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Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

May. 10, 2012
Applicants:

Michael S. Johnson, Austin, TX (US);

Russell Croman, Austin, TX (US);

Scott D. Willingham, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael S. Johnson, Austin, TX (US);

Russell Croman, Austin, TX (US);

Scott D. Willingham, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H03F 3/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H03F 3/45475 (2013.01); H04B 1/18 (2013.01); H03F 2200/294 (2013.01);
Abstract

A long-wave or medium-wave receiver receives a first signal from a first terminal of a loopstick antenna on a positive antenna input terminal of the receiver and receives a second signal from a second terminal of the loopstick antenna on a negative antenna input terminal of the receiver. The first and second signals are processed differentially in the receiver. The receiver may optionally be configured to operate in either a differential mode or a single-ended mode by setting switches to selectively connect one of the antenna input terminals to ground in single-ended mode.


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