Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio frequency bitstream generator and combiner providing image rejection
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Application No.: US14381019Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US09673859B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Donald R. Laturell , Said E. Abdelli , Peter Kiss , James F. MacDonald , Ross S. Wilson
- Applicant: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2013/031306 WO 20130314
- International Announcement: WO2014/142871 WO 20140918
- Main IPC: H04B3/02
- IPC: H04B3/02 ; G06G7/14 ; H04B15/00

Abstract:
A circuit for combining analog signals includes first and second bitstream generators and a directional coupled connected therewith. The first bitstream generator receives a first analog signal and generates a first digital bitstream as a function thereof. The second bitstream generator receives a second analog signal and generates a second digital bitstream as a function thereof. The first and second bitstream generators are configured to maintain a ninety-degree phase difference between the first and second digital bitstreams. The directional coupler receives, at a first port, the first digital bitstream, and receives, at a second port, the second digital bitstream. The directional coupler includes a third port that is terminated, and a fourth port which generates a first output signal indicative of a combination of the first and second digital bitstreams in a manner that an image component is suppressed without a need for filtering.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160211885A1 Radio Frequency Bitstream Generator and Combiner Providing Image Rejection Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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