Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for enabling mobile TV functionality and universal serial bus (USB) functionality are provided. In an example aspect, a mobile television (TV) system includes a mobile TV receiver module and a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The mobile TV receiver module receives a radio frequency (RF) mobile TV signal that includes TV data, and generates a mobile TV data signal that includes the TV data. The USB interface receives the mobile TV data signal, and generates a USB output data signal that includes the TV data. In an aspect, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality are provided in an integrated circuit chip. In one example, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality share at least one power supply. In another example, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality are powered by respective power supplies that are electrically isolated from each other.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for semiconductor wafers and integrated circuit chip packaging techniques are provided. A wafer is fabricated that supports multiple different packaging techniques. The wafer is formed to have a plurality of integrated circuit regions. A first plurality of terminals is formed on a surface of the wafer in a central region of each integrated circuit region. A second plurality of terminals is formed on the surface of the wafer in a peripheral region of each integrated circuit region. For each integrated circuit region, each terminal of the second plurality of terminals is electrically coupled through the wafer to at least one terminal of the first plurality of terminals. The integrated circuit regions can be separated into chips that can be packaged in multiple ways. In an aspect, a wafer may be fabricated that supports wire-bond packaging or wafer level ball grid array (WLBGA) packaging for a common chip/die configuration of the wafer.

Abstract: The clock generating portion of a communication system includes a low-power, high-jitter phase locked loop (PLL) and a high-power, low-jitter PLL. Control logic within the chip allows for selective switching between the low-power and high-power PLL for receiving the broadcast signals, such as mobile TV signals. The switching may occur in a manner that is dependent on the conditions of the wireless channel and/or the complexity of the modulation scheme being used. The switching may be used to provide an oscillating signal from one or both of the PLLs to a receiver to be used to receive communication signals. The control logic may power off one of the PLLs to save power when not in use.