Abstract: A tuner includes a tunable filter for selecting a desired RF signal in response to a tuning control signal and a tunable image trap for rejecting the undesired image signal corresponding to the desired RF signal responsive to the tuning control signal coupled in cascade between an RF amplifier and a mixer. The tunable trap also serves as an impedance transformation element between the tunable filter and said mixer. The arrangement is particularly useful in a tuner in which the frequency range of the local oscillator signal is below the frequency range of the received RF signals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 1995
Date of Patent:
April 22, 2003
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, S.A.
Inventors:
Michael Anthony Pugel, Gary Dean Grubbs