Title :
An innovative tuner for a DBS receiver
Author :
Richter, Kurt ; Pugel, Michael ; Carlsgaard, Eric
Author_Institution :
Thomson Consumer Electron., Indianapolis, IN, USA
fDate :
11/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An innovative satellite tuner for a DBS receiver is presented. The single conversion architecture, front end performance, phase lock loop, SAW IF matching filter, quadrature demodulation, a custom dual A/D, and AGC are discussed
Keywords :
UHF integrated circuits; analogue integrated circuits; circuit tuning; direct broadcasting by satellite; radio receivers; television receivers; tuning; 950 to 1450 MHz; AGC; DBS receiver; SAW IF matching filter; custom dual A/D; front end performance; phase lock loop; quadrature demodulation; satellite tuner; single conversion architecture; Demodulation; Frequency; Impedance; MESFETs; Matched filters; Performance gain; Satellite broadcasting; Surface acoustic waves; Transponders; Tuners;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
