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US 2016/0112082 A1Published application
Low power radio receiver
AssigneeLinear Technology Corporation
InventorsMark Alan Lemkin, Thor Nelson Juneau
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Abstract
A method and device for receiving a wireless signal is provided. The device includes a passive mixer having a first input node, a second input node, and at least one output node. An oscillator is coupled to the first input node of the mixer. The output of a buffer is coupled to the second input node of the mixer. An antenna is operatively coupled to the input node of the buffer. The buffer is configured to provide isolation from the mixer.
Claims15
A frequency converting element comprising:
- a mixer having first and second input nodes and an output node;
- and
- a charge pump,
- wherein an input node of the charge pump is coupled to the output node of the mixer, and
- wherein the charge pump receives a mixer output signal at the input node of the charge pump, and outputs an amplified version of the mixer output signal.
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