Patents by Inventor Steven Jaffee

Steven Jaffee 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).

  • Apparatus and method for integration of tuner functions in a digital receiver
    Patent number: 7535976
    Abstract: A receiver to process a RF input signal having a plurality of channels includes a direct down conversion circuit, a demodulation circuit, and a local oscillator circuit. The direct down conversion circuit provides a downconverted signal based on the RF input signal and a local oscillator signal. The demodulation circuit receives the downconverted signal and provides a demodulated signal. The local oscillator circuit sets a frequency of the local oscillator signal based on a selected channel of the plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Jaffee, Donald McMullin, Ramon Gomez