Aspects of this disclosure relate to a very low intermediate frequency (VLIF) receiver with multi-decade contiguous radio frequency (RF) band coverage. Non-quadrature local oscillator (LO) signals drive mixers. The non-quadrature signals can be generated from low noise digital dividers having non-traditional division ratios. The non-traditional division ratios can be prime number ratios such as 5 and 7. The systematic non-quadrature nature of the LO/mixer can be subsequently corrected by a deterministic I-Q coupling network prior to complex signal processing.

A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface.

A frequency modulation circuit can include: a modulation circuit configured to generate a digital modulation signal and an analog modulation signal according to an input signal of the frequency modulation circuit; and a phase-locked loop having a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to receive a reference frequency, and to modulate a frequency of an output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator according to the analog modulation signal and the digital modulation signal.

Systems, methods, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for performing electrophysiology (EP) signal processing. An embodiment includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) circuit board configured to process an ECG signal. The embodiment further includes a plurality of intracardiac (IC) circuit boards, each configured to process a corresponding IC signal. The ECG circuit board and the plurality of IC circuit boards share substantially a same circuit configuration and components. The ECG circuit board further processes the ECG signal using substantially a same path as each IC circuit board uses to process its corresponding IC signal.

Systems, methods, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for performing electrophysiology (EP) signal processing. An embodiment includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) circuit board configured to process an ECG signal. The embodiment further includes a plurality of intracardiac (IC) circuit boards, each configured to process a corresponding IC signal. The ECG circuit board and the plurality of IC circuit boards share substantially a same circuit configuration and components. The ECG circuit board further processes the ECG signal using substantially a same path as each IC circuit board uses to process its corresponding IC signal.

An electromagnetic wave transmission device according to the present invention includes: a transmission unit that has, in voltage-current characteristics, a local maximum value and a local minimum value located on a higher voltage side than the local maximum value and transmits an electromagnetic wave indicating a modulation signal; and a modulation unit which modulates an acquired digital signal to the modulation signal using first voltage values of two or more levels in a first voltage region, which is equal to or greater than a voltage of the local maximum value and is equal to or less than a voltage of the local minimum value, and a second voltage value in a second voltage region, which is less than the voltage of the local maximum value, and a third voltage value in a third voltage region, which is on a higher voltage side than the voltage of the local minimum value. A first signal which transits to any one voltage value of the first voltage values from any voltage value in the first voltage region via the second voltage value and a second signal which transits to the any one voltage value from the any voltage value via the third voltage value are the same signals. The modulation unit selects, out of the first signal and the second signal, the signal having a smaller total transition potential difference.

A transceiver circuit is disclosed. The transceiver circuit includes an antenna, a receiver RF chain configured to receive a receiver RF signal from the antenna, a transmitter RF chain configured to transmit a transmitter RF signal to the antenna, and a controller configured to cause the receiver RF chain to receive a first distance estimate between the antenna and another transceiver circuit, to calculate a second distance estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit, and to determine a range estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit based on the first distance estimate and the second distance estimate.

A transceiver circuit is disclosed. The transceiver circuit includes an antenna, a receiver RF chain configured to receive a receiver RF signal from the antenna, a transmitter RF chain configured to transmit a transmitter RF signal to the antenna, and a controller configured to cause the receiver RF chain to receive a first distance estimate between the antenna and another transceiver circuit, to calculate a second distance estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit, and to determine a range estimate between the antenna and the other transceiver circuit based on the first distance estimate and the second distance estimate.

A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface.

A frequency modulation circuit can include: a modulation circuit configured to generate a digital modulation signal and an analog modulation signal according to an input signal of the frequency modulation circuit; and a phase-locked loop having a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to receive a reference frequency, and to modulate a frequency of an output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator according to the analog modulation signal and the digital modulation signal.