Aspects of a method and system for sharing low noise amplifier (LNA)
circuitry in a single chip Bluetooth and wireless local area network
(WLAN) system are disclosed. Aspects of the system may comprise a chip
with integrated WLAN and Bluetooth radios. RF signals may be received via
a single antenna coupled to a shared LNA integrated in chip. When WLAN
signals are received they are communicated from the shared LNA to a
subsequent amplification stage integrated within the WLAN radio. When
Bluetooth signals are received they are communicated from the shared LNA
to a subsequent amplification stage that comprises a transconductance
amplifier integrated within the WLAN radio and an LNA load integrated
within the Bluetooth radio. Gains in the LNAs, the transconductance
amplifier, and/or the subsequent WLAN amplification stage may be
dynamically adjusted. Outputs from the subsequent amplification stages
may be communicated to mixers for further processing.