Semiconductor integrated circuit and wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus with a semiconductor integrated circuit which has a non-contact IC card function and a wireless reader/writer function for a non-contact IC card, comprising:
- an antenna configured to carry out communication with an external non-contact IC card and an external wireless reader/writer, said antenna including a loop of coil with plural windings;
demodulation means for demodulating a first received signal transmitted from the external wireless reader/writer and received through the antenna or a second received signal transmitted from the external non-contact IC card;
full-wave rectification and smoothing means for subjecting the first received signal to full-wave rectification and smoothing;
first transmission means for transmitting a first transmission signal to the external wireless reader/writer through the antenna while the semiconductor integrated circuit is in an non-contact IC card mode of operation;
second transmission means for transmitting a second transmission signal to the external non-contact IC card through the antenna while the semiconductor integrated circuit is in a wireless reader/writer mode of operation; and
a capacitor connecting the second transmission means to a center tap of the antenna, wherein when the second transmission means drives the antenna, a current from the second transmission means flows only to a half of the windings of the loop of coil of the antenna and an another current flows through a remaining portion of the loop of coil by electromagnetic induction.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit and a wireless communication apparatus that can be reduced in size without deteriorating a receiving sensitivity and a transmission efficiency. Communication with an external reader/writer and an external non-contact IC card is carried out through a common antenna 211. The signal received from the external reader/writer or the external non-contact IC card through the antenna is supplied to an ASK demodulation circuit 149 and demodulated. The signal received from the external reader/writer is full-wave rectified and smoothed by an full-wave rectification and smoothing circuit composed of diodes 231, 232 and a capacitor 233, and the power obtained from the full-wave rectified and smoothed signal is supplied to respective units of a semiconductor integrated circuit 101. The present invention can be applied to a mobile phone.
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10 Claims
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1. A wireless communication apparatus with a semiconductor integrated circuit which has a non-contact IC card function and a wireless reader/writer function for a non-contact IC card, comprising:
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an antenna configured to carry out communication with an external non-contact IC card and an external wireless reader/writer, said antenna including a loop of coil with plural windings; demodulation means for demodulating a first received signal transmitted from the external wireless reader/writer and received through the antenna or a second received signal transmitted from the external non-contact IC card; full-wave rectification and smoothing means for subjecting the first received signal to full-wave rectification and smoothing; first transmission means for transmitting a first transmission signal to the external wireless reader/writer through the antenna while the semiconductor integrated circuit is in an non-contact IC card mode of operation; second transmission means for transmitting a second transmission signal to the external non-contact IC card through the antenna while the semiconductor integrated circuit is in a wireless reader/writer mode of operation; and a capacitor connecting the second transmission means to a center tap of the antenna, wherein when the second transmission means drives the antenna, a current from the second transmission means flows only to a half of the windings of the loop of coil of the antenna and an another current flows through a remaining portion of the loop of coil by electromagnetic induction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication apparatus which has a non-contact IC card function and a wireless reader/writer function for non-contact IC card comprising:
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an antenna configured to carry out communication with an external non-contact IC card and an external wireless reader/writer; a demodulation unit configured to demodulate for demodulating a first received signal transmitted from the external wireless reader/writer and received through the antenna or a second received signal transmitted from the external non-contact IC card and received through the antenna; a full-wave rectification and smoothing unit configured to subject the first received signal to full-wave rectification and smoothing; a first transmission unit configured to transmit a first transmission signal to the external wireless reader/writer through the antenna while the wireless communication apparatus is in an non-contact IC card mode of operation; a second transmission unit configured to transmit a second transmission signal to the external non-contact IC card through the antenna while the wireless communication apparatus is in an wireless reader/writer mode of operation; and a capacitor connecting the second transmission unit a center tap of the antenna, wherein when the second transmission unit drives the antenna, a current from the second transmission unit flows only to a half of the windings of the loop of coil of the antenna and an another current flows through a remaining portion of the loop of coil by electromagnetic induction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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