Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Local oscillator apparatus and method
- Patent Title (中): 本地振荡器装置及方法
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Application No.: US11976181Application Date: 2007-10-22
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Publication No.: US07734272B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Alexandre Kral
- Applicant: Alexandre Kral
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04B1/28
- IPC: H04B1/28

Abstract:
A direct conversion satellite tuner is fully integrated on a common substrate. The integrated tuner receives an RF signal having a plurality of channels and down-converts a selected channel directly to baseband for further processing. The integrated tuner includes on-chip local oscillator generation, tunable baseband filters, and DC Offset cancellation. The integrated tuner can be implemented in a completely differential I/Q configuration for improved electrical performance. The entire direct conversion satellite tuner can be fabricated on a single semiconductor substrate using standard CMOS processing, with minimal off-chip components. The tuner configuration described herein is not limited to processing TV signals, and can be utilized to down-convert other RF signals to an IF frequency or baseband.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080051051A1 Local oscillator apparatus and method Public/Granted day:2008-02-28
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