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System-on-chip having near field communication and other wireless communication

  • US 9,160,419 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2014
  • Issued: 10/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system-on-chip, comprising:

  • a Bluetooth radio and antenna interface configured to couple to an external antenna to transmit and receive data wirelessly via a Bluetooth communication protocol; and

    a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit communicatively coupled to the Bluetooth Radio, the NFC circuit including an NFC antenna interface configured to couple to an external NFC antenna, and at least one of a NFC tag and a NFC reader to receive or selectively provide wireless connectivity data via a NFC communication link over the NFC antenna interface to an external device including the external antenna and the external NFC antenna, the wireless connectivity data enabling at least one Bluetooth connection with the external device via the Bluetooth radio and antenna interface.

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