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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Richard A. Johnson, Buda, TX (US);
Inventor:
Richard A. Johnson, Buda, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/26 (2006.01); H03M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tuner architecture is disclosed that mixes an analog RF input signal and a digital local oscillator signal to generate a output signal at a desired IF frequency, including low-IF and zero-IF solutions. The tuner provides a number of advantages over previous implementations, such as improved performance for low-IF and zero-IF architectures and a significant reduction in interference between adjacent paths in a multiple tuner solution. Other features and variations can be implemented, if desired, and related methods can be utilized, as well.