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Method and circuit for digitally correcting the frequency of a signal

US7173982B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2000
Grant dateFeb 6, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0063
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a circuit for the digital correction of a frequency of a signal, especially for use in a transmitter/receiver circuit include rotating a signal “pointer” (i0, q0) using a CORDIC algorithm, through a predetermined angle in a complex I/Q plane corresponding to a correction frequency. The CORDIC algorithm includes micro-rotation blocks corresponding to N stages, and a character table and a register.

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