Wireless system-in-package and corresponding wireless printer system

A printer comprising:

• a wireless transceiver in communication with a network device, wherein the network device is separate from the printer, and wherein the wireless transceiver comprises
• a low noise amplifier configured to receive a first radio frequency signal from the network device,
• a receiver configured to (i) receive the first radio frequency signal from the low noise amplifier, and (ii) generate a first baseband signal based on the first radio frequency signal,
• a transmitter configured to generate a second radio frequency signal based on a second baseband signal, and
• a power amplifier configured to transmit the second radio frequency signal to the network device,
• a system in a package comprising
• a printed circuit board;
• a first system on a chip configured to mount on the printed circuit board, wherein the first system on the chip comprises the receiver and the transmitter, and
• a second system on a chip separate from the first system on the chip, wherein the second system on the chip is configured to mount on the printed circuit board, and wherein the second system on the chip comprises
• a baseband processing module configured to (i) process the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal, and (ii) generate a data signal based on the first baseband signal, and
• an imaging module configured to process the data signal to generate an image signal, wherein physical printing is performed according to the image signal;
• and
• a print mechanism configured to (i) receive the image signal, and (ii) perform the physical printing in response to the image signal.

A method of operating a system in a package, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a receiver, a first radio frequency signal from a low noise amplifier;
• generating a first baseband signal based on the first radio frequency signal;
• transmitting, based on a second baseband signal, a second radio frequency signal from a transmitter to a power amplifier,
• wherein the receiver and the transmitter are implemented in a first system on a chip, wherein the first system on the chip is mounted on a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is configured to connect to a second circuit board mounted within a printer, and wherein the receiver, the low noise amplifier, the transmitter, and the power amplifier operate collectively as a wireless transceiver;
• processing the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal using a baseband processing module;
• generating a data signal based on the first baseband signal;
• and
• processing the data signal to implement physical printing using an imaging module,
• wherein the baseband processing module and the imaging module are implemented within a second system on a chip, wherein the second system on the chip is separate from the first system on the chip, and wherein the second system on the chip is mounted on the printed circuit board.