Techniques for providing a multi-stage iterative scheme to determine fine granularity estimates of parameters of an interfering signal and for using the fine granularity estimates of the parameters to reduce an impact of the interfering signal against a signal of interest (SOI) are disclosed. An input signal is identified. A first set of estimation parameters that provide a coarse granularity estimate of a center frequency of the jamming signal and of a symbol rate of the jamming signal are determined. The first set of estimation parameters are refined to generate a medium granularity estimate of the center frequency and the symbol rate of the jamming frequency. The medium granularity estimates are also refined to produce a fine granularity estimate of the center frequency and the symbol rate. The fine granularity estimates are used to remove or reduce an influence of the jamming signal on the input signal.

Methods and circuits for reducing power dissipation in wireless transceivers and other electronic circuits and systems. Embodiments of the present invention use bias current reduction, impedance scaling, and gain changes either separately or in combination to reduce power dissipation. For example, bias currents are reduced in response to a need for reduced signal handling capability, impedances are scaled thus reducing required drive and other bias currents in response to a strong received signal, or gain is increased and impedances are scaled in response to a low received signal in the presence of no or weak interfering signals.

There is provided a method and system for linear signal processing with signal decomposition. The system including: a decomposition module to receive an analog input signal and perform signal decomposition, the signal decomposition including slicing the analog input signal into a plurality of slices to produce one or more analog components and one or more digital components, the decomposition module directing each component to a separate signal path; and a processing module to perform one or more linear operations on at least one of the signal paths. In some cases, the signal decomposition includes slicing the analog input signal into the plurality of slices by amplitude. In some cases, the analog components include unsaturated slices of the analog input signal and the digital components include saturated slices of the analog input signal.

An antenna system including one or more a frequency responsive components (FRCs) may employ filters to one or more paths in the antenna system corresponding one or more radiating elements on those paths. The FRCs can block a signal from reaching the radiating elements effectively causing the radiating elements to become non-contributing to the antenna systems radiating pattern performance, and thus, maintain a consistent aperture value associated with the antenna system. In some cases, the FRCs may be configured to block a signal when the antenna system is operating at a particular frequency.

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided to support a higher data transmission rate after a 4G communication system such as LTE. An embodiment of the present specification relates to beamforming in a mobile communication system and comprises a step for configuring an operation of a limiter circuit for adjusting amplitude of a signal received by a receiver, and receiving the signal according the configuration. According to various embodiments of the present specification, a limiter circuit employed in a receiver supporting beamforming can prevent a reception circuit from being damaged. Further, when reception antenna gain is low or a high signal-to-noise ratio is required, a received signal is not allowed to pass through the limiter circuit so that the received signal can be prevented from deteriorating.

Communication terminals configured for satellite and terrestrial communications and methods of use are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a communication terminal includes an antenna, a filter and filter control circuitry. The antenna is configured to receive a radio signal. The filter is configured to filter the radio signal to remove an interference signal. The filter control circuitry is configured to detect the interference signal present in the radio signal received by the antenna and cause an adjustment to the filter to block the interference signal. In another embodiment, the communication terminal includes an amplifier and gain control circuitry. The amplifier is configured to configured to amplify the radio signal. The gain control circuitry is configured to detect an interference signal present in the radio signal received by the antenna and cause an adjustment to the amplifier based on the detected interference signal.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a plurality of antennas configured to transmit and receive a signal in a radio frequency (RF) frequency band; and an RF circuit configured to process the signal in the RF frequency band. The RF circuit includes a reception (Rx) path configured to transfer a first signal received through the plurality of antennas, a transmission (Tx) path configured to transfer a second signal to the plurality of antennas, and a coupler configured to transfer at least a part of the second signal obtained in the Tx path to the Rx path. The Tx path includes a power divider configured to distribute power to at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas, and the coupler is electrically connected to an input terminal of the power divider to be disposed before the power divider.

Methods and circuits for reducing power dissipation in wireless transceivers and other electronic circuits and systems. Embodiments of the present invention use bias current reduction, impedance scaling, and gain changes either separately or in combination to reduce power dissipation. For example, bias currents are reduced in response to a need for reduced signal handling capability, impedances are scaled thus reducing required drive and other bias currents in response to a strong received signal, or gain is increased and impedances are scaled in response to a low received signal in the presence of no or weak interfering signals.

The present disclosure relates to a circuit including an input terminal configured to receive a first signal at a first frequency; a demodulation chain connected to the input terminal and including a low-noise amplifier having an input coupled to the terminal; a controllable variable impedance connected between a first node and a node configured to receive a reference potential, the first node being connected to the input terminal and/or to the amplifier input; and a current source configured to deliver a current at the first frequency to the first node.

Processes, methods and circuits for improving battery life by reducing the battery power-drain of battery-powered devices with wireless receivers is disclosed. Embodiments provide for variably changing the bias current, impedance, and gain through a plurality of values, either separately or in combination, during receiver circuit operation to optimize power dissipation. The dynamic changes to gain, bias and impedance characteristics of the receiver circuit may occur in any of an amplifier, a filter, and a mixer, and are responsive to the components of an input signal comprising a desired signal and interferer signal. Dynamic changes may also be made to a dynamic range and noise floor of the receiver circuit.