Patent ID: 8427586

Claim:
A tuner comprising: an RF input for receiving a high frequency signal, a downconverter including a mixer coupled to the RF input for downconverting said high frequency signal, an IF filter coupled with an input to an output of the mixer, a SAW filter coupled with an input to an output of the IF filter, and a gain-controlled IF amplifier coupled with an input to an output of the SAW filter, wherein the IF filter includes a differential input with first and second input terminals, a differential output with first and second output terminals, and a controllable damping stage having a first damping element and a second damping element, the first damping element being coupled in series within a first signal line connecting the first input terminal and the first output terminal, and the second damping element being coupled in series within a second signal line connecting the second input terminal and the second output terminal, wherein each of the first and second damping elements comprises a switching stage for providing a controllable damping.