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Circuit for compensating for the declination of balanced impedance elements and a frequency mixer

US7332933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2006
Grant dateFeb 19, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D2200/0088
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a circuit for compensating for the declination of balanced impedance elements and a frequency mixer. The compensation circuit compensates for a difference between impedance measured at first and second impedance elements, and comprises first and second impedance circuits. The first impedance circuit transforms a first impedance value into a fine impedance value having 2n steps in response to n lower bits of a control signal having k bits. The second impedance circuit transforms a second impedance value into a coarse impedance value having 2m steps in response to m upper bits of the control signal. The first and second impedance values are measured at the first and second impedance elements, respectively, and k is equal to m plus n. The impedance difference between the impedance elements is linearly regulated.

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