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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Mark Alan Lemkin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Thor Nelson Juneau, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Lemkin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Thor Nelson Juneau, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H03D 7/14 (2006.01); H04B 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03D 7/1441 (2013.01); H03D 7/1466 (2013.01); H04B 1/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for receiving a wireless signal is provided. The device includes a passive mixer having a first input node, a second input node, and at least one output node. An oscillator is coupled to the first input node of the mixer. The output of a buffer is coupled to the second input node of the mixer. An antenna is operatively coupled to the input node of the buffer. The buffer is configured to provide isolation from the mixer.