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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Mediatek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Neric Fong, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Siu-Chuang Ivan Lu, San Jose, CA (US);
MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A frequency and phase conversion circuit and wireless communication unit for supporting a plurality of different duty cycles is described. The frequency and phase conversion circuit comprises: a local oscillator module comprising a plurality of frequency conversion modules arranged to receive at least one input clock signal wherein a plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal are selectable to support a plurality of different duty cycle clock signals; and at least one frequency conversion module comprising a plurality of mixer arrangements configured to receive at least one baseband input signal and the selected plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal and output a frequency and phase converted representation of the at least one baseband input signal, wherein at least one of the plurality of mixer arrangements is re-used in a plurality of the selectable supportable duty cycles.