Patent classifications
H04B17/14
Self-radiated loopback test procedure for millimeter wave antennas
Methods and systems for automated testing of extremely-high frequency devices are disclosed. A device under test (DUT) is set in a simultaneous transmit and receive mode. The DUT receives a lower frequency radio frequency (RF) signal from a test unit and up-converts the lower frequency RF signal to a higher frequency RF signal. The DUT transmits the higher frequency RF signal using a first antenna, and receives the higher frequency RF signal using a second antenna. The DUT down-converts the received higher frequency RF signal to a received test RF signal and provides the received test RF signal to the test unit for comparing measurements derived from the received test signal to a design specification for the DUT.
Phased-Array Antenna Precision Self-Calibration
Radio Frequency (RF) circuit (amplifiers, mixer, etc.) design with RFIC, e.g., implemented in CMOS, CaAs, SiGe, or other silicon processes, suffers performance variations (gain phase, frequency, bandwidth, nonlinearity) due to wafer process variations, temperature changes, and supply voltage changes, and random variations. In this invention, methods are proposed to precisely calibrate the bias current of all active devices in the system, and to precisely calibrate the gain of individual path leading to each amplifiers such that the same Pout is achieved for all antenna elements in the system.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for merging, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present disclosure discloses a method for calibration of a phased array antenna.
Electronic component handling apparatus, electronic component testing apparatus, and socket
An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a moving device that moves a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna and presses the DUT against a socket. The moving device includes a holder that holds the DUT and a second antenna that receives a radio wave radiated from the first antenna or that radiates the radio wave to the first antenna.
Electronic component handling apparatus, electronic component testing apparatus, and socket
An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a moving device that moves a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna and presses the DUT against a socket. The moving device includes a holder that holds the DUT and a second antenna that receives a radio wave radiated from the first antenna or that radiates the radio wave to the first antenna.
ANTENNA CALIBRATION USING FOUNTAIN CODED SEQUENCE
A method of calibrating an antenna array in a wireless network node is disclosed, the wireless network node including a plurality of antenna branches, each of the plurality of antenna branches including a respective antenna element. The method includes repeating operations of transmitting a slice of a fountain coded sequence through the plurality of antenna branches to the respective antenna elements, and for each antenna branch of the plurality of antenna branches, selecting the transmitted slice as a feedback signal through a return path and determining a signal quality of the feedback signal, until the signal quality of the feedback signal for each antenna branch is greater than a threshold level. The method further includes performing antenna calibration based on the feedback signal for each antenna branch. Related devices, computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.
UPLINK GAP CONFIGURATION
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicating an uplink gap. The UE may transmit a reference signal in the uplink gap. The UE may perform at least one of a self-interference measurement or a beam pair calibration for full-duplex communication based at least in part on the reference signal. Numerous other aspects are described.
TIME-DOMAIN LINK DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
A system and method for performing diagnostics of a link capable of measuring a signal pulse having a pulse width that is narrower than a sampling period of a clock signal used for data sampling. The system incorporates a phase interpolator that shifts a phase of the clock signal while preserving the sampling period of the clock signal. The method includes generating and transmitting a plurality of pulses to a link, where then each pulse is sampled according to the clock signal. After each pulse is sampled, the phase interpolator shifts the phase of the clock signal so that each pulse is sampled according to a unique phase, thereby increasing signal measurement accuracy without decreasing the sampling period.
Array antenna system, and calibration method and apparatus thereof
An array antenna system, and a calibration method and apparatus thereof are provided. The calibration method includes measuring a signal loop including mutual coupling between antennas included in an array antenna, calculating a ratio of a reception (RX) signal received by each antenna to an RX signal received by a reference antenna of the array antenna based on a result of the measuring, and performing calibration of the array antenna based on the ratio.
Array antenna system, and calibration method and apparatus thereof
An array antenna system, and a calibration method and apparatus thereof are provided. The calibration method includes measuring a signal loop including mutual coupling between antennas included in an array antenna, calculating a ratio of a reception (RX) signal received by each antenna to an RX signal received by a reference antenna of the array antenna based on a result of the measuring, and performing calibration of the array antenna based on the ratio.