摘要:
Tunable low noise amplifier using an RF current feed back loop (L) coupled between input (IM) and output (OM) means and including first (CAI) and second (CA2) serially coupled first order lowpass RF current amplifiers as well RF current inverter means (INV). To obtain narrow bandpass selectivity within a relatively wide tuning range e.g. from 40MHz to 1000MHz said first RF current amplifier is being provided with a current gain larger than that of the second RF current amplifier, and a 3 dB cut off frequency lower than the 3 dB cut off frequency of said second RF current amplifier, a tuning control signal being supplied to both first and second RF current amplifiers to vary the respective 3 dB cut off frequencies thereof.
摘要:
Receiver comprising an RF front end circuit for a selection and conversion of an RF input signal into a pair of quadrature IF (intermediate frequency) signals being supplied through in-phase and phase quadrature signal paths to signal inputs of quadrature phase detection means included in a (PLL) phase locked loop, an output of said quadrature phase detection means being coupled through a loop filter to a control input of a quadrature IF oscillator supplying a pair of quadrature IF oscillator signals to carrier inputs of said quadrature phase detection means. To suppress amplitude and phase mismatch deteriorating proper mirror cancellation said quadrature phase detection means is coupled to amplitude and phase error detection means for a detection of amplitude and phase errors in the output signal of said quadrature phase detection means and a quadrature frequency doubler is coupled between the quadrature local oscillator and carrier inputs of said amplitude and phase error detection means to supply respectively thereto in-phase and phase quadrature error detection carrier signals at twice the IF carrier frequency of said pair of quadrature IF signals, said amplitude and phase error detection means respectively providing amplitude and phase error signals through first and second low-pass filters to an amplitude correction circuit and a phase correction circuit preceding at least one of the inputs of said quadrature phase detection means for a negative feedback of said amplitude and phase errors.
摘要:
Mirror suppression circuit and receiver using such mirror suppression circuit comprising a first quadrature signal path coupled between quadrature signal input and output terminals and including an error correction circuit for correction of amplitude and phase errors in a carrier modulated quadrature signal comprising a pair of in-phase and phase quadrature signal components. To obtain a suppression of both amplitude and phase imbalance of said carrier modulated quadrature signal as well as signal amplitude variations, a quadrature output of said error correction circuit being coupled through a first filter circuit for a selection of said quadrature signal to a first quadrature input of an error detection circuit, said first quadrature signal path being coupled prior to said first filter circuit through a second quadrature signal path to a second quadrature input of said error detection circuit, said error detection circuit detecting amplitude and phase errors and providing amplitude and phase control signals to amplitude and phase control inputs of said error correction circuit for a negative feed back of said amplitude and phase errors to said error correction circuit, said amplitude control signal varying with at least one of products I w *I ref and Q w *Q ref and said phase control signal varying with at least one of products I w *Q ref and Q w *I ref , I w and Q w , respectively I ref and Q ref , representing the in-phase and phase quadrature signal components of said quadrature signal at the first quadrature input of the error detection circuit, respectively the in-phase and phase quadrature signal components of a quadrature reference signal occurring at the negative carrier frequency of said quadrature signal at the second quadrature input ofthe error detection circuit.
摘要:
Controllable oscillator circuit comprising a regenerative loop which incorporates a cascade circuit of first and second sections each having a controllable gain and a phase shift which is 90° at the oscillation frequency, the first and second sections comprising first and second transconductance amplifiers, respectively, outputs of which are coupled to third and fourth transconductance amplifiers, which are positively fed back from the output to the input, and via first and second capacitors to inputs of the second and first gain controlled amplifiers, said first and second capacitors being coupled in parallel to first and second load resistors, respectively, a tuning control current being supplied to control inputs of the first and second transconductance amplifiers, the output of at least one of the first and second transconductance amplifiers being coupled to an amplitude detection arrangement providing a gain control current for an automatic gain control to control inputs of the third and fourth transconductance amplifiers, said first and third transconductance amplifiers of the first section having a differential pair of first and second output terminals in common, said second and fourth transconductance amplifiers of the second section having a differential pair of third and fourth output terminals in common. In order to provide an oscillator capable of generating sinusoidal signals and tuneable at lower tuning frequencies and operating at lower supply voltages than the above conventional oscillator circuit, said first and second parallel RC filters are coupled between the first and second output terminals and the third and fourth output terminals, respectively, said first to fourth output terminals being respectively coupled to first to fourth DC current paths shunting at least a substantial part of said tuning and gain control currents to a supply voltage.
摘要:
Receiver comprising an RF input filter including a digitally controlled capacitor bank (Cb) with n capacitors being controlled by a tuning control signal (Vtune) for varying the tuning frequency of the RF input filter within a tuning range. For an improvement of the receiver in price/performance ratio the n capacitors of the digitally controlled capacitor bank (Cb) are monolithically integrated, whereas the bandwidth of the tuneable RF input filter is being adjusted to the maximum relative spread of said capacitors. A continuous tuning control signal (Vtune) is being supplied through an analogue to digital converter (A/D) to said capacitor bank (Cb) and to a first input of a differential stage (DS), an output of the analogue to digital converter (A/D) being coupled through a digital to analogue converter (D/A) to a second input of a differential stage (DS), an output of the differential stage (DS) being coupled to a control terminal of a variable capacitance diode (D) being arranged in parallel to the digitally controlled capacitor bank (Cb).
摘要:
A circuit for measuring absolute spread in capacitors implemented in planary technology using a charge pump (CP) supplying a charge current to an internal capacitor (Cint), the voltage across the internal capacitor (Cint) being coupled through a comparator (COM) for comparing said voltage with first and second threshold levels to a bistable multivibrator (BM) for reversing the direction of the charge current to charge the internal capacitor (Cint) when said voltage decreases below the second threshold level and to decharge the internal capacitor (Cint), when said voltage increases above the first threshold level, the charge current being determined by a reference voltage being provided across an external resistor (Rext), said first and second threshold levels defining a voltage range being proportional to the reference voltage, an output signal of the bistable multivibrator being coupled to frequency measuring means (CFM) to compare the repetition frequency thereof with a reference frequency.
摘要:
The invention relates to a communication device including a power amplifier for amplifying a modulated high frequency carrier signal comprising a resonance circuit arranged between resonance circuit input means and antenna means. To improve the power added efficiency of the power amplifier, the resonance circuit input means is provided with an excitation circuit for supplying an excitation signal to the resonance circuit phase and/or frequency coupled with the modulated high frequency carrier signal and having a duty cycle significantly less than 50 %.
摘要:
Controllable oscillator circuit comprising a regenerative loop which incorporates a cascade circuit of first and second sections each having a controllable gain and a phase shift which is 90° at the oscillation frequency, the first and second sections comprising first and second transconductance amplifiers, respectively, outputs of which are coupled to third and fourth transconductance amplifiers, which are positively fed back from the output to the input, and via first and second capacitors to inputs of the second and first gain controlled amplifiers, said first and second capacitors being coupled in parallel to first and second load resistors, respectively, a tuning control current being supplied to control inputs of the first and second transconductance amplifiers, the output of at least one of the first and second transconductance amplifiers being coupled to an amplitude detection arrangement providing a gain control current for an automatic gain control to control inputs of the third and fourth transconductance amplifiers, said first and third transconductance amplifiers of the first section having a differential pair of first and second output terminals in common, said second and fourth transconductance amplifiers of the second section having a differential pair of third and fourth output terminals in common. In order to provide an oscillator capable of generating sinusoidal signals and tuneable at lower tuning frequencies and operating at lower supply voltages than the above conventional oscillator circuit, said first and second parallel RC filters are coupled between the first and second output terminals and the third and fourth output terminals, respectively, said first to fourth output terminals being respectively coupled to first to fourth DC current paths shunting at least a substantial part of said tuning and gain control currents to a supply voltage.
摘要:
Controllable operational transconductance power amplifier (controllable power OTA) including an input stage receiving a differential input signal (OVin) and deriving therefrom first (i1) and second (i2) low power current signals being coupled to first (ccs1) and second (ccs2) current controlled output current sources being arranged in class B push pull configuration. To obtain an effective gain control while securing power efficiency and linearity, the overall gain of the power OTA is controlled by varying the gain or transconductance of the input stage (c15) and by the use of means for bi-directionally rectifying said first (i1) and second (io) low power current signals and providing in mutual alternation power amplification of said first (i1) and second (i2) low power current signals into first (I01) and second (Io2) mutually exclusive high power current output signals, which are supplied through a current summer to a current output (I0) of said linear power amplifier.
摘要:
Receiver comprising an RF input filter including a digitally controlled capacitor bank with n capacitors being controlled by a tuning control signal for varying the tuning frequency of the RF input filter within a tuning range. For an improvement of the receiver in price/performance ratio the n capacitors of the digitally controlled capacitor bank are monolythically integrated, whereas the bandwidth of the tunable RF input filter is being adjusted to the maximum relative spread of said capacitors. A continuous tuning control signal is being supplied through an analogue to digital (AD) converter to said capacitor bank and to a first input of a differential stage, an output of the AD converter being coupled through a digital to analogue (DA) converter to a second input of a differential stage, an output of the differential stage being coupled to a control terminal of a variable capacitance diode being arranged in parallel to the digitally controlled capacitor bank.