Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Receiver architecture for a compact and low power receiver
- Patent Title (中): 接收器架构,用于紧凑型和低功率接收器
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Application No.: US14817150Application Date: 2015-08-03
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Publication No.: US09246438B2Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Mohyee Mikhemar , Hooman Darabi
- Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: H04B1/18
- IPC: H04B1/18 ; H03F1/02 ; H03F1/56 ; H03F3/19 ; H03F3/21

Abstract:
A circuit for a receiver with reconfigurable low-power or wideband operation may comprise one or more main signal paths each coupled to a first port and including a low-noise amplifier (LNA) configured to provide a radio frequency (RF) signal to a main mixer circuit. An auxiliary signal path may be coupled to a second port. The auxiliary signal path may include an auxiliary mixer configured to provide an on-chip matching input impedance that may match an impedance of the antenna. The first port may be coupled to an RF antenna through an off-chip matching circuit, when a low-power operation is desired. The first port may be coupled to the second port and to the RF antenna, when a wideband operation is desired.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150340994A1 RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR A COMPACT AND LOW POWER RECEIVER Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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