Radio frequency transceiver integrated circuit floor plan applicable to MIMO

A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising:

• a first RF transceiver group;
• a first baseband section communicatively coupled to the first RF transceiver group;
• a second RF transceiver group;
• a second baseband section communicatively coupled to the second RF transceiver group and residing in substantial symmetry with the first baseband section about a center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC;
• local oscillation generation circuitry;
• and
• local oscillation distribution circuitry operably coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry, to the first RF transceiver group, and to the second RF transceiver group.

A Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising:

• a first RF transceiver group;
• a second RF transceiver group residing in substantial symmetry with the first RF transceiver group about a first center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC;
• a third RF transceiver group residing in substantial symmetry with the first RF transceiver group about a second center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC, the second center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC substantially perpendicular to the first center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC;
• a fourth RF transceiver group residing in substantial symmetry with the third RF transceiver group about the first center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC and residing in substantial symmetry with the second RF transceiver group about the second center line of symmetry of the RF transceiver IC;
• a first baseband section communicatively coupled to the first RF transceiver group;
• a second baseband section communicatively coupled to the second RF transceiver group;
• a third baseband section communicatively coupled to the third RF transceiver group;
• a fourth baseband section communicatively coupled to the fourth RF transceiver group;
• local oscillation generation circuitry;
• and
• local oscillation distribution circuitry operably coupled to the local oscillation generation circuitry, to the first RF transceiver group, to the second RF transceiver group, to the third RF transceiver group, and to the fourth RF transceiver group.