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Off-channel signal detector with programmable hysteresis

US7373125B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2003
Grant dateMay 13, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/1027
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication module includes a variable gain amplifier, a mixer stage responsive to the variable gain amplifier, a post-mixer amplifier stage responsive to the mixer stage, and an off-channel signal detector responsive to the post-mixer amplifier stage. The post-mixer amplifier stage is to produce a first differential signal and a second differential signal. The off-channel signal detector has a first input to receive the first differential signal and has a second input to receive the second differential signal. The off-channel signal detector includes a programmable hysteresis comparator module, and the off-channel signal detector has an output to produce an output signal that indicates whether an off-channel signal condition is detected.

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