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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Lawrence E. Connell, Naperville, IL (US);
Daniel P. Mccarthy, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence E. Connell, Naperville, IL (US);
Daniel P. McCarthy, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/26 (2006.01); H04K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a low noise mixer comprising a transconductance amplifier configured to receive a differential voltage and to generate a differential current signal, a passive mixer directly connected to an output of the transconductance amplifier, and a transimpedance amplifier coupled to the passive mixer, wherein the transimpedance amplifier is configured to receive a current signal and convert the current signal to a voltage signal.