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Receiver circuit and associated method

US8831549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2013
Grant dateSep 9, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2001/305
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver circuit, e.g., a low-IF receiver, including two mixing paths. The two mixing paths scale an input signal respectively by two mixing gains and shift phase of the input signal respectively by two mixing phase offsets to provide two mixed signals. The two mixing gains and the two mixing phase offsets are arranged to produce an amplitude adjustment between amplitudes of the two mixed signals and a phase difference of 90 degrees plus a phase adjustment between phases of the two mixed signals. With the amplitude adjustment and/or the phase adjustment properly tuned to nonzero value(s) in association with band-pass response of the receiver circuit, image rejection can be achieved and optimized. Associated method is also disclosed.

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