Extremely high frequency communication chip
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic Extremely High Frequency (EHF) communication chip comprising:
- a transducer circuit having at least one transducer;
first and second modulators coupled to the transducer circuit;
first and second demodulators coupled to the transducer circuit;
a first data channel for carrying a first base data signal;
a second data channel for carrying a second base data signal;
a cross-point switch coupled to the first and second modulators, the first and second demodulators, the first data channel, and the second data channel, the cross-point switch being configured to selectively connect one or both of the first and second data channels to one or more of the modulators and demodulators; and
a controller circuit coupled to the cross-point switch, wherein the controller circuit is configured to;
detect communication information from at least one of the first base data signal and the second base data signal, andcontrol, in response to the detected communication information, switching of the cross-point switch in selectively connecting one or both of the first and second data channels to the one or more of the modulators and demodulators.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic Extremely High Frequency (EHF) communication chip includes one or more local oscillator circuits, a transducer circuit and at least one of a modulator or a demodulator coupled to the transducer circuit. Each of the local oscillator circuits may have a local oscillator and configured collectively to generate first and second carrier signals having respective first and second EHF frequencies. The first EHF frequency may be different than the second EHF frequency. The transducer circuit may have a first transducer for transmitting and receiving EHF communication signals. The modulator may be coupled to the local oscillator circuits for modulating the first carrier signal or the second carrier signal with a first transmit base data signal. The demodulator may be for demodulating the first carrier signal or the second carrier signal to produce a first receive base data signal.
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7 Claims
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1. An electromagnetic Extremely High Frequency (EHF) communication chip comprising:
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a transducer circuit having at least one transducer; first and second modulators coupled to the transducer circuit; first and second demodulators coupled to the transducer circuit; a first data channel for carrying a first base data signal; a second data channel for carrying a second base data signal; a cross-point switch coupled to the first and second modulators, the first and second demodulators, the first data channel, and the second data channel, the cross-point switch being configured to selectively connect one or both of the first and second data channels to one or more of the modulators and demodulators; and a controller circuit coupled to the cross-point switch, wherein the controller circuit is configured to; detect communication information from at least one of the first base data signal and the second base data signal, and control, in response to the detected communication information, switching of the cross-point switch in selectively connecting one or both of the first and second data channels to the one or more of the modulators and demodulators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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