DC offset cancellation circuits and methods
First Claim
1. A wireless receiver comprising:
- a mixer having a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a first amplifier to receive an amplified RF signal and the second input is coupled to a frequency synthesizer to receive a first signal having one of a plurality of frequencies; and
a plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages selectively coupled to the mixer output,wherein if the first signal has a first frequency, then a first one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, and if the first signal has a second frequency, then a second one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output,wherein, in a first state, at least one of the DC offset cancellation stages has a first low cutoff frequency and, in a second state, the at least one DC offset cancellation stage has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency,wherein each of the plurality of stages is coupled to a first resistance in the first state, and each of the plurality of stages is coupled to a second resistance greater than the first resistance in the second state.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include circuits and methods for reducing DC Offset. In one embodiment the present invention includes storing DC offset on internal capacitances. In one embodiment, parallel stages are used to remove DC offset corresponding to different local oscillator frequencies. Embodiments of the invention further include changing the low cutoff frequency of the DC cancellation circuits for fast calibration. In a first state, a high pass filter may have a first low cutoff frequency, and in a second state the high pass filter may have a second cutoff frequency lower than the first low cutoff frequency. The present invention also includes a variable gain amplifier with reduced DC offset.
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16 Claims
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1. A wireless receiver comprising:
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a mixer having a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a first amplifier to receive an amplified RF signal and the second input is coupled to a frequency synthesizer to receive a first signal having one of a plurality of frequencies; and a plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages selectively coupled to the mixer output, wherein if the first signal has a first frequency, then a first one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, and if the first signal has a second frequency, then a second one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, wherein, in a first state, at least one of the DC offset cancellation stages has a first low cutoff frequency and, in a second state, the at least one DC offset cancellation stage has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency, wherein each of the plurality of stages is coupled to a first resistance in the first state, and each of the plurality of stages is coupled to a second resistance greater than the first resistance in the second state. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A wireless receiver comprising:
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a mixer having a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a first amplifier to receive an amplified RF signal and the second input is coupled to a frequency synthesizer to receive a first signal having one of a plurality of frequencies; and a plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages selectively coupled to the mixer output, wherein if the first signal has a first frequency, then a first one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, and if the first signal has a second frequency, then a second one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, wherein each of the plurality of DC offset cancellation stages includes a first resistor coupled to a reference voltage through a switch.
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4. A wireless receiver comprising:
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a mixer having a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a first amplifier to receive an amplified RF signal and the second input is coupled to a frequency synthesizer to receive a first signal having one of a plurality of frequencies; and a plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages selectively coupled to the mixer output, wherein if the first signal has a first frequency, then a first one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, and if the first signal has a second frequency, then a second one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, wherein each of the plurality of DC offset cancellation stages includes a variable attenuator.
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5. A wireless receiver comprising:
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a mixer having a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to a first amplifier to receive an amplified RF signal and the second input is coupled to a frequency synthesizer to receive a first signal having one of a plurality of frequencies; a plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages selectively coupled to the mixer output; a second amplifier having an input coupled to an output of each of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages; and a third DC offset cancellation stage coupled to an output of the second amplifier, wherein if the first signal has a first frequency, then a first one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, and if the first signal has a second frequency, then a second one of the plurality of parallel DC offset cancellation stages is coupled to the mixer output, wherein, in a first state, the third DC offset cancellation stage has a first low cutoff frequency and, in a second state, the third DC offset cancellation stage has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless receiver comprising:
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a first DC offset cancellation circuit, wherein in a first state, the first DC offset cancellation circuit has a first low cutoff frequency, and in a second state, the first DC offset cancellation circuit has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency, wherein the first DC offset cancellation circuit is coupled between a mixer and a variable gain amplifier, and wherein the variable gain amplifier includes at least one second DC offset cancellation circuit, wherein in the first state, the second DC offset cancellation circuit has a third low cutoff frequency greater than the first low cutoff frequency of the first DC offset cancellation circuit, and in the second state, the second DC offset cancellation circuit has a fourth low cutoff frequency less than the third low cutoff frequency.
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- 10. A wireless receiver comprising a first DC offset cancellation circuit, wherein in a first state, the first DC offset cancellation circuit has a first low cutoff frequency, and in a second state, the first DC offset cancellation circuit has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency, and further comprising a variable gain amplifier comprising a fixed gain amplifier and variable attenuator, wherein the first DC cancellation circuit is coupled between the fixed gain amplifier and the variable attenuator.
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12. A wireless receiver including a DC offset cancellation circuit, the DC offset cancellation circuit comprising:
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a capacitor having a first terminal coupled to receive an input signal and a second terminal; a first MOS transistor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the MOS transistor being coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor; and a resistance coupled between the second terminal of the first MOS transistor and a reference voltage, wherein, in a first state, the resistance has a first value so that the circuit has a first low cutoff frequency, and in a second state, the resistance has a second value so that the circuit has a second low cutoff frequency less than the first low cutoff frequency. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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