Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for generating frequency modulated continuous wave signal
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Application No.: US17433323Application Date: 2019-03-12
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Publication No.: US12078747B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Igal Kushnir , Elan Banin , Rotem Banin , Ofir Degani , Ashoke Ravi
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2019/021740 2019.03.12
- International Announcement: WO2020/185213A 2020.09.17
- Date entered country: 2021-08-24
- Main IPC: G01S7/35
- IPC: G01S7/35 ; G01S13/58 ; G01S13/931

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for generating a frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal. The apparatus may include a first oscillator configured to generate a first oscillation signal, a frequency modulator configured to generate a frequency-modulated oscillation signal from the first oscillation signal based on a sequence of control words, a frequency modulation code generator configured to generate a sequence of frequency modulation codes for generating an FMCW waveform, and a frequency multiplier configured to generate the FMCW signal by up-converting the frequency-modulated oscillation signal. The sequence of control words is generated based on the sequence of frequency modulation codes. The apparatus may include a second oscillator configured to generate a second oscillation signal, and a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal and generate an offset code based on the phase difference. The frequency modulator may be a digital-to-time converter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220057480A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE SIGNAL Public/Granted day:2022-02-24
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