Patent ID: 8498605
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: H03D,H04L

Abstract:
1. A passive frequency translator with positive conversion voltage gain, comprising: at least one input node for receiving an input signal and at least one output node for providing an output signal; a network coupled to said at least one input node and to said at least one output node, wherein said network comprises a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of switches operatively coupled to said plurality of capacitors; wherein said plurality of switches are controlled by a corresponding plurality of clock signals to capture charge of said input signal onto said plurality of capacitors and to develop said output signal by performing frequency translation of said input signal by a mixing frequency in such a manner that DC energy of said input signal is substantially blocked from said output signal; and wherein said output signal has a net voltage gain relative to said input signal in which energy of said output signal is predominantly derived from energy of said input signal.