Abstract:
A semiconductor-based beamforming antenna is provided. The beamforming antenna includes: a waveguide having a silicon medium formed between metal and forming a waveguide path; at least one diode array disposed in the waveguide, the at least one diode array being driven according to an applied electrical signal to reflect an incident signal by acting as a conductive reflecting wall; a radiator connected to the waveguide and radiating a beam corresponding to a signal reflected by the at least one diode array or an incident signal; and a feeder for supplying an electrical signal into the waveguide.
Abstract:
The present disclosure a switched-mode power supply using a reconfigurable delta-signal modulator (DSM). The switched-mode power supply comprises, a current sensing unit configured to determine an operation mode on the basis of a result of sensing a current of an output terminal; a compensator configured to output a compensation signal by amplifying a difference value between an output voltage and a reference voltage; a reconfigurable DSM configured to output a digital signal by noise-shaping the compensation signal; a power switch unit switched by the digital signal to output an output voltage; and an attenuator configured to supply a feedback voltage of the output voltage attenuated by a voltage divider to the compensator.
Abstract:
Provided is an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus includes: an active antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal; a plurality of passive antennas which are provided in a periphery of the active antenna and which determine a beam pattern; a plurality of reactance loads configured to control a driving of the plurality of passive antennas respectively; and a plurality of switching elements configured to control a driving of the plurality of reactance loads, wherein a reactance value of the plurality of reactance loads is determined according to an impedance of the plurality of switching elements and a transmission line.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an array antenna device based on a single RF chain and an implementation method thereof. The method includes: defining a modulation technique of a data stream of to be transmitted; defining an operating frequency and an implemented antenna structure parameter based on the defined modulation technique; randomly selecting a load combination by searching all load combinations implementable with respect to parasitic elements of an array antenna; evaluating power and a phase error for a basis pattern based on the modulation technique with respect to the selected load combination; and implementing the array antenna based on one or more selected load combinations according to evaluation results of the power and phase error for all load combinations.
Abstract:
A signal amplification apparatus includes a first modulator configured to receive an envelope signal, use a predetermined reference level to separate the received envelope signal into a first period and a second period, digitally modulate a signal of the second period to output the digitally modulated signal to a first output terminal, and output a signal of the first period to a second output terminal. Further, the signal amplification apparatus includes a second modulator configured to mix the digital modulated signal input through the first output terminal with a phase modulated carrier signal; an envelope modulator configured to output the signal of the first period as a power supply signal; and a power amplifier configured to amplify the mixed signal output by the second modulator to output the amplified signal.
Abstract:
A direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter providing multiple operation modes includes a buck power stage configured to lower an input voltage, a boost power stage configured to increase the input voltage, and a multi-mode controller configured to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage, wherein the multi-mode controller is configured to generate a signal to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage according to the input voltage and an output voltage, and control the buck power stage and the boost power stage using the signal.
Abstract:
A boost direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter using a delta-sigma modulator (DSM), the boost DC-DC converter may comprise a boost driving circuit outputting an output voltage to output terminals by boosting an input voltage, a resistance distribution circuit outputting a feedback voltage by distributing the output voltage of the boost driving circuit, a compensator outputting a compensated feedback voltage by compensating for the feedback voltage outputted by the resistance distribution circuit based on a reference voltage, a delta-sigma modulator outputting a digital signal by modulating the compensated feedback voltage and a duty controller outputting a duty control signal for controlling a switching duty of the boost driving circuit by receiving the output of the delta-sigma modulator.
Abstract:
A method for transmitting signals using a high frequency based integrated circuit beamforming antenna is disclosed. The method may comprise transferring an output signal of a radio frequency (RF) module to an RF transceiving unit; transferring an output signal of the RF transceiving unit to a signal converting unit including a feeding pillar; and transferring a wave signal from the signal converting unit to a traveling wave antenna unit, and the feeding pillar may convert the output signal of the RF transceiving unit to the wave signal.
Abstract:
A smart antenna system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention including a beam forming antenna which includes an active antenna and a plurality of parasitic antennas, the system including: a reactance load which is connected to the parasitic antenna; a transceiver which transmits and receives a signal to the beam forming antenna; and an antenna adjusting block which tracks a signal source in real time using a plurality of beam patterns having the largest signal size and forms a beam in a direction having the largest signal size.
Abstract:
Provided is a fully differential signal system including a first amplification unit including first and second output terminals configured to output an output differential signal generated based on an input differential signal and a common mode feedback signal; a common mode detection unit configured to detect a common mode signal included in the output differential signal; a second amplification unit including a feedback signal output terminal configured to output the common mode feedback signal generated based on the detected common mode signal and a reference signal; a first stabilization unit connected between the first output terminal and the feedback signal output terminal; and a second stabilization unit connected between the second output terminal and the feedback signal output terminal. The fully differential signal system stably operates and an operation performance of the fully differential signal system is improved.