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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Lawrence Marvin Ecklund, Wheaton, IL (US);
Gregory J. Buchwald, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Stephen C. Tremmell, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A radio circuit that includes a radio front-end for receiving a radio signal and converting the radio signal to a first intermediate frequency signal and a second intermediate frequency signal. The radio circuit also includes an analog back-end having a plurality of inputs for receiving the first intermediate frequency signal and for processing the first intermediate frequency signal in response to digital signals. Also included is a digital back-end having a plurality of inputs for receiving the second intermediate frequency signal and for processing the second intermediate frequency signal in response to the digital signals.