WO2001089078A3 - Apparatus, system, and method for down-converting and up-converting electromagnetic signals - Google Patents

Apparatus, system, and method for down-converting and up-converting electromagnetic signals Download PDF

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WO2001089078A3
WO2001089078A3 PCT/US2001/015555 US0115555W WO0189078A3 WO 2001089078 A3 WO2001089078 A3 WO 2001089078A3 US 0115555 W US0115555 W US 0115555W WO 0189078 A3 WO0189078 A3 WO 0189078A3
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David F Sorrells
Michael J Bultman
Robert W Cook
Richard C Looke
Charley D Moses Jr
Gregory S Rawlins
Michael W Rawlins
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Parkervision Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
    • H03D7/12—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing by means of semiconductor devices having more than two electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
    • H03D7/14—Balanced arrangements
    • H03D7/1425—Balanced arrangements with transistors
    • H03D7/1441—Balanced arrangements with transistors using field-effect transistors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
    • H03D7/14—Balanced arrangements
    • H03D7/1425—Balanced arrangements with transistors
    • H03D7/1458—Double balanced arrangements, i.e. where both input signals are differential
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
    • H03D7/14—Balanced arrangements
    • H03D7/1425—Balanced arrangements with transistors
    • H03D7/1466—Passive mixer arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
    • H03D7/14—Balanced arrangements
    • H03D7/1425—Balanced arrangements with transistors
    • H03D7/1483—Balanced arrangements with transistors comprising components for selecting a particular frequency component of the output

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for down-converting and up-converting an electromagnetic signal. In embodiments, the invention operates by receiving an electromagnetic signal and recursively operating on approximate half cycles of a carrier signal. The recursive operations can be performed at a sub-harmonic rate of the carrier signal. The invention accumulates the results of the recursive operations and uses the accumulated results to form a down-converted signal. In embodiments, up-conversion is accomplished by controlling a switch with an oscillating signal, the frequency of the oscillating signal being selected as a sub-harmonic of the desired output frequency. When the invention is being used in the frequency modulation or phase modulation implementations, the oscillating signal is modulated by an information signal before it causes the switch to gate a bias signal. The output of the switch is filtered, and the desired harmonic is output.
PCT/US2001/015555 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 Apparatus, system, and method for down-converting and up-converting electromagnetic signals WO2001089078A2 (en)

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EP01977965A EP1297618A2 (en) 2000-05-16 2001-05-16 Apparatus, system, and method for down-converting and up-converting electromagnetic signals

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US27204301P 2001-03-01 2001-03-01
US60/272,043 2001-03-01

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