Balance differential receiver
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1. A balance differential receiver circuit, comprising:
- quadrant detector means, operably coupled to a pair of inputs, a first of the pair of inputs coupled to an in-phase signal and a second of the pair of inputs coupled to a quadrature phase signal, for detecting a phase relationship between the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal; and
quadrant rotation means, having a selection input operably coupled to the quadrant detector means, for switching between a local oscillator signal and an inverse local oscillator signal.
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Abstract
A quadrant detector circuit (400) has a comparator (442) having a pair of inputs (438, 440). A first (438) of the pair of inputs (438, 440) is coupled to an in-phase signal (434) and a second (440) of the pair of inputs (438, 440) is coupled to a quadrature phase signal (436). A sample counter (448) has a reset (446) coupled to an output (444) of the comparator (442). A controllable switch (456) has a selection input (454) coupled to an output (452) of the sample counter (448). The controllable switch (456) is capable of switching between a local oscillator signal (458) and an inverse local oscillator signal (460).
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14 Claims
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1. A balance differential receiver circuit, comprising:
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quadrant detector means, operably coupled to a pair of inputs, a first of the pair of inputs coupled to an in-phase signal and a second of the pair of inputs coupled to a quadrature phase signal, for detecting a phase relationship between the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal; and quadrant rotation means, having a selection input operably coupled to the quadrant detector means, for switching between a local oscillator signal and an inverse local oscillator signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A balance differential receiver circuit, comprising:
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means for amplifying an in-phase signal and a quadrature phase signal to produce an amplified in-phase signal and an amplified quadrature phase signal; means for comparing the amplified in-phase signal with the amplified quadrature phase signal, wherein the means for comparing is operative to transmit an indication signal when the amplified in-phase signal and the amplified quadrature phase signal have a common polarity; and rotation means, operably coupled to the indication signal, for selecting between a first local oscillator signal and a second local oscillator signal, wherein the second local oscillator signal is an inverse of the first local oscillator signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of extracting a data signal that includes an in-phase component and a quadrature phase component using a local oscillator signal, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving the in-phase component from an in-phase mixer; (b) receiving the quadrature phase component from a quadrature phase mixer; (c) comparing the in-phase component to the quadrature phase component to form an indication signal; and (d) selecting, responsive to the indication signal, between the local oscillator signal and an inverse of the local oscillator signal.
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