Modem having a phase corrector and a voltage controlled oscillator implemented using a multi-stage ring oscillator
First Claim
1. A carrier generator circuit for use in a modem employed in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an N-stage ring oscillator to generate N balanced vectors of equal magnitude and arbitrary phase difference; and
a phase corrector to add two of said balanced vectors to generate a sum vector and to subtract said two of said balanced vectors to generate a difference vector, said sum vector and difference vector having a phase difference of 90 degrees, said sum vector representing an I (in-phase) carrier signal component and said difference vector representing a Q (quadrature-phase) carrier signal component.
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Abstract
A carrier generator circuit for use in a modem employed in a wireless communication system is described. The carrier generator circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an N-stage ring oscillator to generate N balanced vectors of equal magnitude and arbitrary phase difference. The carrier generator circuit also includes a phase corrector to add two of the balanced vectors to generate a sum vector and to subtract the two balanced vectors to generate a difference vector. The sum vector and difference vector have a phase difference of 90 degrees. The sum vector represents an I (in-phase) carrier signal component and the difference vector represents a Q (quadrature-phase) carrier signal component. These I and Q carrier signal components can be used to transmit and receive data signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A carrier generator circuit for use in a modem employed in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an N-stage ring oscillator to generate N balanced vectors of equal magnitude and arbitrary phase difference; and a phase corrector to add two of said balanced vectors to generate a sum vector and to subtract said two of said balanced vectors to generate a difference vector, said sum vector and difference vector having a phase difference of 90 degrees, said sum vector representing an I (in-phase) carrier signal component and said difference vector representing a Q (quadrature-phase) carrier signal component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A modulator for use in a modem employed in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an N-stage ring oscillator to generate N balanced vectors of equal magnitude and arbitrary phase difference; a phase corrector to add two of said balanced vectors to generate a sum vector and to subtract said two of said balanced vectors to generate a difference vector, said sum vector and difference vector having a phase difference of 90 degrees, said sum vector representing an I (in-phase) carrier signal component and said difference vector representing a Q (quadrature-phase) carrier signal component; and means for modulating said I and Q carrier signal components using I and Q data signals, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A demodulator for use in a modem employed in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an N-stage ring oscillator to generate N balanced vectors of equal magnitude and arbitrary phase difference; a phase corrector to add two of said balanced vectors to generate a sum vector and to subtract said two of said balanced vectors to generate a difference vector, said sum vector and difference vector having a phase difference of 90 degrees, said sum vector representing an I (in-phase) carrier signal component and said difference vector representing a Q (quadrature-phase) carrier signal component; and means for demodulating modulated I and Q carrier components using said I and Q carrier signal components. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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