Patent ID: 9118528
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H03C,H03D,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for frequency down-converting a modulated carrier signal to a baseband signal, comprising: a first switch coupled to a first control signal which comprises a sampling aperture with a specified frequency, wherein the first switch is on and a portion of energy that is distinguishable from noise is transferred from the modulated carrier signal as an output of said first switch during the sampling aperture of the first control signal; a first energy storage element that stores the transferred energy from the modulated carrier signal and outputs a down-converted in-phase baseband signal portion of said modulated carrier signal; a second switch coupled to a second control signal which comprises a sampling aperture with a specified frequency, wherein the second switch is on and a portion of energy that is distinguishable from noise is transferred from the modulated carrier signal as an output of said second switch during the sampling aperture of the second control signal; a second energy storage element that stores the transferred energy from the modulated carrier signal and outputs a down-converted inverted in-phase baseband signal portion of said modulated carrier signal; wherein the portions of transferred energy from each of the first and second switch are integrated over time to accumulate said portions of transferred energy from which said down-converted in-phase baseband signal portion and said down-converted inverted in-phase baseband signal portion are derived; and a first differential amplifier circuit that combines said down-converted in-phase baseband signal portion with said down-converted inverted in-phase baseband signal portion and outputs a first channel down-converted differential in-phase baseband signal.