Electronic device supporting plurality of subscriber identity modules, operating method thereof, and storage medium

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device, an operation method thereof, and a storage medium, the electronic device comprising a processor that is capable of: supporting a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) that can be simultaneously activated; alternately transmitting transmission signals corresponding to one SIM by means of one antenna; and controlling one or more radio frequency (RF) circuits so that reception signals corresponding to the plurality of SIMs can be received via one or more antennas.

Description

Electronic device supporting multiple subscriber identification modules, method of operation thereof, and storage medium

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic device supporting multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs), a method of operation thereof, and a storage medium.

[0002] In a wireless communication system, an electronic device (e.g., user equipment (UE)) can access a wireless communication network and use voice communication or data communication services at a fixed location or while moving. To provide communication services to an electronic device, an appropriate authentication process may be required. For example, a UICC (universal integrated circuit card) may be inserted into the electronic device, and authentication may be performed between the electronic device and a mobile network operator (MNO) server through a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) installed inside the UICC. The UICC may be called a SIM (subscriber identity module) card for the GSM (global system for mobile communications) method, or a USIM (universal subscriber identity module) card for the WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access), LTE (long term evolution), or NR (new radio) method.

[0003] When a user of an electronic device subscribes to a wireless communication service provided by a telecommunications carrier, the telecommunications carrier provides the user with a UICC (e.g., a SIM card or USIM card), and the user can insert the UICC provided into his or her electronic device. When the UICC is inserted into the electronic device, the USIM application installed in the UICC is executed, and an appropriate authentication process can be performed with the telecommunications carrier's server, which stores the same value, using the IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) value and the encryption key value for authentication stored in the UICC. After the appropriate authentication process is performed, the wireless communication service can be used.

[0004] An electronic device can support two or more SIMs. If it supports two SIMs, it can be called a dual SIM electronic device, and a device that supports multiple SIMs can be called a multi SIM electronic device. A dual SIM or multi SIM electronic device can support multiple SIMs, and each SIM can be associated with a different subscription. Signals associated with each of the multiple SIMs or signals corresponding to each of the multiple SIMs can be transmitted or received by the electronic device to or from a network. A mode in which each of the signals associated with each of the multiple SIMs cannot be transmitted or received substantially simultaneously can be called a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) mode. In the DSDS mode, while a signal based on one SIM is being transmitted or received, a signal based on another SIM cannot be transmitted or received, and thus the other SIM can be set to a standby mode. A mode in which each of the signals associated with each of the multiple SIMs can be transmitted or received substantially simultaneously can be called a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) mode. In DSDA mode, signals based on one SIM can be transmitted or received while signals based on the other SIM are being transmitted or received, and both SIMs can be activated at least partially simultaneously.

[0005] The above information may be provided as background art to aid in understanding the present disclosure. No claim or determination is made as to whether any of the above-described matters constitute prior art related to the present disclosure.

[0006] According to one embodiment, an electronic device may include a plurality of antennas. The electronic device may include at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit. The electronic device may include one or more processors including processing circuitry. The electronic device may include a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM, during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM, through a first antenna of the plurality of antennas, in a transmission mode in which the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to receive, during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM, a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM through the first antenna and a second antenna among the plurality of antennas, in a transmission mode that alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit.The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to receive, through the second antenna, a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM, through the at least one RF circuit, during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM, through the first antenna. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to receive, through the first antenna and the second antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM, in a transmission mode that alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM, through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit.The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to receive, through the second antenna, a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit.

[0007] According to one embodiment, a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by one or more processors including processing circuitry of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit of the electronic device, transmitting the first transmission signal through a first antenna of the electronic device during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM. The at least one operation may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, receiving a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM through the first antenna and a second antenna of the electronic device during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM. The at least one operation may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, receiving a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM through the second antenna during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM.The at least one operation may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM. The at least one operation may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, receiving a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM through the first antenna and the second antenna during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM. The at least one operation may include an operation of receiving a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM through the second antenna during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM in a transmission mode that alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit.

[0008] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device may be provided. The method of operating the electronic device may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit of the electronic device, transmitting the first transmission signal through a first antenna of the electronic device during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM. The method of operating the electronic device may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, receiving a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM through the first antenna and a second antenna of the electronic device during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM. The method of operating the electronic device may include, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit, receiving a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM through the second antenna during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM.The method of operating the electronic device may include an operation of transmitting, through the first antenna, a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM in a transmission mode that alternately transmits the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM. The method of operating the electronic device may include an operation of receiving, through the first antenna and the second antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM in a transmission mode that alternately transmits the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM different from the first SIM, during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM. The method of operating the electronic device may include an operation of receiving a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM through the second antenna during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit.

[0009] According to one embodiment, an electronic device may include a plurality of antennas. The electronic device may include at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit. The electronic device may include one or more processors including processing circuitry. The electronic device may include a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, through a first antenna of the plurality of antennas. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive, through the first antenna and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas, a first receive signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second receive signal corresponding to the second SIM in a transmit mode that alternately transmits, through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit, a first transmit signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second transmit signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM.Here, the transmission of each of the first transmit signal and the second transmit signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the first receive signal and the second receive signal. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors, may cause the electronic device to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth receive signal corresponding to the second SIM and a third receive signal corresponding to the first SIM in a transmission mode that alternately transmits, through the at least one RF circuit, a first transmit signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmit signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM. Here, the transmission of each of the first transmit signal and the second transmit signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the fourth receive signal and the third receive signal.

[0010] According to one embodiment, a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by one or more processors including processing circuitry of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include causing the electronic device to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a portion of at least one RF circuit of the electronic device, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through a first antenna of the plurality of antennas. The at least one operation may include an operation of causing the electronic device to alternately receive, through the first antenna and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas, a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM, in a transmission mode in which the electronic device alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM, through at least a portion of at least one RF circuit of the electronic device. Here, transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal.The at least one operation may include causing the electronic device to alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM, in a transmission mode in which the electronic device alternately transmits, through at least a portion of at least one RF circuit of the electronic device, a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM. Here, transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with reception of each of the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal.

[0011] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device may be provided. The method of operating the electronic device may include causing the electronic device to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a portion of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit of the electronic device, in a transmission mode, alternately transmitting the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through a first antenna among the plurality of antennas. The method of operating the electronic device may include causing the electronic device to alternately receive, through the first antenna and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas, a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM, in a transmission mode in which the electronic device alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM, through at least a portion of at least one RF circuit of the electronic device. Here, transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal. The method of operating the electronic device may include causing the electronic device to alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM in a transmission mode in which the electronic device alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM different from the first SIM through at least a part of at least one RF circuit of the electronic device.Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal can be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal.

[0012] FIG. 1A is a block diagram of an electronic device within a network environment, according to one embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 1b is a diagram illustrating a network environment including an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0014] FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment.

[0015] FIG. 2b is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 5 is a drawing for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 6A is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0020] FIG. 6b is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to a comparative example for comparison with the embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 6c is a diagram for explaining an RFFE according to one embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 6d is a diagram for explaining an RFFE according to one embodiment.

[0023] Figure 7 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0024] FIG. 8 is a drawing for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 9 is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0026] Fig. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0027] Fig. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0028] FIG. 12 is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0029] Fig. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0030] Fig. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0031] FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0032] FIG. 1A is a block diagram of an electronic device (101) within a network environment (100), according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1A, in the network environment (100), the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (102) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or may communicate with the electronic device (104) or a server (108) via a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (104) via the server (108). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), a memory (130), an input module (150), an audio output module (155), a display module (160), an audio module (170), a sensor module (176), an interface (177), a connection terminal (178), a haptic module (179), a camera module (180), a power management module (188), a battery (189), a communication module (190), a subscriber identification module (196), or an antenna module (197). In some embodiments, the electronic device (101) may omit at least one of these components (e.g., the connection terminal (178)), or may have one or more other components added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., the sensor module (176), the camera module (180), or the antenna module (197)) may be integrated into one component (e.g., the display module (160)).

[0033] The processor (120) may, for example, execute software (e.g., a program (140)) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device (101) connected to the processor (120) and perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least a part of the data processing or operations, the processor (120) may store commands or data received from other components (e.g., a sensor module (176) or a communication module (190)) in a volatile memory (132), process the commands or data stored in the volatile memory (132), and store result data in a non-volatile memory (134). According to one embodiment, the processor (120) may include a main processor (121) (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or an auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., a graphics processing unit, a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor) that can operate independently or together with the main processor (121). For example, when the electronic device (101) includes the main processor (121) and the auxiliary processor (123), the auxiliary processor (123) may be configured to use less power than the main processor (121) or to be specialized for a given function. The auxiliary processor (123) may be implemented separately from the main processor (121) or as a part thereof.

[0034] The auxiliary processor (123) may control at least a portion of functions or states associated with at least one component (e.g., a display module (160), a sensor module (176), or a communication module (190)) of the electronic device (101), for example, on behalf of the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as a part of another functionally related component (e.g., a camera module (180) or a communication module (190)). In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., a neural network processing unit) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing artificial intelligence models. The artificial intelligence models may be generated through machine learning. This learning can be performed, for example, in the electronic device (101) itself where artificial intelligence is performed, or can be performed through a separate server (e.g., server (108)). The learning algorithm can include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but is not limited to the examples described above. The artificial intelligence model can include multiple artificial neural network layers.The artificial neural network may be one of a deep neural network (DNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), a deep Q-network, or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the examples described above. In addition to, or alternatively to, a hardware structure, an artificial intelligence model may include a software structure.

[0035] The memory (130) can store various data used by at least one component (e.g., processor (120) or sensor module (176)) of the electronic device (101). The data can include, for example, software (e.g., program (140)) and input data or output data for commands related thereto. The memory (130) can include volatile memory (132) or non-volatile memory (134).

[0036] The program (140) may be stored as software in the memory (130) and may include, for example, an operating system (142), middleware (144), or an application (146).

[0037] The input module (150) can receive commands or data to be used in a component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., a processor (120)) from an external source (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The input module (150) can include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

[0038] The audio output module (155) can output audio signals to the outside of the electronic device (101). The audio output module (155) can include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. In one embodiment, the receiver can be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of the speaker.

[0039] The display module (160) can visually provide information to an external party (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The display module (160) may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to one embodiment, the display module (160) may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch.

[0040] The audio module (170) can convert sound into an electrical signal, or vice versa, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (170) can acquire sound through the input module (150), output sound through the sound output module (155), or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)) (e.g., speaker or headphone) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device (101).

[0041] The sensor module (176) can detect the operating status (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device (101) or the external environmental status (e.g., user status) and generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected status. According to one embodiment, the sensor module (176) can include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

[0042] The interface (177) may support one or more designated protocols that may be used to directly or wirelessly connect the electronic device (101) with an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (102)). In one embodiment, the interface (177) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0043] The connection terminal (178) may include a connector through which the electronic device (101) may be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (178) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0044] The haptic module (179) can convert electrical signals into mechanical stimuli (e.g., vibration or movement) or electrical stimuli that a user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. According to one embodiment, the haptic module (179) can include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

[0045] The camera module (180) can capture still images and videos. According to one embodiment, the camera module (180) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0046] The power management module (188) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, the power management module (188) can be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0047] A battery (189) may power at least one component of the electronic device (101). In one embodiment, the battery (189) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0048] The communication module (190) may support the establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102), electronic device (104), or server (108)), and the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (190) may operate independently from the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) and may include one or more communication processors that support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module (190) may include a wireless communication module (192) (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module (194) (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module). Among these communication modules, the corresponding communication module can communicate with an external electronic device (104) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a legacy cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules can be integrated into a single component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as multiple separate components (e.g., multiple chips). The wireless communication module (192) can verify or authenticate the electronic device (101) within a communication network such as the first network (198) or the second network (199) by using subscriber information (e.g., an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (196).

[0049] The wireless communication module (192) can support 5G networks and next-generation communication technologies following the 4G network, such as NR access technology (new radio access technology). The NR access technology can support high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and connection of multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency communications)). The wireless communication module (192) can support, for example, a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave band) to achieve a high data transmission rate. The wireless communication module (192) can support various technologies for securing performance in a high-frequency band, such as beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large scale antenna. The wireless communication module (192) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (101), an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (104)), or a network system (e.g., the second network (199)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (192) can support a peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or more) for eMBB realization, a loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or less) for mMTC realization, or a U-plane latency (e.g., 0.5 ms or less for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL), or 1 ms or less for round trip) for URLLC realization.

[0050] The antenna module (197) can transmit or receive signals or power to or from an external device (e.g., an external electronic device). In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include an antenna including a radiator formed of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network, such as the first network (198) or the second network (199), may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by the communication module (190). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (190) and an external electronic device via the at least one selected antenna. In some embodiments, in addition to the radiator, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module (197).

[0051] In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may form a mmWave antenna module. In one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent a first side (e.g., a bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high-frequency band (e.g., a mmWave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna) disposed on or adjacent a second side (e.g., a top side or a side side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals in the designated high-frequency band.

[0052] At least some of the above components can be interconnected and exchange signals (e.g., commands or data) with each other via a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., a bus, GPIO (general purpose input and output), SPI (serial peripheral interface), or MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)).

[0053] According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (104) via a server (108) connected to a second network (199). Each of the external electronic devices (102 or 104) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations executed in the electronic device (101) may be executed in one or more of the external electronic devices (102, 104, or 108). For example, when the electronic device (101) is to perform a certain function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (101) may, instead of or in addition to executing the function or service itself, request one or more external electronic devices to perform the function or at least a part of the service. One or more external electronic devices that receive the request may execute at least a portion of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) may process the result as is or additionally and provide it as at least a portion of a response to the request. For this purpose, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used, for example. The electronic device (101) may provide an ultra-low latency service by using distributed computing or mobile edge computing, for example. In another embodiment, the external electronic device (104) may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server (108) may be an intelligent server utilizing machine learning and / or a neural network. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device (104) or the server (108) may be included in the second network (199).The electronic device (101) can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

[0054] FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a network environment (100) including an electronic device according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1B, a network (e.g., the second network (199) of FIG. 1A) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an electronic device (101), a first communication network (111a), or a second communication network (112a).

[0055] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can operate in a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) mode or a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) mode, which support two SIMs in one device. The DSDA mode may be referred to as, for example, a DSDA capability, and the DSDS mode may be referred to as, for example, a DSDS capability. For example, the electronic device (101) may be implemented to include two SIMs, a first SIM (111) and a second SIM (112), or may include slots (which may be referred to as SIM slots) capable of connecting two SIMs. SIMs may be inserted into the slots of the electronic device (101). For example, the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) may be removable SIMs (rSIMs) (e.g., SIM cards). For example, the electronic device (101) may include a first slot (not shown) and a second slot (not shown), which are first structures therein, to accommodate a first SIM (111) and a second SIM (112), respectively. In this case, the meaning of the electronic device (101) including the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) may mean that the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) are mounted on the electronic device (101), and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that this may not necessarily mean that the electronic device (101) includes the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112). As another example, at least one of the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) may include an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM). The eSIM may also be referred to as an eUICC.For example, the connection and / or activation of dual SIM in the present disclosure may mean that two rSIMs (or pSIMs) are implemented to be connected to the electronic device (101), or one rSIM is implemented to be connected to the electronic device (101) and one profile in the eSIM is activated, or two profiles in the eSIM are implemented to be activated, and there is no limitation on the implementation method.

[0056] According to one embodiment, the first SIM (111) is a SIM subscribed to a telecommunications carrier of the first communication network (111a), and the electronic device (101) can receive wireless communication services by connecting to the first communication network (111a) using the first SIM (111). The second SIM (112) is a SIM subscribed to a telecommunications carrier of the second communication network (112a), and the electronic device (101) can receive wireless communication services by connecting to the second communication network (112a) using the second SIM (112). As another example, although not shown, the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) may be SIMs subscribed to a telecommunications carrier of the same telecommunications network. For example, the carriers of the first communication network and the second communication network may be the same. For example, the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) may each be SIMs corresponding to different subscriber information subscribed to the same telecommunications carrier.

[0057] FIG. 2A is a block diagram (200) of an electronic device (101) for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, the electronic device (101) may include a first communication processor (212), a second communication processor (214), a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) (222), a second RFIC (224), a third RFIC (226), a fourth RFIC (228), a first radio frequency front end (RFFE) (232), a second RFFE (234), a first antenna module (242), a second antenna module (244), a third antenna module (246), and antennas (248). The electronic device (101) may further include a processor (120) and a memory (130). The second network (199) may include a first cellular network (292) and a second cellular network (294). In another embodiment, the electronic device (101) may further include at least one of the components described in FIG. 1A, and the second network (199) may further include at least one other network. In one embodiment, the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the first RFIC (222), the second RFIC (224), the fourth RFIC (228), the first RFFE (232), and the second RFFE (234) may form at least a portion of the wireless communication module (192). In another embodiment, the fourth RFIC (228) may be omitted or included as a part of the third RFIC (226).

[0058] The first communication processor (212) may establish a communication channel in a band to be used for wireless communication with the first cellular network (292), and may support legacy network communication through the established communication channel. According to one embodiment, the first cellular network may be a legacy network including a second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) network. The second communication processor (214) may establish a communication channel corresponding to a designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network (294), and may support 5G network communication through the established communication channel. According to one embodiment, the second cellular network (294) may be a 5G network defined by 3GPP. Additionally, according to one embodiment, the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) may support establishment of a communication channel corresponding to another designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network (294), and 5G network communication through the established communication channel.

[0059] The first communication processor (212) can transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214). For example, data classified to be transmitted via the second cellular network (294) may be changed to be transmitted via the first cellular network (292). In this case, the first communication processor (212) can receive the transmission data from the second communication processor (214). For example, the first communication processor (212) can transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214) via the processor-to-processor interface (213). The above interprocessor interface (213) may be implemented as, for example, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) (e.g., HS-UART (high speed-UART) or PCIe (peripheral component interconnect bus express) interface), but there is no limitation on its type. Alternatively, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may exchange control information and packet data information using, for example, a shared memory. The first communication processor (212) may transmit and receive various information, such as sensing information, information on output intensity, and resource block (RB) allocation information, with the second communication processor (214).

[0060] Depending on the implementation, the first communication processor (212) may not be directly connected to the second communication processor (214). In this case, the first communication processor (212) may transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214) through the processor (120) (e.g., application processor). For example, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may transmit and receive data with the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) through an HS-UART interface or a PCIe interface, but there is no limitation on the type of interface. Alternatively, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may exchange control information and packet data information with the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) using shared memory.

[0061] In one embodiment, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may be implemented in a single chip or a single package. In some embodiments, the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) may be formed in a single chip or a single package with the processor (120), the auxiliary processor (123), or the communication module (190). For example, as shown in FIG. 2B , the integrated communication processor (260) may support functions for communicating with both the first cellular network (292) and the second cellular network (294).

[0062] As described above, at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), or the integrated communication processor (260) may be implemented as a single chip or a single package. In this case, the single chip or single package may include a memory (or storage means) that stores instructions that cause the performance of at least some of the operations performed according to one embodiment, and a processing circuit (or, the name thereof is not limited, such as an arithmetic circuit) for executing the instructions.

[0063] The first RFIC (222) may, upon transmission, convert a signal generated by the first communication processor (212) into a radio frequency (RF) signal of about 700 MHz to about 3 GHz used in a first cellular network (292) (e.g., a legacy network). Upon reception, the RF signal may be acquired from the first network (292) (e.g., a legacy network) via an antenna (e.g., the first antenna module (242)) and preprocessed via an RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE (232)). The first RFIC (222) may convert the preprocessed RF signal into a signal that may be processed by the first communication processor (212).

[0064] The second RFIC (224) may, upon transmission, convert a signal generated by the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, a 5G Sub6 RF signal) of a Sub6 band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) used in the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network). Upon reception, the 5G Sub6 RF signal may be acquired from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., the second antenna module (244)) and preprocessed via an RFFE (e.g., the second RFFE (234)). The second RFIC (224) may convert the preprocessed 5G Sub6 RF signal into a signal that may be processed by a corresponding communication processor among the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214).

[0065] The third RFIC (226) can convert a signal generated by the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, 5G Above6 RF signal) of a 5G Above6 band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) to be used in a second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network). Upon reception, the 5G Above6 RF signal can be acquired from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) through an antenna (e.g., antenna (248)) and preprocessed through the third RFFE (236). The third RFIC (226) can convert the preprocessed 5G Above6 RF signal into a signal that can be processed by the second communication processor (214). According to one embodiment, the third RFFE (236) can be formed as a part of the third RFIC (226).

[0066] The electronic device (101) may, according to one embodiment, include a fourth RFIC (228) separately from or at least as a part of the third RFIC (226). In this case, the fourth RFIC (228) may convert a signal generated by the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, referred to as an IF signal) of an intermediate frequency band (e.g., about 9 GHz to about 11 GHz) and then transmit the IF signal to the third RFIC (226). The third RFIC (226) may convert the IF signal into a 5G Above6 RF signal. Upon reception, the 5G Above6 RF signal may be received from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., antenna (248)) and converted into an IF signal by the third RFIC (226). The fourth RFIC (228) can convert the IF signal into a signal that can be processed by the second communication processor (214).

[0067] In one embodiment, the first RFIC (222) and the second RFIC (224) may be implemented as a single chip or at least a portion of a single package. In one embodiment, when the first RFIC (222) and the second RFIC (224) in FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B are implemented as a single chip or a single package, they may be implemented as an integrated RFIC. In this case, the integrated RFIC may be connected to the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234) to convert a signal into a signal in a band supported by the first RFFE (232) and / or the second RFFE (234), and transmit the converted signal to one of the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234). In one embodiment, the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234) may be implemented as at least a portion of a single chip or a single package. According to one embodiment, at least one antenna module of the first antenna module (242) or the second antenna module (244) may be omitted or combined with another antenna module to process RF signals of corresponding multiple bands.

[0068] In one embodiment, the third RFIC (226) and the antenna (248) may be disposed on the same substrate to form a third antenna module (246). For example, the wireless communication module (192) or the processor (120) may be disposed on the first substrate (e.g., the main PCB). In this case, the third RFIC (226) may be disposed on a portion (e.g., the bottom surface) of a second substrate (e.g., the sub PCB) separate from the first substrate, and the antenna (248) may be disposed on another portion (e.g., the top surface) to form the third antenna module (246). By disposing the third RFIC (226) and the antenna (248) on the same substrate, it is possible to reduce the length of the transmission line therebetween. This can reduce, for example, the loss (e.g., attenuation) of signals in a high-frequency band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) used in 5G network communications by the transmission line. Due to this, the electronic device (101) can improve the quality or speed of communication with the second network (294) (e.g., 5G network).

[0069] In one embodiment, the antenna (248) may be formed as an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements that may be used for beamforming. In this case, the third RFIC (226) may include a plurality of phase shifters (238) corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements, for example, as part of the third RFFE (236). Upon transmission, each of the plurality of phase shifters (238) may shift the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal to be transmitted to an external source (e.g., a base station of a 5G network) of the electronic device (101) via its corresponding antenna element. Upon reception, each of the plurality of phase shifters (238) may shift the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal received from the external source via its corresponding antenna element to the same or substantially the same phase. This enables transmission or reception via beamforming between the electronic device (101) and the external source.

[0070] The second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) may operate independently (e.g., Stand-Alone (SA)) or in connection with (e.g., Non-Stand Alone (NSA)) the first cellular network (292) (e.g., a legacy network). For example, the 5G network may only have an access network (e.g., a 5G radio access network (RAN) or next generation RAN (NG RAN)) and no core network (e.g., next generation core (NGC)). In this case, the electronic device (101) may access an external network (e.g., the Internet) under the control of the core network (e.g., evolved packed core (EPC)) of the legacy network after accessing the access network of the 5G network. Protocol information for communication with a legacy network (e.g., LTE protocol information) or protocol information for communication with a 5G network (e.g., New Radio (NR) protocol information) may be stored in the memory (230) and accessed by other components (e.g., the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), or the second communication processor (214)).

[0071] FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0072] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), a unified communication processor (260), and / or an RF circuit (320). A first SIM (111) and / or a second SIM (112) may be connected to the processor (120). At least one of the first SIM (111) or the second SIM (112) may be an rSIM. In this case, the electronic device (101) may further include at least one slot for connection with the rSIM. In addition, as described above, the rSIM is removable from the electronic device (101), and is not necessarily a component of the electronic device (101). At least one of the first SIM (111) or the second SIM (112) may be an eSIM.

[0073] According to one embodiment, the unified communication processor (260) can support a specified number of SIMs (e.g., two). Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, instead of the unified communication processor (260), a first communication processor (e.g., the first communication processor (212) of FIG. 2A) and a second communication processor (e.g., the second communication processor (214) of FIG. 2A) may be implemented to be included in the electronic device (101). Although not shown, the electronic device (101) may include more than the specified number of SIMs (e.g., two rSIMs and one eSIM). In this case, the electronic device (101) may further include a switch (not shown) for switching SIM connections between the plurality of SIMs and the unified communication processor (260), but there is no limitation on the implementation.

[0074] According to one embodiment, the integrated communication processor (260) may support the establishment of a communication channel for a band to be used for wireless communication, and network communication through the established communication channel. For example, the integrated communication processor (260) may support at least one of second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or 5G network communication.

[0075] According to one embodiment, the RF circuit (320) may include, for example, at least one of a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a radio frequency front end (RFFE), or an antenna module. The RF circuit (320) may process data output from the integrated communication processor (260) into an RF signal and transmit the RF signal through the antenna module. Alternatively, the RF circuit (320) may convert an RF signal received through the antenna module and transmit the RF signal to the integrated communication processor (260). The RF circuit (320) may process an RF signal or a converted signal according to a communication method supported by the integrated communication processor (260), and there is no limitation on the type of the RF circuit (320).

[0076] According to one embodiment, the RFFE may include at least one amplifier for amplifying and transmitting a transmission signal. The RF circuit (320) may include the at least one amplifier included in the RFFE. In addition to the at least one amplifier, the RF circuit (320) may further include at least one component included in the RFIC, the RFFE, or the antenna module. For example, the RF circuit (320) may include at least one amplifier and an antenna switching module (ASM). According to one embodiment, the RF circuit (320) may include at least one amplifier, an ASM, and at least one low noise amplifier (LNA).

[0077] According to one embodiment, the interface between the components may be implemented as, for example, a general purpose input / output (GPIO), a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) (e.g., a high speed-UART (HS-UART) or a peripheral component interconnect bus express (PCIe) interface), but the type is not limited thereto. Alternatively, at least some of the components may exchange control information or packet data information, for example, using a shared memory. Meanwhile, in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the processor (120) and the integrated communication processor (260) are illustrated as being different hardware, but this is merely exemplary, and the processor (120) and the integrated communication processor (260) may be implemented as different hardware, but according to another implementation example, the processor (120) and the integrated communication processor (260) may be implemented in a single chip.

[0078] The integrated communication processor (260) can obtain stored information from the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112). For example, the stored information can include at least one of an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID), an IMSI, home public land mobile network (HPLMN) related information, or a mobile subscriber international ISDN number (MSISIDN). The stored information can also be named an elementary file (EF). The integrated communication processor (260) can perform an authentication procedure for network communication corresponding to the first SIM (111) and / or the second SIM (112) based on the information stored in the acquired first SIM (111) and / or the second SIM (112) through the RF circuit (320). If the authentication is successful, the integrated communication processor (260) can perform network communication corresponding to the first SIM (111) and / or the second SIM (112) through the RF circuit (320).

[0079] According to one embodiment, the integrated communication processor (260) can perform network communications of dual SIMs according to the first SIM (111) or the second SIM (112). The RF circuit (320) can provide multiple RF paths. Depending on the selection of the RF path, the dual SIMs can operate in either the DSDS mode or the DSDA mode. According to one embodiment, the integrated communication processor (260) can select an RF path corresponding to the first SIM (111) and an RF path corresponding to the second SIM (112) so that the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) can operate in the DSDA mode. For example, the integrated communication processor (260) can identify a second RF path that can operate simultaneously with the first RF path corresponding to the first SIM (111). The integrated communication processor (260) may include two protocol stacks for processing SIMs (e.g., protocol stacks according to ISO7816, but without limitation), and the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (332) may be connected to the two protocol stacks. For example, a first slot (not shown) may be connected to one protocol stack, and a second slot (not shown) may be connected to another protocol stack.

[0080] FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0081] Referring to FIG. 4, an electronic device according to one embodiment (e.g., electronic device (101) of FIG. 1A) may include a processor (120), an integrated communication processor (260), an RFIC (410), a first RFFE (431), a second RFEE (432), a first antenna (441), a second antenna (442), a third antenna (443), a fourth antenna (444), a first switch (451), or a second switch (452). A first SIM (111) and a second SIM (112) may be connected to the integrated communication processor (260).

[0082] According to one embodiment, the RFIC (410) may, upon transmission, convert a signal generated by the integrated communication processor (260) into a radio frequency (RF) signal used in a first communication network (e.g., the first communication network (111a) of FIG. 1B) or a second communication network (e.g., the second communication network (112a) of FIG. 1B). For example, the RFIC (410) may transmit an RF signal used in the first communication network to a first antenna (441) or a fourth antenna (444) via a first RFFE (431) and a first switch (451). The RFIC (410) may transmit an RF signal used in the first communication network or the second communication network to a second antenna (442) or a third antenna (443) via a second RFFE (432) and a second switch (452). According to one embodiment, the RFIC (410) may transmit an RF signal corresponding to a first communication network to a first antenna (441) or a fourth antenna (444) via a first RFFE (431), and may transmit an RF signal corresponding to a second communication network to a second antenna (442) or a third antenna (443) via a second RFFE (432). According to one embodiment, the RF signal provided from the first antenna (441) and / or the fourth antenna (444) may be provided to the RFIC (410) via the first RFFE (431). According to one embodiment, the RF signal provided from the second antenna (442) and / or the third antenna (443) may be provided to the RFIC (410) via the second RFFE (432).

[0083] According to one embodiment, a transmit RF path transmitted from the RFIC (410) through the first RFFE (431) and the first switch (451) to the first antenna (441) may be referred to as a 'first transmit RF path (TX RF path 1)'. For example, the first transmit RF path (TX RF path 1) may include a power amplifier (PA) of the first RFFE (431). A transmit RF path transmitted from the RFIC (410) through the second RFFE (432) and the second switch (452) to the second antenna (442) may be referred to as a 'second transmit RF path (TX RF path 2)'. For example, the second transmit RF path (TX RF path 2) may include a PA of the second RFFE (432). A receive RF path transmitted from the first switch (451) to the first RFFE (431) may be referred to as a 'first receive RF path (RX RF path 1)'. For example, the first receive RF path (RX RF path 1) may include an LNA (low noise amplifier) ​​of the first RFFE (431). Meanwhile, the PA and the LNA may be implemented to be included in the first RFFE (431), or may be implemented to be included in different RFFEs, respectively. For example, the first antenna (441) may be used for both transmission and reception, and may be referred to as a TX / PRX (transmission / primary reception) antenna. The fourth antenna (444), the receive RF path transmitted to the first RFFE (431), may be referred to as a 'fourth receive RF path (RX RF path 4)'. For example, the fourth receive RF path (RX RF path 4) may include an LNA of the first RFFE (431). For example, the fourth antenna (444) can be used for diversity and may be named a DRX (diversity reception) antenna.The receiving RF path transmitted to the second antenna (442), the second switch (452), and the second RFFE (432) may be referred to as a 'second receiving RF path (RX RF path 2)'. The receiving RF path transmitted to the third antenna (443), the second switch (452), and the second RFFE (432) may be referred to as a 'third receiving RF path (RX RF path 2)'. The above-described transmitting RF path may mean, for example, a path through which a signal output from the integrated communication processor (260) is converted into an RF signal and the RF signal is radiated as a physical communication signal through at least one of the antennas (441, 442, 443, 444), or at least one hardware associated with the RF path. The above-described receiving RF path may refer to a path through which an RF signal provided through at least one of the antennas (441, 442, 443, 444) is amplified with low noise and processed into a signal that can be processed by the integrated communication processor (260) through mixing, or may refer to at least one hardware associated with the RF path. In one embodiment, an operation of performing communication based on a specific RF path may include an operation of transmitting and / or receiving a signal through at least some hardware included in the specific RF path. Alternatively, the operation of performing communication based on a specific RF path may include at least one first operation of causing at least one first hardware (e.g., an RFIC and / or an RFFE) associated with the specific RF path to operate and / or a second operation of controlling at least one second hardware (e.g., an antenna) associated with the specific RF path to be connected to the RF path (e.g., on / off control of at least one switch).

[0084] According to one embodiment, the RFIC (410) may, upon transmission, convert a signal generated by the integrated communication processor (260) into a radio frequency (RF) signal used for a first communication network or a second communication network. For example, the RFIC (410) may transmit the RF signal used for the first communication network or the second communication network to the second antenna (442) or the third antenna (443) via the second RFFE (432) and the second switch (452). For example, the antennas and / or RF paths may be preset or determined in response to the RAT and / or the operating band (or frequency) used. The electronic device (101) may identify at least one antenna (or at least one RF path) corresponding to each SIM based on the RAT and / or operating band determined for each SIM.

[0085] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation method of an electronic device according to one embodiment. The embodiment of FIG. 5 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6A. FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the use of an antenna in an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0086] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one RF circuit, determine in operation 501 that it is a transmission period corresponding to the first SIM (111). For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the first SIM (111), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) as the first antenna (641) in FIG. 6A. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the second SIM (112), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) as the first antenna (641). In this way, when the antennas used by the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) are confirmed as one as the first antenna (641), the electronic device (101) can perform transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) using the first antenna (641) during a first period (T1), and can perform transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641) during a second period (T2). The electronic device (101) can alternately perform transmission associated with the first SIM (111) and transmission associated with the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641) in this way, and this mode may also be referred to as a transmission antenna sharing mode or a transmission antenna sharing mode in DSDA. Alternatively, this mode may be named a time-divisional mode in that the first antenna (641) is used by the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) in a time-division manner, but there is no limitation to the name.As described above, the electronic device (101) can use the first antenna (641) for transmission of the first SIM (111) during the first period (T1), and can use the first antenna (641) for transmission of the second SIM (112) during the second period (T2). After the second period (T2) has elapsed, the electronic device (101) can alternately use the first antenna for transmission of the first SIM (111) and transmission of the second SIM (112) during the first period (T1) and the second period (T2), respectively. The electronic device (101) can confirm the arrival of the first period (T2) (or the elapse of the second period (T2)) in operation 501.

[0087] In the example of FIG. 6A, the electronic device (101) can determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the first SIM (111) is NR and that the operating band corresponding to the first SIM (111) is N5. The electronic device (101) can determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the second SIM (112) is NR and that the operating band corresponding to the second SIM (112) is N28. For example, it is assumed that the electronic device (101) supports N5, N8, and N28 in the low band. Meanwhile, those skilled in the art will understand that the electronic device (101) may support a mid band, a high band, and / or an ultra high band in addition to the low band. Table 1 shows examples of frequency ranges corresponding to the N5, N8, and N28 bands.

[0088] Table 1

[0089]

[0090] For example, as in the example described above, the operating band corresponding to the first SIM (111) may be N5, and the corresponding uplink frequencies may be 824 MHz, 836.5 MHz, and 849 MHz. The operating band corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be N28, and the corresponding uplink frequencies may be 703 MHz, 725.5 MHz, and 748 MHz. For example, the PA may be designed to cover a relatively wide frequency band, and the N5 band and the N28 band may share one PA and / or one antenna (e.g., the first antenna). The electronic device (101) may determine that the mode is to alternately perform transmission of the first SIM (111) and transmission of the second SIM (112) using the first antenna, based on the fact that the PA and / or antenna corresponding to the N5 band and the N28 band are the same. The electronic device (101) may also determine that the transmit antennas of both SIMs (111, 112) are the same as the first antenna (641), for example, based on switching of the transmit antenna corresponding to one SIM (e.g., ASDiv, or transmission device hopping).

[0091] During a first transmission period (T1) corresponding to the first SIM (111), the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 6A, to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641), in operation 503. For example, the first RFFE (620) may be implemented to include at least one PA, at least one LNA, and / or at least one switch, and may be implemented as a PAmid, but there is no limitation on the form of implementation thereof. For example, the second RFFE (630) may be implemented to include at least one LNA and / or at least one switch, but there is no limitation on the form of implementation thereof. For example, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) and / or the second RFEE (630) so that a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) is provided to the first antenna (641).

[0092] The electronic device (101), in operation 505, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642). In one example, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N5 band, by controlling a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641), for example. In one example, one LNA within the second RFFE (630) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the second antenna (642) to be connected to the LNA of the second RFFE (630), for example, to the LNA corresponding to the N28 band, by controlling a switch of the second RFFE (630) corresponding to the second antenna (642), for example.

[0093] The electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit to receive a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642), in operation 507. For example, the second RFFE (630) may be implemented such that the LNA corresponding to the N5 band and the N8 band and the LNA corresponding to the N28 band operate substantially simultaneously. The first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) may be received through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), and the reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be received through the second antenna (642). Accordingly, the reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) may be received through the two antennas (641, 642), and diversity antenna characteristics may be obtained.

[0094] The electronic device (101) can, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one RF circuit, determine in operation 509 that a second period (T2), which is a transmission period corresponding to the second SIM (112), has arrived (or that the first period (T1) has elapsed).

[0095] Accordingly, the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 6A, to transmit a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during the second period (T2), in operation 511. As described above, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) and / or the second RFEE (630) so that the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) is provided to the first antenna (641).

[0096] The electronic device (101), in operation 513, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642). As described above, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101), for example, may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N28 band, by controlling a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641). For example, the first RFFE (620) may be implemented to enable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to one operating band, and may be implemented to disable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to two or more operating bands. In this example, the electronic device (101) may control the first RFFE (620) to activate a PA corresponding to an N5 band corresponding to the first SIM (111) and an LNA corresponding to the N5 band during a first period (T1), and may control the first RFFE (620) to activate a PA corresponding to an N28 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) and an LNA corresponding to the N28 band during a second period (T2).

[0097] The electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit to receive a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642), in operation 515. A fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be received through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) may be received through the second antenna (642). Accordingly, a reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be received through two antennas (641, 642), and diversity antenna characteristics may be obtained.

[0098] As described above, the electronic device (101) can alternately perform transmission through the first antenna during a first period (T1) and transmission through the second antenna during a second period (T2) in a mode in which transmission of the first SIM (111) and transmission of the second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through one antenna (e.g., the first antenna (641)), and this can also be referred to as transmission switching (TX switching) for the use of the first antenna (621) or the TX / PRX antenna. Meanwhile, the electronic device (101) may receive a reception signal of the first SIM (111) using two antennas (641, 642) during a first period (T1), and may receive a reception signal of the second SIM (112) using two antennas (641, 642) during a second period (T2). This may be referred to as reception switching (RX switching) for the use of multiple antennas (641, 642) or diversity antennas. The electronic device (101) according to the embodiment may synchronize transmission switching for the use of TX / PRX antennas with reception switching for the use of diversity antennas. Accordingly, the effect of the use of diversity antennas may be obtained.

[0099] FIG. 6b is a drawing for explaining the use of an antenna of an electronic device according to a comparative example for comparison with the embodiment.

[0100] In a comparative example, the electronic device (101) may, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one RF circuit, determine in operation 501 that it is a transmission period corresponding to the first SIM (111). For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the first SIM (111), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) as the first antenna (641) in FIG. 6B. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the second SIM (112), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) as the first antenna (641). In this way, when the antennas used by the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) are confirmed as one as the first antenna (641), the electronic device (101) can perform transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) using the first antenna (641) during a first period (T1), and can perform transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641) during a second period (T2).

[0101] Meanwhile, the electronic device (101) according to the comparative example can perform a reception operation associated with the N5 band corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a reception operation associated with the N28 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642) during the first transmission period (T1). In addition, the electronic device (101) can perform a transmission operation associated with the N28 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) during the second transmission period (T2). The electronic device (101) can perform a reception operation associated with the N5 band corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a reception operation associated with the N28 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642) during the second period (T2). In the comparative example, as described above, the electronic device (101) may perform transmission switching for use of the TX / PRX antennas, but may not perform reception switching for use of the diversity antennas. In this case, the electronic device (101) may perform the reception operation corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the reception operation corresponding to the second SIM (112) using one antenna, and thus the effect according to use of the diversity antennas cannot be obtained. In contrast, as described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6A, the electronic device (101) according to the embodiment may synchronize the transmission switching for use of the TX / PRX antennas with the reception switching for use of the diversity antennas, and thus the effect according to use of the diversity antennas can be obtained.

[0102] FIG. 6c is a diagram for explaining an RFFE according to one embodiment.

[0103] According to one embodiment, the first RFFE (620) may include at least one switch (621, 623, 625, 626a, 626b, 629), a PA (622), at least one bandpass filter (624a, 624b, 624c, 624d, 624e, 624f), and / or at least one LNA (627, 628). The switch (621) may switch a connection state to provide an RF signal from one of at least one input terminal (RF_IN1, RF_IN2) to the PA (622). The at least one input terminal (RF_IN1, RF_IN2) may be connected to, for example, an RFIC, but is not limited thereto. The PA (622) may amplify and output a received RF signal.

[0104] The switch (623) can switch the connection state so as to connect the amplified RF signal provided from the PA (622) to any one of the N5 transmission terminal (N5TX), the N8 transmission terminal (N8TX), and the N28 transmission terminal (N28TX). Although omitted for clarity, the N5 transmission terminal (N5TX) can be connected to the N5 transmission filter (624a), the N8 transmission terminal (N8TX) can be connected to the N8 transmission filter (624c), and the N28 transmission terminal (N28TX) can be connected to the N28 transmission filter (624e). The N5 reception terminal (N5RX) can be connected to the N5 reception filter (624b), the N8 reception terminal (N8RX) can be connected to the N8 reception filter (624d), and the N28 reception terminal (N28RX) can be connected to the N28 reception filter (624f). Each of the transmission filters (624a, 624c, 624e) can be configured to pass a signal of a corresponding transmission band, but there is no limitation thereon. On the other hand, each of the reception filters (624b, 624d, 624f) can be configured to pass a signal of a corresponding reception band, but there is no limitation thereon. The transmission / reception filters (624a, 624b) corresponding to the N5 band can be connected to the N5 terminal (N5) of the switch (625), the transmission / reception filters (624c, 624d) corresponding to the N8 band can be connected to the N8 terminal (N8) of the switch (625), and the transmission / reception filters (624e, 624f) corresponding to the N28 band can be connected to the N28 terminal (N28) of the switch (625). The switch (625) can switch the connection state so as to connect any one of the terminals (N5, N8, N28) to the antenna terminal (ANT). The antenna terminal (ANT) can be connected to the first antenna (641), for example, a TX / PRX antenna, as shown in FIG. 6a.

[0105] The switch (626a) can switch the connection state so as to connect any one of the N5 receiving terminal (N5RX), the N8 receiving terminal (N8RX), or the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX2) to the first LNA (627). The first LNA (627) can be configured to amplify the reception RF signal included in the N5 band and the N8 band with low noise as described above. The switch (626b) can switch the connection state so as to connect any one of the N28 receiving terminal (N5RX) or the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX1) to the second LNA (628). The second LNA (628) can be configured to amplify the reception RF signal included in the N28 band with low noise as described above. The switch (629) can switch the connection state so as to connect at least some of the LNAs (627, 628) to at least some of the output terminals (RX_OUT1, RX_OUT2). The auxiliary terminals (LNA_AUX1, LNA_AUX2) may not be used (or may not be activated), or at least some of the auxiliary terminals (LNA_AUX1, LNA_AUX2) may be used (or may be activated).

[0106] FIG. 6d is a diagram for explaining an RFFE according to one embodiment.

[0107] According to one embodiment, the second RFFE (630) may include at least one switch (631, 633, 634, 637), at least one filter (632a, 632b, 632c), and / or at least one LNA (635, 636). The switch (631) may be connected to an antenna terminal (ANT). As in FIG. 6A, the switch (631) may be connected to a second antenna (642), for example, a DRX antenna. The switch (631) may switch a connection state such that the antenna terminal (ANT) is connected to at least one of the N5 terminal (N5), the N8 terminal (N8), and the N28 terminal (N28). Each of the N5 terminal (N5), the N8 terminal (N8), and the N28 terminal (N28) may be connected to each of the N5 receiving filter (632a), the N8 receiving filter (632b), and the N28 receiving filter (632c). Each of the receiving filters (632a, 632b, and 632c) may be configured to pass a signal of a corresponding receiving band, but there is no limitation thereto. The switch (633) may switch the connection state so as to connect either the receiving filters (632a, 632b) or the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX1) to the LNA (635). The LNA (635) may be configured to low-noise amplify signals of the N5 band and the N8 band, for example. The switch (634) may switch the connection state so as to connect either the receiving filter (632c) or the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX2) to the LNA (636). The LNA (635) may be configured to amplify, for example, a signal of the N28 band with low noise. The auxiliary terminals (LNA_AUX1, LNA_AUX2) may not be used (or may not be activated), or at least some of the auxiliary terminals (LNA_AUX1, LNA_AUX2) may be used (or may be activated). The switch (637) may switch the connection state so that at least some of the LNAs (635, 636) are connected to at least some of the output terminals (LNA_OUT1, LNA_OUT2).For example, as in FIG. 6a, when reception signals of multiple operating bands (N5 band and N28 band) are provided from the second antenna (642) by the antenna, the switch (631) can be controlled so that the antenna terminal (ANT) is connected to the N5 terminal (N5) and the N28 terminal (N28). The N5 terminal (N5) and the N28 terminal (N28) can be filtered by the filters (632a, 632c), and accordingly, the LNA (635) can be provided with the reception signal corresponding to the N5 band, and the LNA (636) can be provided with the reception signal corresponding to the N28 band.

[0108] As described with reference to FIG. 6c, the first RFFE (620) may be implemented to perform operations associated with transmission and reception of any one of the N5 band, the N8 band, and the N28 band, depending on the connection state of the switch (625). For example, even when operations associated with transmission and reception of the N5 band are performed depending on the connection state of the switch (625) of the first RFFE (620), as in FIG. 6b, the first RFFE (620) may perform not only operations associated with transmission of the N5 band, but also operations associated with transmission of the N5 band and operations associated with reception of the N5 band, as in FIG. 6a. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6a, the second RFFE (630) controls the N5 terminal (632a) to be connected to the LNA (635) and the N28 terminal to be connected to the LNA (636), so that the reception operation of the N5 band and the reception operation of the N28 band can be performed together. Accordingly, the performance of the reception operation based on the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) for the N5 band can be possible.

[0109] FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0110] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 701, alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641). The electronic device (101) may determine that it is in a mode of alternately transmitting the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112). As described with reference to FIG. 6A, the electronic device (101) may transmit the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) during a first period (T1), and transmit the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during a second period (T2). The electronic device (101) can repeat a transmission operation associated with the first SIM (111) and an operation associated with the second SIM (112) during each of the first period (T1) and the second period (T2).

[0111] The electronic device (101), in operation 703, may alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna (e.g., the second antenna (642), but may be plural, and may be referred to as at least one DRX antenna). For example, a reception period of the first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna and a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. For example, the reception period of the second receive signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna and the transmission period for the second transmit signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. As described above, the transmission switching for the use of the TX / PRX antenna may be synchronized with the reception switching for the use of the diversity antennas, and thus, the effect according to the use of the diversity antennas may be obtained. The electronic device (101) may alternately receive the fourth receive signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and the third receive signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through at least one other antenna in operation 705. For example, the reception period of the fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via at least one other antenna and the transmission period of the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same.For example, the reception period of the third receive signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through at least one other antenna and the transmission period for the second transmit signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. For example, according to an embodiment, the RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE (620)) corresponding to the first antenna (641) may be implemented to enable simultaneous activation of a PA for transmission and an LNA for reception for the same operating band, and may be implemented to disable activation of transmission and reception for each of the different operating bands. Even in this case, the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit (e.g., the first RFFE (620)) to simultaneously activate transmission and reception for one SIM (or one operating band) during a transmission period for one SIM, and additionally control at least one other RF circuit (e.g., the second RFFE (630)) to enable reception for the SIM through another antenna, thereby enabling reception based on multiple antennas.

[0112] FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an operation method of an electronic device according to one embodiment. The embodiment of FIG. 8 will be explained with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the use of an antenna in an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0113] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one RF circuit, determine in operation 801 that it is a transmission period corresponding to the first SIM (111). For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the first SIM (111), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) as the first antenna (641) in FIG. 9A. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the second SIM (112), an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) as the first antenna (641). In this way, when the antennas used by the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) are confirmed as one as the first antenna (641), the electronic device (101) can perform transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) using the first antenna (641) during a first period (T1), and can perform transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641) during a second period (T2). The electronic device (101) can thus alternately perform transmission associated with the first SIM (111) and transmission associated with the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641). For example, the electronic device (101) may use the first antenna (641) for transmission of the first SIM (111) during the first period (T1), as described above, and may use the first antenna (641) for transmission of the second SIM (112) during the second period (T2).The electronic device (101) can use the first antenna for transmission of the first SIM (111) and transmission of the second SIM (112) alternately for the first period (T1) and the second period (T2) after the second period (T2) has elapsed. The electronic device (101) can confirm the arrival of the first period (T2) (or the elapse of the second period (T2)) in operation 801.

[0114] In the example of FIG. 9, the electronic device (101) can confirm that, for example, the RAT corresponding to the first SIM (111) is NR and the operating band corresponding to the first SIM (111) is N8. The electronic device (101) can confirm, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the second SIM (112) is NR and the operating band corresponding to the second SIM (112) is N5. As described above, in one example, it is assumed that the electronic device (101) supports N5, N8, and N28 in the low band. Referring to Table 1, the N5 band and the N8 band are low bands, and can share the same PA (or transmit RF path) and can be configured to share the same LNA (or receive RF path). For example, the difference between the N5 band and the N8 band described with reference to FIG. 9 may be smaller than the difference between the N8 band and the N28 band described with reference to FIG. 6A. Accordingly, as described with reference to FIG. 6A, each of the LNAs corresponding to the N8 band and the N28 band may be implemented to be included in the electronic device (101), but the N5 band and the N8 band may also be implemented to share one LNA. It is assumed that the electronic device (101) of the present embodiment is implemented to include one LNA for the N5 band and the N8 band. Meanwhile, the PA may be designed to cover a relatively wide frequency band, and the N5 band and the N8 band may share one PA and / or one antenna (e.g., the first antenna). The electronic device (101) can confirm that it is in a mode of alternately performing transmission of the first SIM (111) and transmission of the second SIM (112) using the first antenna based on the fact that the PA and / or antenna corresponding to the N5 band and the N28 band are the same.

[0115] During a first transmission period (T1) corresponding to the first SIM (111), the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 9, to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641), in operation 803. For example, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) and / or the second RFEE (630) so that the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) is provided to the first antenna (641).

[0116] The electronic device (101), in operation 805, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641). In one example, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N8 band, by controlling, for example, a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641).

[0117] The electronic device (101), in operation 807, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642). In one example, one LNA in the second RFFE (630) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. For example, the second RFFE (630) may be implemented such that the LNAs corresponding to the N5 band and the N8 band and the LNA corresponding to the N28 band operate substantially simultaneously. The electronic device (101) may control the reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) to be received through the LNA corresponding to the N5 band. Accordingly, a reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) can be received through the first antenna (641) (or TX / PRX antenna), and a reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (1112) can be received through the second antenna (642) (or DRX antenna).

[0118] The electronic device (101) can, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one RF circuit, determine in operation 809 that a second period (T2), which is a transmission period corresponding to the second SIM (112), has arrived (or that the first period (T1) has elapsed).

[0119] Accordingly, the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 9, to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during the second period (T2), in operation 811. As described above, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) and / or the second RFEE (630) so that the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) is provided to the first antenna (641).

[0120] The electronic device (101), in operation 813, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641). As described above, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N5 band, by controlling, for example, a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641). For example, the first RFFE (620) may be implemented to enable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to one operating band, and may be implemented to disable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to two or more operating bands. In this example, the electronic device (101) can control the first RFFE (620) to activate the PA corresponding to the N8 band corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the LNA corresponding to the N8 band during the first period (T1), and can control the first RFFE (620) to activate the PA corresponding to the N5 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) and the LNA corresponding to the N5 band during the second period (T2).

[0121] The electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit to receive a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642), in operation 815. A fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be received through the first antenna (641), and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) may be received through the second antenna (642). As described above, the electronic device (101) may perform reception operations associated with both SIMs (111, 112) during the first period (T1) through the respective antennas (641, 642), and may perform reception operations associated with both SIMs (112, 111) during the second period (T2) through the respective antennas (641, 642).

[0122] As described above, the electronic device (101) may receive a reception signal of the first SIM (111) using the first antenna (641) or the TX / PRX antenna during a first period (T1), and may receive a reception signal of the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641) or the TX / PRX antenna during a second period (T2). This may be referred to as reception switching (RX switching) for use of the TX / PRX antenna. The electronic device (101) according to the embodiment may synchronize transmission switching for use of the TX / PRX antenna with reception switching for use of the TX / PRX antenna.

[0123] FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0124] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1001, alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641). The electronic device (101) may determine that it is in a mode of alternately transmitting the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112). As described with reference to FIG. 9, the electronic device (101) may transmit the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) during a first period (T1), and transmit the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during a second period (T2). The electronic device (101) can repeat a transmission operation associated with the first SIM (111) and an operation associated with the second SIM (112) during each of the first period (T1) and the second period (T2).

[0125] In operation 1003, the electronic device (101) may alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the first antenna (641). For example, a reception period of the first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) and a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. For example, a reception period of the second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the first antenna (641) and a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. As described above, the transmission switching for the use of the TX / PRX antenna can be synchronized with the reception switching for the use of the TX / PRX antenna.

[0126] The electronic device (101), in operation 1005, may alternately receive a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), respectively, via at least one other antenna (e.g., the second antenna (642), but without limitation, and may be referred to as a DRX antenna). For example, a reception period of the fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the at least one other antenna and a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. For example, a reception period of the third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) via the at least one other antenna and a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the first antenna (641) may be substantially the same. For example, according to an embodiment, the RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE (620)) corresponding to the first antenna (641) may be implemented to enable simultaneous activation of a PA for transmission and an LNA for reception for the same operating band, and may be implemented to disable activation of transmission and reception for different operating bands, respectively. Even in this case, the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit (e.g., the first RFFE (620)) to simultaneously activate transmission and reception for one SIM (or one operating band) during a transmission period for one SIM, and additionally control at least one other RF circuit (e.g., the second RFFE (630)) to enable reception for another SIM via another antenna, thereby enabling transmission antenna sharing on the transmitting side and DSDA on the receiving side.

[0127] FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment. The embodiment of FIG. 11 will be explained with reference to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining antenna use of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0128] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine, in operation 1101, that the priority of the first SIM (111) is higher than the priority of the second SIM (112). For example, the electronic device (101) may give a relatively high priority to a SIM for performing a voice call service among the two SIMs (111, 112). For example, the electronic device (101) may give a relatively high priority to a SIM for performing an operation requiring relatively high accuracy reception strength measurement among the two SIMs (111, 112). The operation requiring relatively high accuracy reception strength measurement may include, but is not limited to, an operation for random access (RA), a measurement operation based on a measurement object (MO) for handover (or conditional handover), a measurement operation based on an MO for dual connectivity (DC), and / or a connection to a non-terrestrial network. For example, the electronic device (101) may give a relatively high priority to a SIM among the two SIMs (111, 112) that is associated with the performance of a designated service (or a designated network slice type). For example, a relatively high priority may be given when a service requiring reception of large amounts of downlink data is being performed, a voice call is being performed, a PDU session of a network slice type such as URLCC is being established, or a relatively high layer number is assigned. In the example of FIG. 12, the electronic device (101) may determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the first SIM (111) is NR and that the operating band corresponding to the first SIM (111) is N5. The electronic device (101) may determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the second SIM (112) is E-UTRA and that the operating band corresponding to the second SIM (112) is B8.

[0129] In operation 1103, the electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 12, to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) during a 1-1 period (T1-1) as in FIG. 12. For example, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) so that the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) is provided to the first antenna (641). For example, the electronic device (101) may identify an antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the first SIM (111) as the first antenna (641) of FIG. 12, based on a RAT and / or an operating band associated with the first SIM (111). For example, the electronic device (101) may identify the antenna to be used for transmission corresponding to the second SIM (112) as the first antenna (641) based on the RAT and / or operating band associated with the second SIM (112). As described above, if the antennas used by the first SIM (111) and the second SIM (112) are identified as one as the first antenna (641), the electronic device (101) may perform transmission associated with the first SIM (111) and transmission associated with the second SIM (112) using the first antenna (641). For example, after the 1-1 period (T1-1) has elapsed, and during the 1-2 period (T1-2), the electronic device (101) may control the first RFFE (620) to transmit a transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641).

[0130] The electronic device (101), in operation 1105, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641). In one example, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band (or B5 band) and the N8 band (or B8 band), and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band (or B28 band). The electronic device (101) may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N5 band, by controlling, for example, a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641). As described above, a reception signal associated with the first SIM (111) having a relatively higher priority can be received through the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna.

[0131] The electronic device (101), in operation 1107, may control at least one RF circuit to transmit a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna, as described above. The electronic device (101), in operation 1109, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642). As described above, a reception signal associated with the second SIM (112), which has a relatively lower priority, may be received through the second antenna (642), which is a DRX antenna.

[0132] Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 12, after the first period (T1) has elapsed, the priority of the second SIM (112) may be higher than that of the first SIM (111) during the second period (T2). For example, the electronic device (101) may determine that the RA procedure for the second SIM (112) is required to be performed while the RRC state for the first SIM (111) is connected. Accordingly, the electronic device (101) may give a relatively higher priority to the second SIM (112) than to the first SIM (111). During the second period (T2), the electronic device (101) may perform a transmission operation associated with the first SIM (111) and a transmission operation associated with the second SIM (112) based on the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna. For example, the electronic device (101) may perform a transmission operation associated with the first SIM (111) based on the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna, during a 2-1 period (T2-1), and may perform a transmission operation associated with the second SIM (112) based on the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna, during a 2-2 period (T2-2). The electronic device (101) may perform a reception operation of the second SIM (112) having a relatively high priority through the first antenna (641), which is a TX / PRX antenna. The electronic device (101) may perform a reception operation of the first SIM (111) having a relatively low priority through the second antenna (642), which is a DRX antenna. As described above, the electronic device (101) may change the use of the TX / PRX antenna for reception according to a change in the priority. As described above, TX / PRX antenna decoupling in a SIM with a relatively high priority can be prevented.Transmit / TX / PRX antenna decoupling may mean that the TX / PRX antenna is used for transmission and the DRX antenna is used for reception.

[0133] FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0134] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine, in operation 1301, that the priority of the first SIM (111) is higher than the priority of the second SIM (112). The method for determining priorities for the SIMs (111, 112) has been described above, and thus will not be repeated herein. The electronic device (101) may assign, in operation 1303, the use of the TX / PRX antenna for reception to the first SIM (111) having a relatively higher priority. The electronic device (101) may assign, in operation 1305, the use of the DRX antenna for reception to the second SIM (112) having a relatively lower priority. The electronic device (101) may perform a transmission operation associated with the first SIM (111) and a transmission operation associated with the second SIM (112) using the TX / PRX antenna. For example, when using the path loss for the TX / PRX antenna, the transmission power of the electronic device (101) can be determined more accurately. For example, when the environment in which the electronic device (101) is located changes (for example, a grip event by a user, or a change in the reception field due to mobility, but there is no limitation), an accurate transmission power setting is required, and accordingly, the use of the TX / PRX antenna can be assigned to a reception operation of a SIM having a relatively high priority.

[0135] FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an operating method of an electronic device according to one embodiment. The embodiment of FIG. 14 will be explained with reference to FIG. 15. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining antenna use of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0136] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1401, determine that the priority of the first SIM (111) is higher than the priority of the second SIM (112), for example, during the first period (T1). The priority determination method for the SIMs (111, 112) has been described above, and thus will not be repeated herein. The electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit (e.g., the first RFFE (620)) to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641), as shown in FIG. 15, in operation 1403. In the example of FIG. 15, the electronic device (101) may determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the first SIM (111) is NR and that the operating band corresponding to the first SIM (111) is N5. The electronic device (101) may determine, for example, that the RAT corresponding to the second SIM (112) is NR and that the operating band corresponding to the second SIM (112) is N28. For example, the PA may be designed to cover a relatively wide frequency band, and the N5 band and the N28 band may share one PA and / or one antenna (e.g., the first antenna). As described above, the electronic device The device (101) can control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 15, to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) during a first-first period (T1-1). For example, the first RFFE (620) can be implemented to include at least one PA, at least one LNA, and / or at least one switch, and can be implemented as a PAmid, but there is no limitation on the form of implementation thereof. For example, the second RFFE (630) can be implemented to include at least one LNA and / or at least one switch, but there is no limitation on the form of implementation thereof.For example, the electronic device (101) may control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) so that a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) is provided to the first antenna (641).

[0137] The electronic device (101), in operation 1405, may control at least one RF circuit to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642). In one example, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N5 band, by controlling a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641), for example. In one example, one LNA within the second RFFE (630) may cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA may cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) may control the second antenna (642) to be connected to the LNA of the second RFFE (630), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N28 band, by controlling a switch of the second RFFE (630) corresponding to the second antenna (642), for example. Accordingly, a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) may be received based on the second antenna (642).

[0138] The electronic device (101), in operation 1407, can transmit a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during a first-second period (T1-2). The electronic device (101) can control at least one RF circuit (e.g., the first RFFE (620) and / or the second RFFE (630)) so that the second transmission signal is provided to the first antenna (641). The electronic device (101), in operation 1409, can control at least one RF circuit so that the second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) is received through the second antenna (642). For example, the second RFFE (630) can be implemented so that the LNA corresponding to the N5 band and the N8 band and the LNA corresponding to the N28 band operate substantially simultaneously. A first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) can be received through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), and a reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) can be received through the second antenna (642). Accordingly, a reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) can be received through two antennas (641, 642), and diversity antenna characteristics can be obtained.

[0139] Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 15, it may be confirmed that the priority of the second SIM (112) is higher than the priority of the first SIM (111) during the second period (T2). For example, the electronic device (101) may confirm that an RA operation associated with the second SIM (112) is performed, and thus may grant a relatively high priority to the second SIM (112). The electronic device (101) may control at least one RF circuit, for example, the first RFFE (620) of FIG. 15, to transmit a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) during the second-first period (T2-1). As described above, the electronic device (101) can control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) so that the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) is provided to the first antenna (641). The electronic device (101) can control at least one PA and / or at least one switch included in the first RFFE (620) so that the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) is provided to the first antenna (641) during the 2-2 period (T2-2).

[0140] Meanwhile, the electronic device (101) can control at least one RF circuit to receive a fourth reception signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) having a relatively high priority through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) during a second-first period (T2-1). As described above, one LNA in the first RFFE (620) can cover a frequency range including the N5 band and the N8 band, and another LNA can cover a frequency range including the N28 band. The electronic device (101) can control the first antenna (641) to be connected to the LNA of the first RFFE (620), for example, the LNA corresponding to the N28 band, by controlling, for example, a switch of the first RFFE (620) corresponding to the first antenna (641). For example, the first RFFE (620) may be implemented to enable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to one operating band, and may be implemented to disable activation of a PA and an LNA corresponding to two or more operating bands. In this example, the electronic device (101) may control the first RFFE (620) to activate a PA corresponding to an N5 band corresponding to the first SIM (111) and an LNA corresponding to the N5 band during a first period (T1) in which the first SIM (111) has a relatively high priority, and may control the first RFFE (620) to activate a PA corresponding to an N28 band corresponding to the second SIM (112) and an LNA corresponding to the N28 band during a second period (T2) in which the second SIM (112) has a relatively high priority. The electronic device (101) can control at least one RF circuit to receive a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642).A fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) can be received through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) can be received through the second antenna (642). Accordingly, a reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) can be received through two antennas (641, 642), and diversity antenna characteristics can be obtained.

[0141] As described above, the electronic device (101) can receive a reception signal of a SIM having a relatively high priority using two antennas (641, 642), which can be referred to as multi-antenna reception using multiple antennas (641, 642) or diversity antennas. As described above, the electronic device (101) can assign a multi-antenna reception function to a SIM having a relatively high priority.

[0142] For example, even when operations related to transmission and reception of the N5 band are performed depending on the connection status of the switch (625) of the first RFFE (620) as described with reference to FIG. 6c, the first RFFE (620) can perform operations related to transmission of the N5 band and operations related to reception of the N5 band as in FIG. 15. Meanwhile, a reception signal of the N28 band can be provided to the first RFFE (620) through the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX1) in FIG. 6c. Accordingly, the first RFFE (620) can perform a reception operation of the N28 band through the auxiliary terminal (LNA_AUX1) while performing a reception operation of the N5 band. In addition, as in FIG. 6d, the second RFFE (630) controls the N5 terminal (632a) to be connected to the LNA (635) and the N28 terminal to be connected to the LNA (636), so that the reception operation of the N5 band and the reception operation of the N28 band can be performed simultaneously. Accordingly, operations such as those in FIG. 15 can be possible.

[0143] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a plurality of antennas (641, 642). The electronic device (101) may include at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630). The electronic device (101) may include one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) including processing circuitry. The electronic device (101) may include a memory (130) that stores instructions. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to transmit, during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode in which the at least one RF circuit alternately transmits the first transmission signal through a first antenna (641) of the plurality of antennas (641, 642).The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and a second antenna (642) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode that alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111). The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to, in a transmission mode for alternately transmitting a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111), during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111): to receive a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) via the second antenna (642).The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) in a transmission mode in which the at least one RF circuit alternately transmits the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112). The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to receive, during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), in a transmission mode that alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111), during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112).The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to receive, through the second antenna (642), a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted.

[0144] According to one embodiment, the transmission mode may correspond to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

[0145] According to one embodiment, the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) may include a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA). The at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) may include a second circuit including at least one second LNA.

[0146] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the first circuit to transmit the first transmission signal via the first antenna (641) as part of an operation of transmitting the first transmission signal via the first antenna. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the first circuit to transmit the second transmission signal via the first antenna (641) as part of an operation of transmitting the second transmission signal via the first antenna.

[0147] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the first receive signal via the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the first receive signal via the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642). The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the fourth receive signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the fourth receive signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642).

[0148] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the second circuit to receive the second receive signal via the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the second receive signal via the second antenna (642). The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the second circuit to receive the third receive signal via the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the third receive signal via the second antenna (642).

[0149] According to one embodiment, a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) comprising processing circuitry of an electronic device (101), causes the electronic device (101) to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include an operation of transmitting, in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101), during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), the first transmission signal is transmitted through a first antenna (641) of the electronic device (101). The at least one operation may include an operation of receiving a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) of the electronic device (101) during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).The at least one operation may include an operation of receiving a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630). The at least one operation may include an operation of transmitting a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) alternately through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630), during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641). The at least one operation may include an operation of receiving a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).The at least one operation may include an operation of receiving a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).

[0150] According to one embodiment, the transmission mode may correspond to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

[0151] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) including a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second circuit including at least one second LNA. The at least one operation may include, as part of an operation of transmitting the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to transmit the first transmission signal through the first antenna. The at least one operation may include, as part of an operation of transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to transmit the second transmission signal through the first antenna.

[0152] According to one embodiment, the at least one operation may include, as part of an operation of receiving the first receive signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the first receive signal through the first antenna and the second antenna (642). The at least one operation may include, as part of an operation of receiving the fourth receive signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the fourth receive signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642).

[0153] In one embodiment, the at least one operation may include, as part of receiving the second receive signal through the second antenna (642), controlling the second circuit to receive the second receive signal through the second antenna (642). The at least one operation may include, as part of receiving the third receive signal through the second antenna (642), controlling the second circuit to receive the third receive signal through the second antenna (642).

[0154] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device (101) may be provided. The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of transmitting a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) alternately through at least a part of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101), during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), through a first antenna (641) of the electronic device (101). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of receiving a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) of the electronic device (101) during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of receiving a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of transmitting a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) alternately through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630), and transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of receiving a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of receiving a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642) during a transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), in a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630).

[0155] According to one embodiment, the transmission mode may correspond to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

[0156] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) including a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second circuit including at least one second LNA. A method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of an operation of transmitting the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to transmit the first transmission signal through the first antenna. A method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of an operation of transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to transmit the second transmission signal through the first antenna.

[0157] According to one embodiment, the method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of an operation of receiving the first reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the first reception signal through the first antenna and the second antenna (642). The method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of an operation of receiving the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642).

[0158] According to one embodiment, the method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of the operation of receiving the second reception signal through the second antenna (642), controlling the second circuit to receive the second reception signal through the second antenna (642). The method of operating the electronic device may include, as part of the operation of receiving the third reception signal through the second antenna (642), controlling the second circuit to receive the third reception signal through the second antenna (642).

[0159] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a plurality of antennas (641, 642). The electronic device (101) may include at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630). The electronic device (101) may include one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) including processing circuitry. The electronic device (101) may include a memory (130) that stores instructions. The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through a first antenna (641) of the plurality of antennas (641, 642).The instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to alternately receive, through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), in a transmission mode in which the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) are alternately transmitted through at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit. Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal. The instructions, when individually or integrally executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode in which the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted.Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal can be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal.

[0160] According to one embodiment, the transmission mode may correspond to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

[0161] According to one embodiment, the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) may include a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA). The at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) may include a second circuit including at least one second LNA.

[0162] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control the first circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641) as at least part of an operation of controlling at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641).

[0163] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive, through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), a first receive signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second receive signal corresponding to the second SIM (112), respectively, by controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to alternately receive, through the first antenna (641) and the at least one other antenna.

[0164] According to one embodiment, the instructions, when individually or collectively executed by the one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), may cause the electronic device (101) to control at least a portion of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive, via the at least one other antenna, each of the fourth receive signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and the third receive signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), thereby controlling the second circuit to alternately receive, via the at least one other antenna, each of the fourth receive signal and the third receive signal.

[0165] According to one embodiment, a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) comprising processing circuitry of an electronic device (101), causes the electronic device (101) to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101), and to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through a first antenna (641) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642). The at least one operation may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), respectively, in a transmission mode in which the electronic device (101) alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) that is different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101).Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal. The at least one operation may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), in a transmission mode in which the electronic device (101) alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101). Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal.

[0166] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device (101) may be provided. The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101), through a first antenna (641) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642) in a transmission mode in which the electronic device (101) alternately transmits a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101). Here, the transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with the reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal.The method of operating the electronic device (101) may include an operation of causing the electronic device (101) to alternately transmit a first transmission signal corresponding to a first SIM (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101), and alternately receive, through the at least one other antenna, a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111). Here, transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal may be substantially synchronized with reception of each of the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal.

[0167] Electronic devices according to the embodiments disclosed in this document may take various forms. Electronic devices may include, for example, portable communication devices (e.g., smartphones), computer devices, portable multimedia devices, portable medical devices, cameras, wearable devices, or home appliances. Electronic devices according to the embodiments disclosed in this document are not limited to the aforementioned devices.

[0168] The embodiments of this document and the terminology used herein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutes of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of the items, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this document, each of the phrases "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B, or C", "at least one of A, B, and C", and "at least one of A, B, or C" can include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding phrase among those phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first," "second," or "first" or "second" may be used merely to distinguish one component from another, and do not limit the components in any other respect (e.g., importance or order). When a component (e.g., a first component) is referred to as "coupled" or "connected" to another (e.g., a second component), with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively," it means that the component can be connected to the other component directly (e.g., wired), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0169] The term "module" used in the embodiments of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit. A module may be an integral component, or a minimum unit or part of such a component that performs one or more functions. For example, according to one embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0170] One embodiment of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., a program (140)) including one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., an internal memory (136) or an external memory (138)) readable by a machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)). For example, a processor (e.g., a processor (120)) of the machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)) may call at least one instruction among the one or more instructions stored from the storage medium and execute it. This enables the machine to operate to perform at least one function according to the at least one called instruction. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain signals (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and the term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently or temporarily on the storage medium.

[0171] According to one embodiment, the method according to one embodiment disclosed in the present document may be provided as included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded as a product between a seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or may be distributed online (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) via an application store (e.g., Play Store™) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smart phones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily generated in a machine-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or an intermediary server.

[0172] According to one embodiment, each component (e.g., a module or a program) of the above-described components may include one or more entities, and some of the entities may be separated and arranged in other components. According to one embodiment, one or more components or operations of the aforementioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (e.g., a module or a program) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. According to one embodiment, the operations performed by a module, program, or other component may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

Claims

1. In an electronic device (101), Multiple antennas (641,642); At least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610,620,630); One or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) comprising processing circuitry; and Includes a memory (130) for storing instructions, The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: In a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630): During the transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111): Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to transmit the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to receive a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642), During the transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112): Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to transmit the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) to receive a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), and An electronic device (101) that causes at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to receive a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642).

2. In paragraph 1, The above transmission mode is an electronic device (101) corresponding to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

3. In paragraph 1 or 2, At least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) above, A first circuit comprising a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and A second circuit comprising at least one second LNA An electronic device (101) comprising:

4. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 3, The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: As part of the operation of transmitting the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to transmit the first transmission signal through the first antenna, and An electronic device (101) that causes the first circuit to be controlled to transmit the second transmission signal through the first antenna as part of an operation of transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641).

5. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: As part of the operation of receiving the first reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the first reception signal through the first antenna and the second antenna (642), and An electronic device (101) that causes the first circuit and the second circuit to be controlled to receive the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642).

6. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 5, The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: As part of the operation of receiving the second reception signal through the second antenna (642), controlling the second circuit to receive the second reception signal through the second antenna (642), and An electronic device (101) that causes the second circuit to be controlled to receive the third reception signal through the second antenna (642) as part of an operation of receiving the third reception signal through the second antenna (642).

7. In a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, the at least one instruction, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260) of an electronic device (101), causes the electronic device (101) to perform at least one operation. At least one of the above actions: In a transmission mode for alternately transmitting a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) through at least a part of at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610, 620, 630) of the electronic device (101): During the transmission period for the first transmission signal corresponding to the first SIM (111): An operation of transmitting the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641) of the electronic device (101); An operation of receiving a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) of the electronic device (101); An operation of receiving a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the second antenna (642); During the transmission period for the second transmission signal corresponding to the second SIM (112): An operation of transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641); An operation of receiving a fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642); An operation of receiving a third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) through the second antenna (642) A storage medium containing .

8. In paragraph 7, The above transmission mode is a storage medium corresponding to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

9. In paragraph 7 or 8, The electronic device (101) comprises at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) comprising a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second circuit including at least one second LNA, At least one of the above actions: As part of the operation of transmitting the first transmission signal through the first antenna (641), an operation of controlling the first circuit to transmit the first transmission signal through the first antenna; and As part of the operation of transmitting the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), the operation of controlling the first circuit to transmit the second transmission signal through the first antenna A storage medium containing .

10. In any one of paragraphs 7 to 9, The electronic device (101) comprises at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) comprising a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second circuit including at least one second LNA, At least one of the above actions: As part of the operation of receiving the first reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), an operation of controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the first reception signal through the first antenna and the second antenna (642); and As part of the operation of receiving the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642), the operation of controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to receive the fourth reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the second antenna (642) A storage medium containing .

11. In any one of paragraphs 7 to 10, The electronic device (101) comprises at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) comprising a first circuit including a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and a second circuit including at least one second LNA, At least one of the above actions: As part of the operation of receiving the second reception signal through the second antenna (642), an operation of controlling the second circuit to receive the second reception signal through the second antenna (642); and As part of the operation of receiving the third reception signal through the second antenna (642), an operation of controlling the second circuit to receive the third reception signal through the second antenna (642) A storage medium containing .

12. In the electronic device (101), Multiple antennas (641,642); At least one radio frequency (RF) circuit (610,620,630); Memory (130) for storing instructions; and comprising one or more processors (120;212,214;260) including processing circuitry; The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: In a transmission mode in which a first transmission signal corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) (111) and a second transmission signal corresponding to a second SIM (112) different from the first SIM (111) are alternately transmitted through at least a part of the at least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630): Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641) among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), Controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), wherein transmission of each of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal is substantially synchronized with reception of each of the first reception signal and the second reception signal, and An electronic device (101) that causes at least a portion of said at least one RF circuit to alternately receive, through said at least one other antenna, a fourth receive signal corresponding to said second SIM (112) and a third receive signal corresponding to said first SIM (111), respectively, wherein transmission of each of said first transmit signal and said second transmit signal is substantially synchronized with reception of each of said fourth receive signal and said third receive signal.

13. In paragraph 12, The above transmission mode is an electronic device (101) corresponding to a transmission antenna sharing mode associated with a dual SIM dual active (DSDA) capability.

14. In paragraph 12 or 13, At least one RF circuit (610, 620, 630) above, A first circuit comprising a power amplifier (PA) and at least one first low noise amplifier (LNA), and A second circuit comprising at least one second LNA An electronic device (101) comprising:

15. In any one of paragraphs 12 to 14, The above instructions, when individually or collectively executed by one or more processors (120; 212, 214; 260), cause the electronic device (101) to: As at least a part of the operation of controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), controlling the first circuit to alternately transmit the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal through the first antenna (641), As at least a part of an operation of controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive a first reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111) and a second reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) through the first antenna (641) and at least one other antenna among the plurality of antennas (641, 642), controlling the first circuit and the second circuit to alternately receive the first reception signal and the second reception signal through the first antenna (641) and the at least one other antenna, and An electronic device (101) that causes the second circuit to alternately receive the fourth reception signal and the third reception signal through the at least one other antenna, as at least a part of an operation of controlling at least a part of the at least one RF circuit to alternately receive each of the fourth reception signal corresponding to the second SIM (112) and the third reception signal corresponding to the first SIM (111), through the at least one other antenna.

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