| CPC H04B 1/40 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a processor;
a first radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit comprising a first control port for controlling a first RF processing circuit and an RF front end circuit and configured to communicate with the processor;
a second RF integrated circuit comprising a second control port for controlling a second RF processing circuit and the RF front end circuit and configured to communicate with the processor; and
the RF front end circuit controlled through the first control port and the second control port and configured to communicate with the first RF integrated circuit to exchange a first RF signal,
wherein the processor is configured to:
determine whether to activate the second RF integrated circuit based on a number of frequency bands used for a wireless communication and a threshold value, wherein it is determined that the second RF integrated circuit is to be activated responsive to the number of frequency bands used for the wireless communication exceeding the threshold value;
in response to a determination that the second RF integrated circuit is to be activated, determine whether to process a second RF signal in the second RF processing circuit; and
in response to a determination that the second RF signal is not to be processed by the second RF processing circuit, deactivate one or more receivers comprised in the second RF processing circuit.
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