Partitioned radio-frequency apparatus and associated methods
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1. An electronic device for processing radio-frequency (RF) signals, the electronic device comprising:
- a first circuit partition fabricated on a substrate of the electronic device, the first circuit partition comprising a down-converter to receive an RF signal and to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to convert the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to a first digital in-phase signal and a first digital quadrature signal; and
a second circuit partition fabricated on the substrate of the electronic device, the second circuit partition comprising a digital down-converter coupled to receive the first digital in-phase signal and the first digital quadrature signal and to generate a second digital in-phase signal and a second digital quadrature signal, and a digital filter coupled to filter the second digital in-phase signal and the second digital quadrature signal to generate a third digital in-phase signal and a third digital quadrature signal.
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Abstract
Radio-frequency (RF) apparatus includes receiver analog circuitry that receives an RF signal and provides at least one digital signal to receiver digital circuitry that functions in cooperation with the receiver analog circuitry. The receiver analog circuitry and the receiver digital circuitry are partitioned so that interference effects between the receiver analog circuitry and the receiver digital circuitry tend to be reduced.
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1. An electronic device for processing radio-frequency (RF) signals, the electronic device comprising:
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a first circuit partition fabricated on a substrate of the electronic device, the first circuit partition comprising a down-converter to receive an RF signal and to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to convert the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to a first digital in-phase signal and a first digital quadrature signal; and a second circuit partition fabricated on the substrate of the electronic device, the second circuit partition comprising a digital down-converter coupled to receive the first digital in-phase signal and the first digital quadrature signal and to generate a second digital in-phase signal and a second digital quadrature signal, and a digital filter coupled to filter the second digital in-phase signal and the second digital quadrature signal to generate a third digital in-phase signal and a third digital quadrature signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device for processing radio-frequency (RF) signals, the electronic device comprising:
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a first circuit partition fabricated on a substrate of the electronic device, the first circuit partition comprising a down-converter to receive an RF signal and to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal; and a second circuit partition fabricated on the substrate of the electronic device, the second circuit partition comprising an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to convert the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to a first digital in-phase signal and a first digital quadrature signal, a digital down-converter coupled to receive the first digital in-phase signal and the first digital quadrature signal and to generate a second digital in-phase signal and a second digital quadrature signal, and a digital filter coupled to filter the second digital in-phase signal and the second digital quadrature signal to generate a third digital in-phase signal and a third digital quadrature signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of processing radio-frequency (RF) signals, the method comprising:
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receiving an RF signal in a first circuit partition fabricated on a substrate of an electronic device; down-converting the RF signal in the first circuit partition to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal; converting, using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in the first circuit partition, the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to a first digital in-phase signal and a first digital quadrature signal; digitally down-converting the first digital in-phase signal and the first digital quadrature signal in a second circuit partition fabricated on the substrate of an electronic device to generate a second digital in-phase signal and a second digital quadrature signal; and digitally filtering the second digital in-phase signal and the second digital quadrature signal in the second circuit partition to generate a third digital in-phase signal and a third digital quadrature signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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