Method and system for reconfigurable time-interleaved ADC for direct conversion K-band and L-band I/Q
US9160468B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H20/63
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signal receiver chip may be configured to handle a plurality of satellite signals. In this regard, for each received satellite signal the signal receiver chip may determine whether the received satellite signal is unprocessed or partially-processed off-chip; and when the received satellite signal is partially-processed off-chip, at least a portion of processing functions performed in the signal receiver chip may be bypassed. The received satellite signals may then be processed, to generate a corresponding output signals that is configured for communication over a local link. The processing functions bypassed in the signal receiver chip may comprise signal band conversion, particularly down converting from a first band used for over-the-air communication to a second band that is used during handling at receiver side. In this regard, the first band comprises K-band, Ku-band, or Ka-band, whereas the second band comprises L-band, half-L-band, or Extended-L-band.
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