Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110299576 | POLAR-BASED RF RECEIVER - A receiver includes a frequency translation bandpass filter (FTBPF) and an RF receiver section. The RF receiver section includes an amplifier section, a phase information detection module, an amplitude information detection module, and analog to digital conversion (ADC) modules. The FTBPF is operable to filter an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal to produce a filtered inbound RF signal. The amplifier section is operable to amplify the filtered inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal. The phase information detection module, when enabled, is operable to determine phase information from the amplified inbound RF signal. The amplitude information detection module, when enabled, is operable to determine amplitude information from the amplified inbound RF signal. A first one of the ADCs is operable to convert the phase information into digital phase information and a second one of the ADCs is operable to convert the amplitude information into digital amplitude information. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300810 | TRANSCEIVER INCLUDING A WEAVED CONNECTION - A transceiver includes a local oscillation module, a transmitter section, and a receiver section. The local oscillation module is operable to generate a transmit local oscillation and a receive oscillation. The transmitter section includes a transmit mixing module and a transmit weaved connection that is operable to high frequency filter the transmit location oscillation. The transmit mixing module mixes the filtered transmit location oscillation with a transmit signal to produce an up-converted signal. The receiver section includes a receive mixing module and a receive weaved connection that is operable to high frequency filter the receive location oscillation. The receive mixing module mixes the filtered receive location oscillation with an RF received signal to produce a down-converted signal. | 12-08-2011 |
20130241654 | GAIN CONTROL SYSTEM - A gain control system may include an input terminal that receives an input signal. The gain control system may include a first transistor having a source connected with the input terminal and a drain connected with an output terminal. The gain control system may include a second transistor having a gate connected with the input terminal and the source of the first transistor. The second transistor may have a drain connected with the output terminal. The second transistor may generate a reduction signal. The output terminal may output an output signal based on the input signal and the reduction signal. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241669 | ADJUSTABLE DUPLEXER SYSTEM - A duplexing system may be used with an electronic device. The duplexing system may include a duplexer connected with an antenna. The duplexing system may include a balancing network. The balancing network may be connected with the duplexer, have an adjustable network impedance, and include an active component. The balancing network may be configured to adjust the network impedance to match an antenna impedance of the antenna. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241670 | POWER DISTRIBUTING DUPLEXER SYSTEM - A power distributing duplexer system is provided. In some aspects, the system includes a duplexer configured to couple an antenna to a transmitter and a receiver. The system also includes a balancing network coupled to the duplexer. The balancing network includes a network impedance. The balancing network is configured to adjust the network impedance to match an antenna impedance of the antenna. The balancing network includes a plurality of balancing network modules coupled to the duplexer. Each of the plurality of balancing network modules is configured to receive a portion of an output voltage from the duplexer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130272349 | SAW-LESS RECEIVER WITH NOTCH AT TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY - A circuit includes a local oscillator of a transmitter, the local oscillator to generate a transmitter local oscillator signal. A switch controlled by the transmitter local oscillator signal connects with a baseband impedance element to generate a notch frequency signal. The notch frequency signal is added to a transmitter leakage signal to attenuate the transmitter leakage signal prior to demodulation of a desired receiver signal by a receiver. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285764 | RF FRONT-END WITH ON-CHIP TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER ISOLATION USING A GYRATOR - An RF front-end with on-chip transmitter/receiver isolation using a gyrator is presented herein. The RF front end is configured to support full-duplex communication and includes a gyrator and a transformer. The gyrator includes two transistors that are configured to isolate the input of a low-noise amplifier (LNA) from the output of a power amplifier (PA). The gyrator is further configured to isolate the output of the PA from the input of the LNA. The gyrator is at least partially or fully capable of being integrated on silicon-based substrate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130303103 | Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Cancellation of Distortion and Phase Noise - An adaptive cancellation circuit and method are provided. The circuit includes a main path and an auxiliary path. The main path includes a first amplifier configured to output a first amplified signal to a first mixer. The main path is configured to output a first signal comprising a wanted signal component and a distortion component. The auxiliary path includes a second amplifier configured to output a second amplified signal to a second mixer. The second mixer is connected to a filter configured to remove the wanted signal component. The auxiliary path is configured to output a second signal including the distortion component. | 11-14-2013 |
20130343237 | Front End Module With Tone Injection - A radio front end includes a power amplifier, a tone injection module, a duplexer, a balancing network, and a processor. The tone injection module is operable, in a first mode, to produce a tone having a carrier frequency that is substantially similar to a carrier frequency of an inbound wireless signal. The duplexer is operable, in the first mode, to provide electrical isolation between the outbound wireless signal and a combination signal of the tone and inbound wireless signal and is operable, in a second mode, to provide electrical isolation between the outbound wireless signal and the inbound wireless signal. The processor is operable to determine an amplitude of a tone component of the combination signal; correlate the amplitude of the tone component to an inbound frequency band isolation; and adjust baseband processing of a down converted representation of the combination signal based on the inbound frequency band isolation. | 12-26-2013 |
20140073280 | RECIPROCAL MIXING NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM - A system for cancellation of a reciprocal-mixing noise may comprise a down-converter mixer that may be configured to down convert a radio-frequency (RF) signal and to generate a baseband signal. The RF signal may include a desired signal and a blocker signal. A first signal path may be configured to receive the baseband signal and to generate a first signal. A second signal path may be configured to receive the baseband signal and to generate a second signal. A subtraction module may be configured to subtract the second signal from the first signal and to generate an output signal. The second signal may comprise the reciprocal-mixing noise, and the output signal may comprise the desired signal substantially free from the reciprocal-mixing noise. | 03-13-2014 |
20140141739 | PHASE-NOISE REDUCTION TECHNIQUE USING FREQUENCY-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION WITH BASEBAND INTEGRATION - A circuit for measurement of a phase noise of an oscillator may include the oscillator to generate a first signal having the same oscillation frequency as an instantaneous oscillation frequency of the oscillator. The circuit may include a first circuit that is configured to generate a second signal from the first signal. An instantaneous amplitude of the second signal may be related to the oscillation frequency of the first signal. A second circuit may be configured to integrate the second signal to generate a third signal. The third signal can be a measure of the phase noise of the oscillator. The third signal can be used to cancel some or all of the phase noise of the oscillator. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141740 | USING DIRECT PHASE NOISE MEASUREMENT AND BLOCKER RECOVERY TO CANCEL RECIPROCAL MIXING NOISE - A method for reciprocal-mixing noise cancellation may include receiving a baseband signal down-converted to baseband using a local oscillator (LO). The baseband signal may comprise a wanted signal and a reciprocal mixing noise, which at least partially overlaps the wanted signal and is due to mixing of a blocker signal with a phase noise of the LO. Blocker recovery may be performed on the baseband signal and a blocker estimate signal may be generated from the baseband signal. The phase noise of the LO may be measured and used in generating a phase noise measurement signal. The blocker estimate signal and the phase noise measurement signal may be processed to generate a reconstructed noise signal that may comprise the overlapping reciprocal mixing noise. The reconstructed noise signal may be subtracted from the baseband signal to provide the wanted signal free from to the reciprocal mixing noise. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141741 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECIPROCAL MIXING CANCELLATION OF WIDEBAND MODULATED BLOCKERS - A method for reciprocal-mixing noise cancellation may include receiving, from a first mixer, a first signal comprising a wanted signal at a first frequency and a modulated signal at a second frequency. The modulated signal may be a product of a reciprocal-mixing of an unwanted signal with a phase noise. The second frequency may be greater than the first frequency, and at least a portion of the modulated signal may overlap the wanted signal, adding a reciprocal-mixing noise to the wanted signal. Using the first signal, a narrow second signal may be generated at a third frequency, twice the second frequency. At a second mixer, the second signal may be mixed with the first signal to generate a third signal. The third signal may be subtracted from the first signal to remove a reciprocal-mixing noise and to generate the wanted signal at the first frequency without the reciprocal-mixing noise. | 05-22-2014 |
20140146717 | LOW-LOSS LARGE-SIGNAL ELECTRICAL BALANCE DUPLEXER - A circuit for a large-signal electrical balance duplexer (EBD) may include a circulator that can be configured to couple an output node of a transmit (TX) path to an antenna. An EBD circuit may be coupled to the circulator, at a first port of the EBD circuit. The EBD circuit may be configured to isolate the circulator from one or more input nodes of a receive (RX) path. An attenuator may be coupled between the output node of the TX path and a second port of the EBD circuit. The attenuator may be configured to provide an attenuated signal to the EBD circuit. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146718 | ELECTRICAL BALANCE DUPLEXER FOR CO-EXISTENCE AND CONCURRENT OPERATION OF MORE THAN ONE WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERS - A circuit for a common electrical balance duplexer (EBD) of a multi-path transceiver may include an EBD circuit. The EBD circuit may be coupled to output nodes of two or more transmit (TX) paths, one or more antennas, and input nodes of two or more receive (RX) paths. The EBD circuit may be configured to isolate the TX paths from the RX paths, and to provide low-loss signal paths between the output nodes of the transmit (TX) paths and one or more antennas. One or more balancing networks may be coupled to the EBD circuit to provide one or more impedances, each matching a corresponding impedance associated with one of the antennas. The output nodes of the transmit (TX) paths may include output nodes of a first and a second power amplifier (PA). The first and the second PA may share a matching transformer that is merged with the EBD circuit. | 05-29-2014 |
20140153619 | REPARTITIONED TRANSCEIVER USING SILICON-ON-INSULATOR - A transceiver circuit including a digital-to-analog converter, a filter coupled to the digital-to-analog converter, a passive mixer coupled to the filter, via a buffer and a multi-stage power amplifier coupled to the passive mixer via a passive amplifier. A transmitter and method for amplifying a RF signal for transmission are also provided. | 06-05-2014 |
20140169231 | LOW-LOSS TX-TO-RX ISOLATION USING ELECTRICAL BALANCE DUPLEXER WITH NOISE CANCELLATION - A circuit for a low-loss electrical balance duplexer (EBD) with noise cancellation may include an EBD circuit. The EBD circuit may be coupled to one or more output nodes of a transmit (TX) path, an antenna, and a one or more input nodes of a receive (RX) path. The EBD circuit may be configured to isolate the TX path from the RX path, and to provide low-loss signal paths between the one or more output nodes of the TX path and the antenna. A balancing network may be coupled to the EBD circuit and configured to provide an impedance that matches an impedance associated with the antenna. A noise cancellation circuit may be configured to sense a noise signal generated by the balancing network, and to use the sensed noise signal to improve a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the RX path. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169235 | WIDE BAND ELECTRICAL BALANCE DUPLEXER WITH BALANCED BRIDGE CIRCUIT - A circuit for a wideband electrical balance duplexer (EBD) may include a first impedance element and a second impedance coupled between a first and a second node and a second and a third node of the bridge circuit, respectively. An antenna may be coupled between the first and a fourth node of the bridge circuit to receive and transmit RF signals. A balancing network may provide an impedance substantially matching an impedance of the antenna. The balancing network may be coupled between the third and the fourth node of the bridge circuit. The first or the second impedance elements may facilitate balancing the bridge circuit. One or more output nodes of a transmit path may be coupled to an input node of the bridge circuit. One or more input nodes of a receive path may be coupled between the second and the fourth node of the bridge circuit. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169510 | RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE WITH RECONFIGURABLE ON-CHIP MATCHING FOR WIDEBAND OPERATION AND OFF-CHIP MATCHING FOR LOW-POWER OPERATION - A circuit for a receiver with reconfigurable low-power or wideband operation may comprise one or more main signal paths each coupled to a first port and including a low-noise amplifier (LNA) configured to provide a radio frequency (RF) signal to a main mixer circuit. An auxiliary signal path may be coupled to a second port. The auxiliary signal path may include an auxiliary mixer configured to provide an on-chip matching input impedance that may match an impedance of the antenna. The first port may be coupled to an RF antenna through an off-chip matching circuit, when a low-power operation is desired. The first port may be coupled to the second port and to the RF antenna, when a wideband operation is desired. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171003 | RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE WITH COMPLEMENTARY PASSIVE MIXER AND COMPLEMENTARY COMMON-GATE TIA WITH LOW-NOISE GAIN CONTROL - A circuit for a low-power and blocker-tolerant mixer-amplifier stage may include a complementary mixer formed by transmission gates having complementary structures. The complementary mixer may be configured to receive one or more radio-frequency (RF) signals and to convert the one or more RF signals to intermediate frequency (IF) current signals. A complementary TIA may be coupled to the complementary mixer and may be configured to receive the IF current signals and provide IF voltage signals. The complementary TIA may be formed by coupling an NMOS-TIA and a PMOS-TIA to a common load. A first portion of the complementary mixer may be coupled to the NMOS-TIA and a second portion of the complementary mixer may be coupled to the PMOS-TIA. | 06-19-2014 |
20140171005 | LOW-NOISE TIA-TO-ADC INTERFACE WITH A WIDE-RANGE OF PASSIVE GAIN CONTROL - A circuit for a low-noise interface between an amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may comprise a capacitor element having a capacitance of C coupled between a first and second output node of the amplifier. A first resistor R | 06-19-2014 |
20140191782 | ON-CHIP R AND C CALIBRATION USING ON-BOARD SUPPLY BYPASS CAPACITANCE - A technique for calibration of on-chip resistance (R) and capacitance (C) values using an on-board bypass capacitor may include configuring an on-chip switch to selectively couple an on-chip calibration circuit to an on-chip port. The on-chip calibration circuit may include an RC oscillator having an RC time constant (RCTC). The on-board bypass capacitor may be coupled to the on-chip calibration circuit, by using the on-chip port. The on-chip R and C values may be calibrated using the on-chip calibration circuit and the on-board bypass capacitor. | 07-10-2014 |