Various embodiments of the invention relate to a tunable gain equalizer to enable a RF output with constant gain over a wide frequency band. The tunable gain equalizer comprises a series path formed by a plurality of adjustable capacitors coupled in series, and two shunt paths coupled to the series path. The adjustable capacitors may be varactors coupled to a biasing voltage for capacitance adjustment. The shunt paths comprise inductors to enable a positive gain slope to compensate negative gain slope of RF amplifiers. The shunt paths may be bridged by one or more branches connected between the two shunt paths. The bridged branches provide a higher tunable gain slope amount and a better input/output matching. By making the biasing voltage of the tunable gain equalizer temperature dependent, the tunable gain equalizer is able to generate a temperature dependent gain slope to offset the temperature variation influence.

An embodiment attenuator includes a plurality of circuits coupled in series. A respective circuit includes a first capacitor connected between an input node of the respective circuit and an output node of the respective circuit, and a second capacitor connected between the output node of the respective circuit and a reference node. The output node of the respective circuit, other than a last circuit of the plurality of circuits, is connected to the input node of a successive circuit. The attenuator further includes a plurality of selectors, in which the respective circuit is associated with a respective selector that is coupled between the output node of the respective circuit and an output node of the attenuator.

An LNA having a plurality of paths, each of which can be controlled independently to achieve a gain mode. Each path includes at least an input FET and an output FET coupled in series. A gate of the output FET is controlled to set the gain of the LNA. Signals to be amplified are applied to the gate of the input FET. Additional stacked FETs are provided in series between the input FET and the output FET.

An apparatus includes an amplifier and a gain control circuit. The amplifier may be configured to provide multiple gain steps. The gain control circuit may be configured to provide fast and precise changes between the multiple gain steps of the amplifier. The gain control circuit may be further configured to change an impedance of the amplifier to switch between the gain steps. The gain control circuit may be further configured to compensate for changes in frequency response related to changing the impedance. The gain control circuit may be further configured to inject a complementary charge to an input of the amplifier to correct a bias voltage deviation and a transient caused by the gain control circuit.

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for correcting compression distortion of wireless signals due to variations in operation parameters of the radio frequency system. The method may include using circuitry to generate a reference signal that is not pre-distorted by a processing block. The method may involve receiving an envelope signal representative of a signal being transmitted by a transceiver. The method may also involve determining a first peak-to-average ratio of the envelope signal and receiving a second peak-to-average ratio of the reference signal. The method may additionally involve determining a difference between the first peak-to-average ratio and the second peak-to-average ratio. The method may also include adjusting a gain of an amplifier of the transceiver based on the difference.

Wideband signal buffers that can be employed for mmWave (millimeter wave) communication are disclosed. One example signal buffer comprises a variable gain amplifier (VGA) that receives two control words and outputs a feedback signal, wherein both an amplitude and a phase of the feedback signal are based on the two control words and on a bias voltage; and a matching network comprising a first inductor that outputs the bias voltage, a second inductor, and a third inductor that receives the feedback signal from the VGA, and wherein the first, second, and third inductors are magnetically coupled to each other, wherein the signal buffer is configured to receive a RF (Radio Frequency) input and to generate a RF output from the RF input based on a transfer function of the signal buffer, wherein the transfer function is based at least in part on the feedback signal.

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5.sup.th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method by a first terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining whether to transmit a preamble for an automatic gain control (AGC), determining a slot and at least one symbol in the slot to transmit the preamble for the AGC, in a case in which it is determined to transmit the preamble for the AGC, and transmitting, to a second terminal, the preamble for the AGC in the determined slot and the at least one symbol in the slot.

A resonator-based sensor and a sensing method thereof for sensing a change in a material that is subject to be sensed which include: generating an oscillation voltage signal by amplifying a current signal output from a resonator in accordance with a physical-chemical change of the material; and generating a gain control signal corresponding to a motional resistance and a clock signal corresponding to a resonant frequency of the resonator are provided.

Examples disclosed herein relate to a high gain active relay antenna system. The active relay antenna system comprises a first antenna pair having a first receive antenna and a first transmit antenna to communicate wireless signals in a forward link from a base station to a plurality of users; and a second antenna pair having a second receive antenna and a second transmit antenna to communicate wireless signals in a return link from the plurality of users to the base station. The active relay antenna system further comprises a first active relay section and a second active relay section to provide for adjustable power gain in the wireless signals.

A single chip for generating multiple differential signals and loop-through signals according to a single-ended RF signal inputted to the single chip, wherein delays between different channels of the multiple differential signals and loop-through signals can be minimized for supporting picture-in-picture applications; in addition, the single chip can integrate a power detector and an AGC circuit for controlling the gain of an LNA inside the single chip, and the gain of the LNA can be outputted from the single chip for different usages.