Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a one-segment tuner I/F that is connected to a one-segment tuner, a tuner I/F that is connected to a digital terrestrial tuner, a decoder that selectively decodes a first broadcast signal supplied from the one-segment tuner I/F and a second broadcast signal supplied from the tuner I/F, a general purpose processor that is provided separately from the decoder and decodes the first broadcast signal, and a switch unit that, based on signal intensity of the second broadcast wave, switches the decoding by the decoder between the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal while the general purpose processor is decoding the first broadcast signal. The one-segment tuner I/F, the tuner I/F, the decoder, the general purpose processor, and the switch unit are integrated on one chip.
Abstract:
A band switchable double tuned circuit having a balanced secondary is presented. A primary tunable tank circuit with a plurality of first inductances is tuned to a first frequency by a first capacitor coupled in parallel with the first inductances. A secondary tank circuit with a plurality of second inductances inductively coupled to ones of the first inductances has a second capacitor coupled in parallel with the second inductances for tuning the secondary to the first frequency. The DC reference potential for the secondary circuit is coupled to a nodal junction of the plurality of second inductances with the secondary tank circuit providing a balanced signal output. At least one of the plurality of first inductances and the second inductances are switchable for bandswitching the tuning of the primary and secondary tank circuits to a second frequency. The output signal from the balanced secondary is coupled to the input of a balanced mixer via constant bandwidth inductances without a mixer input balance transformer.
Abstract:
Simultaneous tuning and tracking of the tuned circuits in a radio receiver using electronically tuned voltage variable capacitors in the tuned circuits of the receiver is accomplished by providing a regulated DC supply across a four-arm bridge circuit, three arms of which constitute resistive elements and the fourth arm of which is a Zener diode. The diagonal of the bridge includes a potentiometer, the tap of which provides a variable tuning voltage which is applied to one terminal of the voltage variable capacitors in each of the tuned circuits. In order to provide tracking of the tuned circuits to different frequencies, the other terminal of the voltage variable capacitors in each of the circuits is provided with different DC reference potentials, so that the circuits are tuned together to provide tracking with a predetermined offset.