Receiver filtering devices, systems, and methods
First Claim
1. A filter device, comprising:
- a continuous-time filter; and
a discrete-time filter operably coupled to the continuous-time filter, the discrete-time filter comprising;
a passive infinite impulse response filter operably coupled to the continuous-time filter;
an amplifier operably coupled to the passive infinite impulse response filter and configured to receive and amplify a composite signal; and
an active infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier;
wherein the discrete-time filter is configured to combine an output of the active infinite impulse response filter and an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter to produce the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose receiver baseband filtering. In an exemplary embodiment, the filter device may comprise a continuous-time filter and a discrete-time filter operably coupled to the continuous time-filter. The discrete-time filter may include a passive infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between the continuous-time filter and an amplifier. The discrete-time filter may also include an active infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier. The discrete-time filter may be configured to combine an output of the active infinite impulse response filter and an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter to form a composite signal. Furthermore, the amplifier may be configured to receive and amplify the composite signal.
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32 Claims
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1. A filter device, comprising:
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a continuous-time filter; and a discrete-time filter operably coupled to the continuous-time filter, the discrete-time filter comprising; a passive infinite impulse response filter operably coupled to the continuous-time filter; an amplifier operably coupled to the passive infinite impulse response filter and configured to receive and amplify a composite signal; and an active infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier; wherein the discrete-time filter is configured to combine an output of the active infinite impulse response filter and an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter to produce the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of filtering a signal, comprising:
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transmitting a signal through a continuous-time filter; transmitting the signal through a passive infinite impulse response filter and outputting a filtered signal; amplifying the filtered signal with an amplifier; transmitting the amplified signal through an active infinite impulse response filter coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier; combining the filtered signal with a signal output from the active infinite impulse response filter to create a composite signal; and amplifying the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device that facilitates receiver baseband filtering, comprising:
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means for transmitting a signal through a continuous-time filter; means for transmitting the signal through a passive infinite impulse response filter and outputting a filtered signal; means for amplifying the filtered signal with an amplifier; means for transmitting the amplified signal through an active infinite impulse response filter coupled between an output of the amplifier and an input of the amplifier; means for combining the filtered signal with a signal output from the active infinite impulse response filter to create a composite signal; and means for amplifying the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal.
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19. A method of filtering a signal, comprising:
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filtering a signal with a passive infinite impulse response filter; filtering the signal with an active infinite impulse response filter; combining an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter with an output of the active infinite impulse response filter to produce a composite signal; and amplifying the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A device that facilitates receiver baseband filtering, comprising:
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means for filtering a signal with a passive infinite impulse response filter; means for filtering the signal with an active infinite impulse response filter; means for combining an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter with an output of the active infinite impulse response filter to produce a composite signal; and means for amplifying the composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal.
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23. A discrete-time filter, comprising:
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a passive infinite impulse response filter configured to generate a pole within a passband of a received signal; a switched capacitor amplifier having an input operably coupled to an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter; and a feedback loop operably coupled between an output of the amplifier and the input of the amplifier and comprising an active infinite impulse response filter, wherein the discrete-time filter is configured to combine the output of the passive infinite impulse response filter and an output of the active infinite impulse response filter, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A receiver filtering system, comprising:
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a front-end receiver including an antenna, a low-noise amplifier, and a mixer; and a filter device coupled to the front-end receiver, the filter device comprising; a discrete-time filter operably coupled to a continuous-time filter, wherein the discrete-time filter comprises; a passive infinite impulse response filter operably coupled between an output of the continuous-time filter and an input of a switched capacitor amplifier; and an active infinite impulse response filter having an input operably coupled to an output of the switched capacitor amplifier and an output operably coupled to an input of the switched capacitor amplifier; wherein the discrete-time filter is configured to form a composite signal from the output of the active infinite impulse response filter and the output of the passive infinite impulse response filter, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program codes for causing a processor to:
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filter a signal with a passive infinite impulse response filter; filter the signal with an active infinite impulse response filter; and combine an output of the passive infinite impulse response filter with an output of the active infinite impulse response filter to produce a composite signal, wherein the active infinite impulse response filter is configured to generate from an amplified composite signal a frequency response having a gain at frequencies in a passband of a received signal. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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