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Receiver including an oscillation circuit for generating an image rejection calibration tone

US7362826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 29, 2003
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B17/21
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver circuit includes an oscillator circuit configured to generate a calibration tone and a phase locked loop (PLL) reference signal. An output frequency of the VCO may be divided by respective amounts to derive a desired calibration tone frequency and a desired PLL reference signal frequency. In addition to the oscillator circuit, the receiver circuit may further include a phase locked circuit configured to generate a PLL output signal that is phase locked in relation to the PLL reference signal. During a calibration mode, a quadrature generator may be used to generate quadrature mixer local oscillator signals dependent upon the PLL output signal, and an in-phase/quadrature mixer may be used to mix the calibration tone with the quadrature mixer LO signals.

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