DIGITAL RF CONVERTER, DIGITAL RF MODULATOR AND TRANSMITTER INCLUDING THE SAME
    2.
    发明申请
    DIGITAL RF CONVERTER, DIGITAL RF MODULATOR AND TRANSMITTER INCLUDING THE SAME 有权
    数字射频转换器,数字射频调制器和发射器

    公开(公告)号:US20110150125A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12968731

    申请日:2010-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04L27/00 H03M3/02 H03M1/66

    摘要: There are provided a digital RF converter capable of improving a dynamic range and a signal to noise ratio of a transmitter and a digital RF modulator and a transmitter including the same. The digital RF converter may include: a delta-sigma modulated bits (DSMB) sub-block that generates a current magnitude corresponding to least-significant n bits among input signals at a first sampling speed; a least-significant bit (LSB) sub-block that generates a current magnitude corresponding to intermediate k bits among the input signals at a second sampling speed lower than the first sampling speed; and a most-significant bit (MSB) sub block that generates a current magnitude corresponding to most-significant m bits among the inputs signals at the second sampling speed.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够改善发射机和数字RF调制器的动态范围和信噪比的数字RF转换器,以及包括该数字RF转换器的发射机。 数字RF转换器可以包括:Δ-Σ调制比特(DSMB)子块,其以第一采样速度在输入信号中产生对应于最低有效n比特的电流幅度; 最低有效位(LSB)子块,其以比第一采样速度低的第二采样速度在输入信号中产生对应于中间k位的电流幅度; 和最高有效位(MSB)子块,其以第二采样速度在输入信号中产生对应于最高有效m位的电流幅度。

    PROGRAMMABLE COMPLEX MIXER
    3.
    发明申请
    PROGRAMMABLE COMPLEX MIXER 审中-公开
    可编程复合混合器

    公开(公告)号:US20130063199A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-14

    申请号:US13615423

    申请日:2012-09-13

    IPC分类号: G06G7/14

    CPC分类号: H03D7/165

    摘要: Disclosed is a programmable complex mixer. In accordance with the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to control an output by programming paths and signs of internal signals in a complex mixer to reduce a processing bandwidth, power consumption, and a chip area in a transceiver, thereby improving performance of a transceiver.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种可编程复合混合器。 根据本发明的实施例,可以通过在复合混频器中编程内部信号的路径和符号来控制输出,以减少收发器中的处理带宽,功耗和芯片面积,从而提高 收发器

    Digital RF converter and RF converting method thereof
    6.
    发明授权
    Digital RF converter and RF converting method thereof 有权
    数字RF转换器及其RF转换方法

    公开(公告)号:US08217818B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-10

    申请号:US12902125

    申请日:2010-10-11

    IPC分类号: H03M1/66

    CPC分类号: H03M3/504 H03M3/32

    摘要: Provided are a digital radio frequency (RF) converter and an RF converting method thereof. The RF frequency converter includes first and second RF output terminals of a differential form outputting an RF signal; a differential switch selectively connecting first and second nodes into the first and second RF output terminals in response to an oscillating waveform; at least one digital delay device column outputting a plurality of unit bits by sequentially delaying an input bit corresponding to the digital input signal; a front-end processor summing an output of the at least one digital delay device column; a plurality of current sources; and a plurality of first switches corresponding to the plurality of current sources, respectively, and delivering currents of current sources whose number corresponds to the sum value of the front-end processor among the plurality of current sources, to one of the first and second nodes.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种数字射频(RF)转换器及其RF转换方法。 RF频率转换器包括输出RF信号的差分形式的第一和第二RF输出端; 差分开关响应于振荡波形选择性地将第一和第二节点连接到第一和第二RF输出端子中; 至少一个数字延迟装置列通过顺序地延迟对应于数字输入信号的输入位而输出多个单位位; 前端处理器对所述至少一个数字延迟装置列的输出求和; 多个电流源; 以及分别对应于多个电流源的多个第一开关,并将数量对应于多个电流源中的前端处理器的和值的电流源的电流传送到第一和第二节点之一 。

    Time-to-digital converter and all digital phase-locked loop including the same
    7.
    发明授权
    Time-to-digital converter and all digital phase-locked loop including the same 有权
    时间到数字转换器和所有数字锁相环包括相同的

    公开(公告)号:US08344772B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US12956498

    申请日:2010-11-30

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06

    摘要: An all digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) includes: a phase counter accumulating a frequency setting word value and the phase of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) clock and detecting a fine phase difference between a reference clock and a retimed clock; a phase detector detecting a digital phase error value compensating for a phase difference between the frequency setting word value and the DCO clock according to the fine phase difference to detect a digital phase error value; a digital loop filter filtering the digital phase error value and controlling PLL operational characteristics; a lock detector generating a lock indication signal according an output of the digital loop filter; a digitally controlled oscillator varying the frequency of the DCO clock according to the output from the digital loop filter; and a retimed clock generator generating the retimed clock by retiming the DCO clock at a low frequency.

    摘要翻译: 全数字锁相环(ADPLL)包括:相位计数器累积频率设定字值和数字控制振荡器(DCO)时钟的相位,并检测参考时钟和重新定时钟之间的精细相位差; 相位检测器,根据所述精细相位差检测补偿所述频率设定字值与所述DCO时钟之间的相位差的数字相位误差值,以检测数字相位误差值; 数字环路滤波器滤除数字相位误差值并控制PLL的操作特性; 锁定检测器,根据数字环路滤波器的输出产生锁定指示信号; 数字控制振荡器根据数字环路滤波器的输出改变DCO时钟的频率; 以及重新计时的时钟发生器,通过以低频再定时DCO时钟产生重定时钟。

    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ALL DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP INCLUDING THE SAME
    8.
    发明申请
    TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ALL DIGITAL PHASE-LOCKED LOOP INCLUDING THE SAME 有权
    时数转换器和所有数字相位锁定环路

    公开(公告)号:US20110148490A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12956498

    申请日:2010-11-30

    IPC分类号: H03L7/08 H03M1/50

    摘要: An all digital phase-locked loop (ADPLL) includes: a phase counter accumulating a frequency setting word value and the phase of a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) clock and detecting a fine phase difference between a reference clock and a retimed clock; a phase detector detecting a digital phase error value compensating for a phase difference between the frequency setting word value and the DCO clock according to the fine phase difference to detect a digital phase error value; a digital loop filter filtering the digital phase error value and controlling PLL operational characteristics; a lock detector generating a lock indication signal according an output of the digital loop filter; a digitally controlled oscillator varying the frequency of the DCO clock according to the output from the digital loop filter; and a retimed clock generator generating the retimed clock by retiming the DCO clock at a low frequency.

    摘要翻译: 全数字锁相环(ADPLL)包括:相位计数器累积频率设定字值和数字控制振荡器(DCO)时钟的相位,并检测参考时钟和重新定时钟之间的精细相位差; 相位检测器,根据所述精细相位差检测补偿所述频率设定字值与所述DCO时钟之间的相位差的数字相位误差值,以检测数字相位误差值; 数字环路滤波器滤除数字相位误差值并控制PLL的操作特性; 锁定检测器,根据数字环路滤波器的输出产生锁定指示信号; 数字控制振荡器根据数字环路滤波器的输出来改变DCO时钟的频率; 以及重新计时的时钟发生器,通过以低频再定时DCO时钟产生重定时钟。

    Apparatus for automatic gain control and wireless receiver employing the same
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for automatic gain control and wireless receiver employing the same 失效
    用于自动增益控制的装置和采用该装置的无线接收器

    公开(公告)号:US07933369B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-26

    申请号:US11635197

    申请日:2006-12-07

    IPC分类号: H04L27/08

    摘要: Provided is an apparatus for automatic gain control (AGC) widely used in a receiver of a wireless communication system. The receiver of a wireless communication system includes: a step variable gain amplifier and an analog variable gain amplifier disposed in the path of a wireless signal and amplifying the wireless signal; an analog gain control unit for generating a gain control voltage for feedback-controlling an amplification value of the analog variable gain amplifier; a digital gain control unit for receiving the control voltage and generating a digital code determining an amplification value of the step variable gain amplifier. The apparatus for AGC constituted as described above can reduce power consumption and the number of devices by efficiently running an AGC loop in an analog domain, and can be embodied at low cost in a structure appropriately controlling the step gain amplifier and the analog gain amplifier.

    摘要翻译: 提供了广泛用于无线通信系统的接收机中的自动增益控制(AGC)的装置。 无线通信系统的接收机包括:设置在无线信号的路径中的步进可变增益放大器和模拟可变增益放大器,并放大无线信号; 模拟增益控制单元,用于产生用于反馈控制模拟可变增益放大器的放大值的增益控制电压; 数字增益控制单元,用于接收控制电压并产生确定阶跃可变增益放大器的放大值的数字代码。 如上所述构成的AGC装置可以通过有效地运行模拟域中的AGC环路来降低功耗和装置数量,并且可以在适当地控制步进增益放大器和模拟增益放大器的结构中以低成本实现。

    Digital analog converter and method for calibrating sources thereof
    10.
    发明授权
    Digital analog converter and method for calibrating sources thereof 失效
    数字模拟转换器及其源的校准方法

    公开(公告)号:US08471739B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-25

    申请号:US13312449

    申请日:2011-12-06

    IPC分类号: H03M1/10

    摘要: Provided is a digital analog converter that output currents having different magnitudes for a digital input value according to a mapping table. The digital analog converter includes: a plurality of current sources; and a calibration unit configured to sort index values for identifying the plurality of current sources according to current magnitudes of the current sources, couple each two current sources which are symmetrical left and right about the center of the sorted index values, and map the current source pairs into a mapping table.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种数字模拟转换器,其根据映射表输出对数字输入值具有不同幅度的电流。 数字模拟转换器包括:多个电流源; 以及校准单元,被配置为根据当前源的当前幅度对用于识别多个电流源的索引值进行排序,将关于分选的索引值的中心的左右对称的两个电流源耦合,并且将当前源 成对映射表。