Integrated receivers and integrated circuit having integrated inductors
First Claim
1. An integrated wideband receiver comprising:
- a first signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a first processed signal, and comprising a first tracking bandpass filter having a first integrated inductor;
a second signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a second processed signal, and comprising a second tracking bandpass filter having a second integrated inductor; and
a controller for enabling one of said first and second signal processing paths corresponding to a selected channel of a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an output signal,wherein said controller, said first integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor are formed on a single integrated circuit chip, andwherein said first integrated inductor has a higher inductance than said second integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor has a higher quality factor than said first integrated inductor.
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Abstract
An integrated wideband receiver includes first and second signal processing paths and a controller. The first signal processing path has an input, and an output for providing a first processed signal, and comprises a first tracking bandpass filter having a first integrated inductor. The second signal processing path has an input, and an output for providing a second processed signal, and comprises a second tracking bandpass filter having a second integrated inductor. The controller is for enabling one of the first and second signal processing paths corresponding to a selected channel of a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an output signal. The controller, the first integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor are formed on a single integrated circuit chip.
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15 Claims
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1. An integrated wideband receiver comprising:
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a first signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a first processed signal, and comprising a first tracking bandpass filter having a first integrated inductor; a second signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a second processed signal, and comprising a second tracking bandpass filter having a second integrated inductor; and a controller for enabling one of said first and second signal processing paths corresponding to a selected channel of a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an output signal, wherein said controller, said first integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor are formed on a single integrated circuit chip, and wherein said first integrated inductor has a higher inductance than said second integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor has a higher quality factor than said first integrated inductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. An integrated wideband receiver comprising:
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a first signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a first processed signal, and comprising a first tracking bandpass filter having a first integrated inductor; a second signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a second processed signal, and comprising a second tracking bandpass filter having a second integrated inductor; and a controller for enabling one of said first and second signal processing paths corresponding to a selected channel of a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an output signal, wherein said controller, said first integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor are formed on a single integrated circuit chip, and wherein said first integrated inductor comprises one or more windings formed in a plurality of metal layers, and said second integrated inductor comprises one or more windings formed only in a single metal layer. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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12. An integrated wideband receiver comprising:
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a first signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a first processed signal, and comprising a first tracking bandpass filter having a first integrated inductor; a second signal processing path having an input, and an output for providing a second processed signal, and comprising a second tracking bandpass filter having a second integrated inductor; and a controller for enabling one of said first and second signal processing paths corresponding to a selected channel of a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an output signal, wherein said controller, said first integrated inductor, and said second integrated inductor are formed on a single integrated circuit chip, wherein said first integrated inductor has a predetermined planar footprint and is formed with windings in both a first metal layer and a second metal layer, and wherein said second integrated inductor occupies substantially said predetermined planar footprint and is formed with windings in said first metal layer but not in said second metal layer such that said first integrated inductor has a larger inductance than said second integrated inductor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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