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Samsung patents antenna switch that logs signal details

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for an antenna switching circuit that includes a register to store data about the characteristics of incoming signals. A controller manages the connection between the antenna and internal components while sending this stored data to the device's main processor.

Why it mattersThis design allows the device to track and report specific signal properties, which could help optimize how the phone handles different network conditions.

In the filing’s own words

An antenna switching circuit and an electronic device are provided. The antenna switching circuit includes at least one first port electrically connected to a matching circuit. The antenna switching circuit includes a second port electrically connected to an antenna and one port of the at least one first port. The antenna switching circuit includes a signal identification circuit for identifying a characteristic of a signal input through the second port. The antenna switching circuit includes a register for storing data corresponding to the characteristic of the signal input through the second port. The antenna switching circuit includes a controller for controlling a connection between the at least one first port and the second port. The controller transmits, to a processor, the data stored in the register.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An antenna switching circuit comprising: at least one first port electrically connected to a matching circuit; a second port electrically connected to an antenna and one port among the at least one first port; a signal verification circuit configured to verify characteristics of a signal input through the second port; a register configured to store data corresponding to the characteristics of the signal input through the second port; and a controller configured to control a connection between the at least one first port and the second port, wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to a processor, the data stored in the register.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ANTENNA SWITCHING CIRCUIT INCLUDING REGISTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNA SWITCHING CIRCUIT
Publication number
US20260322438A1
Application number
19695514
Filed
Jun 2, 2026
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
14

Classified under

H04B 7/0608 Electricity & electronicsH04B 1/0064 Electricity & electronicsH04B 1/04 Electricity & electronics
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