A 3 V GSM codec

Designed to satisfy the data conversion requirements of the Pan-European (GSM) cellular radio system, the chip is part of a four chip-set total GSM solution comprising the codec, the DSP, the digital ASIC, and the micro-controller. Fabricated in a 0.8 /spl mu/m double-poly, double-metal CMOS process, the integrated circuit combines a voiceband codec with a baseband codec plus auxiliary converters in an 80-pin TQFP package while running off a single 3 V power supply.