A fully integrated, programmable mixed-signal radio transceiver comprising
a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) which is frequency and
protocol agnostic with digital inputs and outputs, the radio transceiver
being programmable and configurable for multiple radio frequency bands
and standards and being capable of connecting to many networks and
service providers. The RFIC includes a tunable resonant circuit that
includes a transmission line having an inductance, a plurality of
switchable capacitors configured to be switched into and out of the
tunable resonant circuit in response to a first control signal, and at
least one variable capacitor that can be varied in response to a second
control signal, wherein a center resonant frequency of the resonant
circuit is electronically tunable responsive to the first and second
control signals that control a first capacitance value of the plurality
of switchable capacitors and a second capacitance value of the at least
one variable capacitor.