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The present disclosure generally relates to multi-stage digital converters, including multi-stage digital down-converters (DDCs) and multi-stage digital up-converters (DUCs). In at least one example, the multi-stage digital down converter (DDC) comprises a plurality of stages, each stage comprising a frequency mixer and a decimation filter, and at least one controller coupled to one or more of the plurality of stages and operable to control one of the frequency mixer and decimation filter. In another example, the multi-stage digital up converter (DUC) comprises a plurality of stages, each stage comprising a frequency mixer and interpolation filter; at least one controller coupled to one or more of the plurality of stages and operable to control one of the frequency mixer and the interpolation filter.

Titel:	MULTI-STAGE DIGITAL CONVERTERS
Link:	View record in USPTO Patent Applications (Volltext)
Veröffentlichung:	2023
Medientyp:	Patent
Sonstiges:	Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications Sprachen: English Document Number: 20230387959 Publication Date: November 30, 2023 Appl. No: 18/322008 Application Filed: May 23, 2023 Claim: 1. A multi-stage digital down converter (DDC) comprising: a plurality of receiving stages, including a first receiving stage for receiving an input signal, a last receiving stage for transmitting an output signal, and one or more mid-receiving stages coupled in series between the first receiving stage and the last receiving stage, wherein: each of the receiving stages has a decimation filter having a corresponding receiving stage decimation ratio to progressively decimate the sampling rate of the input signal; and at least one of the receiving stages has a controllable receiving stage decimation ratio; and a controller coupled to each of the receiving stages having a controllable decimation ratio to control an overall decimation ratio of the DDC. Claim: 2. The DDC of claim 1 further comprising at least one router for coupling at least some of the receiving stages to one another in series, wherein the controller is coupled to the router to control the coupling of the receiving stages. Claim: 3. The DDC of claim 1 wherein the decimation filter of one of the receiving stages includes a sample rate tracker to track the sample rate of the input signal and the sample rate of the output signal and to adjust the receiving stage decimation ratio of the corresponding receiving stage to produce an output signal with a uniform sample rate. Claim: 4. The DDC of claim 1 wherein the first receiving stage has a fixed receiving stage decimation ratio, at least some of the mid-receiving stages have variable integer stage decimation ratios and the last receiving stage has a controllable receiving stage decimation ratio. Claim: 5. The DDC of claim 1 wherein the first receiving stage has a fixed receiving stage decimation ratio, at least some of the mid-receiving stages have variable power of two stage decimation ratios and the last receiving stage has a controllable receiving stage decimation ratio between one and two. Claim: 6. The DDC of claim 1 wherein at least some of the receiving stages include a frequency mixer having a respective receiving stage center frequency to downshift the input signal, and wherein the combined downshifting effect of the frequency mixers in the series path from the first receiving stage to the last receiving stage is to lower the center frequency of a selected frequency band to baseband. Claim: 7. The DDC of claim 6 wherein the center frequency of at least some of the receiving stages is controllable and the controller is coupled to the receiving stages having a controllable center frequency to control the combined downshifting effect of the frequency mixers. Claim: 8. The DDC of claim 6 wherein the first receiving stage provides coarse resolution frequency mixing, at least some of the mid-receiving stages provide coarse resolution frequency mixing and the last receiving stage has a controllable center frequency to provide fine resolution frequency mixing. Claim: 9. The DDC of claim 1, wherein the DDC comprises a plurality of last receiving stages, each of the last receiving stages transmitting a respective output signal, wherein one or more of the mid-receiving stages is coupled in series between the first receiving stage and each of the last receiving stages in a fan-out architecture having a plurality of receiving signal paths, each receiving signal path extending from the first receiving stage to one of the last receiving stages, and wherein each receiving signal path has a selected overall decimation ratio corresponding to the receiving stage decimation ratios of the receiving stages in that receiving signal path. Claim: 10. The DDC of claim 9 wherein at least some of the receiving stages in each receiving signal path include a frequency mixer having a respective receiving stage center frequency, and wherein the combined downshifting effect of the frequency mixers in each receiving signal path from the first receiving stage to the corresponding last stage is to lower the center frequency of a corresponding selected frequency band to baseband. Claim: 11. A multi-stage digital up converter (DUC) comprising: a plurality of transmitting stages, including a first transmitting stage for receiving an input signal, a last transmitting stage for transmitting an output signal, and one or more mid-transmitting stages coupled in series between the first transmitting stage and the last transmitting stage, wherein: each of the transmitting stages has an interpolation filter having a corresponding transmitting stage up-sampling ratio to progressively up-sample the sampling rate of the input signal; at least one of the transmitting stages has a controllable transmitting stage interpolation ratio; and a controller coupled to each of the transmitting stages having a controllable transmitting stage up-sampling ratio to control an overall up-sampling ratio of the DUC. Claim: 12. The DUC of claim 11 further comprising at least one router for coupling at least some of the transmitting stages to one another in series, wherein the controller is coupled to the router to control the coupling of the transmitting stages. Claim: 13. The DUC of claim 11 wherein the interpolation filter of one of the transmitting stages includes a sample rate tracker to track the sample rate of the output signal and to adjust the transmitting stage up-sampling ratio of the corresponding transmitting stage to produce an output signal with a uniform sample rate. Claim: 14. The DUC of claim 11 wherein the last transmitting stage has a fixed transmitting stage up-sampling ratio and the first transmitting stage has a controllable transmitting stage up-sampling ratio. Claim: 15. The DUC of claim 11 wherein the last transmitting stage has a fixed transmitting stage up-sampling ratio, and the first transmitting stage has a controllable transmitting stage up-sampling ratio between one and two. Claim: 16. The DUC of claim 11 wherein at least some of the transmitting stages include a frequency mixer having a respective transmitting stage center frequency to upshift the center frequency of the input signal, and wherein the combined upshifting effect of the frequency mixers in the series path from the first transmitting stage to the last transmitting stage is to upshift the center frequency of the input signal to a selected center frequency. Claim: 17. The DUC of claim 16 wherein the center frequency of at least some of the transmitting stages is controllable and the controller is coupled to the transmitting stages having a controllable center frequency to control the combined upshifting effect of the frequency mixers. Claim: 18. The DUC of claim 11 further comprising a plurality of first transmitting stages, each of the first transmitting stages receiving a respective input signal, wherein one or more of the mid-transmitting stages is coupled in series between each of the first transmitting stages and the last transmitting stage in a fan-in architecture having a plurality of transmitting signal paths, each transmitting signal path extending from one of the first transmitting stages to the last transmitting stage, and wherein each transmitting signal path has a selected overall up-sampling ratio corresponding to the transmitting stage up-sampling ratios of the transmitting stages in that transmitting signal path. Claim: 19. The DUC of claim 18 wherein at least some of the transmitting stages in each transmitting signal path include a frequency mixer having a respective transmitting stage center frequency, and wherein the combined upshifting effect of the frequency mixers in each transmitting signal path from the corresponding first transmitting stage to the last transmitting stage is to up-shift the center frequency of the corresponding input signal to a center frequency corresponding to the center frequencies of the transmitting stages in that transmitting signal path. Claim: 20. The DUC of claim 19 wherein one or more of the mid-transmitting stages and the last transmitting stage operates to combine up-shifted versions of the respective input signals received at each of the first transmitting stages to produce a combined output signal at the last transmitting stage. Current International Class: 04; 04

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