Abstract: An apparatus for radio frequency processing includes a local oscillator synthesizer circuit having a voltage controlled oscillator that generates an oscillator signal f1. A divide-by-N circuit receives the oscillator circuit f1 and divides that signal to produce an f1/N oscillator signal. A dual modulus synthesizer is connected to the divide-by-N circuit and generates a quadrature modulus signal f1/N. A receiver circuit and a transmitter circuit are operatively connected to the local oscillator synthesizer circuit. Each of the receiver circuits and transmitter circuits has at least two mixer circuits for mixing and respectively down converting/up converting intermediate radio frequency signals. The local oscillator synthesizer provides local oscillation for each of the mixer circuits.

Abstract: A radio frequency transceiver includes a radio frequency processor having a modulator/demodulator phase locked loop circuit for generating a second intermediate frequency signal. A heterodyne frequency translation loop circuit receives the second intermediate frequency signal and outputs a first intermediate frequency signal. A transmit mixer receives the first intermediate frequency signal and outputs a transmit radio frequency signal fo. A synthesizer circuit is operatively connected to the transmit mixer and the heterodyne frequency translation loop circuit for generating an oscillation signal to the transmit mixer and the heterodyne frequency translation loop circuit. The oscillation signal is divided down by factor N before passing into the heterodyne frequency translation loop circuit.