Abstract:
A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) includes a plurality -of RF transceivers, local oscillation generation circuitry that produces a local oscillation, and local oscillation distribution circuitry. The local oscillation distribution circuitry couples to the local oscillation generation circuitry and includes a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits. Each local oscillation repeater circuit corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers (transmitter, receiver, or both) Each local oscillation repeater circuit includes a local oscillation repeater circuit input, a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers, and a local oscillation repeater circuit output. Each local oscillation repeater circuit also includes a first driver having as an input the local oscillation repeater circuit input and as an output the local oscillator repeater circuit output and a second driver having as an input the local oscillation repeater circuit input and as an output the local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output.
Abstract:
A system and method providing power-save operation in a multimode communication device. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise determining to communicate in a first communication mode and not in a second communication mode. In response to such determination, a first set of components associated with communicating in the first communication mode may be placed in a normal operational state, and a second set of components associated with communicating in the second communication mode and not with communicating in the first communication mode may be placed in a power-save state. Communication may then occur utilizing at least the first set of components. Various aspects of the present invention may also comprise managing power-save operation for components that may be shared between a plurality of communication modes.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit radio transceiver and method therefor includes a high-pass variable gain amplifier (HPVGA) operably disposed within one of the transmitter and the receiver front ends operable to provide a linear variable gain and a substantially constant high-pass frequency corner that does not vary with changes in gain level settings. The HPVGA includes an amplifier operably disposed to receive an input signal and to produce an amplified output based upon the input signal, an adjustable resistance block operable to adjust resistance based upon a gain control input and corner drift compensation block operably disposed to provide corner frequency compensation at the input terminal of the amplifier that is further coupled to receive the input signal from the adjustable resistance block.
Abstract:
An analog comparator circuit with associated hysteresis logic operably disposed to provide a logic switching mechanism based upon an input voltage level includes a voltage comparator block operably disposed to receive a voltage input signal at a positive terminal of the voltage comparator block and a selected reference voltage at a negative terminal of the voltage comparator block and is operable to produce a logic output based upon a favorable comparison. The hysteresis logic block is operable to produce one of a plurality of reference voltage levels to the negative terminal of the voltage comparator block as the selected reference voltage based upon a two-level reference signal input and further based upon a detected transition in logic of an output produced by the voltage comparator block wherein the output is received by the hysteresis logic block in a feedback signal.
Abstract:
A multi-band integrated circuit radio transceiver comprising receive and transmit radio front end circuit blocks further includes a local oscillation generator for generating a local oscillation for use by the receive and transmit radio front end circuit blocks to down convert received RF signals to baseband or low intermediate frequency signals and for use by the transmit front end circuit blocks to up-convert outgoing communication signals to RF, respectively. The transceiver further includes at least one buffering element coupled disposed in the local oscillation path that produces a buffered oscillation based upon the local oscillation to at least one front end circuit block wherein the buffering element includes a differentially arranged amplifier stage having a load and a cross-coupled capacitive element coupled between input and output nodes of the amplifier stage and at least one of an inductive device or a selectable capacitive device.
Abstract:
A multiple band direct conversion radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuit (IC) includes a multiple band direct conversion transmitter section, a multiple band direct conversion receiver section, and a local oscillation module. The multiple band direct conversion transmitter section includes a transmit baseband module and a multiple frequency band transmission module. The multiple band direct conversion receiver section includes a multiple frequency band reception module and a receiver baseband module. The local oscillation generation module is operably coupled to generate a first frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band direct conversion RF transceiver IC is in the first mode and operably coupled to generate a second frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band direct conversion RF transceiver IC is in the second mode.
Abstract:
A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) RF transceiver system includes a plurality of RF transceiver ICs, a crystal, and master oscillation coupling. Each of the plurality of RF transceiver ICs includes crystal oscillator circuitry. Crystal oscillator circuitry of the first RF transceiver IC and a crystal are operable to produce a master oscillation. Master oscillation coupling couples the master oscillation produced by the first RF transceiver IC to the at least one other RF transceiver IC. In one embodiment, the master oscillation is passed from the first RF transceiver IC to each other transceiver RF ICs. In another embodiment, the master oscillation is used to produce a slave oscillation at a second RF transceiver IC and subsequent RF transceiver ICs produce there own slave oscillation based upon a slave oscillation received from a prior RF transceiver IC.
Abstract:
An scheme to provide local oscillator feedthrough offset cancellation to remove baseband and radio frequency coupled offsets. Two separate offset cancellation currents are injected at a driver which drives a baseband signal into a mixer to mix with a local oscillator signal. One offset cancellation current cancels a baseband local oscillator feedthrough offset, while the other offset cancellation current cancels a radio frequency local oscillator feedthrough offset.
Abstract:
A RF differential gain stage has cross-coupled capacitors between input and output nodes of the amplifier stage to boost gain. The gain boost allows cancellation of the series resistance of an inductive load of the amplifier stage.
Abstract:
A power amplifier includes a transconductance stage and a modulation detection and bias determination module, and may include a cascode stage. The modulation detection and bias determination module operably couples to the transconductance stage and to the cascode stage when present and is operable to detect modulation characteristics of an signal operated upon by the transconductance stage. The modulation detection and bias determination module is also operable to controllably bias the transconductance stage and/or the cascode stage when present based upon detected modulation characteristics. The detected modulation characteristics are typically determined based upon a measured signal level, e.g., voltage level, current level, or power level, of the signal operated upon by the transconductance device. For non-constant envelope modulations, the signal level varies over time with the modulation envelope. The operational characteristics of the power amplifier, e.g., biasing condition(s), are therefore varied over time with the variation of the modulation.