Programmable wireless communication device

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

determine operational parameters in accordance with a wireless communication protocol;

determine transmitter calibration information based on transmitter feedback and the operational parameters; and

determine receiver calibration information based on receiver feedback and the operational parameters;

a receiver section configured to:

produce a tuned down-conversion signal based upon the receiver calibration information;

convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream based on the tuned down-conversion signal; and

generate the receiver feedback based on the converting the inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream;

a transmitter section configured to:

produce a tuned up-conversion signal based upon the transmitter calibration information;

convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal based on the operational parameters and in accordance with the tuned up-conversion signal; and

generate the transmitter feedback based on the converting the outbound symbol stream into the outbound RF signal.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , further comprising an antenna system configured to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the operational parameters to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , wherein the antenna system comprises:

a plurality of antenna segments;

configuration circuitry to configure at least one of the plurality of antenna segments into the antenna structure in accordance with at least one of the frequency band, the channel, and the channel bandwidth of the wireless communication protocol; and

compensation circuitry configured to adjust a characteristic of the antenna structure based on at least one of: an antenna radiation pattern, a gain setting, an impedance setting, an attenuation setting, attenuation roll-off, an antenna quality factor, an antenna polarization setting, and an antenna diversity setting.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , wherein the antenna system comprises at least two of:

a WCDMA antenna structure;

an HSDPA antenna structure;

an HSUPA antenna structure;

a GSM antenna structure;

an RFID antenna structure;

an EDGE antenna structure;

a GPRS antenna structure;

a WLAN antenna structure;

a WPAN antenna structure;

a GPS antenna structure;

a DVB-H antenna structure;

a DMB antenna structure;

an FM antenna structure; or

an NFC coil structure.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna system comprises:

a plurality of first antennas having a first orthogonal orientation there between; and

a plurality of second antennas having a second orthogonal orientation there between, wherein the plurality of second antennas is interspersed with the plurality of first antennas.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

generate a receiver configuration signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol; and

generate a transmitter configuration signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , the transmitter section comprising:

an analog filter configured to filter the outbound symbol stream and to produce a filtered outbound symbol stream;

up-conversion circuitry configured to mix the filtered outbound symbol stream with the tuned up-conversion signal to produce an up-converted signal;

a power amplifier configured to amplify the up-converted signal to produce an amplified up-converted signal;

RF filtering circuitry configured to RF filter the amplified up-converted signal to produce an RF filtered up-converted signal; and

antenna matching circuitry configured to have a desired impedance and to output the RF filtered up-converted signal as the outbound RF signal to the antenna system.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , the receiver section comprising:

antenna matching circuitry configured to receive the inbound RF signal;

RF filtering circuitry configured to filter the inbound RF signal to produce an RF filtered inbound RF signal;

low noise amplifier circuitry configured to amplify the RF filtered inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal;

down-conversion circuitry configured to mix the amplified inbound RF signal with the tuned down-conversion signal to produce a down-converted signal; and

analog filter circuitry configured to filter the down-converted signal to produce the inbound symbol stream.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication protocol comprises at least one of:

a wide bandwidth code division multiplexing (WCDMA) protocol;

a high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) protocol;

a high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) protocol;

a global system for mobile communications (GSM) protocol;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) protocol;

an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) protocol;

a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) protocol;

a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol;

a wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocol;

a global positioning system (GPS) protocol;

a digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) protocol;

a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) protocol;

a frequency modulation (FM) radio protocol; or

a near field communication (NFC) protocol.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameters comprise at least two of:

a frequency band in accordance with the wireless communication protocol;

a channel within the frequency band;

channel bandwidth of the channel;

interferer frequency;

antenna radiation pattern;

full duplex communication;

half duplex communication;

gain setting;

impedance setting;

attenuation setting;

attenuation roll-off;

antenna quality factor;

antenna polarization setting; or

antenna diversity setting.

11. A wireless communication device comprises:

processing circuitry configured to generate tuning information and configuration information based upon a wireless communication protocol;

a receiver section configured based upon the configuration information to convert an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the tuning information;

a transmitter section configured based upon the configuration information to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal in accordance with the tuning information; and

an antenna system configured to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the configuration information to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the transmitter section comprises:

analog filter circuitry configured to filter the outbound symbol stream and to produce a filtered outbound symbol stream;

up-conversion circuitry configured to mix the filtered outbound symbol stream with a transmit local oscillation to produce an up-converted signal;

power amplifier circuitry configured to amplify the up-converted signal to produce an amplified up-converted signal;

RF filtering circuitry configured to RF filter the amplified up-converted signal to produce an RF filtered up-converted signal; and

antenna matching circuit circuitry configured to have a desired impedance and to output the RF filtered up-converted signal as the outbound RF signal to the antenna system.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the receiver section comprises:

antenna matching circuitry configured to receive the inbound RF signal;

RF filtering circuitry configured to RF filter the inbound RF signal to produce an RF filtered inbound RF signal;

low noise amplifier circuitry configured to amplify the RF filtered inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal;

down-conversion circuitry configured to mix the amplified inbound RF signal with a receiver local oscillation to produce a down-converted signal; and

analog filter circuitry configured to filter the down-converted signal to produce the inbound symbol stream.

14. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the antenna system comprises:

a plurality of antenna segments;

configuration circuitry coupled to configure at least one of the plurality of antenna segments into the antenna structure in accordance with at least one of the frequency band, the channel, and the channel bandwidth of the wireless communication protocol; and

compensation circuitry configured to adjust a characteristic of the antenna structure based on at least one of: an antenna radiation pattern, a gain setting, an impedance setting, an attenuation setting, attenuation roll-off, an antenna quality factor, an antenna polarization setting, and an antenna diversity setting.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication protocol comprises at least one of:

a wide bandwidth code division multiplexing (WCDMA) protocol;

a high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) protocol;

a high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) protocol;

a global system for mobile communications (GSM) protocol;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) protocol;

an Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) protocol;

a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) protocol;

a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol;

a wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocol;

a global positioning system (GPS) protocol;

a digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) protocol;

a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) protocol;

a frequency modulation (FM) radio protocol; or

a near field communication (NFC) protocol.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the antenna system comprises:

a plurality of first antennas having a first orthogonal orientation there between; and

a plurality of second antennas having a second orthogonal orientation there between, wherein the plurality of second antennas is interspersed with the plurality of first antennas;

17. The wireless communication device of claim 11 , wherein the operational parameters comprise at least two of:

a frequency band in accordance with the wireless communication protocol;

a channel within the frequency band;

channel bandwidth of the channel;

interferer frequency;

antenna radiation pattern;

full duplex communication;

half duplex communication;

gain setting;

impedance setting;

attenuation setting;

attenuation roll-off;

antenna quality factor;

antenna polarization setting; or

antenna diversity setting.

18. A method for operating a wireless communication device comprising:

determining operational parameters in accordance with a wireless communication protocol;

determining transmitter calibration information based on transmitter feedback and the operational parameters;

determining receiver calibration information based on receiver feedback and the operational parameters;

producing a tuned down-conversion signal based upon the receiver calibration information;

converting an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream based on the tuned down-conversion signal;

generating the receiver feedback based on the converting the inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream;

producing a tuned up-conversion signal based upon the transmitter calibration information;

converting an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal based on the operational parameters and in accordance with the tuned up-conversion signal; and

generating the transmitter feedback based on the converting the outbound symbol stream into the outbound RF signal.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising configuring an antenna system to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the operational parameters to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the operational parameters comprise at least two of:

a frequency band in accordance with the wireless communication protocol;

a channel within the frequency band;

channel bandwidth of the channel;

interferer frequency;

antenna radiation pattern;

full duplex communication;

half duplex communication;

gain setting;

attenuation setting;

attenuation roll-off;

antenna quality factor;

antenna polarization setting; or

antenna diversity setting.