The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit for
communication (radio frequency IC) capable of detecting and correcting
variations in an amplitude loop band of a transmission circuit having a
phase control loop and an amplitude control loop without using an
external measuring apparatus. In a semiconductor integrated circuit for
communication (radio frequency IC) including a transmission circuit
having a phase control loop for controlling the phase of a carrier wave
and an amplitude control loop for controlling the amplitude of a
transmission output signal, a calibration circuit for detecting
variations in a loop gain of the amplitude control loop and correcting
the loop band is provided. The calibration circuit detects variations in
a loop gain by comparing a feedback signal with an output signal of a
modulation circuit while changing electric parameters of any of circuits
on the amplitude control loop step by step, and corrects the loop band by
changing characteristics of any of the circuits on the amplitude control
loop in accordance with the detected variations.