Patent ID: 7627291
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit comprising: a radio transceiver; a plurality of circuit elements; and a configurable routing element for routing a signal between at least two of the circuit elements, wherein the routing element is configured to couple with the radio transceiver and to operate as an antenna; wherein the routing element is configurable via one or more memory elements of the integrated circuit to operate as the antenna; wherein the plurality of circuit elements, the radio transceiver and the configurable routing element are part of a single integrated circuit; wherein the routing element carries a radio wave for the radio transceiver in response to the routing element being configured to operate as an antenna; and wherein the at least two circuit elements include programmable logic that implements respective functions according to states of associated respective sets of memory elements of the integrated circuit, and the routing element is configurable to route a logic data signal between the at least two circuit elements when not configured to operate as the antenna.