Patents by Inventor Stamatios A. Bouras

Stamatios A. Bouras has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7924944
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a multi-band direct conversion complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) mobile television tuner are provided. A single-chip multi-band radio frequency (RF) receiver in a mobile terminal comprising UHF and L-band front-ends receives and amplifies an RF signal utilizing a low noise amplifier (LNA) an LNA integrated into the front-end that corresponds to the type of signal received. A received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value may be determined for the amplified signal within the receiver and may be utilized to adjust a gain of the LNA. The adjustment may be made via on-chip or off-chip processing of the RSSI value. The receiver may directly convert the amplified signal to a baseband frequency signal and generate in-phase and quadrature components. The components of the baseband frequency signal may be filtered and/or amplified via programmable devices within the receiver. Circuitry within the receiver may be controller via an on-chip digital interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Iason F. Vassiliou, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis, Stamatios A. Bouras, Spyridon C. Kavadias, Ioannis G. Kokolakis, Georgios S. Kamoulakos, Aristeidis I. Kyranas, Charalampos P. Kapnistis, Nikolaos C. Haralabidis
  • Publication number: 20070066272
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a multi-band direct conversion CMOS mobile television tuner are provided. A single-chip multi-band RF receiver in a mobile terminal comprising UHF and L-band front-ends receives and amplifies an RF signal utilizing an LNA integrated into the front-end that corresponds to the type of signal received. A received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value may be determined for the amplified signal within the single-chip receiver and may be utilized to adjust a gain of the LNA. The adjustment may be made via on-chip or off-chip processing of the RSSI value. The single-chip receiver may directly convert the amplified signal to a baseband frequency signal and generate in-phase and quadrature components. The components of the baseband frequency signal may be filtered and/or amplified via programmable devices within the single-chip receiver. Circuitry within the single-chip receiver may be controller via an on-chip digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Iason Vassiliou, Konstantinos Vavelidis, Stamatios Bouras, Spyridon Kavadias, Ioannis Kokolakis, Georgios Kamoulakos, Aristeidis Kyranas, Charalampos Kapnistis, Nikolaos Haralabidis
  • Publication number: 20070063757
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a DC offset correction loop for a mobile digital cellular television environment are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include removing at least a portion of a DC offset from output of an amplifier. The DC offset may be removed from a single stage amplifier, or from each stage of a N stage amplifier, where N may be an integer. The DC offset may be removed by using second differential signals generated from first differential signals, where the second differential signals may be communicated to inputs of the amplifier. The first differential signals may by a first circuit that integrates outputs of the amplifier. The first circuit may perform the integration using a variable corner frequency that may be adjusted by changing a resistance of at least one variable resistor in the first circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Stamatios Bouras