RF integrated circuit for downconverting a GPS signal
US6356602B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03B2201/0208
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A GPS receiver and an RF GPS integrated circuit for receiving a GPS signal. The GPS integrated circuit includes a synthesizer for generating LO signals, first and second downconverters for using the LO signals for downconverting the GPS signal, and a sampler for providing in-phase and quadrature phase sampled output signals representative of the GPS signal. The synthesizer includes a multi-mode divider for providing substantially the same first LO frequency at about the midpoint of the L1 and L2 GPS lo frequencies for either of two reference frequencies. The RF GPS integrated circuit uses an entirely on-chip voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) having a resonator for generating the LO signals and an entirely on-chip filter for filtering a first intermediate frequency signal.
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