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System and method for performing RF filtering

US8731504B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2010
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03D7/165
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of filtering and a RF filtering circuit comprising a LO adapted to generate in-phase and quadrature LO signals; a quadrature passive mixer operatively connected to the LO; a filtering impedance operatively connected to the quadrature passive mixer, wherein the voltage at an input node of the quadrature passive mixer comprises the voltage across the filtering impedance up-converted to a frequency of a LO signal received by the quadrature passive mixer. Preferably, the voltage across the filtering impedance comprises a frequency of an input signal of the quadrature passive mixer down-converted by a frequency of the in-phase and quadrature LO signals and filtered by the filtering impedance.

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