H03D2200/0082

RADIO RECEIVERS
20200028534 · 2020-01-23 · ·

A radio receiver device is arranged to receive an input voltage signal at an input frequency and comprises: a first amplification circuit portion; a second amplification circuit portion; a current buffer circuit portion; and a down-mixer circuit portion. The first amplification circuit portion is arranged to amplify the input voltage signal to generate an amplified current signal which is input to the current buffer circuit portion. The current buffer circuit portion has an input impedance and an output impedance, wherein the output impedance is greater than the input impedance and is arranged to generate a buffered current signal. The down-mixer circuit portion is arranged to receive the buffered current signal and generate a down-converted current signal at a baseband frequency. The second amplification circuit portion is arranged to amplify the down-converted current signal to produce an output voltage signal.

SPLIT MIXER CURRENT CONVEYER

The disclosure relates to technology for an apparatus having a current conveyer comprising a first stage having a first differential input, and a second stage having a second differential input. The first and second stages are configured to operate in a push-pull mode to provide an output signal at a current conveyer output between the first stage and the second stage. The apparatus has a first frequency mixer configured to generate a first mixer signal based on an input signal and an oscillator signal having a first frequency. The first frequency mixer is configured to provide the first mixer signal to the first differential input. The apparatus has a second frequency mixer configured to generate a second mixer signal based on the input signal and a second oscillator signal having the first frequency. The second frequency mixer is configured to provide the second mixer signal to the second differential input.

Demodulation of non-return to zero (NRZ) or other signals using multiple-input artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model
11916515 · 2024-02-27 · ·

A method includes obtaining pairs of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) samples associated with a signal to be demodulated. The method also includes providing a set of the I/Q pairs to a trained AI/ML model. The set of the I/Q pairs includes an I/Q pair associated with a symbol being demodulated and at least one I/Q pair associated with at least one prior symbol that has been demodulated. In addition, the method includes using the trained AI/ML model to generate a symbol estimate for the symbol based on the set of the I/Q pairs, where the symbol estimate represents a portion of data that is encoded in the signal.

Signal receiving apparatus and signal receiving method, signal generating apparatus and signal generating method

Techniques related to signal processing include setting up a first operation mode or a second operation mode. In the first operation mode: providing a first analog signal to a first A/D converter by a first switch and a second analog signal to a second A/D by second switch, and converting the first analog signal to a first digital signal by the first A/D and the second analog signal to a second digital signal by the second A/D. In the second operation mode: demodulating a third analog signal to an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal by an I-Q-demodulator, providing the in-phase signal to the first A/D by the first switch, providing the quadrature signal to a second A/D by second switch, converting the in-phase signal to a third digital signal by the first A/D, and converting the quadrature signal to a fourth digital signal by the second A/D.

Digital controller for a MEMS gyroscope

A digital control circuitry for a MEMS gyroscope is provided. The digital control circuitry comprises a digital primary loop circuitry configured to process a digitized primary signal, a digital secondary loop circuitry configured to process a digitized secondary signal and a digital phase shifting filter circuitry configured to generate two phase shifted demodulation signals from the digitized primary signal. The digital secondary loop is configured to demodulate the digitized secondary signal using the two phase shifted demodulation signals.

Mixer biasing with baseband filter common-mode voltage

An apparatus is disclosed for mixer biasing with baseband filter common-mode voltage. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a mixer, a baseband filter, and a bias circuit. The mixer has a mixer transistor that is coupled to a bias node and a baseband node. The baseband filter is coupled to the mixer via the baseband node. The baseband filter is configured to operate with a common-mode reference voltage that is associated with a common-mode voltage applied at the baseband node. The bias circuit is coupled to the baseband filter and the bias node. The bias circuit is configured to receive the common-mode reference voltage from the baseband filter and generate, at the bias node, a bias voltage for biasing the mixer transistor based on the common-mode reference voltage.

Mixer Biasing with Baseband Filter Common-Mode Voltage

An apparatus is disclosed for mixer biasing with baseband filter common-mode voltage. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a mixer, a baseband filter, and a bias circuit. The mixer has a mixer transistor that is coupled to a bias node and a baseband node. The baseband filter is coupled to the mixer via the baseband node. The baseband filter is configured to operate with a common-mode reference voltage that is associated with a common-mode voltage applied at the baseband node. The bias circuit is coupled to the baseband filter and the bias node. The bias circuit is configured to receive the common-mode reference voltage from the baseband filter and generate, at the bias node, a bias voltage for biasing the mixer transistor based on the common-mode reference voltage.

SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD
20190207632 · 2019-07-04 ·

Techniques related to signal processing include setting up a first operation mode or a second operation mode. In the first operation mode: providing a first analogue signal to a first A/D converter by a first switch and a second analogue signal to a second A/D by second switch, and converting the first analogue signal to a first digital signal by the first A/D and the second analogue signal to a second digital signal by the second A/D. In the second operation mode: demodulating a third analogue signal to an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal by an I-Q-demodulator, providing the in-phase signal to the first A/D by the first switch, providing the quadrature signal to a second A/D by second switch, converting the in-phase signal to a third digital signal by the first A/D, and converting the quadrature signal to a fourth digital signal by the second A/D.

WIRELESS RECEIVER AND WIRELESS RECEPTION METHOD
20190165741 · 2019-05-30 ·

A wireless receiver and a wireless reception method provide: to determine a gain based on a first resistor having a first temperature characteristic and a second resistor having a second temperature characteristic different from the first resistance; to output an output of the first resistor and an output of the second resistor, or a ratio between the output of the first resistor and the output of the second resistor; and to switches the gain of the first circuit based on the outputs or the ratio between the outputs.

FLOW DETECTION WITH QUADRATURE DEMODULATION
20190089306 · 2019-03-21 ·

A transmitter generates programmable upstream and downstream signal pulses for transmission through a fluid whose flow rate is being measured. A receiver receives the upstream and downstream signal pulses and stores digital representations of the pulses. A multiple pass algorithm such as a time domain windowing function and/or an algorithm that equalizes amplitude operates on the stored digital representations prior to demodulation. A quadrature demodulator generates in-phase and quadrature components of the digital representations and an arctangent function using the in-phase and quadrature components determines angles associated with the upstream and downstream signal pulses. The difference between the upstream and downstream angles, from which a difference in time of flight between the upstream and downstream signal pulses can be derived, is used to determine flow rate.