公开(公告)号：WO2013102160A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：PCT/US2012/072216

申请日：2012-12-29

Applicant: TENSORCOM, INC.

Inventor： REHMAN, Syed

IPC: H03B5/08 ,  H03L7/099

CPC classification number: H03B5/1228 ,  H03B5/1212 ,  H03B5/1243 ,  H03B5/1265 ,  H03B2200/0062 ,  H03L7/18

Abstract: Capacitive adjustment in an RCL resonant circuit is typically performed by adjusting a DC voltage being applied to one side of the capacitor. One side of the capacitor is usually connected to either the output node or the gate of a regenerative circuit in an RCL resonant circuit. The capacitance loading the resonant circuit becomes a function of the DC voltage and the AC sinusoidal signal generated by the resonant circuit. By capacitively coupling both nodes of the capacitor, a DC voltage can control the value of the capacitor over the full swing of the output waveform. In addition, instead of the RCL resonant circuit driving a single differential function loading the outputs, each output drives an independent single ended function; thereby providing two simultaneous operations being determined in place of the one differential function.

Abstract translation: RCL谐振电路中的电容调整通常通过调整施加到电容器一侧的直流电压来进行。 电容器的一侧通常连接到RCL谐振电路中的再生电路的输出节点或栅极。 谐振电路的电容成为由谐振电路产生的直流电压和交流正弦信号的函数。 通过电容耦合电容器的两个节点，DC电压可以在输出波形的全摆幅时控制电容器的值。 此外，代替RCL谐振电路驱动负载输出的单个差分功能，每个输出驱动独立的单端功能; 从而提供两个同时的操作来代替一个差分功能。

公开(公告)号：WO2013043957A2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2012/056466

申请日：2012-09-21

Applicant: TENSORCOM, INC.

Inventor： SOE, Zaw

IPC: H03B1/00 ,  H03F3/45

CPC classification number: H03F3/45179 ,  H03F3/45475 ,  H03F3/505 ,  H03F2203/45138 ,  H03F2203/45394 ,  H03H11/1213 ,  H03H11/1286

Abstract: Very high frequency circuits suffer from parasitic resistances. At 60 GHz, conventional layout techniques can introduce loss into the circuit at critical locations. One critical interconnect between the output of a pre-driver and the gate of the final output stage causes 1 or 2 dB of loss due to the layout. By minimizing the number of via contacts, this conventional loss can be recovered using this new layout technique. In addition, a tap point of a via stack is used to modify the resonant characteristics of the interconnect. Finally, cross coupled devices in a resonant circuit are used to reduce the common mode noise at the expense of the common mode gain.

Abstract translation: 超高频电路遭受寄生电阻。 在60GHz，传统的布局技术可以在关键位置引入电路损耗。 预驱动器的输出和最终输出级的栅极之间的一个关键互连会导致由于布局导致1或2 dB的损耗。 通过最小化通孔触点的数量，可以使用这种新的布局技术来恢复传统的损耗。 此外，使用通孔堆叠的抽头点来修改互连的谐振特性。 最后，谐振电路中的交叉耦合器件用于以共模增益为代价来降低共模噪声。

公开(公告)号：WO2013043954A2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2012/056463

申请日：2012-09-21

Applicant: TENSORCOM, INC.

Inventor： SOE, Zaw

IPC: H03B1/00 ,  H03F3/45

CPC classification number: H03F3/45179 ,  H03F3/45475 ,  H03F3/505 ,  H03F2203/45138 ,  H03F2203/45394 ,  H03H11/1213 ,  H03H11/1286

Abstract: A phase lock loop (PLL) is an important component in wireless systems. CMOS technology offers voltage controlled oscillator designs operating at 60 GHz. One of the difficulties is dividing the high frequency clock down to a manageable clock frequency using conventional CMOS. Although injection locked dividers can divide down this clock frequency, these dividers have limitations. A divide by 2 is presented that uses several techniques; feed forward, clock amplification and series peaked inductors to overcome these limitations.

Abstract translation: 锁相环（PLL）是无线系统中的重要组成部分。 CMOS技术提供工作在60 GHz的压控振荡器设计。 其中一个难题是使用传统CMOS将高频时钟分频为可管理的时钟频率。 虽然注入锁定分频器可以分解这个时钟频率，但这些分频器有局限性。 除以2表示使用几种技术; 前馈，时钟放大和串联峰值电感来克服这些限制。

公开(公告)号：WO2013043950A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：PCT/US2012/056458

申请日：2012-09-21

Applicant: TENSORCOM, INC.

Inventor： SOE, Zaw

IPC: H03F3/45

CPC classification number: H03F3/45179 ,  H03F3/45475 ,  H03F3/505 ,  H03F2203/45138 ,  H03F2203/45394 ,  H03H11/1213 ,  H03H11/1286

Abstract: A Sallen-Key filter requires an operational amplifier with a large input impedance and a small output impedance. The operational amplifier requires an internal feedback path for stability that limits performance. This invention eliminates the need for internal feedback and increases the gain of a source follower which has characteristics matching the operational amplifier in the Sallen-Key filter. The source follower provides 6dB of AC voltage gain and is substituted for the operational amplifier. The Sallen-Key filter requires a differential configuration to generate all the required signals with their compliments and uses these signals in a feed forward path. Furthermore, a two n-channel stacked device maximizes the headroom voltage to several hundred millivolts for a 1.2V voltage supply in a 40nm CMOS technology. Thus, the required 880MHz bandwidth of the Sallen-Key filter can be easily met using the innovative source follower.

Abstract translation: Sallen-Key滤波器需要具有大输入阻抗和小输出阻抗的运算放大器。 运算放大器需要一个内部反馈路径来稳定性，从而限制性能。 本发明消除了对内部反馈的需要，并且增加了具有与Sallen-Key滤波器中的运算放大器匹配的特性的源极跟随器的增益。 源极跟随器提供6dB的交流电压增益，代替运算放​​大器。 Sallen-Key滤波器需要差分配置，以产生所有需要的信号，并在前馈路径中使用这些信号。 此外，在40nm CMOS技术中，两个n沟道堆叠器件可以将裕量电压最大化为数百毫伏，用于1.2V电压源。 因此，使用创新的源跟随器可以轻松满足Sallen-Key滤波器所需的880MHz带宽。

公开(公告)号：WO2012174497A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：PCT/US2012/042837

申请日：2012-06-16

Applicant: TENSORCOM INC. ,  THAM, KhongMeng ,  SOE, Zaw

Inventor： THAM, KhongMeng ,  SOE, Zaw

IPC: H04B7/00

CPC classification number: H03K3/012 ,  G05F3/16 ,  H01Q1/50 ,  H03K17/56 ,  H04B5/0075

Abstract: This invention eliminates the need for "capacitor coupling" or "transformer coupling," and the associated undesirable parasitic capacitance and inductance associated with these coupling techniques when designing high frequency (~60GHz) circuits. At this frequency, the distance between two adjacent stages needs to be minimized. A resonant circuit in series with the power or ground leads is used to isolate a biasing signal from a high frequency signal. The introduction of this resonant circuit allows a first stage to be "directly coupled" to a next stage using a metallic trace. The "direct coupling" technique passes both the high frequency signal and the biasing voltage to the next stage. The "direct coupling" approach overcomes the large die area usage when compared to either the "AC coupling" or "transformer coupling" approach since neither capacitors nor transformers are required to transfer the high frequency signals between stages.

Abstract translation: 当设计高频（〜60GHz）电路时，本发明消除了对“电容器耦合”或“变压器耦合”的需要以及与这些耦合技术相关联的不期望的寄生电容和电感。 在这个频率下，两个相邻阶段之间的距离需要最小化。 与电源或接地引线串联的谐振电路用于将偏置信号与高频信号隔离开来。 该谐振电路的引入允许使用金属迹线将第一级“直接耦合”到下一级。 “直接耦合”技术将高频信号和偏置电压都通过下一级。 与“AC耦合”或“变压器耦合”方法相比，“直接耦合”方法克服了大的管芯面积使用，因为既不需要电容器也不需要变压器来在级之间传输高频信号。

公开(公告)号：WO2011153291A3

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：PCT/US2011/038829

申请日：2011-06-01

Applicant: TENSORCOM INC. ,  LAKKIS, Ismail ,  LAW, Hock

Inventor： LAKKIS, Ismail ,  LAW, Hock

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  G01S11/08 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A positioning system comprises a plurality of controllers, each controller comprising a wideband receiver and a narrow band transmitter, the each controller configured to receive a wideband positioning frame using the wideband receiver from one or more devices and to transmit acknowledgement frames using the narrow band transmitter that include timing and control data for use by the devices to establish timing for transmission of the positioning frame; and at least one device comprising a wideband transmitter and a narrow band receiver, the device configured to transmit a positioning frame to the plurality of controllers using the wideband transmitter and to receive an acknowledgement frame from one or more controllers using the narrow band receiver, extract timing and control information from the frame, and adjust the timing and synchronization of the wideband transmitter using the timing and control information.

公开(公告)号：EP2904701A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-12

申请号：EP13843803.1

申请日：2013-09-30

Applicant: Tensorcom Inc.

Inventor： THAM, KhongMeng

IPC: H03B5/32

CPC classification number: H03B5/364 ,  H03B5/06 ,  H03B2200/0088 ,  H03B2200/0094 ,  H03B2201/031 ,  H03L5/00

Abstract: A large gain is used to start up the oscillation of the crystal quickly. A control circuit disables a low resistance path based on the measured amplitude to reduce the power dissipation specification of the crystal. Another technique introduces a mixed-signal controlled power supply multi-path resistive array which tailors the maximum current to the crystal. A successive approximation register converts the amplitude into several partitions and enables/disables one of several power routing paths to the inverter of the oscillator. This allows a better match between the crystal selected by the customer and the on-chip drive circuitry to power up the oscillator without stressing the crystal. The "1/f" noise of the oscillator circuit is minimized by operating transistors in the triode region instead of the linear region.

公开(公告)号：EP2577346A2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-10

申请号：EP11790369.0

申请日：2011-06-01

Applicant: Tensorcom Inc.

Inventor： LAKKIS, Ismail ,  LAW, Hock

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  G01S11/08 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04L27/00 ,  G01S1/20 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/0289 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04B1/69

Abstract: A positioning system comprises a plurality of controllers, each controller comprising a wideband receiver and a narrow band transmitter, the each controller configured to receive a wideband positioning frame using the wideband receiver from one or more devices and to transmit acknowledgement frames using the narrow band transmitter that include timing and control data for use by the devices to establish timing for transmission of the positioning frame; and at least one device comprising a wideband transmitter and a narrow band receiver, the device configured to transmit a positioning frame to the plurality of controllers using the wideband transmitter and to receive an acknowledgement frame from one or more controllers using the narrow band receiver, extract timing and control information from the frame, and adjust the timing and synchronization of the wideband transmitter using the timing and control information.

公开(公告)号：US12027775B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US18230496

申请日：2023-08-04

Applicant: Tensorcom, Inc.

Inventor： Guang-Fu Cheng

IPC: H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q21/067 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q21/0006 ,  H01Q21/0087 ,  H01Q1/241

Abstract: An antenna array system and a method for making the antenna system. The system includes at least two antenna elements serving as transmitter elements, and at least two antenna elements serving as receiver elements. Each of the transmitter antenna and receiver antenna elements include a pair of curved arms, wherein a first arm in the pair of curved arms is configured to be connected from a signal trace of the antenna system. The second arm in the pair of curved arms is configured to be connected to a ground plane.

公开(公告)号：US11769954B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17001451

申请日：2020-08-24

Applicant: TENSORCOM, INC.

Inventor： Guang-Fu Cheng

IPC: H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: H01Q21/067 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/48 ,  H01Q21/0006 ,  H01Q21/0087 ,  H01Q1/241

Abstract: An antenna array system and a method for making the antenna system. The system includes at least two antenna elements serving as transmitter elements, and at least two antenna elements serving as receiver elements. Each of the transmitter antenna and receiver antenna elements include a pair of curved arms, wherein a first arm in the pair of curved arms is configured to be connected from a signal trace of the antenna system. The second arm in the pair of curved arms is configured to be connected to a ground plane.