Reconfigurable analog baseband for a single-chip dual-mode transceiver
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1. A transceiver operable to process Bluetooth compatible signals and wireless local area network compatible (WLAN-compatible) signals, the transceiver comprising:
- a radio-frequency unit;
a digital baseband unit configured to generate a mode control signal indicative of a Bluetooth-compatible mode or a WLAN-compatible mode;
a dual-mode filter and amplifier unit having a first Bluetooth-compatible mode and in said second mode, the dual-mode filter and amplifier unit coupled to the radio frequency unit and digital baseband unit and configured to select an operating mode from the first Bluetooth-compatible mode and second WLAN-compatible mode responsive to said mode control signal;
the dual-mode filter and amplifier unit comprising a dual-mode amplifier further comprising;
at least a first stage having an operational amplifier that is in use during both the first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the second WLAN-compatible mode;
at least a first feedback component including at least one resistor;
at least a first switch coupled to said feedback component and said operational amplifier having a first mode and a second mode, such that in said first mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is operable in said first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the feedback component is disconnected from said operational amplifier and in said second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is operable in said second WLAN-compatible mode and the feedback component is coupled between an input and an output port of said operational amplifier;
said first feedback component including a resistor and a capacitor coupled to said first feedback component and said first switch; and
the dual-mode filter and amplifier being responsive to the mode control signal through a plurality of switches to change the operation between the Bluetooth-compatible mode configuration and the second WLAN-compatible mode configuration so that;
(i) during operation in the first Bluetooth-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is configured as four-stage limiters with AC coupling, a first resistor and a bias current for the operational amplifier setting the amplitude of the limiters output, and a first capacitance C1 and a second resistance R2 setting the AC coupling high-pass corner frequency; and
(ii) during the second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is configured as a four-stage voltage gain amplifier and the total gain range is set by the resistance ratio (R4/R3) of a fourth resistance R4 to a third resistance R3, and the four voltage gain amplifier stages are DC coupled.
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Abstract
A dual-mode analog baseband circuit is implementable on a single IC with reduced chip area. The baseband portion of the IC includes a single dual-mode complex filter that is reconfigurable to be a filter for Bluetooth signals or for wireless local area network (wireless LAN) format signals, such as 802.11b, and includes a single dual-mode amplifier that is reconfigurable to amplify Bluetooth signals or wireless LAN format signals.
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1. A transceiver operable to process Bluetooth compatible signals and wireless local area network compatible (WLAN-compatible) signals, the transceiver comprising:
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a radio-frequency unit; a digital baseband unit configured to generate a mode control signal indicative of a Bluetooth-compatible mode or a WLAN-compatible mode; a dual-mode filter and amplifier unit having a first Bluetooth-compatible mode and in said second mode, the dual-mode filter and amplifier unit coupled to the radio frequency unit and digital baseband unit and configured to select an operating mode from the first Bluetooth-compatible mode and second WLAN-compatible mode responsive to said mode control signal; the dual-mode filter and amplifier unit comprising a dual-mode amplifier further comprising; at least a first stage having an operational amplifier that is in use during both the first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the second WLAN-compatible mode; at least a first feedback component including at least one resistor; at least a first switch coupled to said feedback component and said operational amplifier having a first mode and a second mode, such that in said first mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is operable in said first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the feedback component is disconnected from said operational amplifier and in said second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is operable in said second WLAN-compatible mode and the feedback component is coupled between an input and an output port of said operational amplifier; said first feedback component including a resistor and a capacitor coupled to said first feedback component and said first switch; and the dual-mode filter and amplifier being responsive to the mode control signal through a plurality of switches to change the operation between the Bluetooth-compatible mode configuration and the second WLAN-compatible mode configuration so that; (i) during operation in the first Bluetooth-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is configured as four-stage limiters with AC coupling, a first resistor and a bias current for the operational amplifier setting the amplitude of the limiters output, and a first capacitance C1 and a second resistance R2 setting the AC coupling high-pass corner frequency; and (ii) during the second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode filter and amplifier is configured as a four-stage voltage gain amplifier and the total gain range is set by the resistance ratio (R4/R3) of a fourth resistance R4 to a third resistance R3, and the four voltage gain amplifier stages are DC coupled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A dual-mode amplifier unit having a first Bluetooth-compatible mode, and having a second WLAN-compatible mode, the amplifier comprising:
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at least a first stage having an operational amplifier that is in use during both the Bluetooth-compatible mode and the second WLAN-compatible mode; at least a first feedback component including at least one resistor; and at least a first switch coupled to said feedback component and said operational amplifier having a first mode and a second mode, such that in said first mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operable in said first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the feedback component is disconnected from said operational amplifier and in said second mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operable in said second WLAN-compatible mode and the feedback component is coupled between an input and an output port of said operational amplifier; said first feedback component includes a resistor and a capacitor coupled to said first feedback component and said first switch; the dual-mode amplifier unit being responsive to a mode select control signal through a plurality of switches to change the operation between the first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the second WLAN-compatible mode so that; (i) during operation in the first Bluetooth-compatible mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is configured as four-stage limiters with AC coupling, a first resistor and a bias current for the operational amplifier setting the amplitude of the limiters output, and a first capacitance C1 and a second resistance R2 setting the AC coupling high-pass corner frequency; and (ii) during the second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode amplifier units configured as a four-stage voltage gain amplifier and the total gain range is set by the resistance ratio (R4/R3) of a fourth resistance R4 to a third resistance R3, and the four voltage gain amplifier stages are DC coupled. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. a dual-mode amplifier unit having a first Bluetooth-compatible mode, and having a second WLAN-compatible mode, the amplifier comprising:
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at least a first stage having an operational amplifier; at least a first feedback component; at least a first switch coupled to said feedback component and said operational amplifier having a first mode and a second mode, such that in said first mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operable in said first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the feedback component is disconnected from said operational amplifier and in said second mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operational in said second WLAN-compatible mode and the feedback component is coupled between an input and an output port of said operational amplifier; and a capacitor coupled to an output of said operational amplifier and at least a second switch coupled to said capacitor, such that during operation in said first Bluetooth compatible mode, said capacitor at least in part determines an AC coupling corner frequency of said first stage.
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12. A method to implement a dual-mode amplifier unit having a first Bluetooth-compatible mode, and having a second WLAN-compatible mode, the method comprising:
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providing at least a first stage having an operational amplifier; providing at least a first feedback component; coupling at least a first switch having a first mode and a second mode to said feedback component and said operational amplifier, such that in said first mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operable in said first Bluetooth-compatible mode and the feedback component is disconnected from said operational amplifier and in said second mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is operable in said second WLAN-compatible mode and the feedback component is coupled between an input and an output port of said operational amplifier; and the dual-mode amplifier unit being responsive to a mode control signal to change the operation between the Bluetooth-compatible mode and the second WLAN-compatible mode so that; (i) during operation in the first Blue-tooth compatible mode the dual-mode amplifier unit is configured as four-stage limiters with AC coupling, a first resistor and a bias current for the operational amplifier setting the amplitude of the limiters output, and a first capacitance Cl and a second resistance R2 setting the AC coupling high-pass corner frequency; and (ii) during the second WLAN-compatible mode the dual-mode amplifier units configured as a four-stage voltage gain amplifier and the total gain range is set by the resistance ratio (R4/R3) of a fourth resistance R4 to a third resistance R3, and the four voltage gain amplifier stages are DC coupled. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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