Sample and hold demodulator circuit
US6407629B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D5/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention there is provided a sample and hold demodulator circuit (200) for use in an automotive immobilizer to recover modulation information from a received modulated carrier signal (VRD). Sample and hold circuitry samples signals to recover the modulation information therein, and control circuitry (214) is coupled to the sample and hold circuitry for controlling operation thereof. The control circuitry includes shift register circuitry (252) for receiving a second received signal having a same frequency as a carrier frequency of the received modulated carrier signal and for producing at its outputs signals (SAMPLE, SAMPLE2, LATCH) for controlling operation of the sample and hold circuitry. The sample and hold demodulator circuit provides a single IC solution, allowing amplitude and phase demodulation to be performed with a single sample and hold circuit.
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