1. A transceiver module, comprising:
a connector suitable for receiving a plurality of voltage sources including an IC voltage from a power supply, the plurality of voltage sources each contributing noise to the IC voltage;
a voltage filter in communication with the connector, the voltage filter having an input voltage and an output voltage, the input voltage being the IC voltage, and the output voltage being a filtered voltage that is less than the IC voltage, the filtered voltage determined by a voltage drop across the voltage filter, wherein the voltage filter filters the noise contributed by the plurality of voltage sources including the IC voltage from the IC voltage; and
a signal processing IC in communication with the voltage filter, the signal processing IC having a Vdd selected to account for the voltage drop of the voltage filter such that the signal processing IC is configured to be powered by the filtered voltage, and the signal processing IC being operable at the filtered voltage.
2. The transceiver module as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a ROSA; and
a TOSA, one of the TOSA and the ROSA being in communication with the signal processing IC.
3. The transceiver module of claim 2, wherein the IC voltage is one of: about 1.8V; about 3.3V; or, about 5V.
4. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module is compatible with a data rate of about 10 Gbs.
5. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the signal processing IC comprises one of: a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit; an eye-opening circuit; and, an ASIC.
6. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the voltage filter is integrated onto the signal processing IC.
7. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the voltage filter comprises one of: a low-dropout (LDO) linear filter; a passive filter; or, an active filter.
8. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the voltage filter is adapted to filter noise in a range from about 10 Khz to about 3 Mhz.
9. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the signal processing IC includes a circuit that is sensitive to absolute voltage level and to noise.
10. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the signal processing IC includes a phase locked loop (PLL).
11. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein the input voltage is a filtered voltage.
12. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein a drop in voltage between the input voltage and the output voltage is in a range of about 5% to about 10%.
13. The transceiver module of claim 1, wherein a chip voltage Vdd associated with the signal processing IC is based upon a voltage drop associated with the voltage filter.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for providing an RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles in a state being stored in a container to a user, wherein
the RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles is stored in the container together with a medium that prevents the particles from adhering to one another;
the medium is a liquid;
the liquid has a specific color; and
the specific color of the liquid is determined so as to correspond to a characteristic frequency of the RF powder.
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5. The method for providing an RF powder according to claim 1, wherein the liquid contains a pigment and a fixative.
6. A method for providing an RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles in a state being stored in a container to a user, wherein
the RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles is stored in the container together with a medium that prevents the particles from adhering to one another;
the medium is a liquid;
the liquid has a specific color; and
the liquid contains a pigment and a fixative.
7. An RF powder-containing liquid comprising an RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles, wherein
the RF powder particles each includes a substrate and an antenna circuit element disposed on an insulating surface of the substrate;
the liquid has a specific color; and
the specific color of the liquid is determined so as to correspond to a characteristic frequency of the RF powder.
8. The RF powder-containing liquid according to claim 7, wherein RF powder is stored and managed in a state being contained in the liquid in a container.
9. The RF powder-containing liquid according to claim 8, wherein the liquid contains a pigment and a fixative.
10. An RF powder-containing liquid comprising an RF powder composed of a large number of RF powder particles, wherein
the RF powder particles each includes a substrate and an antenna circuit element disposed on an insulating surface of the substrate; and
the liquid contains a pigment and a fixative.
11. The RF powder-containing liquid according to claim 10, wherein the RF powder is stored and managed in a state being contained in the liquid in a container.
12. The RF powder-containing liquid according to claim 11, wherein the liquid has a specific color.
13. The RF powder-containing liquid according to claim 11, wherein the antenna circuit element is a resonant circuit that responds to an electromagnetic field from outside.