RF communication device for wirelessly transmitting and receiving signals is a basic device required to perform wireless communication. 
     Among RF communication devices, an RF communication device requiring high-power signals as in WiFi sensitively responds to a change in a surrounding transceiving environment. In particular, the reception performance of the RF communication device may degrade in an area near an access point, or an area near a base station where a received signal strength is excessively high. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , general WiFi chips in a communication device need to use an external RF switch to share a single antenna for reception (Rx) and transmission (Tx). Further, the general WiFi chips need to use a separate front-end module (FEM) to improve the Rx and Tx performances when performing Rx and Tx by sharing the single antenna. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An aspect is to provide a transceiver having an antenna-connection port and an FEM-connection port that may support a connection to an external FEM and also support a connection to an antenna without using a separate RF switch when an antenna is used without an FEM. 
     According to an aspect, a transceiver including an input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port) configured to receive an Rx signal or to output a Tx signal by connecting to an antenna (ANT), or to output the Tx signal by connecting to a Tx input terminal of a front-end module (FEM); an input only port (Rx Port) configured to receive the Rx signal by connecting to an Rx output port of the FEM; a low-noise amplifier (LNA) configured to form a plurality of Rx paths by connecting to the input/output common port and to the input only port respectively, and configured to amplify and output the Rx signal after receiving the Rx signal using the plurality of Rx paths; a power amplifier (PA) configured to form a Tx path by connecting to the input/output common port, and configured to apply the Tx signal to the input/output common port using the Tx path; and a plurality of switching devices configured to form the Tx path and the plurality of Rx paths by performing switching between the PA and the LNA and between the input/output common port and the input only port respectively. 
     EFFECT 
     As described above, according to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to support a connection to an external FEM in a transceiver and also support a connection to an antenna without a separate RF switch when the antenna is used without an FEM. 
     According to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to enable Rx and Tx by providing a port to receive an Rx signal, and a port to output a Tx signal or to receive an Rx signal separately in a transceiver and sharing a single antenna through switching of a plurality of RF switches. 
     According to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to reduce a cost for RF switch devices when manufacturing modules through reduction of a module area for RF switch devices to be used by providing RF switches in a WiFi system on chip (SoC) supporting 5G bands. 
     According to exemplary embodiments, it is possible to provide a transceiver with 5-6 GHz band that may control switching using a single LNA, a plurality of RF switches (for example, at least one to five switches), and two pins (ANT/TX out and RX Input). 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a general transceiver. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an internal circuit diagram of a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  describes a method of operating in an Rx mode when an antenna connects directly to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  describes a method of operating in a Tx mode when an antenna connects directly to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  describes a method of operating in an Rx mode when an FEM connects to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  describes a method of operating in a Tx mode when an FEM connects to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  describes an internal device with a transceiver circuit according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     A transceiver module  200  is manufactured by including an RF switch function in a transceiver  210  with 5-GHz band and thus, may transmit and receive signals in a 5-6 GHz band. 
     As shown in (a) of  FIG. 2 , the transceiver module  200  includes an input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port)  302 , which is a port in which Rx and Tx are combined in the transceiver  210  to share a single antenna. 
     As shown in (b) of  FIG. 2 , when the transceiver module  200  includes a front-end module (FEM)  220  connecting to the transceiver  210 , the input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port)  302  is used as an output port (Tx Port). A separately provided input only port (Rx Port)  304  is used as an input port (Rx Port). 
     The transceiver  210  may transmit and receive signals in a 5-6 GHz band by controlling switching using a single LNA  320 , a plurality of RF switches (a first switch (SW 1 ) through a fifth switch (SW 5 )), and two pins (the input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port)  302  and the input only port  304 ). 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an internal circuit diagram of a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     The transceiver  210  of the transceiver module  200  includes the input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port)  302 , the input only port (Rx Port)  304 , a first resonance circuit  306 , a second resonance circuit  308 , a low-noise amplifier (LNA)  310 , a transformer  312 , the power amplifier (PA)  320 , a shunt circuit  322 , an electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit  330 , a first capacitor (C 1 ), a second capacitor (C 2 ), a first inductor (L 1 ), a second inductor (L 2 ), a third inductor (L 3 ), a fourth inductor (L 4 ), the first switch (SW 1 ), the second switch (SW 2 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ). The elements included in the transceiver  210  are not necessarily limited to said elements. 
     The transceiver module  200  shown in (a) of  FIG. 3  is implemented without the FEM  220 . The transceiver module  200  shown in (b) of  FIG. 3  is implemented to include the FEM  220 . Based on whether the transceiver module  200  includes the FEM  220 , a position of an Rx input port of the transceiver  210  changes. 
     When the transceiver module  200  includes the FEM  220 , an antenna port (the input/output common port  302 ) of the transceiver connects to a Tx input port of the FEM  220 , and the separate Rx port  304  connects to an Rx output port of the FEM  220 . 
     The FEM  220  includes an LNA and a PA being embedded and thus, increases the performance of transceiver chips, and typically includes RF switches. Accordingly, the FEM  220  has an antenna port, a Tx port, and an Rx port. 
     Since the transceiver  210  includes the RF switches (the first switch (SW 1 ) through the fifth switch (SW 5 )) therein, the number of external RF switch devices may be reduced when the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the transceiver  210  without the FEM  220 , as shown in (a) of  FIG. 3 . The RF switches (the first switch (SW 1 ) through the fifth switch (SW 5 )) are switched so that an input port of a receiver (Rx) and an output port of a transmitter (Tx) are combined into a single port so as to connect to the antenna (ANT). 
     The transceiver  210  includes switches (the first switch (SW 1 ) and the second switch (SW 2 )) used to receive two inputs using the single LNA  320 , and separate switches (the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 )). The transceiver  210  includes shunt inductors (L 2  and L 3 ) to compensate for a large quantity of parasitic capacitance occurring by separately switching the plurality of RF switches (the first switch (SW 1 ) through the fifth switch (SW 5 )). 
     To guarantee the ESD performance, the transceiver  210  connects the ESD circuit  330  to an input path formed by the input only port  304 , and connects the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and an inductor in the transformer  312  to an input path formed by the input/output common port (Rx/Tx Port)  302 . The ESD circuit  330  includes a plurality of rectifying devices, and a plurality of resistors. 
     The input/output common port  302  receives an Rx signal or outputs a Tx signal by connecting to the antenna (ANT). The input/output common port  302  outputs the Tx signal by connecting to a Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 . 
     The input only port  304  connects to an Rx output port of the FEM  220 . The input only port  304  receives the Rx signal from the Rx output port of the FEM  220 . 
     The PA  310  forms a Tx path  510  by connecting to the input/output common port  302 , and applies a Tx signal to the input/output common port using the Tx path  510 . 
     The LNA  320  forms a plurality of Rx paths (a first Rx path  410  and a second Rx path  610 ) by connecting to the input/output common port  302  and the input only port  304  respectively. The LNA  320  amplifies and outputs the Rx signal after receiving the Rx signal using the plurality of Rx paths (the first Rx path  410  and the second Rx path  610 ). 
     The plurality of switching devices (the first switch (SW 1 ) through the fifth switch (SW 5 )) connect between the PA  310  and the LNA  320  and between the input/output common port  302  and the input only port  304  respectively. The plurality of switching devices (the first switch (SW 1 ) through the fifth switch (SW 5 )) form the Tx path  510  and the plurality of Rx paths (the first Rx path  410  and the second Rx path  610 ) by performing switching between the PA  310  and the LNA  320  and between the input/output common port  302  and the input only port  304  respectively. 
     The first and second switches (SW 1  and SW 2 ) are switched to determine an input path of an input signal. The third and fifth switches (SW 3  and SW 5 ) operate for RF switching and, in case of a Tx operation, are all switched ON so that the Tx signal is connected to a Tx path and an application of the signal to the LNA  320  is prevented. The fourth switch (SW 4 ) performs a role of changing impedance matching using the two input ports (the input/output common port  302  and the input only port  304 ). The shunt inductors (L 2 +L 3 ) change the impedance matching by changing inductance in response to switching of the fourth switch (SW 4 ). 
     The first resonance circuit  306  and the first switch (SW 1 ) are included between the input/output common port  302  and the LNA  320 . 
     The first resonance circuit  306  includes the first inductor (L 1 ) and the first capacitor (C 1 ). 
     One end of the first inductor (L 1 ) connects to a contact of the input/output common port  302  and the first capacitor (C 1 ). The other end of the first inductor (L 1 ) connects to one end of the first switch (SW 1 ). 
     One end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) connects to a contact of the input/output common port  302  and the one end of the first inductor (L 1 ). The other end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) connects to the ground. 
     The first resonance circuit  306  and the first switch (SW 1 ) are included between the input/output common port  302  and the LNA  320 . 
     One end of the first switch (SW 1 ) connects to the other end of the first inductor (L 1 ). The other end of the first switch (SW 1 ) connects to a contact of an input terminal of the LNA  320  and the other end of the second switch (SW 2 ). The other end of the first switch (SW 1 ) also connects to one end of the third switch (SW 3 ). 
     The second resonance circuit  308  and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are included between the input/output common port  302  and the PA  310 . 
     The second resonance circuit  308  includes the second capacitor (C 2 ) and the fourth inductor (L 4 ). 
     One end of the second capacitor (C 2 ) connects to a contact of the one end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) and one end of the fourth inductor (L 4 ). The other end of the second capacitor (C 2 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the other end of the fifth switch (SW 5 ). 
     The one end of the fourth inductor (L 4 ) connects to a contact of the one end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) and the one end of the second capacitor (C 2 ). The other end of the fourth inductor (L 4 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the fifth switch (SW) and one end of a secondary side of the transformer  312 . 
     One end of the fifth switch (SW 5 ) connects to the one end of the first capacitor (C 1 ). The other end of the fifth switch (SW 5 ) connects to the one end of the secondary side of the transformer  312 . 
     The transformer  312  is included between the PA  310  and the fifth switch (SW 5 ). 
     Both ends of a primary side of the transformer  312  connect to the PA  310 . The one end of the secondary side of the transformer  312  connects to a contact of the fifth switch (SW 5 ) and the other end of the fourth inductor (L 4 ). The other end of the secondary side of the transformer  312  connects to the ground. 
     The third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the shunt circuit  322  are included between the first resonance circuit  306  and the LNA  320 . The ESD circuit  330 , the third switch (SW 3 ), the shunt circuit  322 , and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) are included between the input only port  304  and the LNA  320 . 
     One end of the ESD circuit  330  connects to a contact of the input only port  304  and one end of the second switch (SW 2 ). The other end of the ESD circuit  330  connects to the ground. 
     The second switch (SW 2 ) is included between the input only port  304  and the LNA  320 . 
     The one end of the second switch (SW 2 ) connects to the input only port  304 . The other end of the second switch (SW 2 ) connects to the input terminal of the LNA  320 . 
     The one end of the third switch (SW 3 ) connects to the other end of the first switch (SW 1 ). Further, the one end of the third switch (SW 3 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the second switch (SW 2 ) and an input terminal of the FEM  220 . The other end of the third switch (SW 3 ) connects to the ground. 
     The shunt circuit  322  includes the second inductor (L 2 ) and the third inductor (L 3 ). 
     One end of the second inductor (L 2 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the first switch (SW 1 ) and the one end of the third switch (SW 3 ). Further, the one end of the second inductor (L 2 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the second switch (SW 2 ) and the input terminal of the LNA  320 . The other end of the second inductor (L 2 ) connects to one end of the third inductor (L 3 ). 
     The one end of the third inductor (L 3 ) connects to the other end of the second inductor (L 2 ). The other end of the third inductor (L 3 ) connects to the ground. 
     One end of the fourth switch (SW 4 ) connects to a contact of the other end of the second inductor (L 2 ) and the one end of the third inductor (L 3 ). The other end of the fourth switch (SW 4 ) connects to the ground. 
     In case of an Rx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), when the first switch (SW 1 ) is switched ON, the Rx signal received from the antenna (ANT) connecting to the input/output common port  302  is inputted into the LNA  320  along the first Rx path  410  via the input/output common port  302 , the first inductor (L 1 ), and the first switch (SW 1 ). 
     In case of the Rx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, the connection with the PA  310  is severed, and a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) so that an inflow of noise outputted from the PA  310  into the LNA  320  is blocked. 
     In case of a Tx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON, and a power signal, which is an input signal amplified by the PA  310 , is outputted to the primary side of the transformer  312 . The transformer  312  generates a Tx signal by applying a current applied to the primary side to the secondary side based on an Input/output voltage ratio according to a preset turn ratio. The Tx signal is outputted to the input/output common port  302  along the Tx path  510  via the PA  310 , the transformer  312 , and the fifth switch (SW 5 ). 
     In case of the Tx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), when the first switch (SW 1 ) and the third switch (SW 3 ) are switched ON, and when the fourth switch (SW 4 ) is switched ON or OFF, a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the first inductor (L 1 ) and the first capacitor (C 1 ) so that an inflow of the Tx signal into the LNA  320  is prevented. 
     In case of an Rx mode operation while the input only port  304  connects to the FEM  220 , the third switch (SW 3 ) is switched OFF, and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) is switched ON so that a parasitic capacitance formed on the second Rx path  610  is compensated by the second inductor (L 2 ) and the third inductor (L 3 ). 
     In case of the Rx mode operation while the input only port  304  connects to the FEM  220 , when the second switch (SW 2 ) is switched ON, the Rx signal received from the input terminal of the FEM  220  connecting to the input only port  304  is inputted into the LNA  320  along the second Rx path  610  via the input only port  304  and the second switch (SW 2 ). 
     In case of the Rx mode operation while the input only port  304  connects to the FEM  220 , when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, the connection with the PA  310  is severed, and a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) so that an inflow of noise outputted from the PA  310  into the LNA  320  is blocked. 
     In case of a Tx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects to the FEM  220 , the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON, and a power signal, which is an input signal amplified by the PA  310 , is outputted to the primary side of the transformer  312 . The transformer  312  generates a Tx signal by applying a current applied to the primary side to the secondary side based on an input/output voltage radio according to a preset turn ratio. The Tx signal is outputted to the input/output common port  302  along the Tx path  510  via the PA  310 , the transformer  312 , and the fifth switch (SW 5 ). 
     In case of the Tx mode operation while the input/output common port  302  connects to the FEM  220 , when the first switch (SW 1 ) and the third switch (SW 3 ) are switched ON, and when the fourth switch (SW 4 ) is switched ON or OFF, a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the first inductor (L 1 ) and the first capacitor (C 1 ) so that an inflow of the Tx signal into the LNA  320  is prevented. 
       FIG. 4  describes a method of operating in an Rx mode when an antenna connects directly to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 4  describes a method in which the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the transceiver  210  without the FEM  220  and operates in an Rx mode. When the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), the transceiver  210  does not use the input only port  304 . 
     When the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the transceiver  210  without the FEM  220  and operates in the Rx mode, the transceiver module  200  performs an RF switching operation, as shown in (a) of  FIG. 4 . 
     The first switch (SW 1 ) in the transceiver  210  is switched ON, and the second switch (SW 2 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are switched OFF. 
     Since the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , the input/output common port  302  receives an Rx signal from the antenna (ANT). Since the first switch (SW 1 ) is switched ON, and since the second switch (SW 2 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are switched OFF, the Rx signal inputted from the input/output common port  302  is applied to the LNA  320  via the first inductor (L 1 ) and via the first switch (SW 1 ). The first switch (SW 1 ) is switched to determine an input path of the Rx signal inputted from the input/output common port  302 . 
     As shown in (b) of  FIG. 4 , when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, the second capacitor (C 2 ) includes a parasitic capacitance, and thus the second capacitor (C 2 ) and the fourth inductor (L 4 ) are required for resonance at an operating frequency. 
     In case of an Rx mode operation, when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ). Due to the fifth switch (SW 5 ) being switched OFF and the resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ), an inflow of PA Off-state noise outputted from the PA  310  into the LNA  320  is blocked. Further, when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF and when the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) resonate, a leakage of the Rx signal inputted from the input/output common port  302  connecting directly to the antenna (ANT) into the PA  310  is blocked. 
       FIG. 5  describes a method of operating in a Tx mode when an antenna connects directly to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 5  describes a method in which the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the transceiver  210  without the FEM  220  and operates in a Tx mode. When the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), the transceiver  210  does not use the input only port  304 . 
     When the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the transceiver  210  without the FEM  220  and operates in the Tx mode, the transceiver module  200  performs an RF switching operation, as shown in (a) of  FIG. 5 . 
     The first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) in the transceiver  210  are switched ON, and only the second switch (SW 2 ) is switched OFF. 
     Since the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , the input/output common port  302  receives a Tx signal from the PA  310 . The PA  310  outputs, to the primary side of the transformer  312 , a power signal, which is a driver signal inputted into the PA  310  and amplified by the PA  310  using a DC-DC voltage or a battery voltage received from a power source, as power. 
     Both ends of the primary side of the transformer  312  connect to the PA  310 . The one end of the primary side of the transformer  312  connects to the other end of the fifth switch (SW 5 ), and the other end of the primary side of the transformer  312  connects to the ground. 
     The transformer  312  outputs a current applied to the primary side to the secondary side based on an input/output voltage ratio according to a preset turn ratio. That is, the transformer  312  outputs the current applied to the primary side by the PA  310  to the fifth switch (SW 5 ) connecting to the secondary side based on the input/output voltage ratio according to the preset turn ratio. 
     Since the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON, the Tx signal outputted via the PA  310  and via the transformer  312  is inputted into the input/output common port  302  and outputted to the antenna (ANT). 
     As shown in (b) of  FIG. 5 , in addition to the fifth switch (SW 5 ), the first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) are also switched ON. However, the first inductor (L 1 ) and the first capacitor (C 1 ) form a resonance circuit together and block an inflow of the output Tx signal into the LNA  320  when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON. 
     That is, in case of the Tx mode operation, when the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , the first inductor (L 1 ) forms a resonance circuit with the first capacitor (C 1 ) and thereby prevents an inflow of the Tx signal into the LNA  320 . 
       FIG. 6  describes a method of operating in an Rx mode when an FEM connects to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 6  describes a method in which the FEM  220  connects to the transceiver  210  and operates in an Rx mode. The input/output common port  302  connects directly to the Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 , and the input only port  304  connects to an Rx output terminal of the FEM  220 . 
     When the antenna (ANT) of the transceiver module  200  connects to an ANT port of the FEM  220 , and when the transceiver  210  connects to the TX and RX ports of the FEM  220  and operates in an Rx mode, the transceiver  210  performs an RF switching operation, as shown in (a) of  FIG. 6 . 
     The second switch (SW 2 ) and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) in the transceiver  210  are switched ON, and the first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are switched OFF. 
     Since the input only port  304  of the transceiver  210  connects to the Rx output of the FEM  220 , the input only port  304  receives an Rx signal from the FEM  220 . Since the second switch (SW 2 ) and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) are switched ON, and since the first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are switched OFF, the Rx signal inputted from the input only port  304  is applied to the LNA  320  via the second switch (SW 2 ). The second switch (SW 2 ) is switched to determine an input path of the Rx signal inputted from the input only port  304 . 
     As shown in (b) of  FIG. 6 , the first switch (SW 1 ) and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) are switched OFF. Thus, in case of an Rx mode operation, when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ). 
     When the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, and when the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) resonate, an inflow of PA off-state noise outputted from the PA  310  into the LNA  320  is blocked. Further, when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, when the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) resonate, and when the Tx output terminal of the FEM  220  connects to the input/output common port  302 , a leakage of the Rx signal inputted into the input only port  304  into the PA  310  is blocked. 
       FIG. 7  describes a method of operating in a Tx mode when an FEM connects to a transceiver according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       FIG. 7  describes a method in which the antenna (ANT) of the transceiver module  200  connects to the ANT port of the FEM  220 , and the transceiver  210  connects to the TX and RX ports of the FEM  220  and operates in a Tx mode. The input/output common port  302  connects directly to the Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 , and the input only port  304  connects directly to the Rx output terminal of the FEM  220 . 
     When the antenna (ANT) of the transceiver module  200  connects to the ANT port of the FEM  220 , and when the transceiver  210  connects to the TX and RX ports of the FEM  220  and operates in the Tx mode, the transceiver  210  performs an RF switching operation, as shown in (a) of  FIG. 7 . 
     The first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), the fourth switch (SW 4 ), and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) in the transceiver module  200  are switched ON, and only the second switch (SW 2 ) is switched OFF. Since the input/output common port  302  connects to the Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 , the input/output common port  302  applies a Tx signal inputted from the PA  310  to the Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 . 
     The PA  310  outputs, to the primary side of the transformer  312 , a power signal, which is a driver signal inputted into the PA  310  and amplified by the PA  310  using a DC-DC voltage or a battery voltage received from a power source, as power. 
     Both ends of the primary side of the transformer  312  connect to the PA  310 . The one end of the primary side of the transformer  312  connects to the other end of the fifth switch (SW 5 ), and the other end of the primary side of the transformer  312  connects to the ground. The transformer  312  outputs a current applied to the primary side to the secondary side based on an input/output voltage ratio according to a preset turn ratio. That is, the transformer  312  outputs the current applied to the primary side by the PA  310  to the fifth switch (SW 5 ) connecting to the secondary side based on the input/output voltage ratio according to the preset turn ratio. 
     Since the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON, the Tx signal outputted via the PA  310  and via the transformer  312  is inputted into the input/output common port  302  and outputted to the Tx input terminal of the FEM  220 . 
     As shown in (b) of  FIG. 7 , in addition to the fifth switch (SW 5 ), the first switch (SW 1 ), the third switch (SW 3 ), and the fourth switch (SW 4 ) are also switched ON. However, the first inductor (L 1 ) and the first capacitor (C 1 ) form a resonance circuit together, and the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched ON so that an inflow of the outputted Tx signal into the LNA  320  is prevented. 
     That is, in case of the Tx mode operation, when the Tx output terminal of the FEM  220  connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , the first inductor (L 1 ) forms a resonance circuit with the first capacitor (C 1 ) and thereby prevents an inflow of the Tx signal into the LNA  320 . 
       FIG. 8  describes an internal device with a transceiver circuit according to an exemplary embodiment. 
     In case of an Rx mode operation, when the input/output common port  302  connects directly to the antenna (ANT), the first inductor (L 1 ) operates as a matching device with the first capacitor (C 1 ). 
     In case of a Tx mode operation, when the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , the first inductor (L 1 ) forms a resonance circuit with the first capacitor (C 1 ) and thereby prevents an inflow of a Tx signal into the LNA  320 . 
     The second inductor (L 2 ) and the third inductor (L 3 ) perform a function to compensate for a parasitic capacitance when the multiple switches (the first switch (SW 1 ) and the second switch (SW 2 )) are switched ON. 
     In case of the Rx mode operation, the second inductor (L 2 ) and the third inductor (L 3 ) require different impedance values when the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302  and when the Rx output terminal of the FEM  220  connects to the Rx input only port  304 . Thus, the impedance values are adjusted by controlling the fourth switch (SW 4 ) to be switched ON or OFF. 
     The second capacitor (C 2 ) is a capacitor which includes a parasitic capacitance and is required for resonance at an operating frequency with the fourth inductor (L 4 ) when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF. 
     That is, in the Rx mode operation while the antenna (ANT) connects directly to the input/output common port  302 , when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, a high impedance is formed due to a resonance between the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ). 
     When the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, and when the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) resonate, an inflow of PA off-state noise outputted from the PA  310  into the LNA  320  is blocked. Further, when the fifth switch (SW 5 ) is switched OFF, and when the fourth inductor (L 4 ) and the second capacitor (C 2 ) resonate, a leakage of an Rx signal inputted from the input/output common port  302  connecting directly to the antenna (ANT) into the PA  310  is blocked. 
     Although exemplary embodiments for exemplifying the technical spirit of the present disclosure have been described and shown above, those who have ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit. Therefore, the description of the exemplary embodiments is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the technical spirit. The scope of the disclosure is defined not by the description, but by the claims and their equivalents, and all variations within the scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included in the disclosure. 
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                 200: Transceiver module 
                   
               
               
                 210: Transceiver 
                 220: Front-end module (FEM) 
               
               
                 302: Input/output common port 
                 304: Input only port (Rx Port) 
               
               
                 (Rx/Tx Port) 
               
               
                 306: First resonance circuit 
                 308: Second resonance circuit 
               
               
                 310: Power amplifier (PA) 
               
               
                 312: Transformer 
               
               
                 320: Low-noise amplifier (LNA) 
               
               
                 322: Shunt circuit 
               
               
                 330: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit 
               
               
                 410: First Rx path 
               
               
                 510: Tx path 
               
               
                 610: Second Rx path 
               
               
                 C1: First capacitor 
                 C2: Second capacitor 
               
               
                 L1: First inductor 
                 L2: Second inductor 
               
               
                 L3: Third inductor 
                 L4: Fourth inductor 
               
               
                 SW1: First switch 
                 SW2: Second switch 
               
               
                 SW3: Third switch 
                 SW4: Fourth switch 
               
               
                 SW5: Fifth switch