Patent ID: 9331736
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing signals using a time division duplex (TDD) transceiver device, the method comprising: using a transmitter chain to process signals to be transmitted; and using a receiver chain to process received signals, wherein the transmitter chain and the receiver chain share at least one electronic component and the at least one electronic component performs a first function in the transmitter chain and performs a second function different from the first function in the receiver chain, wherein the transceiver device includes a digital baseband chip and a radio frequency (RF) chip, the method further comprising: converting first parallel digital signals for controlling a gain of a variable gain amplifier of the RF chip into serial digital signals using the digital baseband chip; and transmitting the serial digital signals from the digital baseband chip to the RF chip.