Integrated circuit and method for reception of radio frequency signals

A method for reception of antenna signals, the method comprising:

• receiving a radio frequency, RF, antenna signal associated with a desired radio frequency (RF) bandwidth or standard via diversity reception at an integrated circuit (IC),
• selectively providing said RF antenna signal to each amplifying path of a parallel amplifying path selected from a plurality of parallel amplifying paths, each parallel amplifying path associated with a different RF bandwidth or standard, the select parallel amplifying path and each of said select amplifying paths covering the desired RF bandwidth or standard associated with the received RF antenna signals, each amplifying path connecting a unique input of the IC with a corresponding unique output of the IC via at least one low noise amplifier, at least one variable attenuator unit, and/or at least one gain flattening unit for flattening the gain in the frequency domain, each of the low noise amplifier, the variable attenuator unit, and the gain flattening unit of the respective amplifying paths being adapted to operate at the respective RF bandwidth or standard associated with the parallel amplifying path with which the respective amplifying path is associated, and
• controlling gain and/or flatness of each amplifying path by means of a digital processing unit through at least one control interface connected with the corresponding amplifying path.