Abstract:
A center frequency adjustment device for a communications receiver includes an A/D converter coupled to an analog filter in the communications receiver for converting an output signal of the analog filter to a digital signal, a carrier frequency offset estimator coupled to the A/D converter for estimating a carrier frequency offset of the communications receiver according to the digital signal, and a control circuit coupled to the analog filter and the carrier frequency offset estimator for adjusting a center frequency of the analog filter according to the carrier frequency offset.
Abstract:
A method and device for calibrating in-phase and quadrature-phase (IQ) mismatch. The device is used in a direct down-conversion circuit of a communication system. The device has a first mixer for mixing an RF signal with a first carrier signal, so as to generate an in-phase analog signal; a second mixer for mixing the RF signal with a second carrier signal, so as to generate a quadrature-phase analog signal; an operation unit for executing a Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm and thereby generating a compensation signal according to the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal; and a calibration unit for compensating the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal according to the compensation signal, so as to calibrate the IQ mismatch between the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus of IQ mismatch calibration in a radio communication system. The method includes receiving a radio frequency signal, mixing the radio frequency signal with a first carrier to generate an In-phase analog signal, mixing the radio frequency signal with a second carrier to generate a Quadrature-phase analog signal, detecting a phase offset between the In-phase analog signal and the Quadrature-phase analog signal, computing at least a tuning parameter according to the phase offset, and calibrating at least one of the In-phase analog signal and the Quadrature-phase analog signal according to at least one of the phase offset and the tuning parameter such that the In-phase analog signal and the Quadrature-phase analog signal are orthogonal after calibration.
Abstract:
A slave device that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol includes a communication module, a memory and a RF output module. The communication module can be operated to generate a driving signal. The memory stores an access code that complies with Bluetooth communication protocol and is electrically connected to the communication module. The memory is configured to determine whether or not to output the access code according to the driving signal output by the communication module. The RF output module is electrically connected to the memory so as to receive and output the access code.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a mixer comprising: a switching circuit, having a first pair of differential signal nodes and a second pair of differential signal nodes, for switching according to a local oscillation signal; an amplifying stage circuit, for receiving an input signal and amplifying the input signal; a load circuit, for serving as the loading of the mixer and generating an output signal of the mixer; a common-mode feedback circuit, for receiving the output signal and generating a feedback signal according to the output signal; a first current source, for receiving the feedback signal and generating a first current according to the feedback signal; and a second current source, for receiving the feedback signal and generating a second current according to the feedback signal.
Abstract:
A method and device for calibrating in-phase and quadrature-phase (IQ) mismatch. The device is used in a direct down-conversion circuit of a communication system. The device has a first mixer for mixing an RF signal with a first carrier signal, so as to generate an in-phase analog signal; a second mixer for mixing the RF signal with a second carrier signal, so as to generate a quadrature-phase analog signal; an operation unit for executing a Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm and thereby generating a compensation signal according to the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal; and a calibration unit for compensating the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal according to the compensation signal, so as to calibrate the IQ mismatch between the in-phase analog signal and the quadrature-phase analog signal.
Abstract:
A transistor resistor and an associated method are provided to improve the resistance linearity of the transistor resistor. The transistor resistor includes a transistor operating in the resistive region, where the drain and source of the transistor receive an input signal and an output signal respectively. The transistor resistor also includes a compensating circuit for generating a compensating signal according to the input signal. The compensating signal is provided to the gate of the transistor such that the voltage difference between the gate and source of the transistor approximates to a constant.
Abstract:
A bandwidth-adjustable filter includes an operational amplifier, a first resistor, a first capacitor and a first resistor ladder circuit. The operational amplifier has a negative input terminal and a positive input terminal The first resistor is coupled to one of the input terminals of the operational amplifier. The first capacitor is coupled to the first resistor. The first resistor ladder circuit is coupled in parallel to the first resistor for changing the resistance of the first resistor so as to adjust the bandwidth of the filter.
Abstract:
A mixer for the elimination of harmonic mixing in signal transmission is presented. The mixer incorporates a mixing unit and a modulation output unit. The mixing unit receives an input signal and a modulated signal, and outputs an output signal after signal mixing. The modulation output unit is for the generation of modulated signals, which are usually pulse-width modulated. The modulation output unit includes a delta sigma modulator and a digital domain code generator. The delta sigma modulator outputs the modulated signal responding to the received oscillation signal and digital domain code, the digital domain code generator generates the digital domain code in order to provide digital domain sine wave code for the use of the delta sigma modulator. The oscillation signal may be a signal of constant hi-frequency, or a signal that has a frequency larger or equal to that of the input signal by an integer factor.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for calibrating IQ mismatch to ensure that an in-phase oscillating signal and a quadrature-phase oscillating signal are orthogonal to each other. The apparatus includes a mixer for mixing the in-phase oscillating signal with the quadrature-phase oscillating signal to generate an output signal, a control module for determining a control signal according to a low-frequency component of the output signal, and a phase adjusting module for adjusting the phase of a specific oscillating signal to ensure that the in-phase oscillating signal and the quadrature-phase oscillating signal are orthogonal to each other. The specific oscillating signal may be the in-phase or the quadrature-phase oscillating signal. The apparatus does not require a digital signal-processing unit to perform complex calculations nor requires additional oscillating sources for calibration. Hence, the circuit design is much simplified, and the consumption of system resources is significantly reduced.