Continuous-time quantization device, radio frequency signal receiver comprising such a device and continuous-time quantization method
US9621182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/48
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for quantizing an analog input signal, for supply of a continuous-time output signal quantized using a plurality of bits, includes a sign analysis electronic circuit, configured to supply a first signal representative of a first sign bit of the output signal, and an envelope analysis electronic circuit, including a comparator/quantizer with two inputs one of which receives the analog input signal, configured to supply a second signal representative of at least a second bit of the output signal, as a quantized envelope signal, and a feedback loop with continuous-time digital-to-analog conversion of the quantized envelope signal, arranged between the output and the other of the two inputs of the comparator/quantizer. The quantized envelope signal is a signal of which a low pass filtering is representative of the amplitude of an envelope signal of the input signal and the feedback loop includes a low pass filter.
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