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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2007
Wayne T. Holcombe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pavel Konecny, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Miroslav Svajda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jean-luc Nauleau, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert Gordon Farmer, Modesto, CA (US);
Wayne T. Holcombe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Pavel Konecny, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Miroslav Svajda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jean-Luc Nauleau, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert Gordon Farmer, Modesto, CA (US);
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A communication device is disclosed having optical and near-field communication capability. The device includes an optical transceiver circuit fabricated on an integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive far field signals. A near field transceiver circuit is also fabricated on the integrated circuit die and is configured to transmit and receive near-field electro-magnetic signals. Control circuitry is provided to selectively enable the optical transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to an external control signal.