Low-cost receiver using integrated inductors
First Claim
1. A receiver comprising:
- a first amplifier having an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, and an output for providing an amplified RF signal;
a switch section for selectively switching the RF signal onto a selected one of a plurality of nodes; and
a filter section comprising a plurality of filters coupled to respective ones of the plurality of nodes,wherein a first filter of the plurality of filters comprises a first variable capacitor coupled in parallel with an inductance leg between a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes and a power supply voltage terminal, wherein the first variable capacitor has a capacitance that varies in response to a tuning signal, and the inductance leg comprises a first inductor in series with an effective resistance, wherein the effective resistance has a value related to an upper cutoff frequency to be tuned by the first filter.
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Abstract
A receiver includes a first amplifier having an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, and an output for providing an amplified RF signal, a switch section for selectively switching the RF signal onto one of a plurality of nodes, and a filter section comprising a plurality of filters coupled to respective ones of the plurality of nodes. A first filter of the plurality of filters comprises a first variable capacitor coupled in parallel with an inductance leg between a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes and a power supply voltage terminal, wherein the first variable capacitor has a capacitance that varies in response to a tuning signal, and the inductance leg comprises a first inductor in series with an effective resistance, wherein the effective resistance has a value related to an upper cutoff frequency to be tuned by the first filter.
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20 Claims
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1. A receiver comprising:
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a first amplifier having an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, and an output for providing an amplified RF signal; a switch section for selectively switching the RF signal onto a selected one of a plurality of nodes; and a filter section comprising a plurality of filters coupled to respective ones of the plurality of nodes, wherein a first filter of the plurality of filters comprises a first variable capacitor coupled in parallel with an inductance leg between a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes and a power supply voltage terminal, wherein the first variable capacitor has a capacitance that varies in response to a tuning signal, and the inductance leg comprises a first inductor in series with an effective resistance, wherein the effective resistance has a value related to an upper cutoff frequency to be tuned by the first filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a radio frequency (RF) input signal; amplifying the RF input signal to form an amplified RF input signal; selectively switching the amplified RF input signal to one of a plurality of nodes; filtering the amplified RF signal using a selected one of a plurality of filters coupled to respective ones of the plurality of nodes; and in response to switching the amplified RF signal onto a first of the plurality of nodes, filtering the amplified RF input signal using a first filter of the plurality of filters, wherein the first filter comprises a first variable capacitor coupled in parallel with an inductance leg between a corresponding one of the plurality of nodes and a power supply voltage terminal, wherein the first variable capacitor has a capacitance that varies in response to a tuning signal, and the inductance leg comprising a first inductor in series with an effective resistance, wherein the effective resistance has a value related to an upper cutoff frequency to be tuned by the first filter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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