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US 7,583,947 B2Granted
Method and system for single sideband mixing receiver architecture for improving signal quality
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorMeng-An (Michael) Pan
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for single sideband mixing receiver architecture for improving signal quality in an RF communication system. An embodiment of the invention may mix a first input signal with a first local oscillator signal, via a first mixer, to generate a first mixed output signal. It may also mix a second input signal with a second local oscillator signal, via a second mixer, to generate a second mixed output signal. It may then generate a single sideband signal by adding the first mixed output signal and the second mixed output signal. The removal of one of two sidebands may reduce noise at the desired signal, since the removed sideband may have been at the same frequency as the desired signal.
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A method for reducing interference in a signal, the method comprising:
- downconverting a global system for mobile communications (GSM) signal from a radio frequency (RF) signal to a very low intermediate frequency (VLIF) signal;
- amplifying the VLIF signal using at least a first amplifier, a second amplifier and a third amplifier, the first amplifier being a first programmable amplifier of a programmable bandpass filter, the second amplifier being a second programmable amplifier, the third amplifier being a fixed amplifier;
- mixing a first input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal with a first local oscillator signal to generate a first mixed signal, the first input signal comprising at least a first VLIF signal, the first local oscillator signal having a selectable frequency;
- mixing a second input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal with a second local oscillator signal to generate a second mixed signal, the second input signal comprising at least a second VLIF signal;
- adding said first mixed signal and said second mixed signal to generate a first mixed output signal, which is a first analog single sideband baseband signal;
- mixing said first input signal with said second local oscillator signal to generate a third mixed signal;
- mixing said second input signal with said first local oscillator signal to generate a fourth mixed signal;
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- subtracting said third mixed signal from said fourth mixed signal to generate a second mixed output signal, which is a second analog single sideband baseband signal.
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A system for reducing interference in a signal, the system comprising:
- one or more circuits comprising a downconverter, a first amplifier of a bandpass filter, a second amplifier, a third amplifier, a first mixer, a second mixer, a third mixer, and a fourth mixer, wherein:
- said downconverter downconverts a global system for mobile communications (GSM) signal from a radio frequency (RB signal to a very low intermediate frequency (VLIF) signal;
- said first amplifier of said bandpass filter, said second amplifier and said third amplifier amplifying the VLIF signal, wherein said first amplifier is a first programmable amplifier of a programmable bandpass filter, wherein the second amplifier is a second programmable amplifier, wherein the third amplifier is a fixed amplifier;
- said first mixer mixes a first input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal with a first local oscillator signal to generate a first mixed signal, the first input signal comprising at least a first VLIF signal, the first local oscillator signal having a selectable frequency;
- said second mixer mixes a second input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal with a second local oscillator signal to generate a second mixed signal the second input signal comprising at least a second VLIF signal;
- said one or more circuits adds said first mixed signal and said second mixed signal to generate a first mixed output signal, which is a first analog single sideband baseband signal;
- said third mixer mixes said first input signal with said second local oscillator signal to generate a third mixed signal;
- said fourth mixer mixes said second input signal with said first local oscillator signal to generate a fourth mixed signal;
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- said one or more circuits subtracts said third mixed signal from said fourth mixed signal to generate a second mixed output signal, which is a second analog single sideband baseband signal.
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A system for reducing interference in a signal, the system comprising:
- one or more circuits operable to perform at least the following:
- downconvert a global system for mobile communications (GSM) signal from a radio frequency (RF) signal to a very low intermediate frequency (VLIF) signal;
- amplify the VLIF signal using at least a first amplifier, a second amplifier and a third amplifier, the first amplifier being a first programmable amplifier of a programmable bandpass filter, the second amplifier being a second programmable amplifier, the third amplifier being a fixed amplifier;
- generate a first analog single sideband baseband signal based on processing:
- a first input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal and a first local oscillator signal, the first input signal comprising at least a first VLIF signal, the first local oscillator signal having a selectable frequency, and a second input signal that is derived from the amplified VLIF signal and a second local oscillator single;
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- generate a second analog single sideband baseband signal based on processing:
- said first input signal and said second local oscillator signal, and said second input signal and said first local oscillator signal.
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