An electronic device is described. This electronic device may include a communication circuit (such as an integrated circuit) that combines an interrogator and a transponder. Notably, the communication circuit may dynamically and temporally interleave an interrogator or the transponder transmission with a transponder response to a second interrogator or the second transponder transmission associated with a second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may include or may be selectively electrically coupled to at least an omnidirectional antenna that is used for bidirectional communication, such as: transmitting the interrogator or the transponder transmission (or message), receiving the second interrogator or the second transponder transmission (or message), and/or transmitting the transponder response to the second interrogator or the second transponder transmission.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting by a user equipment of maximum sensitivity degradation and relaxation values thereof. A method includes receiving a request message related to capability of the apparatus, wherein the request message includes maximum sensitivity degradation information of the apparatus corresponding to an operational situation of the apparatus; responding to the request message with a response message, wherein the response message indicates the maximum sensitivity degradation value corresponding to said operational situation of the apparatus; and utilizing self-measurements during said operational situation of the apparatus to determine a new maximum sensitivity degradation value which replaces the current maximum sensitivity degradation value corresponding to the operational situation of the apparatus.

A transceiver according to an aspect of the inventive concepts may include a transmitter, a first receiver pad configured to receive a first external voltage, a second receiver pad configured to receive a second external voltage, a receiver configured to generate a test target signal based on the first external voltage and the second external voltage, and a digital logic configured to perform a loopback test on a reception path of a data signal by transmitting the data signal and receiving the test target signal.

A device for RF sensing includes communication circuitry configured to communicate over an unlicensed frequency band and a licensed frequency band, the communication circuitry configured to transmit a unique signal over the unlicensed frequency band using at least one antenna of the one or more antennas and receive a corresponding return signal from at least one antenna of the one or more antennas, the at least one receiver configured to process the corresponding return signal to determine at least an amplitude and phase (td) of the corresponding return signal, and a look up table (LUT) having characterization information relating to the amplitude and phase (td) of the corresponding return signal, wherein the device is configured to use the characterization information to determine a use state or a gesture of the device and alter at least one operating parameter of the device based on the determined use state or gesture.

Provided is a mobile terminal testing device that can reduce time required for measurement. An Early Fail control unit includes a Fail condition setting unit that sets a condition for determining whether a measurement result is Fail, a Fail point management unit that manages information on a Fail point, which is a measurement position at which the measured level is below a regulated level and is determined to be Fail, and an Early Fail determination unit that determines whether a result is Fail even if the measurement is continued, based on information on the Fail points managed by the Fail point management unit. When measurement of Spherical coverage of 5G NR is performed, the Early Fail control unit determines whether the result is Early Fail in which the result is Fail even if the measurement is continued, and stops the measurement when the result is determined to be Early Fail.

Provided is a signal reception device including a processing circuit that outputs a processed signal obtained by applying predetermined processing to a received signal, a function block that receives the processed signal and executes processing determined on the basis of the processed signal, and a self-test circuit that outputs a test signal to the processing circuit and makes defective or non-defective state determination according to the signal output from the processing circuit.

A method includes generating a shaped gate signal using a gate voltage generator and providing the shaped gate signal to a gate of an active component of a radio frequency (RF) chain in a time delay-based array. The method also includes amplifying noise with a changing gain based on the shaped gate signal using the active component and generating shaped noise data based on the amplified noise using the RF chain. The method further includes measuring a path length for the RF chain based on an arrival time for the shaped noise data and calculating a time delay for the RF chain based on the path length to calibrate the array.

An electronic device is described. This electronic device may include a communication circuit (such as an integrated circuit) that combines an interrogator and a transponder. Notably, the communication circuit may dynamically and temporally interleave an interrogator or the transponder transmission with a transponder response to a second interrogator or the second transponder transmission associated with a second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may include or may be selectively electrically coupled to at least an omnidirectional antenna that is used for bidirectional communication, such as: transmitting the interrogator or the transponder transmission (or message), receiving the second interrogator or the second transponder transmission (or message), and/or transmitting the transponder response to the second interrogator or the second transponder transmission.

Apparatus and a corresponding method are provided, the apparatus being configured to enter a test mode and determine a maximum sensitivity degradation, MSD, value for a multi-carrier communication mode supported by the apparatus, wherein the MSD value is determined according to a radiated performance test.