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Digital I/Q imbalance compensation in a quadrature receiver

US9148328B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 2011
Grant dateSep 29, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2694
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method reduce distortion in a processed signal. The apparatus includes a first receive path, a second receive path, a summation unit, and a compensation unit. The first receive path is configured to process a received analog signal into a first digital signal. The second receive path is configured to process the received analog signal with a phase shift into a second digital signal. The summation unit is configured to sum the first and second digital signals to form a processed digital signal. The compensation unit is configured to identify a conjugate of the processed digital signal, apply a weighting factor to the conjugate of the processed digital signal to form a weighted signal, and subtract the weighted signal from the processed digital signal to reduce the distortion.

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