The invention relates to a multiband antenna switch, and more particularly
an antenna switch implemented in the radio interface of a mobile
telephone device. The antenna switch comprises a power amplifier module
with an antenna port 1 connectable to an antenna, and at least one input
port connectable to a transmitter section of a transceiver 5; a front end
module connectable to the antenna port and a reception section of a
transceiver; wherein said power amplifier module and said front end
module are capable of covering a number of frequency bands. The
transmission/reception duplexing function is obtained by means of a
circulator 6, 7 or a power splitter arrangement. The antenna switch
offers a packed solution for using four GSM and eight WCDMA bands in the
same phone.