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US07904040B2 Receiver architectures utilizing coarse analog tuning and associated methods
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采用粗略模拟调谐和相关方法的接收机架构
- Patent Title: Receiver architectures utilizing coarse analog tuning and associated methods
- Patent Title (中): 采用粗略模拟调谐和相关方法的接收机架构
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Application No.: US12004006Application Date: 2007-12-19
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Publication No.: US07904040B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Ramin Khoini-Poorfard , Andrew W. Krone
- Applicant: Ramin Khoini-Poorfard , Andrew W. Krone
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: O'Keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders. LLP
- Main IPC: H04B7/08
- IPC: H04B7/08

Abstract:
Receiver architectures and associated methods are disclosed that provide initial analog coarse tuning of desired channels within a received signal spectrum, such as a set-top box signal spectrum for satellite communications. These architectures provide significant advantages over prior direct down-conversion (DDC) architectures and low intermediate-frequency (IF) architectures, particularly where two tuners are desired on the same integrated circuit. Rather than using a low-IF frequency or directly converting the desired channel frequency to DC, initial coarse tuning provided by analog coarse tuning circuitry allows for a conversion to a frequency range around DC. This coarse tuning circuitry can be implemented, for example, using a large-step local oscillator (LO) that provides a coarse tune analog mixing signal. Once mixed down, the desired channel may then be fine-tuned through digital processing, such as through the use of a wide-band analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or a narrow-band tunable bandpass ADC.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080250460A1 Receiver architectures utilizing coarse analog tuning and associated methods Public/Granted day:2008-10-09
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