IP Library Granted Patent US 7,746,151
Granted Patent B2
US 7,746,151 · App. 11/993,001 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Variable gain mixer

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Patent No.
US 7,746,151
App. No.
11/993,001
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The mixer includes mixers constructed with variable gain amplifiers having two transistor pairs Qp+/Qp− and Qn+/Qn− to have a predetermined gain by using LO+ and LO− signals; and LO bias circuits connected to have bias voltages different from each other with respect to the LO+ and LO− signals of the mixers and share an input signal.

Claims (5)

1. A variable gain mixer comprising:

mixers constructed with variable gain amplifiers having two transistor pairs Qp+/Qp− and Qn+/Qn− to have a predetermined gain by using LO+ and LO− signals; and

LO bias circuits connected to have bias voltages different from each other with respect to the LO+ and LO− signals of the mixers and share an input signal,

wherein the LO bias circuit is constructed with an operation amplifier, a first resistance connected to an output of the operation amplifier, and a second resistance connected between an output of the first resistance and an input of the operation amplifier to remove a capacitive load to the input of the operation amplifier.

2. The mixer according to claim 1 , wherein the LO bias circuits have bias voltages different from other with respect to the LO signals.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2020
From: FCI INC.
To: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR KOREA INC.
Reel/Frame 053702/0013 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2007
From: BECK, SUNG HO
To: FCI INC.
Reel/Frame 020264/0632 →