Abstract:
A communication circuit and a communication device are provided. The communication circuit includes first, second, and third RF transceivers, first and second baseband transceivers, and first and second modem circuits. The first and second RF transceivers are configured to down-convert first and second RF signals for MIMO. The third RF transceiver is configured to down-convert a third RF signal for a second telecommunication technology. The first baseband transceiver is configured to digitize the down-converted first RF signal to output a first baseband signal. The second baseband transceiver is configured to digitize one of the down-converted second or third RF signals according to a selection signal to output a second baseband signal. The first modem circuit is configured to digitally process the first and second baseband signals using the MIMO technology. The second modem circuit is configured to digitally process the second baseband signal using the second telecommunication technology.
Abstract:
Analog-to-digital-converters (ADC) are provided. The ADC contains a first capacitive digital-to-analog-converter (CDAC) and a control circuit. The CDAC, including n bit, is configured to connect a kth bit of the n bits to a first voltage reference to provide a first analog signal, convert the first analog signal into first digital code using 0th through (k−1)th bits that are less significant than the kth bit, connect the kth bit of the n bits to a second voltage reference to provide a second analog signal, and convert the second analog signal into second digital code using the 0th through (k−1)th bits that are less significant than the kth bit. The control circuit is configured to estimate a weight of the kth bit based on the first and second digital code.