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FM demodulation circuit

US6020784A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 18, 1997
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D3/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An FM demodulation circuit includes a phase conversion circuit which converts a frequency variation of an input signal into a phase variation and has a variable conversion characteristic, and a control current source circuit which outputs, when the level of the input signal drops lower than a predetermined level, control current to vary the conversion characteristic of the phase conversion circuit so that the demodulation sensitivity may be raised.

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