One example discloses a near-field circuit configured to be coupled to a near-field antenna wherein the near-field antenna includes, a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, a first feeding connection, and a second feeding connection, wherein the conductive structures are configured to transmit and/or receive non-propagating quasi-static electric (E) field signals, the near-field circuit including: a transmit circuit having a first coupling connection and a second coupling connection; a voltage boost circuit configured to be coupled in series between the first coupling connection of the transmit circuit and the first feeding connection of the near-field antenna; wherein the second coupling connection of the transmit circuit is configured to be coupled to the second feeding connection of the near-field antenna.

Using inductive currents to wirelessly charge a device via a device connected to a power source. This inductive charging may result when a first mobile device recognizes a second mobile device via a wireless connection (e.g., Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near-Field Communication (NFC), or the like). An application stored on the first mobile device may recognize a second mobile device by transmitting an advertising packet when the first mobile device is connected to a power source. An advertising packet may be received by the second mobile device and the second mobile device may transmit a response to the advertising packet in order to generate a connection between the first and second mobile devices. The response may include data such as, connection strength, response time, connection preferences, and the like. Upon detection and connection, the second mobile device may be wirelessly charged by the first device via inductive charging.

A wireless communication system includes a first communication apparatus including a first antenna and a second antenna, a second communication apparatus including a third antenna and a fourth antenna, a first communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the first antenna and the third antenna, and a second communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the second antenna and the fourth antenna.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device includes a circuit that receives a signal. At least one passive electrical circuit element generates an electromagnetic field in response to the signal. A portion of the electromagnetic field is guided by a surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave longitudinally along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.

An apparatus is provided to enable a close arrangement of a near-field communication device and a capacitive sensor that prevents interference of the capacitive sensor. The apparatus includes a first processing unit that executes first processing for detecting a detection target based on an output signal of a capacitive sensor. The apparatus also includes a second processing unit that executes second processing using radio by causing an alternating magnetic flux to be emitted from a coil connected to an electromagnetic coupling wireless module and arranged close to the capacitive sensor, wherein the second processing unit controls the operation of the second processing according to the operating state of the first processing.

A packaged multichip device includes a first IC die with an isolation capacitor utilizing a top metal layer as its top plate and a lower metal layer as its bottom plate. A second IC die has a second isolation capacitor utilizing its top metal layer as its top plate and a lower metal layer as its bottom plate. A first bondwire end is coupled to one top plate and a second bondwire end is coupled to the other top plate. The second bondwire end includes a stitch bond including a wire approach angle not normal to the top plate it is bonded to and is placed so that the stitch bond's center is positioned at least 5% further from an edge of this top plate on a bondwire crossover side compared to a distance of the stitch bond's center from the side opposite the bondwire crossover side.

Provided is a plug connection which ensures signal integrity, in particular at high data rates and with a large number of plug-in cycles, in a cost-effective manner. A dielectric is in each case arranged between the pin contacts of a connector and the socket contacts of a mating connector to ensure galvanic isolation and capacitive connection between them. In this way the connected circuit electronics can be simplified. There is no need for a coupling capacitor and impedance matching can be performed the geometric arrangement of the contacts. In particular, it ensures that there is a variety of different plug connections to choose from with different properties, in particular with different impedances and capacitances.

The present disclosure relates to a dielectric coupling sleeve configured to capacitively couple a first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor. The dielectric coupling sleeve includes a first sleeve section and a second sleeve section. The first sleeve section has a first diameter. A receiving space is closed on one side and formed in the first sleeve section. The receiving section is configured to receive an insertion of the first electrical conductor. The second sleeve section has a second diameter. The second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. The second sleeve section is configured for insertion into the conductor cavity of the second electrical conductor.

The invention relates to an antenna device (10) for short-range applications, e.g., RFID, comprising: a bipolar coaxial conductor structure (12) with an internal conductor (14) and an external conductor (16); an antenna signal terminal (22, 24) at a first end of the coaxial conductor structure (12) which is formed by a terminal contact (22) on the internal conductor (14) and a terminal contact (24) on the external conductor (16) to feed in an antenna transmitted signal and feed out an antenna received signal; a terminating impedance (Zterm) at a second end of the coaxial conductor structure (12), which is formed by a dipole (Z) connected to the internal conductor (14) at a terminal contact (28) and to the external conductor (16) at a terminal contact (30), wherein the dipole (Z) comprises at least one capacitor (C) and/or at least one inductance (L), such that when transmitting, a HF alternating current propagating through the internal conductor (14) and reaching the second end of the coaxial conductor structure (12) is coupled with the outside of the external conductor (16) at the second end of the coaxial conductor structure (12). The device (10) according to the invention advantageously has a relatively simple construction, with which a relatively wideband electomagnetic transmission (transmitting and/or receiving) of energy and/or information can be carried out advantageously.

Described herein are systems and methods that create a capacitive link based on a rotating cylinder capacitor. A cylindrical rotor rotates around a shaft and maintains an air gap between the cylindrical rotor and the shaft and to create one or more air gap capacitors. A first subsystem, comprising a light detection and ranging components, is coupled to the rotor. A second sub-subsystem, comprising data analysis functions, is coupled to the shaft. The first subsystem and the second subsystem are coupled via capacitive links created by the air gap capacitors. The communication signaling utilized on the capacitive links may be bi-directional and differential signaling. The first subsystem and the second subsystem may comprise a LIDAR light detection and ranging system. The second subsystem may power the first subsystem via inductive coupling.