Wireless communication device

• US 9,369,172 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Tu, Li-Chun, Yang, Chia-Hao, Chen, Tsung-Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US14/603,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20150140939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 375/133
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits

Abstract

A wireless communication device including an integrated processing circuit and a first memory is provided. The integrated processing circuit includes a processing unit capable of processing a wireless communication signal and a radio frequency (RF) unit capable of performing a conversion between a radio frequency (RF) signal and a baseband signal, wherein the wireless communication signal is one of the RF signal and the baseband signal. The first memory is coupled to the integrated processing circuit. The first memory is capable of storing data used by the processing unit, wherein the integrated processing circuit and the first memory are packaged in a single semiconductor package.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

an integrated processing circuit, comprising;

a processing unit, capable of processing a wireless communication signal; and

a radio frequency (RF) unit, capable of performing a conversion between a radio frequency (RF) signal and a baseband signal, wherein the wireless communication signal is one of the RF signal and the baseband signal; and

a first memory, coupled to the integrated processing circuit, the first memory capable of storing data used by the processing unit;

wherein the integrated processing circuit and the first memory are packaged in a single semiconductor package and the wireless communication device is a wearable device, and wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises a testing circuit, coupled to the first memory, the testing circuit is capable of testing the first memory for determining if the first memory is an effective memory.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first memory comprises:

an identification, capable of indicating that the first memory is the effective memory.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a driving control circuit, capable of adjusting a driving power of a driving signal transmitted between the first memory and the integrated processing circuit.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 3, wherein the driving power is adjusted to a minimum driving power acceptable for transmitting the driving signal between the first memory and the integrated processing circuit.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a frequency control circuit, capable of controlling an operating frequency of the first memory to be different from an oscillating frequency of the radio frequency (RF) signal.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 5, wherein the frequency control circuit is a frequency hopping control circuit.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a frequency control circuit, capable of spreading an operating frequency of the first memory into a specific frequency band.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 7, wherein the frequency control circuit is a spread spectrum control circuit.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a power management unit (PMU), capable of managing power consumption of at least one of the integrated processing circuit and the first memory.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising:

a power management unit (PMU), capable of managing power consumption of at least one of the integrated processing circuit and the first memory;

wherein the power management unit, the integrated processing circuit, and the first memory are packaged in the single semiconductor package.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising:

a second memory, externally coupled to the single semiconductor package.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the first memory is a volatile memory, and the second memory is a non-volatile memory.

13. A wireless communication device, comprising:

an integrated processing circuit, comprising a processing unit, capable of processing a wireless communication signal;

a radio frequency (RF) unit, capable of performing a conversion between a radio frequency (RF) signal and a baseband signal; and

a first memory, coupled to the integrated processing circuit, the first memory capable of storing data used by the processing unit;

wherein the wireless communication signal is one of the RF signal and the baseband signal, the integrated processing circuit, the radio frequency unit, and the first memory are packaged in a single semiconductor package, and the wireless communication device is a wearable device, and wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises a testing circuit, coupled to the first memory, the testing circuit is capable of testing the first memory for determining if the first memory is an effective memory.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 13, wherein the first memory comprises:

an identification, capable of indicating that the first memory is the effective memory.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 13, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a frequency control circuit, capable of controlling an operating frequency of the first memory to be different from an oscillating frequency of the radio frequency (RF) signal.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 13, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a frequency control circuit, capable of spreading an operating frequency of the first memory into a specific frequency band.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 13, wherein the integrated processing circuit further comprises:

a driving control circuit, capable of adjusting a driving power of a driving signal transmitted between the first memory and the integrated processing circuit.

18. The wireless communication device of claim 17, wherein the driving power is adjusted to a minimum driving power acceptable for transmitting the driving signal between the first memory and the integrated processing circuit.