Abstract: A coil component includes a first outer magnetic body, a first outer insulator, a first inner magnetic body, an inner insulator, a second inner magnetic body, a second outer insulator, and a second outer magnetic body stacked sequentially, and a coil in the inner insulator and an internal magnetic body inside the coil. Volumes A, B, C, and D of the first and second outer insulators, the inner insulator, the coil, and the internal magnetic body, respectively, and volume E of the first outer magnetic body, the first inner magnetic body, the second inner magnetic body, and the second outer magnetic body satisfy 0.05?A?0.07, 0.2?B?0.4, 0.01?C?0.08, 0.03?D?0.05, and ?0.4?E?0.71, where 0.05B?C?0.2B and A+B+C+D+E=1.

Abstract: A coil component is provided in which the insulation between coil conductor layers can be enhanced. The coil component includes an element body; and a coil provided in the element body and spirally wound along a first direction. The coil has a plurality of coil conductor layers stacked along the first direction. The element body has a first area between the coil conductor layers adjacent to each other along the first direction in the element body, and has a second area other than the first area. The first area has a pore area rate less than a pore area rate in at least a part of the second area.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an ultrasound system. In various embodiments, a system is configured to receive echo data corresponding to a detection of an echo of a pulse signal, generate a set of transformations based on the echo data, and generate a set of point estimates for a frequency dependent filtering coefficient of a spectral response. The system is further configured to extract a set of attenuation coefficients based on the set of point estimates for the frequency dependent filtering coefficient and generate image data for the material of interest based on the set of attenuation coefficients.

Abstract: The harmonic combiner and divider efficiently combines multiple harmonic signals onto a common transmission line. Combined harmonic signals can be used to generate fast, high-fidelity arbitrary waveforms by superimposing the harmonics described in their Fourier series. Fast arbitrary waveforms have applications in communications, radar, and can be used for manipulating and controlling charged particle beams. The harmonic combiner and divider also efficiently divides fast arbitrary waveforms into their constituent harmonics and provides an efficient mechanism for waveform analysis and for multi-channel communications.

Abstract: Examples provide a spur reduction circuit and a spur reduction apparatus, a radio transceiver, a mobile terminal, a method and a computer program for spur reduction. The spur reduction circuit (10) is configured to reduce spur interference in a baseband radio signal, d(n), n indexing samples and comprises at least one input (12) for the baseband radio signal, d(n), and information on at least one spur frequency, ?(n). The spur reduction circuit further comprises an adaptive filter (14) configured to filter the baseband radio signal, d(n), to obtain a baseband radio signal with reduced spur interference, e(n). The adaptive filter (14) is further configured to filter the baseband radio signal, d(n), based on at least one filter coefficient, w(n), and based on the information on the at least one spur frequency, ?(n).

Abstract: A branch circuit includes a common antenna port and separates a first communication signal including a signal in a low band and a signal in a high band and a second communication signal that is a signal in a frequency band between the low band and the high band. The branch circuit includes a first-communication-signal-line-side band elimination filter and a second-communication-signal-line-side band elimination filter and SAW filter.

Abstract: Interference cancellation for wideband and narrowband communications systems is provided without apriori knowledge of statistical information about an interfering signal. In one embodiment a demodulator circuit can operate in an environment where a “no lock” situation would normally occur to remove the interference and acquire signals in low signal-to-noise ratio conditions and high signal-to-interference ration conditions. In other embodiments, performance is improved by introducing statistics of the interfering signal, and these statistics regarding the communications channel and interference properties (i.e., characteristics of the interfering signal) can be adaptive or “learned” in other embodiments.

Abstract: An adaptive cancellation circuit and method are provided. The circuit includes a main path and an auxiliary path. The main path includes a first amplifier configured to output a first amplified signal to a first mixer. The main path is configured to output a first signal comprising a wanted signal component and a distortion component. The auxiliary path includes a second amplifier configured to output a second amplified signal to a second mixer. The second mixer is connected to a filter configured to remove the wanted signal component. The auxiliary path is configured to output a second signal including the distortion component.

Abstract: A method for processing a radio signal includes: receiving an FM in-band on-channel radio signal including a plurality of digitally modulated subcarriers in upper and lower sidebands; sampling the FM in-band on-channel radio signal to produce an input signal including complex digital samples of a combination of a desired one the upper and lower sidebands and an FM interferer; removing FM interferer components from the first signal by notch filtering to produce a notch-filtered signal; weighting the notch-filtered signal to produce a weighted notch-filtered signal; using a parametric filter to filter the input signal to produce a parametric-filtered input signal; and combining the weighted notch-filtered signal and the parametric-filtered input signal to produce an output signal. A radio receiver that implements the method is also included.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filtering are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filter that splits a filter input signal into first and second input signals, modifies the first input signal to produce a first output signal, modifies the second input signal to produce a second output signal having an intermediate frequency response, and combines the first and second output signals while adjusting their relative phases and/or amplitudes to produce a filter output signal with the target frequency response. Adjustment includes splitting the second input signal into third and fourth input signals, which are modified and then combined to produce the second output signal having the intermediate frequency response.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver that is capable of canceling in-channel interference. The receiver includes an antenna for receiving a wireless signal comprising in-channel components and an out-of-channel component, wherein the in-channel components comprise a desired component and an in-channel interference component. A first filter of the receiver filters the wireless signal by blocking at least a portion of the out-of-channel component to produce a first signal comprising the in-channel components, and at least a second filter of the receiver filters the wireless signal by blocking at least a portion of the in-channel components to produce a second signal comprising the out-of-channel component. An in-channel interference estimator of the receiver generates an in-channel interference estimation signal based on the second signal. And a combiner of the filter combines the first signal and the second signal to at least partially cancel the in-channel interference component of the first signal.

Abstract: The present technique relates to a reception device and a reception method which can improve equalization performance. An equalization processing unit has a time domain equalization unit which equalizes a received signal in a time domain and a frequency domain equalization unit which is provided in parallel to the time domain equalization unit and which equalizes the received signal in a frequency domain, and performs control of switching between the time domain equalization unit and the frequency domain equalization unit. The present technique can be applied to, for example, equalize a signal of data transmitted by way of single carrier transmission or data transmitted by way of multicarrier transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a mobile communication device comprising an adaptive filter for filtering a RF signal and a controller. The adaptive filter comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, a reference terminal for providing a reference potential, a first filter structure connected in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, a second filter structure connected in series between the first terminal and the reference terminal, and a third filter structure connected in series between the second terminal and the reference terminal, wherein at least one filter structure of the first, second and third filter structures comprises at least one switchable filter element. The controller is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the at least one switchable filter element based on the RF signal or a baseband version thereof.

Abstract: An analog baseband filter apparatus for a multi-mode and multi-band wireless transceiver and a method for controlling the analog baseband filter apparatus are provided. The analog baseband filter apparatus includes a plurality of Radio Frequency (RF) units, each of the plurality of RF units being for receiving RF signals of one of a plurality of frequency bands and outputting baseband signals, a plurality of filter blocks for filtering and amplifying the baseband signals, and a switching unit for connecting at least two of the plurality of RF units to at least one of the plurality of filter blocks according to a selected communication mode, wherein the at least one of the plurality of filter blocks is configured to be connected to a capacitor region of an adjacent filter block from among the plurality of filter blocks.

Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit for communication, e.g., for mobile radio-frequency (RF) telecommunication, including a resonator, a main amplifier, a matching circuit, a blocker detector, a mixer circuit, and a translation filter. The resonator provides conversion from single-end to differential, and filtering function for rejecting blockers at harmonics of local oscillation signal. The blocker detector detects occurrence of blocker; according to whether blocker exists, the main amplifier amplifies differential signal of the resonator by different gains, and the mixer circuit mixes amplified signal with different numbers of mixers. The translation filter contributes to rejection of blockers closed to in-band by providing a first pass band which is translated to a second pass band by the mixer circuit. The matching circuit provides impedance match.

Abstract: A communications radio has an IF stage with an associated filter array. The array includes at least one narrowband filter whose passband is less than 3 MHz, at least one wideband filter whose passband is 3 MHz or greater, a first switch with a common pole connected to an input terminal of the array, a second switch with a common pole connected to an output terminal of the array, a third switch whose common pole is operatively connected to the input terminal, and a fourth switch whose common pole is operatively connected to the output terminal. The first and the second switches cooperate to insert a selected filter between the first and second terminals. The third and the fourth switches cooperate to insert the filter array into either a receive signal path when the radio is in a receive mode, or a transmit signal path when in a transmit mode.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an adjustable filter with a first filter element, and a second filter element coupled to the first filter element. The second filter element includes a field effect transistor (FET) including a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate terminal. The source terminal and the gate terminal are coupled to a reference voltage. A control circuit is coupled to the drain terminal and is configured to apply a control voltage thereto to vary a capacitance between the source and drain terminals to adjust the adjustable filter.

Abstract: A direct conversion receiver device may receive I and Q signals. The direct conversion receiver device may include a blind IQ balance circuit configured to balance the I and Q signals without a pilot signal, and a mixer coupled to the blind IQ balance circuit and configured to generate I and Q baseband signals using an operational frequency, the operational frequency being based upon bandwidth and modulation of the I and Q signals. The blind IQ balance circuit may include a first stage configured to generate an intermediate amplitude balanced Q signal based upon the I and Q signals, and a second stage coupled to the first stage and configured to generate phased balanced I and Q signals based upon the intermediate amplitude balanced Q signal and the I signal.

Abstract: A method of providing frequency dependent signal attenuation. An RF input signal is split into a first signal portion and a second signal portion. Discrete time filtering, a negative group delay and bandstop filtering are applied to the first signal portion to provide a filtered signal portion. The second signal portion is applied to a component, and a component output signal portion is received from the component. The component output signal portion is combined with the filtered signal portion to provide an RF output signal having frequency dependent attenuation.

Abstract: An integrated passive device with electrostatic discharge protection mechanism includes an antenna terminal for receiving and transmitting a wireless signals, a first frequency terminal for receiving and transmitting a signal with a first frequency, a first filtering circuit for filtering the wireless signal, and an electrostatic discharge protection element for conducting static electricity to ground. The first filtering circuit includes a first filtering element with a first end electrically connected to the antenna terminal, a second filtering element with a first end electrically connected to a second end of the first filtering element and a second end electrically connected to the first frequency terminal, and a third filtering element with a first end electrically connected to the second end of the first filtering element and a second end electrically connected to ground. The electrostatic discharge protection element is coupled between the second end of the first filtering element and ground.

Abstract: A system for cancellation of a reciprocal-mixing noise may comprise a down-converter mixer that may be configured to down convert a radio-frequency (RF) signal and to generate a baseband signal. The RF signal may include a desired signal and a blocker signal. A first signal path may be configured to receive the baseband signal and to generate a first signal. A second signal path may be configured to receive the baseband signal and to generate a second signal. A subtraction module may be configured to subtract the second signal from the first signal and to generate an output signal. The second signal may comprise the reciprocal-mixing noise, and the output signal may comprise the desired signal substantially free from the reciprocal-mixing noise.

Abstract: A frequency-multiplied harmonic suppression RF circuit design method includes the steps of defining respective operating frequencies of predetermined major electronic components of the RF circuit to be designed, using these operating frequencies to calculate the values of respective frequency-multiplied harmonics and intermodulation distorsions, designing respective filters subject to the values of the frequency-multiplied harmonics and intermodulation distorsions obtained, calculating the locations of the frequency-multiplied harmonics in the RF circuit under design, installing the designed filters in the calculated locations, and testing and adjusting the installed filters.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an input signal carrying transmitted values by a receiver, which includes a decision device that produces estimates of the transmitted values. The input signal is filtered using a forward filter to produce a forward-filtered signal, and the estimates of the transmitted values are filtered using a backward filter to produce a backward-filtered signal. The decision device is applied to a composite signal produced from the forward-filtered and backward-filtered signals, so as to produce the estimates of the transmitted values. An accuracy of the estimates of the transmitted values is assessed, and coefficients of the forward filter are adapted depending on the assessed accuracy.

Abstract: The present patent application comprises means, instructions and steps for controlling signal power by allowing a small bit error rate during burst processing comprising setting a transmit signal power granularity to be less than a current level (1210), tracking a power measurement report of at least one remote stations (1220), determining if at least one signal quality indicator has reached an upper threshold (1230), decreasing a downlink signal power if the at least one signal quality indicator reaches an upper threshold (1240), and stopping the decreasing of the downlink signal power (1260) when the at least one quality indicator reaches a lower threshold (1250).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing a wireless communication transceiver having receive path performance diversity. The transceiver implements a plurality of signal paths that can be configured as diversity receive paths. Each of the plurality of signal paths includes a distinct RF filter. Each RF filter can be configured to provide a distinct jammer rejection profile. Each receive path also includes a jammer detector, that can be a multiple level jammer detector. Each jammer detector operates to control a level of processing gain applied to the signals in its receive path. The multiple gain scaled receive signals can be combined in a coherent combiner before being routed for further processing.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing a signal with a corresponding noise profile are disclosed. Aspects of the method may comprise analyzing spectral content of the noise profile. At least one noise harmonic within the signal may be filtered based on said analyzed spectral content. The filtered signal may be amplified. The noise profile may comprise a phase noise profile. The signal may comprise at least one of a sinusoidal signal and a noise signal. At least one filter coefficient that is used to filter the at least one noise harmonic may be determined. The filtering may comprise low pass filtering. The signal may be modulated prior to filtering. The amplifying may comprise buffering. A non-linearity characteristic of the signal may be determined and a noise harmonic may be low-pass filtered within the signal based on the determined non-linearity characteristic.

Abstract: To implement a filter circuit with low noise and a low cutoff frequency in a smaller area, a filter circuit has a first circuit which receives an input signal supplied to an input terminal, amplifies the signal, and outputs the amplified signal to an output terminal, a first differential amplification circuit for receiving the output signal of the first circuit through a first capacitance element, a first resistance element for forming a negative feedback path between the input and output of the first differential amplification circuit, and a second resistance element for forming a negative feedback path between the output of the first differential amplification circuit and the input of the first circuit.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose receiver baseband filtering. In an exemplary embodiment, the filter device may comprise a continuous-time filter and a discrete-time filter operably coupled to the continuous time-filter. The discrete-time filter may include a passive infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between the continuous-time filter and an amplifier. The discrete-time filter may also include an active infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier. The discrete-time filter may be configured to combine an output of the active infinite impulse response filter and an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter to form a composite signal. Furthermore, the amplifier may be configured to receive and amplify the composite signal.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiver includes an amplifier stage, a blocking module, and a down conversion module. The amplifier stage amplifies an inbound RF signal (includes a desired component and a blocking component) to produce an amplified inbound RF signal. The blocking module generates an oscillation corresponding to a frequency of the blocking component and filters the amplified inbound RF signal based on the oscillation to substantially attenuate the blocking component and to pass, substantially unattenuated, the desired component. The down conversion module converts the desired RF signal component into a baseband or near baseband inbound signal.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to reduce interference of predictive signal transmissions between wireless devices. In an example embodiment, a wireless receiver is configured to receive a composite signal, wherein the composite signal includes at least a beacon component comprising a regular beacon symbol. The wireless receiver is configured to determine from the beacon component, a predicted reception of a predicted future beacon symbol, using a known beacon transmission pattern. The wireless receiver is configured to cancel from the composite signal a future received beacon symbol, based at least partly on the predicted future beacon symbol.

Abstract: A method for reciprocal-mixing noise cancellation may include receiving, from a first mixer, a first signal comprising a wanted signal at a first frequency and a modulated signal at a second frequency. The modulated signal may be a product of a reciprocal-mixing of an unwanted signal with a phase noise. The second frequency may be greater than the first frequency, and at least a portion of the modulated signal may overlap the wanted signal, adding a reciprocal-mixing noise to the wanted signal. Using the first signal, a narrow second signal may be generated at a third frequency, twice the second frequency. At a second mixer, the second signal may be mixed with the first signal to generate a third signal. The third signal may be subtracted from the first signal to remove a reciprocal-mixing noise and to generate the wanted signal at the first frequency without the reciprocal-mixing noise.

Abstract: A method for processing a signal with a corresponding noise profile includes analyzing spectral content of the noise profile, filtering at least one noise harmonic within the signal based on the analyzed spectral content, and limiting the filtered signal. The noise profile may include a phase noise profile. The signal may include a sinusoidal signal and/or a noise signal. At least one filter coefficient that is used to filter the at least one noise harmonic may be determined. The filtering may include low pass filtering. The limiting may include hard-limiting of the filtered signal. A phase difference between the limited signal and a reference signal may be detected.

Abstract: The present patent application improves DARP by allowing multiple users on one time slot (MUROS). It comprises means, instructions and steps for combining two signals. In one example, it comprises at least one baseband modulator, a plurality of amplifiers where the signals are multiplied by a gain; at least one combiner operably connected to the amplifiers where the signals are combined; and a phase shifter where one of the signals is phase shifted with respect to the other signal. In another example; the apparatus further comprises a phase shifter operably connected to the at least one baseband modulator to provide a ?/2 phase shift between the two signals. In another example, the at least one baseband modulator comprises a BPSK baseband modulator on an I axis and a BPSK baseband modulator on a Q axis.

Abstract: Co-channel communications methods, systems, and devices are provided. Embodiments can be utilized to allow multiple users on one time slot (MUROS). For example, a method for wireless communication by a first remote station can comprise receiving a first co-channel signal that has a first amplitude and a second co-channel signal that has a second amplitude, wherein a difference between the first amplitude and the second amplitude is less than a threshold; selecting one of the first co-channel signal and the second co-channel signal; and demodulating the selected co-channel signal. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Interference in an unlicensed frequency band is spatially filtered out from received signals at a wireless device operating in the unlicensed frequency band. Energy received at a plurality of antennas of the wireless is device is analyzed to detect interference in the unlicensed frequency band. The detected interference is classified by type. Parameters for a nulling filter are generated or selected based on the type of interference detected in the received energy. During a time interval when it is expected to receive desired signals, the nulling filter is applied using the parameters to signals obtained from energy received at the plurality of antennas during the time interval.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filtering are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filter that splits a filter input signal into first and second input signals, modifies the first input signal to produce a first output signal, modifies the second input signal to produce a second output signal having an intermediate frequency response, and combines the first and second output signals while adjusting their relative phases and/or amplitudes to produce a filter output signal with the target frequency response. Adjustment includes splitting the second input signal into third and fourth input signals, which are modified and then combined to produce the second output signal having the intermediate frequency response.

Abstract: An imbalance compensator includes a phase/filter mismatch correction circuit and a gain mismatch correction circuit. The phase/filter mismatch correction circuit includes an adjustable filter and a processing unit. The adjustable filter is arranged for adjusting a filter coefficient setting according to a first input signal of a first signal branch and a second input signal of a second signal branch, and generating a first compensated signal to the first signal branch according to the filter coefficient setting and the first input signal. The processing unit is arranged for processing the second input signal according to the first compensated signal and generating a second compensated signal to the second signal branch. The gain mismatch correction circuit is arranged for referring to the first and second compensated signals to configure gain compensation, and applying the configured gain compensation to one of the first and second compensated signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for an electronically adjustable signal filter system, which comprises, in some embodiments, a first filter coupled to an antenna coupling network and a second filter, a power amplifier coupled to the first filter, an antenna connected to an antenna coupling network, a pilot tone generator coupled to the first filter, and a first signal source connected to the power amplifier and first filter. In some embodiments, the power amplifier amplifies the first signal, the first filter places a notch into the first signal transmitted to the antenna coupling network, the antenna coupling network combines the first signal and a second signal received from the antenna and transmits a third signal to the second filter.

Abstract: A SAW-less receiver includes an FEM interface module, an RF to IF receiver section, and a receiver IF to baseband section. The RF to IF receiver section includes a frequency translated bandpass filter (FTBPF), an LNA, and a mixing section. The FTBPF includes a switching network and a plurality of baseband impedances. The switching network is operable to couple the plurality of baseband impedances to the FEM interface in accordance with a plurality of phase-offset RF clock signals to RF bandpass filter the inbound RF signal. The LNA amplifies the filtered inbound RF signal and the mixing section mixes the amplified inbound RF signal with a local oscillation to produce an inbound IF signal. The receiver IF to baseband section converts the inbound IF signal into one or more inbound symbol streams.

Abstract: A signal detection apparatus detects the frequency of an input signal without using a PLL. The detection apparatus includes a first and a second orthogonalizer, a phase difference calculator and an integrator, to control the variable coefficient a1 of a band-pass filter. Information e[k]=M·sin(?) representing the phase difference ? between the input data x[k] and the output data y[k] is calculated with the first and second orthogonalizers and the phase difference calculator. The sign of e[k] is inverted and a predetermined integral calculation is performed with the integrator, and the calculated integral value is set as the coefficient a1 of the band-pass filter. Every time input data x[k] is input, the coefficient a1 is changed by reducing it when e[k]>0 and increasing it when e[k]<0. Thus, the frequency of the output signal of the band-pass filter is matched to the input signal.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes determining an amplitude of an input signal provided by a capacitive signal source, compressing the input signal in an analog domain to form a compressed analog signal based on the determined amplitude, converting the compressed analog signal to a compressed digital signal, and decompressing the digital signal in a digital domain to form a decompressed digital signal. In an embodiment, compressing the analog signal includes adjusting a first gain of an amplifier coupled to the capacitive signal source, and decompressing the digital signal comprises adjusting a second gain of a digital processing block.

Abstract: An electrical component with a diversity front-end circuit that is exclusively designed to transmit received signals is disclosed. The diversity front-end circuit is capable of receiving incoming signals in at least two frequency bands simultaneously. The diversity front-end circuit includes at least two receiving paths coupled to a diversity antenna, wherein the received signals of the respective frequency band are transmitted in each receiving path.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an adjustable filter with a first filter element, and a second filter element coupled to the first filter element. The second filter element includes a field effect transistor (FET) including a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate terminal. The source terminal and the gate terminal are coupled to a reference voltage. A control circuit is coupled to the drain terminal and is configured to apply a control voltage thereto to vary a capacitance between the source and drain terminals to adjust the adjustable filter.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a system that having a low noise amplifier (LNA) to receive and amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal, a mixer to receive and downconvert the RF signal to a second frequency signal, a filter to receive and filter the second frequency signal, a demodulator to receive and demodulate the filtered second frequency signal to output demodulated data, and a quality detector to detect a quality of the demodulated data and output a quality indicator based on the data quality. In addition, the system can include a controller coupled to the filter to cause a state of the filter to be stored into a storage responsive to the quality indicator.

Abstract: Provided is a remote radio head receiver, including an antenna and an interference mitigation block. The antenna is configured to receive a signal. The interference mitigation block is configured to selectively pass and amplify the signal. The interference mitigation block does not include a liquefied gas cooling system.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for filtering a radio signal comprising at least a first filter stage is presented wherein the at least first filter stage comprises a divide stage for dividing a filter stage input signal into several signal portions. The signal portions are filtered in at least two parallel filter elements. A combine stage combines the separate filter output signals into a single filter stage output signal.

Abstract: An interfering signal canceller has a passive isolation element fed by an input signal in a primary path. A first frequency converter is in an auxiliary path and is fed by an input signal for converting the input signal to an intermediate or baseband signal. A bandpass filter is tuned to the interfering signal component for passing the interfering signal component of the converted input signal and suppressing the desired signal component. A second frequency converter/phase rotator section has a phase rotator fed by a local oscillator signal and a second frequency converter fed by the phase rotator and the bandpass filter. The second frequency converter/phase rotator section convert and phase adjust the passed the interfering signal component and the suppressed desired signal component to the predetermined band of frequencies. A combiner combines signals in the primary signal path and from the second frequency converter/phase rotator section.

Abstract: The dual mode receiver channel select filter includes a filter for a dual mode Bluetooth/Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) receiver portion of a BT/WLAN transceiver. The filter is a 4th order complex filter and is digitally programmable and reconfigurable. Implemented as the channel select filter for dual-mode receivers, the filter adopts low-IF for Bluetooth and zero-IF for WLAN (IEEE 802.11b). It is based on simple active elements, such as current and voltage followers. The center frequency is digitally tuned through programming active current division networks (CDNs).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filtering are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a wideband frequency and bandwidth tunable filter that splits a filter input signal into first and second input signals, modifies the first input signal to produce a first output signal, modifies the second input signal to produce a second output signal having an intermediate frequency response, and combines the first and second output signals while adjusting their relative phases and/or amplitudes to produce a filter output signal with the target frequency response. Adjustment includes splitting the second input signal into third and fourth input signals, which are modified and then combined to produce the second output signal having the intermediate frequency response.

Abstract: A method for selecting antenna configurations in a satellite receiving system, the method comprising: selecting antenna configurations using a first mode of operation wherein frequency shift keying (“FSK”) of a frequency is implemented, or a second mode of operation wherein a DC level is implemented, and adaptively controlling a capacitor to condition a signal while the second mode is in use and removing the effects of the capacitor while the first mode is in use.