Radio-frequency signal reception and/or transmission device with noise reduction
US8213879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/28
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The radio-frequency signal reception and/or transmission device includes an antenna (8) for picking up or transmitting radio-frequency signals, a bandpass filter (9), at least one low noise amplifier (11) for amplifying the filtered signals, an oscillator stage (1) for generating first high frequency signals (SVCO), at least one frequency divider (14) for dividing by M the frequency of the first signals in order to generate second high frequency signals (SD), where M is an integer number greater than 1, at least a first mixer unit (12) for mixing the filtered and amplified radio-frequency signals (SR) with the first high frequency signals (SVCO), and at least a second mixer unit (13) for mixing the intermediate signals supplied by the first mixer unit with the second high frequency signals in order to produce baseband signals (IR, QR). The stage oscillator (1) is configured to generate first high frequency signals (SVCO), whose frequency is outside the frequency band of the bandpass filter and higher than the frequency of the received radio-frequency signals by a factor M/N comprised between 1 and 2, where N is an integer number greater than 1.
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