In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit configured to enable UWB communication with at least one external communication device, the UWB communication unit comprising a first receiver and a second receiver; a controller configured to control the UWB communication unit; wherein the controller is configured to cause the UWB communication unit to operate in a first mode in which the first receiver is alternately coupled to a first antenna and a second antenna; and wherein the controller is configured to cause the UWB communication unit to operate in a second mode in which the first receiver is coupled to the first antenna and the second receiver is coupled to the second antenna. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for performing said method.

A radio frequency module and a communication device capable of further suppressing a decrease in reception sensitivity are provided. A radio frequency module includes a switch (second switch), a reception filter (second reception filter), a low-noise amplifier (second low-noise amplifier), and a filter (second filter). The switch is configured to change over between a transmission path of a transmission signal and a reception path of a reception signal in communication based on a time division duplex system. The reception filter is provided at a subsequent stage of the switch and is configured to pass the reception signal in a predetermined frequency band. The low-noise amplifier is configured to amplify the reception signal that has passed through the reception filter. The filter is provided at a preceding stage of the switch in the reception path (second reception path).

A radio frequency module includes a transmit filter of Band A and Band B, a transmit amplifier, and a switch circuit and can perform CA using a transmit signal of Band A and a receive signal of Band B, a transmit band of Band B including a receive band of Band C. The switch circuit includes a switch switching connection between a common terminal and a first selection terminal, a switch switching connection between the common terminal and a second selection terminal, and a switch switching connection between the second selection terminal and a third selection terminal. The common terminal is connected to the transmit amplifier. The first selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band A. The second selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band B. The third selection terminal is connected to a receive path of Band C.

A radio-frequency circuit includes a switch and three filters. The switch is connected to an antenna connecting terminal. One filter has a pass band corresponding to a first sub-band and is configured to connect to the antenna connecting terminal via the switch. The first sub-band is included in a first band used for TDD communication. Another filter has a pass band corresponding to a second sub-band included in the first band and is configured to connect to the antenna connecting terminal via the switch. There is a gap between the first sub-band and the second sub-band. The remaining filter has a pass band corresponding to a third sub-band and is configured to connect to the antenna connecting terminal via the switch. The third sub-band includes the first sub-band, the second sub-band, and the gap.

A radio-frequency circuit includes a filter and a band elimination filter. The filter has a pass band corresponding to a first sub-band. At least part of the first sub-band is included in a first band used for TDD communication. The band elimination filter is connected to the filter and has a first elimination band which corresponds to a second sub-band included in the first band. The second sub-band is located between a third sub-band and a fourth sub-band. The third and fourth sub-bands are included in the first band. The first sub-band includes the second, third, and fourth sub-bands.

A high-frequency circuit includes a power amplifier for a communication band A, and a power amplifier for a communication band B. Transmission in the communication band A, transmission in the communication band B, and reception in the communication band C can be simultaneously used. A frequency range of intermodulation distortion generated between a second harmonic wave of a transmission signal of the communication band A and a fundamental wave of a transmission signal of the communication band B, overlaps with at least part of a reception band of the communication band C. The power amplifier includes amplifying elements and an output trans including coils. One end of the coil is connected with an output of the amplifying element, the other end of the coil is connected with an output of the amplifying element, and one end of the coil is connected with an output terminal of the power amplifier.

A self-controlled radio frequency (RF) filtering unit that may include (i) a frequency bank that comprises first till fourth band pass filters (BPFs) having first till fourth frequency bands respectively; wherein at least one harmonic of at least one fundamental frequency within the first frequency band pass an interference risk for at least one other frequency band; (ii) a measurement circuit configured to measure the input power received in two or more frequency bands and to provide a power measurement result; (ii) an input RF switch comprising a first RF switch input port, a first RF switch output port, and a second RF switch output port; wherein input RF switch is configured to select a selected RF switch output port, based at least in part on the power measurement result, out of the first and second RF switch output ports; wherein the first RF switch output port is RF coupled to an input of the second BPF; wherein the second RF switch output port is RF coupled to inputs of the first BPF, the third BPF and the fourth BPF; and (ii) an output RF switch comprising a second RF switch input port, a third RF switch input port, and a third RF switch output port; wherein output RF switch is configured to select, based at least in part on the power measurement result, a selected RF switch input port out of the second and third RF switch input ports; wherein the second RF switch input port is RF coupled to outputs of the first BPF and the second BPF; and wherein the third RF switch input port is RF coupled to outputs of the third BPF and the fourth BPF.

An electronic device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed electronic device may include: a processor, a memory configured to store at least one instruction executable by the processor, and a communicator, wherein the communicator may include a first antenna, a second antenna, a first filter configured to allow a radio frequency (RF) signal in a first frequency band to pass therethrough, and a second filter configured to allow an RF signal in a second frequency band to pass therethrough, and the processor is configured, in response to the at least one instruction being executed by the processor, to: connect to an access point using one of the first frequency band, the second frequency band, and a third frequency band, and control a connection between the first antenna and the first filter and a connection between the second antenna and the second filter based on a communication channel between the electronic device and the access point and a communication channel of a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection, in response to performing the P2P connection with a peripheral device.

In an acoustic wave device, a piezoelectric body is directly or indirectly provided on a high acoustic velocity material layer, an interdigital transducer electrode is directly or indirectly provided on the piezoelectric body, the interdigital transducer electrode includes a first busbar, a second busbar spaced away from the first busbar, a plurality of first electrode fingers, and a plurality of second electrode fingers, and a weighting is applied to the interdigital transducer electrode by providing a floating electrode finger not electrically connected to the first busbar or the second busbar or applied by providing an electrode finger formed by metallizing a gap between the first electrode fingers or a gap between the second electrode fingers to integrate the first electrode fingers or the second electrode fingers.

An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate including a support substrate and a piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, the piezoelectric substrate including a first principal surface on the piezoelectric layer side, and a second principal surface on the support substrate side, an IDT electrode on the first principal surface, a support layer on the support substrate, a cover on the support layer, a through-via electrode provided through the support substrate and electrically connected to the IDT electrode, a first wiring electrode on the second principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate and electrically connected to the through-via electrode, and a protective film on the second principal surface to cover at least a portion of the first wiring electrode. The protective film is provided on an inner side of the support layer when viewed in a direction normal or substantially normal to the second principal surface.