摘要:
Embodiments according to the application relates to an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) receiving circuit and methods thereof configured to have a plurality of demodulation paths for an oversampling ADC, which can increase or improve an overall performance of the circuit.
摘要:
The present general inventive concept relates to apparatuses and/or methods for measuring an in-phase and quadrature (IQ) imbalance. In one embodiment, a signal generator can provide a first IQ signal of a DC component during a first period and the first IQ signal of a first angular frequency during a second period, an IQ up-conversion mixer can up-convert the first IQ signal by a second angular frequency during the first period and up-convert the first IQ signal by a third angular frequency during the second period to output a second IQ signal, an IQ down-conversion mixer can down-convert the second IQ signal by the third angular frequency to output a third IQ signal and an IQ imbalance detector can obtain a first IQ imbalance (e.g., Rx IQ imbalance) from the third IQ signal during the first period and a second IQ imbalance (e.g., Tx/Rx IQ imbalance) during the second period.
摘要:
The application discloses system and method embodiments related to a frequency synthesizer. Embodiments of a frequency synthesizer can have a low phase noise and a narrow channel spacing. Embodiments of a frequency synthesizer can use two phase locked loops. One embodiment of a frequency synthesizer can include a reference frequency oscillator for outputting a signal having a reference frequency, an integer-N phase locked loop to generate a first output frequency signal based on the reference frequency signal, a fractional-N phase locked loop to generate a second output frequency based on the reference frequency signal and a circuit to generate an output frequency signal by combining the first output frequency and the second output frequency.
摘要:
Embodiments of methods, transceiver circuits, and systems can compensate an IQ mismatch (e.g., Tx or Rx) or a carrier leakage using a plurality of local oscillators. One embodiment of a transceiver can include a first up-conversion IQ mixer, a second up-conversion IQ mixer, a first down-conversion IQ mixer with an input to receive an output of the second up-conversion IQ mixer, a second down-conversion IQ mixer with an input to receive an output of the first up-conversion IQ mixer, a first local oscillator to generate a first IQ LO signal for the first up-conversion IQ mixer and the first down-conversion IQ mixer, and a second local oscillator to generate a second IQ LO signal for the second up-conversion IQ mixer and the second down-conversion IQ mixer.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a linearization apparatus and method. Preferred embodiments according to the present invention can combine an auxiliary non-linear block to a functional block of a system to increase linearity of an output signal of the system such as a communication system. System overhead due to the non-linear auxiliary block can be small because of circuit structure, cost and low consumption. Further, the non-linear auxiliary block can be designed so that no feedback path is required. Further preferred embodiments can use a feedback path without loss of stability by using a cancellation apparatus or process based on an averaging detection of the output signal. For example, a feedback loop can detect power leakage in a sideband caused by non-linearities of the communication system.
摘要:
Embodiments of methods, transceiver circuits, and systems can compensate an IQ mismatch (e.g., Tx or Rx) or a carrier leakage using a plurality of local oscillators. One embodiment of a transceiver can include a first up-conversion IQ mixer, a second up-conversion IQ mixer, a first down-conversion IQ mixer with an input to receive an output of the second up-conversion IQ mixer, a second down-conversion IQ mixer with an input to receive an output of the first up-conversion IQ mixer, a first local oscillator to generate a first IQ LO signal for the first up-conversion IQ mixer and the first down-conversion IQ mixer, and a second local oscillator to generate a second IQ LO signal for the second up-conversion IQ mixer and the second down-conversion IQ mixer.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present general inventive concept include a low noise amplifier and method with an improved linearity while reducing a noise disadvantage (e.g., increase). One embodiment of a low noise amplifier can include a first transistor to receive an input signal at a control terminal thereof, a second transistor having a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor, an envelope detector to output a control signal corresponding to a characteristic of the input signal and an envelope amplifier to amplify the control signal to be applied to a control terminal of the second transistor.
摘要:
The application discloses system and method embodiments related to a frequency synthesizer. Embodiments of a frequency synthesizer can have a low phase noise and a narrow channel spacing. Embodiments of a frequency synthesizer can use two phase locked loops. One embodiment of a frequency synthesizer can include a reference frequency oscillator for outputting a signal having a reference frequency, an integer-N phase locked loop to generate a first output frequency signal based on the reference frequency signal, a fractional-N phase locked loop to generate a second output frequency based on the reference frequency signal and a circuit to generate an output frequency signal by combining the first output frequency and the second output frequency.
摘要:
Embodiments of methods and apparatuses can compensate gain ripple and/or group delay characteristics of at least one filter, a receiving circuit embodying a filter, or a communication system having a wireless terminal embodying the receiving circuit.
摘要:
An LC-VCO includes a multivibrator which outputs a frequency signal, a fine tuning circuit which tunes the frequency signal by a first amount, a coarse tuning circuit which tunes the frequency signal by a second amount, and a control circuit which controls the fine and coarse tuning circuits. The coarse tuning circuit is formed from one or more capacitive arrays and the fine tuning circuit is formed from one or more varactors. The capacitive arrays are preferably controlled by a digital signal, where each bit selectively couples a respective capacitor to the multivibrator. An analog signal controls the value of the varactors. The capacitive arrays and varactors charge and discharge an inducator in the multivibrator to tune the frequency signal. The VCO may be incorporated within a phase-locked loop, where the capacitors may be assigned different weight and/or redundancy values to tune an output frequency signal. In one embodiment, coarse tuning and lead-lag detection is performed more accurately to allow the size of the varactors to become significantly reduced compared with other circuits which have been proposed.