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Multi-level mixer architecture for direct conversion of FSK signals

US6018553A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1996
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D7/18
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-level quadrature (I/Q) mixer for use in a communication system such as a paging device, where the mixer includes first and second I/Q downconversions followed by demodulation. The first I/Q downconversion converts an I/Q signal pair to a first IF, and the second I/Q downconversion converts an I/Q signal pair to a second IF. The first IF may or may not be the center frequency depending on the number of subchannels in the single channel being downconverted.

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