Patent ID: 7852220

Claim:
A composite high-frequency component comprising: a multiplexer/demultiplexer including at least two input/output portions arranged to input or output transmission/reception signals of at least two communication systems in different frequency bands and an antenna connection portion, the multiplexer/demultiplexer being arranged to multiplex/demultiplex the transmission/reception signals of the plurality of communication systems; and first and second high-frequency switches arranged to switch between a transmission signal and a reception signal, the first and second high-frequency switches being connected between input/output portions of the at least two communication systems and the at least two input/output portions of the multiplexer/demultiplexer; wherein the multiplexer/demultiplexer is arranged to allow a direct current to pass between the at least two input/output portions thereof; each of the first and second high-frequency switches includes a first signal line extending between a shared signal input/output portion and a first signal input/output portion and a second signal line extending between the shared signal input/output portion and a second signal input/output portion; each of the first and second high-frequency switches includes a first current route through which a direct current flows and a second current route through which a direct current flows; the first current route includes a first diode and the second current route including a second diode, wherein the first diode is disposed in series with the first signal line and the second diode is disposed in shunt with the second signal line; the first and second current routes are connected in parallel via a parallel connection such that directions in which the direct currents flow therein are substantially the same; one node of the parallel connection is a control voltage input portion; the composite high-frequency component includes a shared inductor in which the direct currents having passed through the first and second current routes pass in common, the shared inductor being disposed between another node of the parallel connection and a ground; and the shared inductor is shared by the first and second high-frequency switches.