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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
Prasanna Desai, Olivenhain, CA (US);
Mark Gonikberg, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Brima B. Ibrahim, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Luis Gutierrez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sreenivas Karanam, Bangalore, IN;
Thomas Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Prasanna Desai, Olivenhain, CA (US);
Mark Gonikberg, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Brima B. Ibrahim, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Luis Gutierrez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sreenivas Karanam, Bangalore, IN;
Thomas Varghese, Bangalore, IN;
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless device includes at least one antenna, a plurality of shared signal path components coupled to the at least one antenna, the plurality of shared signal path components including a shared adjustable gain element, e.g., Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), Power Amplifier (PA), etc., a first wireless interface, e.g. Wireless Local Area Network interface coupled to the plurality of shared signal path components, and a second wireless interface, e.g., Wireless Personal Area Network interface, coupled to the plurality of shared signal path components. During a first operational period, the first wireless interface controls gain of the shared adjustable gain element and during a second operational period that differs from the first operational period, the second wireless network interface controls gain of the shared adjustable gain element. With another embodiment the first wireless interface and/or the second wireless interface each includes shared adjustable gain elements for transmit and receive diversity.