摘要:
A MIMO transceiver integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of multiple band direct conversion transmitter sections, a plurality of multiple band direct conversion receiver sections, and a local oscillation generation module. Each of the plurality of multiple band direct conversion transmitter sections includes a transmit baseband module and a multiple frequency band transmission module. Each of the plurality of multiple band direct conversion receiver sections includes a multiple frequency band reception module and a receiver baseband module. The local oscillation generation module is operably coupled to generate the first frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band MIMO transceiver IC is in a first mode and operably coupled to generate the second frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band MIMO transceiver IC is in a second mode.
摘要:
Local oscillation circuitry for use in an RF transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) includes local oscillation generation circuitry operable to produce a local oscillation and local oscillation distribution circuitry. The local oscillation distribution circuitry includes a splitting circuit, a first distribution portion, and a second distribution portion. The splitting circuit receives the local oscillation and produces multiple copies of the local oscillation. The first distribution portion produces a first local oscillation corresponding to a first RF band and a second local oscillation corresponding to a second RF band based and to provide the first local oscillation and the second local oscillation to a first RF transceiver group. The second distribution portion produces a first local oscillation and a second local oscillation and provides the first local oscillation and the second local oscillation to the second RF transceiver group.
摘要:
An RF communications circuit having a reduced LO feed through image reject mixer is disclosed. The image reject mixer includes a quadrature phase transconductance stage coupled to a quadrature phase mixer of a quadrature phase mixer module and an in-phase mixer of an in-phase mixer module. The image reject mixer further includes an in-phase transconductance stage coupled to an in-phase mixer of the quadrature phase mixer module and a quadrature phase mixer of the in-phase mixer module. The output of the quadrature phase mixer and in-phase mixer of the quadrature phase mixer module are cross-coupled to form a quadrature phase local oscillator (LO) output and wherein the output of the quadrature phase mixer and in-phase mixer of the in-phase mixer module are cross-coupled to form an in-phase local oscillator (LO) output.
摘要:
A Class AB voltage-to-current converter includes a plurality of DC coupled transconductance stages that produce a linearized output and a biasing circuit. The biasing circuit generates a primary bias voltage that is greater than a generated secondary bias voltage. As such, the first transconductance stage becomes active before the second transconductance stage with respect to the magnitude of a differential input voltage, thereby allowing the transconductance of the secondary transconductance stage to be added (or subtracted) from the transconductance of the primary stage to improve the overall transconductance of the Class AB voltage-to-current converter. As each of the plurality of transconductance stages is biased differently from the others, the various transconductance stages are biased on to differing amounts based upon the biasing signals as well as the input signal.
摘要:
A MIMO transceiver integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of multiple band direct conversion transmitter sections, a plurality of multiple band direct conversion receiver sections, and a local oscillation generation module. Each of the plurality of multiple band direct conversion transmitter sections includes a transmit baseband module and a multiple frequency band transmission module. Each of the plurality of multiple band direct conversion receiver sections includes a multiple frequency band reception module and a receiver baseband module. The local oscillation generation module is operably coupled to generate the first frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band MIMO transceiver IC is in a first mode and operably coupled to generate the second frequency band local oscillation when the multiple band MIMO transceiver IC is in a second mode.
摘要:
A power amplifier includes a transconductance stage, a cascode stage, and may include a signal level detection and bias determination module. The transconductance stage is operable to receive an input voltage signal and to produce an output current signal. The cascode stage communicatively couples to the transconductance stage and is operable to receive the output current signal and to produce an output voltage signal based thereupon. The cascode stage includes a Metal Oxide Silicon (MOS) transistor and a corresponding parasitic bipolar junction transistor, each of the gate of the MOS transistor and the base of the parasitic bipolar junction transistor available for voltage control. The signal level detection and bias determination module operably couples to the cascode stage and is operable to controllably bias the gate of the MOS transistor and to controllably bias the base of the corresponding parasitic bipolar junction transistor.
摘要:
Often programmable gain attenuators (PGAs) are combined with high pass filters. Adjustment of the highpass filter however can have unintended effects, such as changing the step size of the PGA. By placing the resistance of the highpass filter in parallel with a programmable attenuator divider, the steps of the PGA can be minimally affected as the highpass frequency is adjusted.
摘要:
A design of integrated circuit components to prevent accidental turn on when large input signals are accepted. With integrated circuits operated at lower power supply voltages, input signals having large peak values can tend to turn on devices within the integrated circuit erroneously. By placing amplifiers within the integrated circuits where input signals are received and removing the power of such amplifiers, accidental turn on can be minimized.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for improving the current matching within current mirror circuits in applications such as low voltage integrated circuits. Embodiments of the present invention attempt to maintain the proper current ratio between reference and output supplies by adjusting the reference output of the current mirror. An existing reference voltage on the output side of the mirror can be used or a reference voltage can be created to be used for the voltage regulation of the reference side of the current mirror.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for improving the current matching within current mirror circuits in applications such as low voltage integrated circuits. Embodiments of the present invention attempt to maintain the proper current ratio between reference and output supplies by adjusting the reference output of the current mirror. An existing reference voltage on the output side of the mirror can be used or a reference voltage can be created to be used for the voltage regulation of the reference side of the current mirror.