DC OFFSET CALIBRATION OF WIRELESS RECEIVERS
First Claim
1. A receiver system comprising:
- an automatic gain control (AGC) module configured tocontrol a first gain control signal to a first gain element having variable gain control;
control a second gain control signal to a second gain element having variable gain control;
a DC (direct current) offset correction block coupled to the AGC module, the DC offset correction block configured totrigger the AGC module to output a set of calibration gain control signals to the first and second gain elements;
capture a set of DC offset measurements of a first signal received at the DC offset correction block, whereinthe first signal is passed by the first and second gain elements;
estimate DC offset components over a range of gain settings using the set of DC offset measurements, wherein a first of the DC offset components is a radio frequency component that scales with low noise amplifier and mixer gain and baseband filter gain, a second of the DC offset components is a baseband DC component that scales with baseband filter gain, and an unscaled DC offset of an analog to digital converter input; and
calculate a set of correction calibration signals corresponding to the range of gain settings of the first and second gain elements using the estimated DC offset components.
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Abstract
A receiver system includes an automatic gain control (AGC) module configured to control a first gain control signal to a first gain element having variable gain control. The receiver system also includes a DC (direct current) offset correction block coupled to the AGC module, the DC offset correction block configured to trigger the AGC module to output a set of calibration gain control signals to the first gain element and capture a set of DC offset measurements of a first signal received at the DC offset correction block, where the first signal is passed by the first gain element. The DC offset correction block is further configured to estimate one or more DC offset components using the set of DC offset measurements, and calculate a first correction control signal corresponding to a first gain level of the first gain element using the one or more DC offset components.
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20 Claims
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1. A receiver system comprising:
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an automatic gain control (AGC) module configured to control a first gain control signal to a first gain element having variable gain control; control a second gain control signal to a second gain element having variable gain control; a DC (direct current) offset correction block coupled to the AGC module, the DC offset correction block configured to trigger the AGC module to output a set of calibration gain control signals to the first and second gain elements; capture a set of DC offset measurements of a first signal received at the DC offset correction block, wherein the first signal is passed by the first and second gain elements; estimate DC offset components over a range of gain settings using the set of DC offset measurements, wherein a first of the DC offset components is a radio frequency component that scales with low noise amplifier and mixer gain and baseband filter gain, a second of the DC offset components is a baseband DC component that scales with baseband filter gain, and an unscaled DC offset of an analog to digital converter input; and calculate a set of correction calibration signals corresponding to the range of gain settings of the first and second gain elements using the estimated DC offset components. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13)
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15. A semiconductor device comprising:
a receiver system including; a first gain element; a second gain element; and a DC (direct current) offset correction block configured to capture a set of DC offset measurements of a first signal received at the DC offset correction block, wherein the first signal is passed by the first and second gain elements; estimate DC offset components using the set of DC offset measurements, wherein a first of the DC offset components is a radio frequency component, a second of the DC offset components is a baseband DC component, and a DC offset of an analog to digital converter input; and calculate correction calibration signals corresponding to a first gain level of the first gain element using the one or more DC offset components.
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16. A method of operating a receiver system comprising:
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triggering an automatic gain control (AGC) module of the receiver system to output a set of calibration gain control signals to gain elements having variable gain control; capturing a set of DC offset measurements of a first signal, wherein the first signal is passed by the gain elements; estimating DC offset components using the set of DC offset measurements, wherein a first of the DC offset components is a radio frequency component, a second of the DC offset components is a baseband DC component, and a DC offset of an analog to digital converter input; and calculating correction calibration control signals over a range of gain levels of the gain elements using the DC offset components. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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