Apparatus and method for correcting DC offset of receiver in multiband-hopping communication system

• US 20060001558A1
• Filed: 07/05/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Koo, Jae-hyun, Kim, Wan-jin
• Granted Patent: US 7,129,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/118
• CPC Class Codes: H03M 1/1295 Clamping, i.e. adjusting the DC level of the input signal to a predetermined value
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/719 Interference-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/063 Setting decision thresholds using feedback techniques only
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2647 Arrangements specific to the receiver only equalisation H04L27/01

Abstract

A DC offset correction apparatus and method of a receiver in a multiband-hopping communication system is provided. The DC offset correction apparatus of the receiver in the communication system which hops to a plurality of bands, includes a controller for generating and outputting a plurality of DC offset correction signals different from each other for the respective bands; a plurality of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) for receiving, digital-to-analog converting and outputting the plurality of the DC offset correction signals from the controller; an analog multiplexer (MUX) for switching to output one of the plurality of the DC offset correction signals output from the plurality of the DACs, respectively; and an adder for adding and outputting an input signal with the output signal of the analog MUX. Accordingly, the DC offset correction apparatus can be implemented by low-speed DACs and the fast analog MUX that are relatively small-sized and low-cost elements.

Claims

1. A direct current (DC) offset correction apparatus of a receiver in a communication system which hops to a plurality of bands, comprising:

a controller, which generates and outputs a plurality of DC offset correction signals different from each other for the plurality of bands;

a plurality of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) which receives the plurality of the DC offset correction signals from the controller, and digital-to-analog converts and outputs the plurality of DC offset correction signals;

an analog multiplexer (MUX) which selectively outputs one of the plurality of the DC offset correction signals output from the plurality of the DACs, respectively; and

an adder which adds and outputs an input signal with the DC offset correction signal of the analog MUX.

2. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the DACs are implemented by low-speed DACs.

3. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switching of the analog MUX is carried out within a band transition time required to hop to the plurality of the bands.

4. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the analog MUX switches in reference to an input band hopping sequence.

5. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an amplifier which amplifies an output signal of the adder with a gain; and

an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which analog-to-digital converts an output signal of the amplifier which is output to the controller.

6. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller detects a DC offset signal from an output signal of the ADC, and generates the plurality of DC offset correction signals based on the detected DC offset signal.

7. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the controller adjusts the gain of the amplifier so that the ADC can process the output signal of the amplifier.

8. The DC offset correction apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the output signal of the ADC can be output to a demodulator which demodulates a received signal.

9. A direct current (DC) offset correction method of a receiver in a communication system which hops to a plurality of bands, the method comprising:

a) generating a plurality of DC offset correction signals different from each other for the plurality of bands;

b) digital-to-analog converting the plurality of the DC offset correction signals, respectively;

c) outputting selectively one of the plurality of the DC offset correction signals which has been converted; and

d) adding an input signal with the DC offset correction signal which has been selectively output.

10. The DC offset correction method according to claim 9, wherein c) is carried out within a band transition time required to hop to the plurality of the bands.

11. The DC offset correction method according to claim 10, wherein c) comprises selecting one of the plurality of the DC offset correction signals being converted in reference to a band hopping sequence.

12. The DC offset correction method according to claim 9, further comprising:

e) amplifying a signal resulting from the adding in d) with a certain gain; and

f) analog-to-digital converting a signal resulting from the amplifying in e).

13. The DC offset correction method according to claim 12, wherein a) comprises detecting a DC offset signal from a signal resulting from the analog-to-digital converting in f), and generating the DC offset correction signals based on the DC offset signal which has been detected.