A method for receiving a multiple carrier signal using a single-chip signal splitting carrier aggregation receiver architecture, comprising: receiving a first signal using a primary antenna; routing the first signal through a primary receiver on a transceiver chip in the single-chip signal splitting carrier aggregation receiver architecture to obtain a primary inphase/quadrature signal; and routing the first signal through a tertiary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a TRx inphase/quadrature signal, wherein routing the first signal through the primary and tertiary receiver (440, 444) further comprises routing the first signal through a first signal splitting stage, wherein the first signal splitting stage comprises a source low noise amplifier from which a signal routing is taken and a target low noise amplifier to which the signal routing is directed and wherein switches are used between the source low noise amplifier and the target low noise amplifier; receiving a second signal using a secondary antenna; routing the second signal through a secondary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a secondary inphase/quadrature signal; and routing the second signal through a quaternary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a QRx inphase/quadrature signal, wherein routing the second signal through the secondary and quaternary receiver (442, 446) further comprises routing the second signal through a second signal splitting stage, wherein the second signal splitting stage comprises a source low noise amplifier and a target low noise amplifier and wherein switches are used between the source low noise amplifier and the target low noise amplifier, wherein the switches are adapted to allow standalone operation. receiving a first signal using a primary antenna; routing the first signal through a primary receiver on a transceiver chip in the single-chip signal splitting carrier aggregation receiver architecture to obtain a primary inphase/quadrature signal; and routing the first signal through a tertiary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a TRx inphase/quadrature signal, wherein routing the first signal through the primary and tertiary receiver (440, 444) further comprises routing the first signal through a first signal splitting stage, wherein the first signal splitting stage comprises a source low noise amplifier from which a signal routing is taken and a target low noise amplifier to which the signal routing is directed and wherein switches are used between the source low noise amplifier and the target low noise amplifier; receiving a second signal using a secondary antenna; routing the second signal through a secondary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a secondary inphase/quadrature signal; and routing the second signal through a quaternary receiver on the transceiver chip to obtain a QRx inphase/quadrature signal, wherein routing the second signal through the secondary and quaternary receiver (442, 446) further comprises routing the second signal through a second signal splitting stage, wherein the second signal splitting stage comprises a source low noise amplifier and a target low noise amplifier and wherein switches are used between the source low noise amplifier and the target low noise amplifier, wherein the switches are adapted to allow standalone operation.