Configurable wireless communication device with configurable front-end
First Claim
1. A configurable wireless communication device front end comprising:
- a plurality of antennas;
a plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits;
a semiconductor substrate supporting;
a plurality of power amplifiers; and
a plurality of low noise amplifiers, wherein a transmit/receive isolation circuit of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits is coupled to a power amplifier of the plurality of power amplifiers and to a low noise amplifier of the plurality of low noise amplifiers;
a plurality of high frequency switches; and
a configuration module configured to;
in a power combining mode, couple, via a set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches, an antenna of the plurality of antennas to a set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits; and
in a beamforming mode, couple, via a second set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches, a set of antennas of the plurality of antennas to a second set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits.
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Abstract
A configurable wireless communication device includes a baseband processing module, a transmitter section, a receiver section, an antenna, transmit/receive isolation circuits, high frequency switches, and a configuration module. The baseband processing module converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream and converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data. The transmitter section converts the outbound symbol stream into an outbound signal and the receiver section converts an inbound signal into the inbound symbol stream. The configuration module, in a power combining mode, couples, via a set of high frequency switches, the antenna to a set of transmit/receive isolation circuits, wherein a number of the transmit/receive isolation circuits in the set of transmit/receive isolation circuits is based on a desired combined transmit power.
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1. A configurable wireless communication device front end comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits; a semiconductor substrate supporting; a plurality of power amplifiers; and a plurality of low noise amplifiers, wherein a transmit/receive isolation circuit of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits is coupled to a power amplifier of the plurality of power amplifiers and to a low noise amplifier of the plurality of low noise amplifiers; a plurality of high frequency switches; and a configuration module configured to; in a power combining mode, couple, via a set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches, an antenna of the plurality of antennas to a set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits; and in a beamforming mode, couple, via a second set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches, a set of antennas of the plurality of antennas to a second set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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determining, by one or more processing devices of the wireless communication device, a power combining mode or a beamforming mode; when the power combining mode is determined; selecting; an antenna of a plurality of antennas; a set of high frequency switches of a plurality of high frequency switches; a set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of a plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits, wherein a transmit/receive isolation circuit of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits is coupled to a power amplifier of a plurality of power amplifiers and to a low noise amplifier of a plurality of low noise amplifiers; and enabling coupling of the set of transmit/receive isolation circuits to the antenna via the set of high frequency switches; and when the beamforming mode is determined; selecting; a set of antennas of the plurality of antennas; a second set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches; a second set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits; and enabling coupling of the second set of transmit/receive isolation circuits to the set of antennas via the second set of high frequency switches. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A configurable wireless communication device comprising:
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a baseband processing module configured to; convert outbound data into an outbound symbol stream; and convert an inbound symbol stream into inbound data; a transmitter section configured to convert the outbound symbol stream into an outbound signal, wherein the transmitter section includes a plurality of power amplifiers; a receiver section configured to convert an inbound signal into the inbound symbol stream, wherein the receiver section includes a plurality of low noise amplifiers; an antenna; a plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits, wherein a transmit/receive isolation circuit of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits is coupled to a power amplifier of the plurality of power amplifiers and to a low noise amplifier of the plurality of low noise amplifiers; a plurality of high frequency switches; and a configuration module configured to, in a power combining mode, couple, via a set of high frequency switches of the plurality of high frequency switches, the antenna to a set of transmit/receive isolation circuits of the plurality of transmit/receive isolation circuits, wherein a number of the transmit/receive isolation circuits in the set of transmit/receive isolation circuits is based on a desired combined transmit power. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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