Invention Publication
- Patent Title: SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP WITH LOCAL OSCILLATOR BUFFER REUSED FOR LOOP-BACK TEST AND ASSOCIATED LOOP-BACK TEST METHOD
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Application No.: US18104761Application Date: 2023-02-01
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Publication No.: US20230179240A1Publication Date: 2023-06-08
- Inventor: Jui-Lin Hsu , Hsiang-Yun Chu , Yen-Tso Chen , Jen-Hao Cheng , Wei-Hsiu Hsu , Tzu-Chin Lin , Chih-Ming Hung , Jing-Hong Conan Zhan
- Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Main IPC: H04B1/04
- IPC: H04B1/04 ; H01P5/10 ; H03H7/42 ; H04B1/30 ; H04B1/3805

Abstract:
A semiconductor chip includes a first wireless communication circuit, a second wireless communication circuit, and an auxiliary path. The first wireless communication circuit includes a signal path, wherein the signal path includes a signal node. The second wireless communication circuit includes a mixer and a local oscillator (LO) buffer. The LO buffer is arranged to receive and buffer an LO signal, and is further arranged to provide the LO signal to the mixer. The auxiliary path is arranged to electrically connect the LO buffer to the signal node of the signal path, wherein the LO buffer is reused for a loop-back test function of the first wireless communication circuit through the auxiliary path.
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