Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently implement a frequency modulation (FM) transmitter and a non-FM receiver on the same IC chip.SOLUTION: The FM transmitter includes a digital FM modulator, a lowpass filter, an amplifier, and an LC tank circuit. The digital FM modulator receives a digital input signal, performs FM modulation with the digital input signal, and provides a digital FM signal. The lowpass filter filters the digital FM signal and provides a filtered FM signal. The amplifier amplifies the filtered FM signal and provides an output FM signal. The LC tank circuit filters the output FM signal. The digital FM modulator performs FM modulation by changing a variable divider ratio of a multi-modulus divider within a PLL. A delta-sigma modulator receives the digital input signal and generates a modulator output signal used to obtain the variable divider ratio.
Abstract:
L'invention porte sur une configuration rfic pour une perte de trace d'antenne réduite. Selon un mode de réalisation à titre d'exemple, un appareil comprend une rfic primaire et une rfic secondaire qui est configurée pour recevoir des signaux analogiques provenant d'au moins deux antennes. La rfic secondaire est configurée pour traiter des signaux analogiques sélectionnés reçus depuis au moins une antenne pour générer une sortie analogique qui est injectée sur la rfic primaire.
Abstract:
Se revela una configuración de RFIC para pérdida de seguimiento de antena reducida. En una realización representativa, un aparato incluye un RFIC principal y un RFIC secundario que está configurado para recibir señales analógicas a partir de al menos dos antenas. El RFIC secundario está configurado para procesar señales analógicas seleccionadas recibidas de al menos una antena para generar una salida analógica que es la entrada al RFIC principal.
Abstract:
L'invention porte sur une configuration rfic pour une perte de trace d'antenne réduite. Selon un mode de réalisation à titre d'exemple, un appareil comprend une rfic primaire et une rfic secondaire qui est configurée pour recevoir des signaux analogiques provenant d'au moins deux antennes. La rfic secondaire est configurée pour traiter des signaux analogiques sélectionnés reçus depuis au moins une antenne pour générer une sortie analogique qui est injectée sur la rfic primaire.
Abstract:
A VCO (for example, in an FM receiver) includes an LC resonant tank. The LC resonant tank includes a coarse tuning capacitor bank and a fine tuning capacitor bank. The coarse tuning capacitor bank contains a plurality of digitally controlled coarse tuning capacitor elements, each providing a first capacitance value when active. The fine tuning capacitor bank contains a plurality of digitally controlled fine tuning capacitor elements, each providing a second capacitance value when active. To address the practical problem of capacitor mismatch, capacitance overlap throughout the VCO tuning range is created by selecting the first and second capacitance values such that the capacitance value of the fine capacitor bank is greater than the first capacitance value when all of the digitally controlled fine tuning capacitor elements of the fine capacitor bank are active.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments include a frequency modulation (FM) transmitter and a non-FM receiver, which may be implemented on the same IC chip. The FM transmitter may include a digital FM modulator, a lowpass filter, an amplifier, and an LC tank circuit. The digital FM modulator may receive a digital input signal, perform FM modulation with the digital input signal, and provide a digital FM signal. The lowpass filter may filter the digital FM signal and provide a filtered FM signal. The amplifier may amplify the filtered FM signal and provide an output FM signal. The LC tank circuit may filter the output FM signal. The digital FM modulator may perform FM modulation by changing a variable divider ratio of a multi-modulus divider within a PLL. A delta-sigma modulator may receive the digital input signal and generate a modulator output signal used to obtain the variable divider ratio.
Abstract:
An RFIC configuration for reduced antenna trace loss is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a primary RFIC and a secondary RFIC that is configured to receive analog signals from at least two antennas. The secondary RFIC is configured to process selected analog signals received from at least one antenna to generate an analog output that is input to the primary RFIC.