Wideband receiver robust to radio frequency harmonics
US9059796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03D7/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) noise-cancelling receiver includes first transconductance cells configured to produce respective weighted current signals proportional to an input voltage signal. The RF receiver includes frequency conversion cells coupled to the first transconductance cells and configured to mix the weighted current signals with a plurality of non-overlapping local oscillator (LO) signals to produce downconverted current signals. The RF receiver includes transimpedance amplifiers coupled to the frequency conversion cells and configured to produce output voltage signals proportional to the downconverted current signals. The transimpedance amplifiers include second transconductance cells. Each of the first and second transconductance cells has an effective transconductance of a first magnitude for frequency components of the input voltage signal arising from a first harmonic and an effective transconductance of a second magnitude less than the first magnitude for frequency components of the input voltage signal arising from harmonics at integer multiples of the first harmonic.
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