| US 7,596,356 B2 | ||
| On-chip baseband-to-RF interface and applications thereof | ||
| Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran, Newport Coast, Calif. (US); Maryam Rofougaran, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (US); Vafa James Rakshani, Newport Coast, Calif. (US); Claude G. Hayek, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US); Frederic Christian Marc Hayem, San Diego, Calif. (US); Hooman Darabi, Irvine, Calif. (US); Nelson R. Sollenberger, Farmingdale, N.J. (US); and Weidong Li, Los Gatos, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/641,915. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0146186 A1, Jun. 19, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 1/40 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—73 [455/76] | 28 Claims |
| 1. An integrated circuit (IC) comprises:
a baseband processing module coupled to:
convert outbound data into a stream of outbound symbols; and
convert a stream of inbound symbols into inbound data;
a radio frequency (RF) circuit coupled to:
convert inbound RF signals into the stream of inbound symbols; and
convert the stream of outbound symbols into outbound RF signals; and
an on-chip baseband-to-RF interface that includes:
a receive/transmit section that, when in a receive mode, provides the stream of inbound symbols from the RF circuit to the
baseband processing module and, when in a transmit mode, provides the stream of outbound symbols from the baseband processing
module to the RF circuit;
a control section that provides a control communication path between the baseband processing module and the RF circuit; and
a clock section that provides a clock communication path between the baseband processing module and the RF circuit.
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