A transmission/reception baseband-processing device includes a calibration-processing unit configured to correct an input signal input to a transmission unit on the basis of a first characteristic according to characteristics of the transmission unit of a transmission/reception front end-processing unit and a calibration reception unit that is a reception unit of a calibration transmission/reception unit and a second characteristic according to a characteristic of the calibration reception unit.

Systems and methods are provided herein that include an improved RF switch assembly. In at least one embodiment, the RF switch assembly may have an optimized topology including a common node shared by each signal path, reducing the size and cost of the RF switch assembly and providing improved performance.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support reconfiguring degeneration components in a converged RF transceiver supporting carrier aggregation across sub-6 GHz frequency bands and mmWave frequency bands. In a first aspect, an apparatus includes an input port configured to receive a mixer input signal; a first mixer forming at least a portion of an HRM mixer and coupled to the input port; a first configurable degeneration component of a first processing path coupled between the input port and the first mixer; and a controller coupled to the first degeneration component, wherein the controller is configured to control a first aspect of a first degeneration component. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques and apparatus for operating a wireless receiver of the apparatus in a high linearity mode. An example method includes operating the apparatus in a first mode with transmission of a plurality of transmit signals. The method also includes attenuating a received signal via an attenuator while operating the apparatus in the first mode. The method further includes amplifying the attenuated signal with an amplifier while operating the apparatus in the first mode. For certain aspects, the method further involves operating the apparatus in a second mode, bypassing the attenuator while operating the apparatus in the second mode, and amplifying the received signal with the amplifier while operating the apparatus in the second mode.

An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with one or more antennas that transmit radio-frequency signals and that receive corresponding reflected signals. The wireless circuitry may detect a range to an external object based on the transmitted and received signals. The wireless circuitry may include a receive path having a mixer, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a filter between the mixer and the ADC. The receive path may include a bypass path with a switch coupled around the filter. The wireless circuitry may detect the range to the external object within an ultra-short range (USR) domain when the switch is closed, thereby bypassing the filter in the receive path. The wireless circuitry may detect the range to the external object within a far-field domain when the switch is open. The filter may filter the reflected signals to remove undesired leakage and maximize dynamic range.

A transmitter comprises an antenna array demultiplexor having a first input for an output signal, a second input for a control signal, a first output coupled to a first output pin, and a second output coupled to a second output pin. The antenna array demultiplexor provides the output signal to the first or second output based on the control signal. The first and second output pins are coupled to first and second antennae, respectively. In some implementations, the transmitter includes a transformer and a capacitor coupled in parallel between the first and second output pins, and the antenna array demultiplexor comprises a first switch coupled between the first output pin and a first ground pin, and a second switch coupled between the second output pin and a second ground pin. The first switch receives a second control signal, and the second switch receives an inverse of the second control signal.

An apparatus is disclosed for controlling a power amplifier that is coupled to an antenna element of an antenna array. In example implementations, an apparatus includes an antenna element of an antenna array and a power amplification system. The power amplification system includes at least one input node, at least one output node coupled to the antenna element, and at least one power amplifier branch coupled between the at least one input node and the at least one output node. The power amplification system also includes at least one feedback node coupled to the at least one output node, at least one control node, and a feedback control loop coupled between the at least one feedback node and the at least one control node.

A radio frequency module includes: a module board including first and second principal surfaces; first and second power amplifiers on the first principal surface; external-connection terminals on the second principal surface; and first and second via conductors connecting the first and second principal surfaces. The first and second via conductors are spaced apart in the module board, one end of the first via conductor is connected to a first ground electrode of the first power amplifier, the other end of the first via conductor is connected to a first external-connection terminal, one end of the second via conductor is connected to a second ground electrode of the second power amplifier, the other end of the second via conductor is connected to a second external-connection terminal, and the first and second via conductors each penetrate through the module board in a direction normal to the first and second principal surfaces.

A radio frequency circuit includes an amplifier capable of amplifying a first radio frequency signal and a second radio frequency signal that has a frequency different from a frequency of the first radio frequency signal. Here, the amplifier uses a first power-supply voltage to amplify one of the first radio frequency signal and the second radio frequency signal and uses a second power-supply voltage to amplify both the first radio frequency signal and the second radio frequency signal together. A value of the second power-supply voltage is greater than a value of the first power-supply voltage.

This disclosure describes apparatuses, methods, and techniques for implementing a multimode frequency multiplier. In example implementations, an apparatus for generating a frequency includes a multimode frequency multiplier. The multimode frequency multiplier includes a multiphase generator and a reconfigurable frequency multiplier. The multiphase generator is configured to produce a first signal including multiple phase components and having a first frequency. The reconfigurable frequency multiplier is coupled in series with the multiphase generator. The reconfigurable frequency multiplier is configured to produce a second signal based on the first signal and having a second frequency that is a multiple of the first frequency.