Eileen A Carlson

US Patent:

8063997, Nov 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/186491

Inventors:

Mats Lindstrom - San Diego CA, US
Glenn W. Eswein - Branchburg NJ, US
Abdolreza Shafie - San Diego CA, US
Mike A. Ploof - San Diego CA, US
Ryuji Maeda - San Diego CA, US
Manjit S. Gill - San Diego CA, US
Eileen Carlson - San Diego CA, US
Anthony R. Simon - San Jose CA, US
Henry S. Lau - Lexington MA, US

Assignee:

NXP B.V. - Eindhoven

International Classification:

H04N 5/50

US Classification:

348731, 348725, 348151, 4551891, 4551942, 4551913, 4552411, 4552511

Abstract:

An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.

US Patent:

20040021798, Feb 5, 2004

Filed:

Jul 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/210591

Inventors:

Mats Lindstrom - San Diego CA, US
Glenn Eswein - Branchburg NJ, US
Abdolreza Shafie - San Diego CA, US
Mike Ploof - San Diego CA, US
Ryuji Maeda - San Diego CA, US
Manjit Gill - San Diego CA, US
Eileen Carlson - San Diego CA, US
Anthony Simon - San Diego CA, US
Henry Lau - Lexington MA, US

Assignee:

Conexant Systems, Inc.

International Classification:

H04N005/50

US Classification:

348/731000, 348/554000

Abstract:

An integrated tuner is programmable to optimize its components for either analog signal reception or digital signal reception. Power to the components is increased for analog operation and decreased for digital operation. The tuner also includes a selectable and integrated low noise amplifier that may be selected for single-signal reception and bypassed for multi-signal reception.

US Patent:

20040031064, Feb 12, 2004

Filed:

Aug 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/214960

Inventors:

Mats Lindstrom - San Diego CA, US
Glenn Eswein - Branchburg NJ, US
Abdolreza Shafie - San Diego CA, US
Mike Ploof - San Diego CA, US
Ryuji Maeda - San Diego CA, US
Manjit Gill - San Diego CA, US
Eileen Carlson - San Diego CA, US
Anthony Simon - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Conexant Systems, Inc.

International Classification:

H04N007/16

US Classification:

725/150000, 725/151000, 725/146000

Abstract:

A cable television receiver includes in-band and out-of-band tuners integrated on a single IC. A mode controller determines whether an out-of-band signal is being received and powers the out-of-band tuner off when no out-of-band signal is present. A signal divider divides the signals between the in-band and out-of-band tuners and may be an asymmetric coupler in order to provide a higher power signal to the in-band tuner and a lower power signal to the out-of-band tuner.