A transceiver includes a transmitter portion with an analog modulator that
modulates data using frequency shift keyed (FSK) modulation techniques to
increase efficiency, reduce power consumption, and reduce IC real estate
in comparison to current digital FSK modulation circuits. The analog
modulator comprises a loop that includes a pair of integrators and a pair
of mixers. In at least one embodiment, the pair of mixers comprises
switches that control a polarity of a modulated output signal that is
produced to an up-conversion module for up-conversion to RF. The
up-conversion module, then, when mixing the modulated output signal with
a local oscillation signal, produces an output having one of two possible
frequencies wherein the frequencies are a function of the polarity of the
modulated output signal. In one embodiment of the invention, the analog
modulator comprises differential circuitry, including a plurality of
differential switches for cross-connecting input signals to one of a pair
of inputs of an amplifier within each of a pair of integrators. Thus, the
polarity of the modulated output signal is, at least in part, a function
of whether a given signal is input to a positive or a negative terminal
of the amplifier within the pair of integrators.