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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Raymond Montemayor, Encinitas, CA (US);
Sheng YE, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Raymond Montemayor, Encinitas, CA (US);
Sheng Ye, Carlsbad, CA (US);
MaxLinear, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for calibrating In-phase and Quadrature imbalance within a receiver are described. A calibration process can inject a calibration tone to an RF or IF portion of a receiver. The receiver can frequency translate the tone to distinct I and Q calibration signals. The receiver upconverts the I and Q calibration signals to complementary sidebands or images using distinct and substantially matched upconverters. The complementary sidebands are mixed together to generate an error signal. The receiver determines a phase and amplitude correction based on the error signal.