Patent ID: 7596356

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) comprises: a baseband processing module coupled to: convert outbound data into a stream of outbound symbols; and convert a stream of inbound symbols into inbound data; a radio frequency (RF) circuit coupled to: convert inbound RF signals into the stream of inbound symbols; and convert the stream of outbound symbols into outbound RF signals; and an on-chip baseband-to-RF interface that includes: a receive/transmit section that, when in a receive mode, provides the stream of inbound symbols from the RF circuit to the baseband processing module and, when in a transmit mode, provides the stream of outbound symbols from the baseband processing module to the RF circuit; a control section that provides a control communication path between the baseband processing module and the RF circuit; and a clock section that provides a clock communication path between the baseband processing module and the RF circuit.