An integrated automatic IIP2 calibration architecture for wireless
transceivers is disclosed. The architecture enables a wireless
transceiver to generate a test radio frequency (RF) signal having a
second order tone with minimal additional circuitry. In particular, the
test RF signal is generated using a combination of native transceiver
circuits and test adaptor circuits. Native transceiver circuits are those
circuits implemented on the transceiver chip for executing native
transceiver functions during normal operation, which can be used for
generating the test (RF) signal. Test adaptor circuits are added to the
transceiver chip, more specifically to the native circuits, for enabling
the native circuits to generate the test RF signal in a self-test mode of
operation. Circuits for implementing a particular IIP2 minimizing scheme
can be included on the transceiver chip for automatic IIP2 calibration
during the self-test mode of operation.