Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
The invention decreases phase distortion in a transmitter by balancing C load in the power amplifier input such that a PGA won't have phase distortion.
Abstract:
The invention enables a reversing IQ polarity in a bandpass filter so that the bandpass filter can filter signals with high side or low side injection.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
Abstract:
Aspects of a method and system for an integrated LC resonant current gain boosting amplifier may include amplifying within a chip, via an on-chip LC current gain circuit, an alternating current (AC) generated by an on-chip voltage-to-current converter, and converting within the chip, via an on-chip current-to-voltage circuit; the amplified alternating current to an output voltage. The on-chip LC current gain circuit comprises only passive components, which may include one or more resistors, one or more capacitors, and one or more inductors.
Abstract:
Aspects of a method and system for wide range amplitude detection are provided. In this regard, many electronic systems may require amplitude detection of a variety of signals with widely varying amplitudes. Aspects of the invention may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code to perform amplitude detection and may be easily configured to accommodate a wide range of amplitudes. In this regard, the configuration of the amplitude detector may be performed via simple design changes and/or may be dynamically configured by suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code. Accordingly, multiplexing a single instance of the wide range amplitude detector and/or multiplexing multiple instances of the wide range amplitude detector may result in reduced design time, reduced circuit size, and/or reduced cost.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for reducing interference in a signal are disclosed herein. Aspects of the method may comprise generating a first local oscillator signal. The generated first local oscillator signal may be phase-shifted to generate a second local oscillator signal and the second local oscillator signal may be phase-shifted to generate a third local oscillator signal. The first, second, and third local oscillator signals may be combined to generate a combined local oscillator signal, where a third harmonic and/or a fifth harmonic may be eliminated from the combined local oscillator signal. The generated second local oscillator signal may be multiplied by a factor of square root of two (√{square root over (2)}). The first and third local oscillator signals may be added to the multiplied second local oscillator signal. An input signal may be mixed with the generated combined local oscillator signal to generate a mixed output signal.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for fractional-N synthesis includes processing that begins by generating a 1st feedback frequency from the output frequency based on a fixed divider value. The processing continues by generating a 2nd feedback frequency from the output frequency based on a selectable divider value, a modified fractional value of the divider value, and a modified integer value of the divider value. The processing continues by determining whether the fractional value of the divider value is within a range of fractional values. If so, the 1st feedback frequency is used to produce the output. If the fractional portion of the divider value is not within the range of fractional values, the 2nd feedback frequency is used to produce the output frequency.
Abstract:
The invention enables an increase in linearity of a power amplifier while reducing current consumption by supplying a bias current to the power amplifier in a Class AB mode.