Patent classifications
H03C3/00
Spin modulator and spin-transfer torque oscillators having phase tuning means and modulation method thereof
A spin modulator with phase tuning means which comprises, a spin array which consists of mn matrix spin-transfer torque oscillators, a selection control means which selectively operates the spin-transfer torque oscillators according to an operation condition of the spin array, and a phase tuning array which includes mn matrix phase tuning means, wherein the mn matrix phase tuning means tune a phase synchronization operation of the spin-transfer torque oscillators according to the operation condition.
Electronic device
An electronic device, including a substrate and multiple modulation units, is provided. The modulation units are disposed on the substrate. Each modulation unit includes a first electronic element, a second electronic element, a first signal line, a second signal line, and a third signal line. The first signal line provides a first voltage to the first electronic element. The second signal line provides a second voltage to the second electronic element. The third signal line provides a third voltage to the first electronic element and/or the second electronic element. The first voltage is different from the second voltage, and the third voltage is different from the first voltage and/or the second voltage.
Electronic device
An electronic device, including a substrate and multiple modulation units, is provided. The modulation units are disposed on the substrate. Each modulation unit includes a first electronic element, a second electronic element, a first signal line, a second signal line, and a third signal line. The first signal line provides a first voltage to the first electronic element. The second signal line provides a second voltage to the second electronic element. The third signal line provides a third voltage to the first electronic element and/or the second electronic element. The first voltage is different from the second voltage, and the third voltage is different from the first voltage and/or the second voltage.
Active mixers with enhanced image rejection ratio (IRR)
A communication system includes a passive quadrature generator connected directly to an in-phase (I) mixer and a quadrature (Q) mixer, an I LO amplitude detect circuit connected to the passive quadrature generator and connected to the I mixer, and a Q LO amplitude detect circuit connected to the passive quadrature generator and connected to the Q mixer, the I LO amplitude detect circuit configured to detect an I LO amplitude and the Q LO amplitude detect circuit configured to detect a Q LO amplitude, and a combining and integrating circuit configured to receive the detected I LO amplitude and the detected Q LO amplitude and generate an I LO DC bias voltage to bias the I mixer and a Q LO DC bias voltage to bias the Q mixer.
Ultra low power wake up radio architecture
A radio frequency (RF) signal strength detection technique is disclosed with a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) circuit, which can be deployed in an internet-of-things (IoT) network. The RSSI circuit is based on a direct conversion of RF to digital code indicating the signal strength. The direct conversion is achieved by the repeated switching of a rectifier's output voltage using an ultra-low power comparator. A 5-bit programmable feedback circuit can be used to correct detection inaccuracies. The RSSI circuit can be implemented in a 65-nm CMOS process and consumes 15 nW power. It can have a linear dynamic range of 26 dB and exhibit an error of 0.5 dB with a wide bandwidth of 500 MHz. The technique has been verified with simulation and measurement results. The high detection accuracy with ultra-low power consumption of the proposed RSSI circuit is favorable for IoT applications including, e.g., biomedical, localization, and other low-power applications.