With Specific Filter Structure Patents (Class 455/307)
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Patent number: 8412141Abstract: An LR polyphase filter implemented with inductors and resistors and capable of operating at high frequencies is described. In one design, the LR polyphase filter includes first and second paths, with each path including an inductor coupled to a resistor. The first and second paths receive a first input signal and provide first and second output signals, respectively, which may be in quadrature. For a differential design, the polyphase filter further includes third and fourth paths, which receive a second input signal and provide third and fourth output signals, respectively. The four output signals may be 90° out of phase. The first and second input signals are for a differential input signal. The first and third output signals are for a first differential output signal, and the second and fourth output signals are for a second differential output signal. Each inductor may be implemented with a transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Jafar Savoj
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Patent number: 8406358Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) apparatus has a receiver. The receiver includes a mixer, a clock generator, and a common mode controller. The clock generator couples to the mixer. The common mode controller couples to the outputs of mixer. The mixer, the clock generator and the common mode controller are operated collectively to program linearity and a gain of the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Gregory Uehara, Brian Brunn, Xiaohua Fan, Sehat Sutardja
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Patent number: 8406723Abstract: Systems and methods which provide DC current path circuitry, such as for providing a DC bias, in association with a filter circuit such that parasitic attributes of the DC current path circuitry combines with the filter component attributes are shown. According to embodiments, the parasitic attributes of the DC current path circuitry components are added into the associated filter circuit network design. A parasitic capacitance of the DC current path circuitry may, for example, be aggregated with a capacitor of the filter circuit to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the presence of the DC current path circuitry on the associated filter frequency response. Embodiments implement an active inductor configuration for providing a DC current path in association with a filter circuit. An active inductor of embodiments is provided using a transistor, appropriately biased to actively exhibit low impedance at DC and high impedance at RF frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: CSR Technology Inc.Inventors: Ryan Lobo, Timothy M. Magnusen
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Publication number: 20130070878Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed to effectively frequency translate a filter characterized as a low quality factor (Q) filter, corresponding to a baseband frequency of approximately zero Hertz or to an intermediate frequency (IF), to a filter characterized as a high Q filter at frequencies greater than the baseband frequency or the IF. A downconversion mixer frequency translates a communication signal to the baseband frequency or the IF using a first local oscillator signal to provide a downconverted communication signal. A filter corresponding to the baseband frequency or the IF filters the downconverted communication signal to provide a filtered communication signal. An upconversion mixer frequency translates a communication signal using a second local oscillator signal. The frequency translation by the upconversion mixer, in effect, translates the filter characterization from the low Q filter to the high Q filter at frequencies greater than the baseband frequency or the IF.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmad Mirzaei, Mohyee Mikhemar, Hooman Darabi
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Publication number: 20130072143Abstract: A narrowband interference (NBI) canceller is coupled to an A/D converter to receive an input signal and supply an NBI-canceled signal to an error correcting decoder. In the NBI canceller, a first arithmetic unit receives the input signal and a predicted- interference signal, and supplies a difference thereof as the interference-canceled signal. A slicer receives the interference-canceled signal and supplies a decision signal. A second arithmetic unit subtracts the decision signal from the input signal to generate a noise signal. A coarse frequency estimator receives the noise signal and analyzes the frequency spectrum to generate a coarse estimate of a fundamental frequency of the NBI. The coarse estimate is used by an adaptive narrowband interference predictor to generate the predicted-interference signal while adaptively tracking the narrowband interference. Use of the NBI canceller in a transceiver can eliminate link drop caused by operation of wireless devices that generate EMI in a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventor: Dariush Dabiri
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Patent number: 8401135Abstract: A serial data receiver includes an amplitude path including a first signal conditioner that adds a first offset or subtracts a second offset based on a selection input, a preamp configured to receive a signal from a transmitter and provide an input signal to the amplitude path, an amplitude latch coupled to the amplitude path, a data latch having a data output and a decision feedback equalization (DFE) logic block coupled to the first conditioning element and the data output and configured to generate the selection output based on the data output of the data latch.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Troy J. Beukema, William R. Kelly, Michael A. Sorna, Daniel W. Storaska
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Patent number: 8396439Abstract: The invention discloses an interference cancellation circuit for a receiver to process an input signal which is carried on a first carrier frequency and includes a transmitted signal and at least one interference signals. The interference cancellation circuit comprises a down-converter for converting the input signal to dc location to generate a down-converted signal; a first path circuit for processing the down-converted signal to generate a first processed signal which includes the transmitted signal and the interference signals; a second path circuit for processing the down-converted signal to generate a second processed signal which includes only the interference signals; and a combiner for generating an output signal by combining the first processed signal and the second processed signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Chao-Tung Yang, Hung Chuan Pai, Weigang Sun
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Patent number: 8391819Abstract: An active filter circuit includes an inductance-capacitance (LC) circuit (110) for wireless frequency input, a bi-directional mixer (120) and a filter impedance (130) series-coupled across at least part of the LC circuit (110), and another mixer (420) coupled to at least some portion of the LC circuit. Other circuits, processes, receivers, transmitters and transceivers are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Gireesh Rajendran, Ashish Lachhwani, Rakesh Kumar
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Patent number: 8385871Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid RF-digital signal processor-based filter for multiband radio architectures systems capable of spectrum re-farming and software defined radios. It performs low-loss frequency agile multiple notch filtering at RF where a large dynamic range exists at a filter input between signals in a stopband and passband. It is a frequency dependent signal attenuation apparatus having two paths connected together by directional couplers. The first path comprising a component such as a delay component or duplexer. The second path comprising a bandstop filter connected to a down converter, a digital filter, and an up converter. At the output of a power amplifier, the invention can be used to attenuate spurs, or noise within bands with strict emission constraints. At the input of a low noise amplifier, the invention can be used to attenuate blockers and transmitter noise outside of the receiver passband.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Rockstar Consortium US LPInventor: Mark Wyville
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Patent number: 8385873Abstract: An equivalent radio frequency (RF) notch filter, an RF chip, and a receiver are provided. The equivalent RF notch filter includes: a local oscillation (LO) circuit, configured to provide a LO frequency signal; configured to be connected in parallel with the main chain, and down-convert signals of the main chain; and a frequency selective circuit realized by impedance difference, configured to provide different impedances for down-converted signals with different frequencies from the mixing circuit, so as to absorb the signals that need to be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jianjun Zhou, Zhuobiao He, Fan Yang, Yusong Chi, Meng Wang, Hongyu Wang, Xinfang Liu, Min Yi, Xinrong Hu
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Publication number: 20130045705Abstract: A wireless receiver for UWB or other format receives a useful signal in a particular band of frequencies in spite of interference components. The wireless receiver has two or more different types of tunable band reject filter, involves detecting interference in the received signal, and selecting which of the different types of filter to use according to thresholds of parameters of the detected interference. The filter is then tuned according to the detected interference and the useful signal is then received with the interference suppressed using the selected BRF. As the different types of filters have different drawbacks and benefits, by having multiple types, and selecting which to use according to the detected interference, the filtering can be better matched to the detected interference, or the drawbacks can be reduced for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SAInventors: Ajay Kapoor, Maurice Stassen
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Patent number: 8380155Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure can provide a second order low pass filter. The second order low pass filter can work in current domain, and have high linearity for in-band signals and out-of-band signals. The second order low pass filter can include a MOS transistor having a gate terminal, a current input terminal and a current output terminal, a first capacitor coupled between the current input terminal and a ground connection and a second capacitor coupled between the gate terminal and the current input terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Fernando De Bernardinis, Rinaldo Castello
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Publication number: 20130040595Abstract: A circuit for a front-end tunable filter of a communication and broadcast receiver and a tuning method thereof are described herein. In one aspect, the circuit of the tunable filter may be independent of the signal reception link of the receiver. The pre-filter (104) includes a variable capacitance (146) which is adjusted by a tuning signal (160). A negative resistance element (144) and the pre-filter (104) may form an oscillator. The negative resistance element (144) is controlled by an amplitude control signal (162) outputted from an oscillation amplitude control circuit (142). The oscillation amplitude control circuit (142) stabilizes the amplitude of a radio frequency signal (130) in a preset range. An oscillation frequency control circuit (140) stabilizes the frequency of the signal (130) in a preset frequency range by a tuning signal (160). The tuning is completed until both of the amplitude and the frequency of the oscillation signal meet the preset ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: BEIJING KT MICRO, LTD.Inventors: Han Wang, Yi Yang, Zhen Li, Pei Yang, Dianyu Chen, Haiqing Lin, Yihai Xiang, Zhongzhi Liu
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Patent number: 8374567Abstract: This disclosure relates to noise suppression in data transfers in transceivers of wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventor: Fan Yung Ma
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Patent number: 8369818Abstract: Embodiments of a radio frequency (RF) receiver implementing one or more forms of protection to protect devices of the RF receiver from in-band interferers is provided. The RF receiver includes an integrated circuit terminal configured to couple a RF signal received at an antenna to a RF signal path, and a low noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to the RF signal path and configured to amplify the RF signal to provide an amplified RF signal. To protect the LNA from in-band interferers, the RF receiver can further include one or more clamping circuits and/or an over-voltage detector to determine if a peak of the RF signal exceeds an acceptable level.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Yuyu Chang, Hooman Darabi
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Patent number: 8369817Abstract: An analog finite impulse response (AFIR) filter including at least one variable transconductance block having an input for receiving an input voltage and being adapted to sequentially apply each of a plurality of transconductance levels to the input voltage during at least one of a plurality of successive time periods to generate an output current at an output of the variable transconductance block, the at least one variable transconductance block including a plurality of fixed transconductance blocks each receiving the input voltage and capable of being independently activated to supply the output current; and a capacitor coupled to the output of the variable transconductance block to receive the output current and provide an output voltage of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.Inventors: Eoin Ohannaidh, Stéphane Le Tual, Loïc Joet
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Patent number: 8369816Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a selectable notch filter includes a transmission line, a bias circuit, and a switch for selectably coupling the transmission line to ground. In one embodiment, the switch is a PIN diode. The selectable notch filter can selectably suppress a first frequency from being output when the transmission line is coupled to ground. Additionally, the selectable notch filter can selectably suppress a second frequency from being output when the transmission line is not coupled to ground. In one embodiment, the first frequency is approximately equal to a multiple of two of the second frequency. In one embodiment, the selectable notch filter can utilize more than one transmission line.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Lukose Ninan, Stephen E. Krafft
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Patent number: 8368477Abstract: A receiver is provided. The receiver includes a differential amplifier amplifying differential input signals input to input terminals and outputting differential output signals through output terminals and an oscillator connected to the output terminals of the differential amplifier. The differential amplifier and the oscillator operate alternatively in response to an enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Hyun Won Moon, Hwa Yeal Yu
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Patent number: 8363712Abstract: An I/Q imbalance compensation block of a RF receiver for compensating an imbalance between an in-phase component and a quadrature component of an RF signal is disclosed. The compensation block includes a conjugation block; an adaptive finite impulse response (FIR) filter; and an adder. The filter use filter coefficients iteratively updated at least partly in response to a compensated digital signal. The filter can have a complex number for at least one, but not all of filter taps, and real numbers for other filter taps. The filter can be provided with adaptation step sizes different from filter tap to filter tap. The filter can also be provided with an adaptation step size(s) varying over time. The filter can also be provided with an adaptation step size(s) divided by the square norm of the compensated signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventor: Raju Hormis
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Patent number: 8363763Abstract: A receiving system and a method of processing data are disclosed herein. The receiving system a signal receiving unit, a known sequence detector, a first equalization unit, a second equalization unit, a block decoder, and an error correction unit. The signal receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including a data group multiplexed mobile service data with a plurality of known data sequences. The known sequence detector detects known data sequences from the broadcast signal. The first equalization unit updates an equalization coefficient by using the known data sequence during the known data section, thereby primarily channel-equalizing the known data sequence. The second equalization unit interpolates or extrapolates a converging equalization coefficient, thereby secondarily channel-equalizing the mobile service data, when the equalization coefficient converge. The block decoder performs turbo-decoding on the channel-equalized mobile service data in block units.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: In Hwan Choi, Byoung Gill Kim, Won Gyu Song, Jin Woo Kim, Hyoung Gon Lee
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Patent number: 8363761Abstract: A wireless modem and noise cancellation method for the same for noise cancellation effectively cancels a noise signal induced from a device to which the wireless modem is connected. A primary antenna receives a radio signal that includes a first noise signal coming from a device to which the wireless modem is connected; a secondary antenna receives a second noise signal from the connected device; a noise signal adjuster for adjusting the second noise signal received by the secondary antenna using a correlation parameter between noise signals received by the primary antenna and the secondary antenna; and a noise remover subtracts the noise signal adjusted by the noise signal adjuster from the radio signal received by the primary antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong Il Yang
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Patent number: 8358993Abstract: Image rejection calibration includes initializing the calibration mode by applying to quadrature mixers, in place of the wanted RF input, an RF source in the frequency range of the wanted RF input, sensing the power output from the poly-phase filter, developing gain adjust and phase adjust correction values in response to the power output and adjusting in accordance with the correction values the gain of the quadrature signals from the quadrature mixers to the poly-phase filter and the phase of local oscillator quadrature signals from the local oscillator to the quadrature mixers to reduce the power output.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2007Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Philip Quinlan, Miguel Chanca, Hyman Shanan, Vincent Foley
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Patent number: 8355430Abstract: An embodiment of the invention pertains to demodulating a data communication into a sequence of symbols. In this embodiment, a first filter generates a first convolution between a first plurality of coefficients and the data communication. The data communication is a distortion of a first sequence of symbols selected from a plurality of symbols in a constellation. A first error circuit maps the first convolution to a second sequence of symbols. An adaption circuit adjusts the first coefficients until a convergence at a last one of the symbols in the second sequence. A second filter generates a second convolution between a second plurality of coefficients and the data communication. The second coefficients are initialized to the first coefficients from the adaption circuit. A second error circuit maps the second convolution to a third sequence of symbols.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.Inventor: Christopher H. Dick
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Patent number: 8351889Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Alain Roussel, Charles W. T. Nicholls
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Patent number: 8351554Abstract: The invention relates to an adaptive method of extracting at least of desired electro magnetic wave signals, sound wave signals (40, 42), and any other signals from a mixture of signals (40, 42, 44, 46) and suppressing noise and interfering signals to produce enhanced signals (50) corresponding to desired (10) signals, and an apparatus (70) therefore. It relies on the concept of at least one of an attenuation of input signals in each sub-band for signals in such a manner that all desired (10) signals are attenuated less than noise or interfering source signals, and/or an amplification of input signals in each sub-band for source signals in such a manner that all desired (10) signals are amplified, and that they are amplified more than the noise and interfering signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Exaudio ABInventors: Nedelko Grbic, Ingvar Claesson, Per Eriksson
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Patent number: 8351885Abstract: A Radio Frequency Receiver on a Single Integrated Circuit (“RFSIC”) is described. The RFSIC may include a mixer, a phase-locked loop (“PLL”) in signal communication with the mixer, and an on-chip auto-tuned RF filter in signal communication with both the mixer and PPL, such that the same PLL simultaneously tunes the frequency of the VCO and the frequency response of the auto-tuned RF filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: CSR Technology Inc.Inventors: Noshir Dubash, Jeffrey E. Koeller, Daniel Babitch
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Publication number: 20120329419Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for eliminating an outband interference signal. An apparatus for eliminating an interference signal includes a first mixer, a filter unit, a second mixer, and an operation unit. The first mixer downconverts a received signal containing an outband interference signal. The filter unit extracts the downconverted outband interference signal from the downconverted received signal. The second mixer upconverts the downconverted outband interference signal to restore the outband interference signal to the original frequency band. The operation unit subtracts and eliminates the restored outband interference signal from the received signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEInventors: Hae Moon SEO, Youn Sung LEE, Woo Chul PARK, Myung Soo LEE, Myung Hyon YOON
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Patent number: 8339216Abstract: The present disclosure provides a duplexer for separating a transmit signal and a receive signal. The duplexer comprises a transmit filter, a receive filter and an analogue quadrature splitter, a first filtering element and a second filtering element. By choosing the first filtering element and the second filtering element substantially identical, it is possible to transform filtering characteristics of the first and second filtering element such that stop bands are substantially transformed into an effective pass band, and vice versa. The analogue quadrature splitter is adapted to increase an attenuation of the transmit signals outside the transmit band, such as in the receive band. Therefore out-of-band emissions by the transmitter will be substantially reduced. The present disclosure further provides a method for separating a transmit signal and a receive signal, and computer program products for the manufacture for carrying out the method of separating transmit signals and receive signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ubidyne, Inc.Inventor: Peter Kenington
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Publication number: 20120322395Abstract: The invention provides a radio receiver or transceiver having one or more low noise amplifiers corresponding to one or more antenna inputs wherein one or more outputs of the one or more low noise amplifiers is/are combined at a single output current summing node, a tunable, shunt notch filter is coupled or connected to the summed output node that allows for the attenuation of a Tx blocker or interferer, an external blocker or interferer or an internal on-chip interferer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: M4S NYInventor: Mici MCCULLAGH
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Publication number: 20120309335Abstract: Disclosed herein is a terrestrial broadcasting receiving module including: an antenna receiving a wireless signal; a distributing unit distributing and outputting the wireless signal into a wireless signal including a VHF band signal and a wireless signal including a UHF band signal; a VHF processing unit generating and outputting a VHF intermediate frequency signal from the wireless signal including the VHF band signal; a UHF processing unit generating and outputting a UHF intermediate frequency signal from the wireless signal including the UHF band signal; and a demodulating unit demodulating the VHF intermediate frequency signal output from the VHF processing unit and the UHF intermediate frequency signal output from the UHF processing unit. Therefore, a manufacturing cost may be reduced, switching loss may be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Bum Lee, Jong Lae Kim
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Patent number: 8326248Abstract: An analog radio receiver can change a noise suppression parameter appropriate for a sound to be reproduced. The analog radio receiver includes a sound category determining unit for determining a category of a sound to be reproduced from an input signal, and a selecting unit for selecting, on the basis of the category determined by the sound category determining unit, a noise suppression parameter such as passband of the IF filter, blend value of the stereo blend unit, high-cut value of the high-cut unit, response rate of the soft mute unit, and the like, wherein the IF filter, the stereo blend unit, the high-cut unit, the soft mute unit suppress noises of the input signal on the basis of the noise suppression parameter selected by the selecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yohei Asada, Susumu Ibaraki
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Patent number: 8320869Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an antenna arrangement apparatus includes a dipole reception antenna including a first pole portion and a second pole portion. A length of coaxial cable is provided and constitutes a feedline, the length of coaxial cable including a proximal end with respect to the first and second pole portions. The proximal end of the length of coaxial cable is coupled to the first and second pole portions via a common-mode filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Tomtom International B.V.Inventor: Jan Johannes Maria Van Den Elzen
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Patent number: 8314653Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a first active tunable low-noise RF bandpass filter that includes at least a first transistor element and a tunable frequency selective degeneration circuit coupled to a first non-inverting output of the first transistor element. The first active tunable low-noise RF bandpass filter combines low noise amplifier (LNA) and tunable bandpass filter functionalities into a single active RF bandpass filter. The tunable frequency selective degeneration circuit uses degeneration at frequencies outside of a passband of the active RF bandpass filter to increase feedback, thereby decreasing gain of the active RF bandpass filter. By decreasing the gain, linearity of the active RF bandpass filter may be improved in the presence of strong interfering RF signals, thereby enabling elimination of passive bandpass filter elements, such as surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, without degrading reception of in-band RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Marcus Granger-Jones, Nadim Khlat
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Patent number: 8306499Abstract: A digital television broadcast receiving section (100) of a mobile telephone terminal includes an antenna (101), a notch filter (102), a low-pass filter (LPF) (103), a low noise amplifier (LNA) (104), a receiving IC (105), a control section (107), and an input section (108). A passband for digital television broadcast is divided into several parts. The control section (107) switches a characteristic of each of the notch filter (102) and the LPF (103) so as to combine filters appropriate for a low-band channel or a high-band channel. Thus, frequencies in a mobile telephone transmission frequency band of the mobile telephone terminal, and frequencies in a band of other systems, the frequencies in these band being interfering waves, are largely attenuated, and at the same time, frequencies in the passband which is a frequency band for digital television broadcast are allowed to pass with low loss.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takehiko Yamakawa, Toshiyuki Okajima, Hiroshi Nakatsuka, Keiji Onishi
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Patent number: 8306493Abstract: Performing a decoding mode of a frequency modulation (FM) signal for an adaptive FM radio receiver includes passing the FM signal through a FM demodulator to obtain a composite signal that includes a pilot signal and noise around the pilot signal, passing the composite signal through a band bass filter, filtering the pilot signal from the noise using a pilot and noise separator that includes a notch filter that filters the pilot signal from the noise, obtaining average amplitudes of the pilot signal and the noise, comparing a ratio between the average amplitudes of the pilot signal and the noise with a programmable threshold, and selecting a decoding mode and an audio low pass filter. The decoding mode is selected based on a quality of the pilot signal being decoded and the audio LPF is selected based on the comparison ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Newport Media, Inc.Inventor: Yongru Gu
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Patent number: 8301101Abstract: Embodiments of a frequency translated filter (FTF) are presented. An FTF includes a passive mixer and a baseband impedance. The baseband impedance includes a network of one or more passive components (e.g., resistors, inductors, and capacitors) that form a low-Q filter. The passive mixer is configured to translate the baseband impedance to a higher frequency. The translated baseband impedance forms a high-Q filter and is presented at the input of the FTF. The FTF can be fully integrated in CMOS IC technology (or others, e.g., Bipolar, BiCMOS, and SiGe) and applied in wireless receiver systems including GSM, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Bluetooth, and wireless LANs (e.g., IEEE 802.11).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmad Mirzaei, Hooman Darabi, John Leete
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Patent number: 8299949Abstract: A received plurality of signals may be filtered to select an in-band signal and/or an out-of-band. A signal strength of the selected signal(s) may be measured. A resolution of an analog-to-digital converter may be controlled based on the measured signal strength(s). The selected in-band signal may be converted to a digital representation via the analog-to-digital converter. The resolution may be decreased when the strength of the in-band signal is higher, and increased when the strength of the in-band signal is lower. The resolution may be increased when the strength of the out-of-band signal is higher, and decreased when the strength of the out-of-band signal is lower. A signal-to-noise ratio and/or dynamic range of the selected signal(s) may be determined based on the measured signal strength(s), and may be utilized to adjust the resolution of the analog-to-digital converter.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8300734Abstract: In a frequency converting system, an input signal x(t) is supplied to a signal branching section for dividing a predetermined frequency domain into M bands, extracting signal components of the respective divided bands. The respective signal components and local signals each including a frequency difference corresponding to a predetermined intermediate frequency with respect to a center frequency of each band are input to a frequency converting part. The signals of the respective divided bands are converted into signals of intermediate frequency bands each including the predetermined intermediate frequency as the center frequency, the conversion outputs are sampled by using a common clock signal, whereby the conversion outputs are converted into digital signals. Further, after being subjected to phase correction processing, the digital signals are subjected to frequency conversion and combination processing by a signal regeneration part.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Masaaki Fuse, Hitoshi Sekiya
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Publication number: 20120264389Abstract: A method of detecting the position of a wavefront in a time-varying signal corresponding to an event is disclosed. According to one aspect, the method includes digitizing a signal received by a detector to produce a working signal, filtering the working signal N4 times with a band-pass filter to obtain N4 filtered working signals with different pass-bands, detecting a peak of the N4 filtered working signals to detect the position of a first wavefront as a function of time of occurrence. The N4 points are plotted such that an ordinate is one of the times of occurrence and an abscissa is the width of the associated band. An exponential asymptote that fits a maximum number of the N4 points is applied, and the position of the wavefront is determined as the ordinate of the point that has the maximum abscissa and substantially fits the exponential asymptote.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventor: Raphaël Lebreton
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Publication number: 20120264388Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Li Guo, Hang Jin, Paul J. Stager, Neil R. Diener, Matthew A. Silverman, Chandra Vaidyanathan
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Patent number: 8280334Abstract: A waveform reconstruction circuit receives an rf signal from an antenna, digitizes it, and then generates an undistorted reconstructed waveform. The reconstructed waveform can then be conventionally mixed and demodulated to extract useful signal information with enhanced receiver fidelity and sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: American Radio LLCInventor: Robert Hotto
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Patent number: 8280337Abstract: A circuit for communicating information in a wireless network includes a filtering circuit in communication with a zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) transceiver circuit. The filtering circuit includes a first mixer in communication with an output of the ZIF transceiver circuit. The filtering circuit includes a first Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) filter circuit in communication with an output of the first mixer. The filtering circuit includes a second mixer in communication with an output of the first SAW filter circuit. The filtering circuit includes a third mixer, and a second SAW filter circuit in communication with an output of the third mixer. The filtering circuit includes a fourth mixer in communication with an output of the second SAW filter circuit and an input of the ZIF transceiver circuit. The filtering circuit also includes a local oscillator circuit in communication with the first, second, third and fourth mixers.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: BelAir Networks Inc.Inventors: Marc Dubois, Stephen Rayment, Andrew Keir, Kieran Parsons
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Patent number: 8275339Abstract: A fixed point finite impulse response (FIR) filter comprising: 1) an input stage for receiving an input signal as a sequence of input samples comprising: i) delay elements connected in series for receiving and shifting N sequential input samples; ii) multipliers, each multiplier receiving a selected one of the N sequential input samples from the delay elements and multiplying the selected input sample by a corresponding coefficient to produce an intermediate product; and iii) a summer for receiving and adding N intermediate products from the multipliers to produce an output sum signal comprising a sequence of output sum samples; and 2) an output stage for truncating k least significant bits (LSBs) from each of the output sum samples, wherein k is a variable number.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Tao Zhang
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Patent number: 8275340Abstract: A fixed point finite impulse response (FIR) filter comprising: 1) an input stage for receiving an input signal as a sequence of input samples comprising: i) delay elements connected in series for receiving and shifting N sequential input samples; ii) multipliers, each multiplier receiving a selected one of the N sequential input samples from the delay elements and multiplying the selected input sample by a corresponding coefficient to produce an intermediate product; and iii) a summer for receiving and adding N intermediate products from the multipliers to produce an output sum signal comprising a sequence of output sum samples; and 2) an output stage for truncating k least significant bits (LSBs) from each of the output sum samples, wherein k is a variable number.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Tao Zhang
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Patent number: 8275341Abstract: A fixed point finite impulse response (FIR) filter comprising: 1) an input stage for receiving an input signal as a sequence of input samples comprising: i) delay elements connected in series for receiving and shifting N sequential input samples; ii) multipliers, each multiplier receiving a selected one of the N sequential input samples from the delay elements and multiplying the selected input sample by a corresponding coefficient to produce an intermediate product; and iii) a summer for receiving and adding N intermediate products from the multipliers to produce an output sum signal comprising a sequence of output sum samples; and 2) an output stage for truncating k least significant bits (LSBs) from each of the output sum samples, wherein k is a variable number.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Tao Zhang
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Patent number: 8269551Abstract: A complex filter for processing an in-phase signal and a quadrature-phase signal includes a first low-pass filter, a second low-pass filter, a connection unit between the first low-pass filter and the second low-pass filter, a first compensation resistor and a second compensation resistor. The first compensation resistor and the second compensation resistor are interlacedly coupled to input resistors of the first low-pass filter and the second low-pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Ralink Technology Corp.Inventor: Che-Hung Liao
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Patent number: 8264298Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a filtering device. The filtering device comprises a transforming unit, at least a first filtering element and a complementary filtering unit. The filtering device of the present disclosure allows an isolation of radio signals within a selected frequency band. Frequency bands closely-spaced to the selected frequency band may be suppressed. The present disclosure provides a reliable and almost identical response to temperature changes for the pass band within the selected frequency band and the stop bands closely-spaced to the selected frequency band. The filtering device withstands temperature changes without affecting a filtering performance different to the prior art. The present disclosure further provides a method for filtering an input signal as well as a computer program product for the manufacture of the filtering device and a computer program product for the carrying out of the method of filtering.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Unidyne, Inc.Inventor: Peter Kenington
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Patent number: 8265585Abstract: An broadcasting receiver suitable for receiving a broadcasting signal transmitted in an IBOC signal format, includes: a narrowband filtering means suitable for processing an analog broadcasting signal included in the broadcasting signal; a wideband filtering means suitable for processing a digital broadcasting signal included in the broadcasting signal; a demodulating means for demodulating the broadcasting signal; a signal level detecting means for detecting a level of the broadcasting signal; a digital determining means for determining whether the broadcasting signal includes digital broadcasting signal or not; and a filter switching means for switching filtering means for use in processing the broadcasting signal to be input to the demodulating means between the narrowband filtering means and the wideband filtering means, according to the level of the detected broadcasting signal, when the digital determining means determines that the broadcasting signal does not include the digital broadcasting signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Inako, Kazuo Koyama, Masanori Ishida, Naoki Nakajima
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Patent number: 8260242Abstract: A bandpass filter, and a radio communication module and device using the same are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Hiromichi Yoshikawa, Shuichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8249539Abstract: A device and method for DC offset cancellation device are disclosed. The method includes keeping a high pass module at off state, converting an analog radio frequency signal to a digital baseband signal by a direct down conversion receiving module, detecting a DC offset value during the conversion by an offset compensation module so as to provide an offset compensation signal corresponding to the DC offset value to the direct down conversion receiving module, and determining whether a control condition is reached by a control module so as to timely switch on the high pass module for canceling the residual DC offset in the direct down conversion receiving module. In the present invention, the offset compensation module provides preliminary offset compensation signals and then the high pass module accurately cancels residual DC offset, thereby significantly reducing the reaction time for DC offset cancellation.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Ralink Technology CorporationInventors: Che-Hung Liao, Wen-Kai Li