H04B2001/0408

RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

A radio frequency module includes: a radio frequency input terminal for receiving an amplified transmission signal from the outside; radio frequency output terminals for supplying a reception signal to the outside; a filter connected between the radio frequency input terminal/the radio frequency output terminal and an antenna connection terminal, and having a passband including communication band D for TDD; and a filter connected between the radio frequency output terminal and the antenna connection terminal and having a passband including at least part of communication band A allowed for simultaneous communication with communication band D. The radio frequency input terminal is arranged in a region extending along a side of the module substrate, and the radio frequency output terminal is arranged in a region extending along a side facing the side of the module substrate.

Spatially phase-modulated electron wave generation device

The present invention is to generate a spatially phase modulated electron wave. A laser radiating apparatus, a spatial light phase modulator, and a photocathode are provided. The photocathode has a semiconductor film having an NEA film formed on a surface thereof, and a thickness of the semiconductor film is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying a coherent relaxation time of electrons in the semiconductor film by a moving speed of the electrons in the semiconductor film. According to the configuration, a spatial distribution of phase and a spatial distribution of intensity of spatial phase modulated light are transferred to an electron wave, and the electron wave emitted from an NEA film is modulated into the spatial distribution of phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of the light. Since the spatial distribution of phase of the light can be modulated as intended by a spatial phase modulation technique for light, it is possible to generate an electron wave having a spatial distribution of phase modulated as intended.

Radio-frequency circuit and communication device

A radio-frequency circuit is used in simultaneous transfer of a radio-frequency signal of 4G and a radio-frequency signal of 5G, and includes a first transfer circuit that selectively receives the 4G radio-frequency signal or the 5G radio-frequency signal, and transfers a radio-frequency signal of a first communication band including a first transmission band and a first reception band and a radio-frequency signal of a second communication band including a second transmission band and a second reception band. The first and second transmission bands at least partially overlap. The first transfer circuit includes a first power amplifier that amplifies transmission signals of the first and second communication bands, and a first transmission filter that has a first passband including the first and second transmission bands, and passes the transmission signals of the first and second communication bands output from the first power amplifier.

RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE

A radio-frequency module includes a power amplifier, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer that has a passband including a communication band A included in a communication band group X and that is connected to the power amplifier and the low noise amplifier, a duplexer that has a passband including a communication band C included in a communication band group Y lower than the communication band group X and that is connected to the power amplifier, and a module substrate having the power amplifier, the power amplifier, the low noise amplifier, and the duplexers arranged thereon. In a plan view of the module substrate, a distance between the power amplifier and the low noise amplifier is longer than a distance between the power amplifier and the low noise amplifier.

Supply modulator and wireless communication apparatus including the same
11652501 · 2023-05-16 · ·

Provided are a supply modulator and a wireless communication apparatus including the same. A supply modulator according to the inventive concept is driven in any one of an average power tracking mode and a discrete level envelope tracking mode to apply an output voltage to a power amplifier, and includes a multiple output voltage balancer, a switching regulator, a switching regulator controller, a switch array, a discrete-level controller, a switch controller, an output filter, and a main controller.

Agile harmonic filtering

Reducing harmonics in a radio transmitter can involve using an electronically tunable harmonic filter (ETHF) in a transmit path at the output of an RF power amplifier stage to reduce harmonic signal components in the RF transmit signal. At least one filter characteristic of the ETHF is selectively controlled using one or more RF switch. The one or more RF switches that are used to control the ETHF can include a CMOS-SOI and/or a MEMs type of switch. Various filter characteristics of the ETHF can be controlled including a bandwidth and/or a center frequency of the ETHF.

Dual-mode power amplifier for wireless communication

In one embodiment, a dual-mode power amplifier that can operate in different modes includes: a first pair of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to receive and pass a constant envelope signal; a second pair of MOSFETs to receive and pass a variable envelope signal, where first terminals of the first pair of MOSFETs are coupled to first terminals of the second pair of MOSFETs, and second terminals of the first pair of MOSFETs are coupled to. second terminals of the second pair of MOSFETs; and a shared MOSFET stack coupled to the first pair of MOSFETs and the second pair of MOSFETs.

FAST AMPLITUDE DETECTOR AND AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL
20230208373 · 2023-06-29 ·

An amplitude detector has a phase shifter such as one using an analog differentiator and an adjustable gain stage, or one using a determinable delay, the phase shifter coupled to shift phase of an input signal to the amplitude detection apparatus. The detector also has a first analog multiplier coupled to square the input signal, a second analog multiplier coupled to square output of the phase shifter; and an analog adder coupled to sum outputs of the first and second analog multiplier. An automatic gain control circuit has the amplitude detector coupled to control gain of a controllable amplifier.

SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE PEAK POWER FOR AN RF POWER AMPLIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF CALCULATING PEAK VALUE AND OF SELECTING SUPPLY VOLTAGE
20170373644 · 2017-12-28 ·

Disclosed is a system for monitoring the peak power of a telecommunication signal to be transmitted for RF power amplification of the telecommunication signal to be transmitted, including a digital processing device, a digital to RF converter and a dc-dc converter, wherein the output of the dc-dc converter can take a discrete voltage value from N discrete voltage values, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2, the digital processing device including a processing path including an envelope tracking control logic adapted to create a continuous envelope tracking control signal. The processing path further includes logic for driving the dc-dc converter including a peak value calculating device and a power supply voltage selecting device.

RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE
20230208453 · 2023-06-29 ·

A radio-frequency circuit is used in simultaneous transfer of a radio-frequency signal of 4G and a radio-frequency signal of 5G, and includes a first transfer circuit that selectively receives the 4G radio-frequency signal or the 5G radio-frequency signal, and transfers a radio-frequency signal of a first communication band including a first transmission band and a first reception band and a radio-frequency signal of a second communication band including a second transmission band and a second reception band. The first and second transmission bands at least partially overlap. The first transfer circuit includes a first power amplifier that amplifies transmission signals of the first and second communication bands, and a first transmission filter that has a first passband including the first and second transmission bands, and passes the transmission signals of the first and second communication bands output from the first power amplifier.