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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Lawrence E. Connell, Naperville, IL (US);
Joseph P. Golat, Algonquin, IL (US);
Joseph M. Ingino, Libertyville, IL (US);
Lawrence E. Connell, Naperville, IL (US);
Joseph P. Golat, Algonquin, IL (US);
Joseph M. Ingino, Libertyville, IL (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A receiver () comprises an antenna input (), a filter (), a voltage-to-current converter (), a down frequency conversion mixer (), and a current-to-voltage converter (). The antenna input operably couples to an antenna. The filter has a filter input that operably couples to the antenna input and can further have a filter output. The voltage-to-current converter has an input that is operably coupled to the filter output and can further have a voltage-to-current converter output. The down frequency conversion mixer has a mixer input that is operably coupled to the voltage-to-current converter output and can further have a mixer output. And the current-to-voltage converter has an input that is operably coupled to the mixer output and can further have a current-to-voltage converter output. By one approach, this current-to-voltage converter comprises an amplifier having a current gain of substantially unity or less.