Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for computing a 2N-point Fourier transform, direct or inverse, out of a 2N-sample input sequence. According to the invention, a signal processing method and apparatus is provided that makes use of an existing N-point FFT processor as well as other blocks such as a CORDIC or a filter to compute the 2N-point FFT.

Abstract: The quadrature divider comprises a plurality of flip-flops, including at least a first flip flop and an endmost flip-flop, interoperably coupled in series to produce a predetermined dividing ratio, wherein each of the plurality of flip-flops includes differential inputs, differential outputs and differential clock inputs, the outputs of one flip-flop are connected to the corresponding inputs of a subsequent flip-flop, the outputs of the endmost flip-flop are connected inversely to the inputs of the first flip-flop, wherein the flip-flops are clocked at their clock inputs with differential clock signals in a consecutive manner which, for each flip-flop and depending on the dividing ratio, are individually selected from quadrature clock input signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dual band frequency synthesizer for generating either a first output frequency fhigh or a second output frequency flow, where fhigh=2 flow, comprising an oscillator circuit for generating at its output a frequency fVCO=(fhigh+flow)/2, a divide by three (3) circuit, coupled to the output of the oscillator circuit, for generating at its output an offset frequency fDB3=fVCO/3, and a double quadrature mixer circuit, coupled to the output of the oscillator circuit and to the output of the divide by three circuit, for generating either the first output frequency fhigh=fVCO+fDB3 or the second output the frequency flow=fVCO?fDB3.