Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for measuring phase response
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Application No.: US16147531Application Date: 2018-09-28
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Publication No.: US10581447B1Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Simone Gambini , Robert G. Lorenz
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Erik A. Heter
- Main IPC: H03M1/10
- IPC: H03M1/10 ; H04L7/02 ; G01R27/28 ; H04B17/20 ; H03M1/66 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for measuring phase response in a radio receiver is disclosed. A radio receiver includes a digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion unit coupled to receive a test signal. The D/A conversion unit includes a number of single-bit digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) circuits coupled to receive the test signal and configured to convert it into the analog domain. Clock signals received by each of the single-bit DAC circuits are out of phase with respect to one another. The output of the D/A conversion unit is an analog signal that is a composite of the signals output by the DAC circuits therein. The analog signal is then conveyed to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and converted into an N-bit digital signal. The N-bit digital signal is then conveyed to a correlator to determine a phase response of the radio receiver.
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