摘要:
A Receiver (17) that receives a load modulated analog input signal (19) and outputs digital data (20) detected in the input signal (19), which receiver (17) comprises: an in-phase mixer (21) that mixes the input signal (19) with an in-phase carrier frequency (22) and provides an in-phase component (23) of the down-converted input signal and a quadrature-phase mixer (24) that mixes the input signal (19) with a quadrature-phase carrier frequency (25) and provides a quadrature-phase component (26) of the down-converted input signal; an amplifier (29, 30) to amplify the in-phase component (23) and the quadrature-phase component (26) of the down-converted input signal; a DC block filter (31) to remove the DC component of the in-phase component (23) and the quadrature-phase component (26), wherein the receiver furthermore comprises: an in-phase correlator (33, 34) and a quadrature-phase correlator (35, 36) for each of the in-phase component (23) and the quadrature-phase component (26) to correlate the in-phase component (23) and the quadrature-component (26) with an in-phase component (37) and a quadrature-phase component (38) of a subcarrier or code clock frequency of the input signal (19); a combiner (41) to combine four output signals (48 to 51) of the two in-phase correlators (33, 34) and the two quadrature-phase correlators (35, 36); a slicer (43) to sample an output signal (42) of the combiner (41) at maximum energy levels to output the digital data (20) detected in the input signal (19).
摘要:
A system of an antenna (8) and an integrated circuit (9) with at least one input pin (10) to receive an antenna signal (11) with a carrier frequency and to demodulate data modulated within the antenna signal (11), which system comprises an antenna signal processing circuit (12) to process the antenna signal (11) from the antenna (8) and a demodulator (14) to demodulate the processed antenna signal (13) and to provide the received data wherein the antenna (8) is directly connected to the input pin (10) and that the antenna signal processing circuit (12) realized within the integrated circuit (9) comprises a passive resistor (15) with a first connection (16) connected to the input pin (10) to transfer the high voltage of the antenna signal (11) into a current domain antenna signal (17) at a second connection (18) of the passive resistor (15).
摘要:
A device (1)) with an antenna that receives a target carrier signal (3) from a remote target (2) and transmits a device carrier signal (6) modulated with data to communicate data between the device (1) and the target (2), which device (1) comprises: clock extraction means (4) to extract a target clock (5) from the target carrier signal (3); driver means (9) to generate the device carrier signal (6) from a device clock (8); synchronization means (7) to synchronize the frequency and phase of the device clock (8) with the target clock (5), wherein that the synchronization means (7) comprise: time measurement means (10) to measure the phase difference between the target clock (5) and the device clock (8) or an internal device clock (33) related to the device clock (8) and to provide a phase information ( Õ 1 , Õ 2 , Õ 3 ); measurement control means (20) to initiate a first time measurement that results in a first phase information ( Õ 1 ) and to initiate a second time measurement a fixed time period (”T) after the first time measurement that results in a second phase information ( Õ 2 ); frequency correction means (11) to correct the frequency of the device clock (8) and/or the internal device clock (33) to the frequency of the target clock (5) based on an evaluation of the first phase information ( Õ 1 ) and second phase information ( Õ 2 ) by evaluation means (21); which measurement control means (20) are built to initiate a third time measurement after the frequency correction of the device clock (8) and/or the internal device clock (33) that results in a third phase information ( Õ 3 ) evaluated by the evaluation means (21) and corrected by phase correction means (22) which correct the phase of the device clock (8) to the phase of the target clock (5).
摘要:
A device (5; 16; 26) that processes a Near Field Communication type application which device (5; 16; 26) comprises: a host controller circuit (3; 27) that processes device applications, that use the Near Field Communication type application, and that processes a host driver (7; 28) that communicates based on a first interface protocol (NCI; EMV); a NFC controller circuit (4; 33) that processes a Near Field Communication type contactless interface (6; 35) and a controller driver (11; 32) that interfaces with the host controller circuit (3; 27), wherein the host controller circuit (3; 27) processes a first transmission module (9; 30) that interfaces with the host driver (7; 28) based on the first interface protocol (NCI; EMV) and with the controller driver (11; 32) based on a second interface protocol, which first transmission module (9; 30) furthermore processes substantially all none-time critical and/or memory consuming tasks of the Near Field Communication type application and wherein the NFC controller circuit (4; 33) comprises a second transmission module (12, 34) that processes all time critical tasks for the Near Field Communication type application towards the Near Field Communication type contactless interface (6; 35).
摘要:
A system (1) of a Host IC (2) connected via a wired data interface to a Client IC (3) to initiate the communication between the Host IC (2) and the Client IC (3) after power-on, wherein the Client IC (3) comprises a PLL stage (4) with a closed loop of a phase detector (5) a filter (6) and a voltage controlled oscillator (7) for the generation of the clock (C-clk) for the Client IC (3), which PLL stage (4) needs to be locked to the clock (H-clk) of the Host IC (2) for regular data communication via the wired data interface, which Client IC (3) comprises a power-on stage (4) to steer a switch (14) in the connection between the input of the clock (H-clk) of the Host IC (2) for the PLL stage (4) and the voltage controlled oscillator (7) of the PLL stage (4) to open the connection and to use the unregulated output clock of the free-running voltage controlled oscillator (7) in a time period after power-on for a power-on data communication via the wired data interface and to close the switch (14) after that time period for regular data communication.
摘要:
A device (5; 16; 26) that processes a Near Field Communication type application which device (5; 16; 26) comprises: a host controller circuit (3; 27) that processes device applications, that use the Near Field Communication type application, and that processes a host driver (7; 28) that communicates based on a first interface protocol (NCI; EMV); a NFC controller circuit (4; 33) that processes a Near Field Communication type contactless interface (6; 35) and a controller driver (11; 32) that interfaces with the host controller circuit (3; 27), wherein the host controller circuit (3; 27) processes a first transmission module (9; 30) that interfaces with the host driver (7; 28) based on the first interface protocol (NCI; EMV) and with the controller driver (11; 32) based on a second interface protocol, which first transmission module (9; 30) furthermore processes substantially all none-time critical and/or memory consuming tasks of the Near Field Communication type application and wherein the NFC controller circuit (4; 33) comprises a second transmission module (12, 34) that processes all time critical tasks for the Near Field Communication type application towards the Near Field Communication type contactless interface (6; 35).
摘要:
A Digital power amplifier (13) to drive an RFID antenna (10) with a substantial sinusoidal output current (I) which digital power amplifier (13) comprises: an integrated circuit (IC2) with a first transmission output pin (15) and a second transmission output pin (16) to provide an output signal (17); an adaption circuit (14) of discrete components (C2a, C2b) connected to the first and second transmission output pin (15, 16) to adapt the output signal (17) and feed the substantial sinusoidal output current (1) with a transmission resonance frequency to the RFID antenna (10), wherein the integrated circuit (IC2) comprises: a digital control section (19) with a number ofN wave-forming contacts (20) to output a digital wave-forming bit combination of N bits with a clock frequency M-times the transmission resonance frequency; a number ofN driver blocks (21) each connected with a first contact (22) to one of the wave-forming contacts (20) and a number of N/2 of them connected with a second contact to the first transmission output pin (15) and the other number of N/2 of them connected with their second contact to the second transmission output pin (16), which driver blocks (21) are built to provide increments of the substantial sinusoidal output current (I) to the first and second transmission output pin (15, 16).
摘要:
A communication apparatus (1) that comprises a NFC communication module with an antenna (2) to transmit and receive NFC Information (5, 6) over the antenna (2) based on the NFC Standard and that comprises an HBC communication module with at least one pad (14) to transmit and receive HBC Information (15) over the at least one pad (14) via a human body wherein the HBC communication module comprises HBC modulation means (17) to transmit and receive HBC Information (15) modulated in HBC frequency sidebands (18, 19) outside or slightly overlapping the NFC frequency band (7) to enable a parallel and independent communication of NFC Information (5, 6) and HBC Information (15).
摘要:
A device (1)) with an antenna that receives a target carrier signal (3) from a remote target (2) and transmits a device carrier signal (6) modulated with data to communicate data between the device (1) and the target (2), which device (1) comprises: clock extraction means (4) to extract a target clock (5) from the target carrier signal (3); driver means (9) to generate the device carrier signal (6) from a device clock (8); synchronization means (7) to synchronize the frequency and phase of the device clock (8) with the target clock (5), wherein that the synchronization means (7) comprise: time measurement means (10) to measure the phase difference between the target clock (5) and the device clock (8) or an internal device clock (33) related to the device clock (8) and to provide a phase information ( ϕ 1 , ϕ 2 , ϕ 3 ); measurement control means (20) to initiate a first time measurement that results in a first phase information ( ϕ 1 ) and to initiate a second time measurement a fixed time period (ΔT) after the first time measurement that results in a second phase information ( ϕ 2 ); frequency correction means (11) to correct the frequency of the device clock (8) and/or the internal device clock (33) to the frequency of the target clock (5) based on an evaluation of the first phase information ( ϕ 1 ) and second phase information ( ϕ 2 ) by evaluation means (21); which measurement control means (20) are built to initiate a third time measurement after the frequency correction of the device clock (8) and/or the internal device clock (33) that results in a third phase information ( ϕ 3 ) evaluated by the evaluation means (21) and corrected by phase correction means (22) which correct the phase of the device clock (8) to the phase of the target clock (5).