Method and system for a wideband polar transmitter
First Claim
1. A method for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the method comprising:
- polar modulating, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols;
up-converting said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals;
combining said plurality of RF signals; and
amplitude modulating said combined plurality of RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of a method and system for a wideband polar transmitter may be disclosed. Aspects of the method may include polar modulating a plurality of signals by generating a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of a plurality of wireless communication protocols within a transmitter that handles the plurality of wireless communication protocols. The generated plurality of modulated IF signals may be upconverted to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals. The plurality of RF signals may be combined and the combined plurality of RF signals may be amplitude modulated.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the method comprising:
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polar modulating, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; up-converting said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; combining said plurality of RF signals; and amplitude modulating said combined plurality of RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits that are operable to polar modulate, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; said one or more circuits are operable to up-convert said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; said one or more circuits are operable to combine said plurality of RF signals; and said one or more circuits are operable to amplitude modulate said combined plurality of RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage having stored thereon,
a computer program having at least one code section for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising: -
polar modulating, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; up-converting said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; combining said plurality of RF signals; and amplitude modulating said combined plurality of RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the method comprising:
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polar modulating, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to, generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; frequency modulating said generated plurality of modulated IF signals utilizing said one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers; up-converting said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; and combining said plurality of RF signals; and amplitude modulating said combined RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits that are operable to polar modulate, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; said one or more circuits are operable to frequency modulate said generated plurality of modulated IF signals utilizing said one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers; said one or more circuits are operable to up-convert said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; and combining said plurality of RF signals; and said one or more circuits are operable to amplitude modulate said combined RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing communication signals in a transmitter that handles a plurality of different wireless communication protocols, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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polar modulating, utilizing one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers, a plurality of signals to generate a plurality of modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols and to generate a plurality of amplitude signals corresponding to each of said plurality of different wireless communication protocols; frequency modulating said generated plurality of modulated IF signals utilizing said one or more direct digital frequency synthesizers; up-converting said generated plurality of modulated IF signals to a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; and combining said plurality of RF signals; and amplitude modulating said combined RF signals and said generated plurality of amplitude signals. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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