System and method for on-chip filter tuning
First Claim
1. An apparatus for switching at least one switchable capacitor in a filter, the apparatus comprising:
- a regular periodic signal generator that controls timing of switching of each switchable capacitor of a filter, the regular periodic signal generator being operatively coupled to a first input of a filter through a counter;
a control bus operatively coupled between each switchable capacitor and the counter, the counter controlling each switchable capacitor through the control bus; and
a first phase detector operatively coupled between the filter and the counter,wherein, in a first cycle, more capacitance is added as the counter advances, andwherein a reset signal to the counter resets the counter for a subsequent cycle.
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Abstract
An integrated receiver with channel selection and image rejection substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. A receiver front end provides programable attenuation and a programable gain low noise amplifier. Frequency conversion circuitry advantageously uses LC filters integrated onto the substrate in conjunction with image reject mixers to provide sufficient image frequency rejection. Filter tuning and inductor Q compensation over temperature are performed on chip. The filters utilize multi track spiral inductors. The filters are tuned using local oscillators to tune a substitute filter, and frequency scaling during filter component values to those of the filter being tuned. In conjunction with filtering, frequency planning provides additional image rejection. The advantageous choice of local oscillator signal generation methods on chip is by PLL out of band local oscillation and by direct synthesis for in band local oscillator. The VCOs in the PLLs are centered using a control circuit to center the tuning capacitance range. A differential crystal oscillator is advantageously used as a frequency reference. Differential signal transmission is advantageously used throughout the receiver.
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1. An apparatus for switching at least one switchable capacitor in a filter, the apparatus comprising:
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a regular periodic signal generator that controls timing of switching of each switchable capacitor of a filter, the regular periodic signal generator being operatively coupled to a first input of a filter through a counter; a control bus operatively coupled between each switchable capacitor and the counter, the counter controlling each switchable capacitor through the control bus; and a first phase detector operatively coupled between the filter and the counter, wherein, in a first cycle, more capacitance is added as the counter advances, and wherein a reset signal to the counter resets the counter for a subsequent cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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