Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific input to output function – Combining of plural signals
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-27
2007-02-27
Wells, Kenneth B. (Department: 2816)
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Specific input to output function
Combining of plural signals
C455S333000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10538103
ABSTRACT:
Mixer-systems for up/down-converting frequencies comprise many components: in case of balanced quadrature conversion, some parts will show a fourfold repetition (insight). By creating a three-phase mixer-system (10,40), less components will be necessary (basic idea). The sub-signals in the group of sub-signals at the sub-outputs have phase differences being present between two subsequent sub-signals within an interval of 100–140 degrees, which makes these sub-signals already (substantially) balanced. In case of said phase differences being each within an interval of 118–122 degrees, the sub-signals are even better balanced, and when being 120 degrees, the sub-signals are perfectly balanced. A group of transistors (11–13,14–16,17–19,41–43,44–46,47–49) per sub-input (1,2,3) switches and/or amplifies the sub-signals at the sub-inputs. In an active mixer-system (10), said groups of transistors (11–13,14–16,17–19) are switched by further transistors (20–22). In a passive mixer-system (40) said groups of transistors (41–49) are in dependence of the group of sub-signals at the further sub-inputs (4,5,6) switched from low/high to high/low impedance.
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Bergervoet Jozef Reinerus Maria
Stikvoort Eduard Ferdinand
NXP B.V.
Wells Kenneth B.
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