Imbalance detection and reduction for wideband balun
US8884715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H2250/00
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit converts a single-ended signal to differential signals that are balanced to have the same amplitudes and opposite phases relative to a reference point of the differential signals. The circuit includes a balance tunable balun, a detector, and a controller. The balance tunable balun has a primary winding, a secondary winding, a control input, and a switched resistor-capacitor (RC) network. The primary winding receives the single-ended signal and the secondary winding outputs the differential signals. The control input receives a control signal and the switched RC network controls the reference point of the differential signals responsive to this control signal. The detector detects the output imbalance and the controller generates the control signal to control the switched RC network to effectively adjust the reference point as needed to reduce that output imbalance. The circuit produces well balanced differential signals over a wide range of signal frequencies.
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