Patent · US Active

Modulation device and demodulation device

US8155235B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
1References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 2008
Grant dateApr 10, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2027/0016
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a modulation device which generates a phase modulation signal and an amplitude modulation signal and can correct an I/Q orthogonal shift and reduce degradation of the ON/OFF ratio. In the device, a phase shifter (174) controls voltage applied to a capacitor in accordance with a control signal outputted from a phase control unit (180) and adjusts the capacitance so as to shift the phase of a carrier generated by an oscillator (173). The phase control unit (180) estimates a phase shift of a phase shifter (174) in accordance with an output RF signal (S140) by using the phase shift estimation method. Furthermore, the phase control unit (180) performs tuning of the phase shifter (174) according to the estimated value of the phase shift of the phase shifter (174) so that a phase difference between carries of an I signal (S125) and a Q signal (S135) is 90 degrees.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.