Block downconverter using a SBAR bandpass filter in a superheterodyne receiver
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a block downconverter coupled to receive a radio frequency input including a target region and configured to produce a selected one of an overlapping plurality of portions of the target region as an intermediate frequency (IF) block having a fixed center frequency;
wherein the block downconverter includes a semiconductor bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) filter, wherein the SBAR filter operates as an IF filter in the block downconverter.
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Abstract
Several embodiments of a block downconverter using a SBAR bandpass filter in a superheterodyne receiver are disclosed. The block downconverter is coupled to receive a radio frequency input that includes a target region. The block downconverter is configured to produce a selected one of an overlapping plurality of portions of the target region as an intermediate frequency (IF) block having a fixed center frequency. Furthermore, the block downconverter includes a semiconductor bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) filter that operates as an IF filter.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a block downconverter coupled to receive a radio frequency input including a target region and configured to produce a selected one of an overlapping plurality of portions of the target region as an intermediate frequency (IF) block having a fixed center frequency;
wherein the block downconverter includes a semiconductor bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) filter, wherein the SBAR filter operates as an IF filter in the block downconverter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A block downconverter, comprising:
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a radio frequency section coupled to receive a radio frequency input and configured to produce a target region of the radio frequency input;
a local oscillator configured to produce a local oscillator signal having a frequency greater than a highest frequency of the target region of the radio frequency input;
an intermediate frequency (IF) section coupled to receive the target region and the local oscillator signal, wherein the IF section is configured to heterodyne electromagnetic waves in the target region within the local oscillator signal to produce an IF frequency band, and wherein a lowest frequency of the IF frequency band is greater than the highest frequency of the target region of the radio frequency input. wherein the IF section comprises one or more semiconductor bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) bandpass filter comprising at least one SBAR, and wherein one of the SBAR bandpass filters has a center frequency which is the same as a center frequency of the IF frequency band;
wherein the target region of the radio frequency input extends from about 9 kHz to approximately 2.6 GHz;
wherein the local oscillator signal varies from about 3.2 GHz to approximately 5.8 GHz;
wherein the local oscillator signal is variable in increments of about 1 MHz; and
wherein the IF frequency band has a center frequency of about 3.2 GHz.
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11. A method of block downconverting an RF signal having a frequency from about 9 kHz to approximately 2.6 GHz, comprising:
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receiving the RF signal;
mixing a 20 MHz band of the received RF signal with a signal from a local oscillator to produce a first IF band having a center frequency of 3.2 GHz;
passing the first IF band through an SBAR bandpass filter having a center frequency of 3.2 GHz; and
producing a target region of the received RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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