Distribution of shared local oscillation to multiple RF intefaces of a wireless device
First Claim
1. A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising:
- a plurality of RF transmitters, each RF transmitter operable to support the transmission of information;
a plurality of RF receivers, each RF receiver operable to support the receipt of information;
local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation; and
local oscillation distribution circuitry coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry and having a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits, each local oscillation repeater circuit comprising;
a local oscillation repeater circuit input;
a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF receivers or a respective one of the plurality of RF receivers;
a local oscillation repeater circuit output;
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.
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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.
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22 Claims
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1. A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising:
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a plurality of RF transmitters, each RF transmitter operable to support the transmission of information;
a plurality of RF receivers, each RF receiver operable to support the receipt of information;
local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation; and
local oscillation distribution circuitry coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry and having a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits, each local oscillation repeater circuit comprising;
a local oscillation repeater circuit input;
a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF receivers or a respective one of the plurality of RF receivers;
a local oscillation repeater circuit output;
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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising:
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a plurality of RF transceivers;
local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation; and
local oscillation distribution circuitry coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry and having a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits, each local oscillation repeater circuit corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers and comprising;
a local oscillation repeater circuit input;
a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers;
a local oscillation repeater circuit output;
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. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless device that services Radio Frequency (RF) communications, the wireless device comprising:
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a host processing module;
an antenna; and
a RF transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) coupled to the host processing module and to the antenna, the RF transceiver IC comprising;
a plurality of RF transmitters, each RF transmitter operable to support the transmission of information;
a plurality of RF receivers, each RF receiver operable to support the receipt of information;
local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation; and
local oscillation distribution circuitry coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry and having a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits, each local oscillation repeater circuit comprising;
a local oscillation repeater circuit input;
a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF receivers or a respective one of the plurality of RF receivers;
a local oscillation repeater circuit output;
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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless device that services Radio Frequency (RF) communications, the wireless device comprising:
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a host processing module;
an antenna; and
a RF transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) coupled to the host processing module and to the antenna, the RF transceiver IC comprising;
a plurality of RF transceivers;
local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation; and
local oscillation distribution circuitry coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry and having a plurality of local oscillation repeater circuits, each local oscillation repeater circuit corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers and comprising;
a local oscillation repeater circuit input;
a local oscillation repeater circuit interface driver output coupled to respective one of the plurality of RF transceivers;
a local oscillation repeater circuit output;
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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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