Abstract:
Disclosed are methods, circuits and systems for image reject filtering in a multi-tap direct sampling mixer (MTDSM) of an IF or RF system. Disclosed is the use of rotating capacitors among the in-phase and quadrature branches of a signal processing system. The exchange of information among the branches of the I and Q channels is used in the implementation of a complex filter. Rotation of a switched capacitor C R between the I and Q channels of the circuit causes a sharing of the charge among the four paths, I+, I-, Q+, Q-, resulting in a direct sampling and a complex filtering arrangement (10). The preferred embodiment of the filter (10) shown can be seen to have four sub-circuits (12, 14, 16, 18), which may be understood as single-pole IIR filters. Embodiments using cascaded multiple stages of the complex filter to provide higher order complex filters are also disclosed.
Abstract:
When a sample stream is decimated, frequency components from outside of a desired frequency band are aliased into the desired band, causing interference and loss of information. Different decimating ratios result in different frequencies aliasing into the desired frequency band. A current-mode sampling mixer (800) with capacitor banks (811) and (812) that are controlled by a digital control unit (820) with a capability to integrate and decimate an RF current at different decimating ratios is able to measure the frequency spectrum with different decimating ratios. The measured frequency spectrum is then analyzed to detect the presence of interferers aliased into the desired frequency band. The interferers can then be eliminated or avoided.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for a fully digital quadrature architecture for a complex modulator. The complex modulator can substitute for existing prior art analog quadrature modulator structures and those based on a digital polar architecture (r, θ). The complex modulator (110) comprises an I switch array (120), Q switch array (112) and matching network (114). The modulator effectively operates as a complex digital-to-analog converter where the digital inputs are given in Cartesian form, namely I and Q representing the complex number I + jQ, while the output is a modulated RF signal having a corresponding amplitude and phase shift. The phase shift being with respect to a reference phase dictated by the local oscillator, which is also input to the converter/modulator. Several embodiments are provided including modulators incorporating dual I and Q transistor arrays, a single shared I/Q transistor array, modulators with single ended and differential outputs and modulators with single and dual polarity clock and I/Q data signals.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for a fully digital quadrature architecture for a complex modulator. The complex modulator can substitute for existing prior art analog quadrature modulator structures and those based on a digital polar architecture (r, ?). The complex modulator (110) comprises an I switch array (120), Q switch array (112) and matching network (114). The modulator effectively operates as a complex digital-to-analog converter where the digital inputs are given in Cartesian form, namely I and Q representing the complex number I + jQ, while the output is a modulated RF signal having a corresponding amplitude and phase shift. The phase shift being with respect to a reference phase dictated by the local oscillator, which is also input to the converter/modulator. Several embodiments are provided including modulators incorporating dual I and Q transistor arrays, a single shared I/Q transistor array, modulators with single ended and differential outputs and modulators with single and dual polarity clock and I/Q data signals.
Abstract:
A mobile device includes frequency synthesizer circuitry (44) for generating a channel frequency at a multiple of a reference frequency. The reference frequency is generated by a free-running crystal oscillator (72), without frequency stabilization circuitry. Variations in the output of the crystal oscillator (72) are compensated by adjusting the multiplication factor of the frequency synthesizer.
Abstract:
A mobile device includes frequency synthesizer circuitry (44) for generating a channel frequency at a multiple of a reference frequency. The reference frequency is generated by a free-running crystal oscillator (72), without frequency stabilization circuitry. Variations in the output of the crystal oscillator (72) are compensated by adjusting the multiplication factor of the frequency synthesizer.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods, circuits and systems for image reject filtering in a multi-tap direct sampling mixer (MTDSM) of an IF or RF system. Disclosed is the use of rotating capacitors among the in-phase and quadrature branches of a signal processing system. The exchange of information among the branches of the I and Q channels is used in the implementation of a complex filter. Rotation of a switched capacitor C R between the I and Q channels of the circuit causes a sharing of the charge among the four paths, I+, I-, Q+, Q-, resulting in a direct sampling and a complex filtering arrangement (10). The preferred embodiment of the filter (10) shown can be seen to have four sub-circuits (12, 14, 16, 18), which may be understood as single-pole IIR filters. Embodiments using cascaded multiple stages of the complex filter to provide higher order complex filters are also disclosed.