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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jan van Sinderen, Eindhoven, NL;
Salvatore Drago, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/03 (2006.01); H03D 7/12 (2006.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03D 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/0315 (2013.01); H03D 7/125 (2013.01); H03D 7/165 (2013.01); H03K 5/00006 (2013.01); H03D 2200/0066 (2013.01); H03D 2200/0074 (2013.01);
Abstract
A frequency converter, comprising a multi-phase local oscillator and a multi-phase mixer. The mixer comprises a plurality of mixer switches, each connected to a respective amplifier. The local oscillator is configured to provide a switching signal to each mixer switch, and comprises a plurality of inverters configured as a ring oscillator.