Abstract:
The mixer amplifier includes an amplification stage having a current source circuit and a plug filter adapted to modify the current circulating in the current source circuit. The amplification stage and a mixer stage amplify an incoming signal and transpose the frequency of the signal to a predetermined frequency. Resistors pairs measure the imbalance between two branches and have a relatively high value (thus creating a high-pass filter). When the branches are perfectly balanced, the voltage tapped by the non-inverting terminal of the operational amplifier A is zero. During an imbalance, this voltage rises. The output of the amplifier drives the TNP transistor T9, causing current to flow into branches to solicit the transistors T7 or T8 of the current source circuits and thus return the two branches to balance. Accordingly, a balance is maintained between the two branches by providing a feedback within the mixer amplifier.
Abstract:
A phase locked loop includes a controlled oscillator for delivering an output signal at a determined output frequency, and a variable frequency divider for converting the output signal into a signal at divided frequency. The PLL is termed composite in that it includes at least one first loop having a loop filter for generating a first control signal for the oscillator on the basis of the signal at divided frequency, and a second loop having a loop filter, different from the loop filter of the first loop, for generating, on the basis of the signal at divided frequency, a second signal for additional control of the oscillator. The loop filter of the first loop and the loop filter of the second loop have different respective cutoff frequencies. The passband of the first loop, can be adapted to ensure the convergence and the stability of the PLL, while the second loop can afford extra passband increasing the speed of adaptation of the PLL in case of modification of the value of a preset for the output frequency.
Abstract:
A signal modulation device comprises a delta-sigma modulator disposed for transforming an amplitude-modulation signal in baseband into a pulse signal. It also comprises a phase modulator receiving, at its input, analogue phase-modulation signals in baseband. The pulse signal is mixed with carrier signals upstream of the phase modulator. The modulation device is designed to form an input stage of a transmitter.
Abstract:
A transconductor including circuitry for automatically selecting a non-linear class A operation or a linear class AB operation based on an input signal to be processed to generate an output signal, and for automatically adjusting current from a power supply to a level needed for operation of the transconductor.
Abstract:
An integrated electronic circuit comprises at least first and second variable resonator elements that can be tuned by means of an electric signal (Vtune) and that are arranged on the same silicon substrate, and that are respectively integrated into a Master circuit and a Slave circuit. Each resonator element is associated with a first inductive partner element set in the vicinity of the resonant and antiresonant frequencies; and with a second capacitive partner element, at least one of said partner elements being adjustable by means of said electric signal (Vtune). Controlling both partner elements could be done either by means of an adjustable capacitor, as a varactor, or by means of an inductor, passive or active, fixed or variable.
Abstract:
A signal modulation device comprises a delta-sigma modulator disposed for transforming an amplitude-modulation signal in baseband into a pulse signal. It also comprises a phase modulator receiving, at its input, analogue phase-modulation signals in baseband. The pulse signal is mixed with carrier signals upstream of the phase modulator. The modulation device is designed to form an input stage of a transmitter.
Abstract:
A heterodyne receiving circuit for a digital communication system including a first band pass filter receiving a signal from an antenna, an amplifying circuit and a second narrow band pass filter for selecting one particular channel within a band of frequencies. The two filters are carried out with integrated BAW-type tunable resonators which can be adjusted, respectively, by a first electrical signal and a second electrical signal generated by two PLL-type frequency control loops. The second frequency control loop has a variable division factor for the purpose of selecting one particular channel within said band of frequencies. In addition, the receiving circuit includes a mixer for mixing the signal generated at the output of said second filter with a local oscillation frequency in order to produce an intermediate frequency. The division factor is controlled by a digital processing of the intermediate frequency.
Abstract:
An embodiment of an electronic signal amplifier comprises a power source, an input inductor, an output inductor and one or more branches connected in parallel between the terminals of the power source. Each branch comprises a transistor having a control electrode connected to an intermediate terminal of the input inductor, a first main electrode connected to a first terminal of the power source, and a second main electrode connected to a second terminal of the power source via a capacitor. The second main electrode of each transistor of a branch is also connected to an intermediate terminal of the output inductor.
Abstract:
Continuous time analogue/digital converter, comprising a sigma delta modulator (MSD1) configured to receive an analogue input signal (x(t)) and comprising high-pass filtering means (MF) the chopping frequency of which is equal to half of the sampling frequency (Fs) of the quantization means (QTZ) of the modulator (MSD1).
Abstract:
A radiofrequency signal power amplification circuit may include a signal input for receiving the radiofrequency signal, an amplification stage coupled to the signal input and having at least one power transistor, a biasing stage for delivering a bias voltage to the amplification stage, and a processing stage. The processing stage may include a processing input coupled to the signal input, a processing output for delivering a bias current modulated at least in amplitude to the biasing stage, and an amplitude modulator coupled between the processing input and the processing output and configured to determine an envelope signal representative of the envelope of the radiofrequency signal, for modulating the amplitude of the envelope signal based on a variable voltage setpoint and for generating the amplitude-modulated bias current based on the modulated envelope signal.