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Receiver with improved digital intermediate to base band demodulator

US6690748B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2001
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M3/40
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital IF to base band demodulator (120) includes delta sigma samplers (202, 204) for sampling two channels of an IF signal at a sampling rate that is substantially higher than the Nyquist rate for the IF signal. A first pair of decimation filters (206, 208) decimates and filters the output of the delta sigma samplers (202, 204) but keeps the samples at a rate sufficient to perform digital mixing, cross adding, and pulse shape match filtering. A set of mixers (210, 212, 214, 216) mixers the output of the first pair of decimation filters with two phases of a digital representation of an local IF signal. A pair of summers (222, 224) sums, and subtracts outputs of the set of mixers (210, 212, 214, 216) in order to cancel undesired harmonics. A second set of decimation filters (226, 228) decimates and filters the output of the summers (222, 224) applying a filter function that is matched to a pulse shape of a base band signal present in the IF signal.

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