Patent classifications
H04B1/403
RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Provided is radio frequency integrated circuit(RFIC). The radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises a plurality of transceiver IPs (intellectual property), wherein each transceiver IP includes an analog mixer configured to perform frequency adjustment on a signal input thereto, and a filter configured to perform filtering on the signal having the adjusted frequency based on a predetermined (or alternatively desired) band, a plurality of registers corresponding to the plurality of transceiver IPs, respectively; wherein the plurality of registers are configured to generate a plurality of control signals for controlling the plurality of transceiver IPs, respectively, a memory configured to store therein a plurality of register addresses and a plurality of register data on the plurality of registers, respectively in a form of a lookup table and a processor configured to receive a command related to the lookup table from an external component, and to control the plurality of registers based on the lookup table.
RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Provided is radio frequency integrated circuit(RFIC). The radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises a plurality of transceiver IPs (intellectual property), wherein each transceiver IP includes an analog mixer configured to perform frequency adjustment on a signal input thereto, and a filter configured to perform filtering on the signal having the adjusted frequency based on a predetermined (or alternatively desired) band, a plurality of registers corresponding to the plurality of transceiver IPs, respectively; wherein the plurality of registers are configured to generate a plurality of control signals for controlling the plurality of transceiver IPs, respectively, a memory configured to store therein a plurality of register addresses and a plurality of register data on the plurality of registers, respectively in a form of a lookup table and a processor configured to receive a command related to the lookup table from an external component, and to control the plurality of registers based on the lookup table.
OSCILLATOR SYNCRHONIZATION IN MULTIPLE ANTENNAS SYSTEMS USING MUTUAL COUPLING SIGNALS
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronizing oscillators. A system can include a plurality of oscillators comprising at least a first oscillator and a second oscillator. The system can also include a plurality of antennas comprising at least a first antenna and a second antenna. Further, the system can include a first oscillator synchronizer coupling the first oscillator to the first antenna. The first oscillator synchronizer can be operative to perform a first synchronization of a first time base of the first oscillator to a second time base of the second oscillator based on a first mutual coupling signal. The first mutual coupling signal can represent a first interaction between the first antenna and the second antenna.
OSCILLATOR SYNCRHONIZATION IN MULTIPLE ANTENNAS SYSTEMS USING MUTUAL COUPLING SIGNALS
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronizing oscillators. A system can include a plurality of oscillators comprising at least a first oscillator and a second oscillator. The system can also include a plurality of antennas comprising at least a first antenna and a second antenna. Further, the system can include a first oscillator synchronizer coupling the first oscillator to the first antenna. The first oscillator synchronizer can be operative to perform a first synchronization of a first time base of the first oscillator to a second time base of the second oscillator based on a first mutual coupling signal. The first mutual coupling signal can represent a first interaction between the first antenna and the second antenna.
Method and system for linear signal processing with signal decomposition
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.
System, apparatus and method for providing remote tuner options in a vehicle entertainment system
In one example, a remote tuner module includes: a first tuner to receive, process and demodulate a first radio frequency (RF) signal to output an analog audio signal, and to receive and process a second RF signal to output a first downconverted modulated signal; a second tuner to receive and process the second RF signal to output a second downconverted modulated signal; a demodulator circuit coupled to the first and second tuners to demodulate and link the first and second modulated signals, to output a linked demodulated signal. The remote tuner module may further include a gateway circuit coupled to at least the demodulator circuit to output the analog audio signal and the linked demodulated signal.
Apparatus and methods for improved transmit power
Disclosed herein are devices and methods to reduce unwanted CIM3 emission in a wireless communication device, such that the transmit (TX) power level applied in a RU can be increased without exceeding a regulatory emission requirement. In some aspects, unwanted emission may be reduced by shifting or changing local oscillator (LO) frequencies during TX operation. Some embodiments are directed to a fast-locking PLL with adjustable bandwidth that can be controlled to increase the PLL bandwidth during the RX to TX transition to provide a fast locking to a new LO frequency. Some aspects are directed to configuring an LO frequency shift amount for different RUs when multiple RUs are allocated within a frequency band.
Apparatus and methods for improved transmit power
Disclosed herein are devices and methods to reduce unwanted CIM3 emission in a wireless communication device, such that the transmit (TX) power level applied in a RU can be increased without exceeding a regulatory emission requirement. In some aspects, unwanted emission may be reduced by shifting or changing local oscillator (LO) frequencies during TX operation. Some embodiments are directed to a fast-locking PLL with adjustable bandwidth that can be controlled to increase the PLL bandwidth during the RX to TX transition to provide a fast locking to a new LO frequency. Some aspects are directed to configuring an LO frequency shift amount for different RUs when multiple RUs are allocated within a frequency band.
COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
The present disclosure provides a communication device and an operating method. The communication device includes an antenna, a transmission processor, a radio frequency chain, and a reception processor. The transmission processor is configured to output a second transmission input signal with the same average power as the average power of a first transmission input signal and a second amplitude greater than a first amplitude of the first transmission input signal. The RF chain is configured to output an RF output signal to be transmitted through the antenna, based on a transmission input signal, and to output a reception input signal based on a signal received through the antenna. The reception processor is configured to check an out-of-band blocker by detecting a peaked frequency spectrum based on the reception input signal and to adjust a reception characteristic parameter of the RF chain based on an amplitude of the peaked frequency spectrum.
Agile navigation transmitter system
A direct digital synthesis transmitter that uses a programmable digital circuit to generate a digital signal representing at least one radio frequency signal, the generated signal is filtered, amplified by an amplifier, and provided to a transmission antenna without upconversion. The transmitter generating the digital signal at a desired output frequency range such that a frequency upconverter is not needed to produce signals in the desired radio frequency range.