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Modulation device and transmitter comprising such a device

US7280003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateMay 24, 2005
Grant dateOct 9, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/206
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal modulation device comprises a delta-sigma modulator disposed for transforming an amplitude-modulation signal in baseband into a pulse signal. It also comprises a phase modulator receiving, at its input, analogue phase-modulation signals in baseband. The pulse signal is mixed with carrier signals upstream of the phase modulator. The modulation device is designed to form an input stage of a transmitter.

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