Abstract:
A VCO includes a transformer-based resonator that has a first LC tank and a second LC tank. The resonator has an even resonant mode and an odd resonant mode. The VCO further includes an active transconductance network that is coupled to a two-terminal port of the first tank and is also coupled to a two-terminal port of the second tank. A first terminal of the port of the first tank is capacitively coupled to a first terminal of the port of the second tank. A second terminal of the port of the first tank is capacitively coupled to a second terminal of the port of the second tank. The active transconductance network causes the resonator to resonate in a selectable one of the even and odd resonant modes depending on a digital control signal. The VCO is fine tuned by changing the capacitances of capacitors of the tanks.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for improving the bandwidth of a dual-band antenna in a mobile device. An example wireless device includes at least one radio frequency integrated circuit, and at least one patch antenna array operably coupled to the least one radio frequency integrated circuit, comprising a first rectangular patch including a first side and a second side, wherein a length of the first side is greater than a length of the second side, and a second rectangular patch including a first side and a second side of the same dimensions as the respective first side and the second side of the first rectangular patch, wherein the first side of the second rectangular patch is disposed adjacent and parallel to the second side of the first rectangular patch.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device includes: a housing configured to retain components of the wireless communication device; an antenna unit configured to receive first free-space millimeter-wave signals and convert these signals to first electronic millimeter-wave signals; a processor disposed in the housing; and front-end circuitry communicatively coupled to the antenna unit, the front-end circuitry coupled to the processor by at least one transmission line; where the front-end circuitry is configured to: receive the first electronic millimeter-wave signals from the antenna unit; convert the first electronic millimeter-wave signals to first reduced-frequency signals each having a lower frequency than the first electronic millimeter-wave signals; and convey the first reduced-frequency signals over a same transmission line of the at least one transmission line in a multiplexed manner with different ones of the first reduced-frequency signals having different conveyance characteristics such that the different ones of the first reduced-frequency signals can be separately processed.
Abstract:
A frequency divider (300) with duty cycle adjustment within a feedback loop is disclosed. In an exemplary design, an apparatus includes at least one divider circuit (310a, 310b) and at least one duty cycle adjustment circuit (320a, 320b) coupled in a feedback loop. The divider circuit(s) receive a clock signal (input Clock) at a first frequency and provide at least one divided signal (Idivp, Idivn) at a second frequency, which is a fraction of the first frequency. The duty cycle adjustment circuit(s) adjust the duty cycle of the at least one divided signal and provide at least one duty cycle adjusted signal (ladjp, ladjn) to the divider circuit(s). The divider circuit(s) may include first and second latches (310a, 310b), and the duty cycle adjustment circuit(s) may include first and second duty cycle adjustment circuits (320a, 320b). The first and second latches and the first and second duty cycle adjustment circuits may be coupled in a feedback loop and may perform divide-by-2.
Abstract:
A multi-mode receiver is disclosed that is reconfigurable to share a local oscillator signal in diversity mode to save power consumption. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a primary receiver having a primary mixer configured to down-convert a primary signal and a secondary mixer configured to down-convert a secondary signal in carrier aggregation mode. The apparatus also includes a supplemental mixer that uses a shared primary local oscillator (LO) signal generated by a shared primary frequency synthesizer in diversity mode to reduce power consumption. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to disable the secondary mixer and to enable the supplemental mixer to down-convert the secondary signal when operating in the diversity mode.
Abstract:
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) core for cancelling a supply noise is described. The VCO core includes an input node that receives the supply noise. The VCO core also includes a noise path coupled to the input node. The VCO core additionally includes a cancellation path coupled to the input node and the noise path. The cancellation path includes a programmable gain circuit coupled with a first terminal of a varactor. The supply noise passes through the programmable gain circuit to produce a cancellation noise.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing an oscillating signal within a transmitter/receiver circuit is described. The transmitter/receiver circuit may include an oscillator that generates an oscillating signal that may be provided to a low power, low gain mixer of the transmitter/receiver circuit along a shorter circuit path that includes low power circuitry, such as low power buffers and low power frequency dividers. The oscillating signal may also be provided to a high power, high gain mixer along a longer circuit path that includes high power circuitry, such as high power buffers and high power frequency dividers. Specifically, the low power circuitry is adapted to consume less power in an ON state than the high power circuitry in an ON state, and the shorter circuit path has a shorter electrical path length than the longer circuit path.
Abstract:
A receiver includes a jammer detector configured to detect the presence or the absence of jamming in a communication signal within a gain state. The receiver further includes an amplifier configured to amplify the communication signal in a high linearity receiving mode or a low linearity receiving mode, wherein the high linearity receiving mode corresponds with a lower gain for the gain state in the amplifier relative to that of the low linearity receiving mode. In addition, the receiver includes a processing unit coupled to the jammer detector, the processing unit being configured to control the amplifier to amplify the communication signal in either the high linearity receiving mode or the low linearity receiving mode, based on the output of the jammer detector detecting the presence or the absence of jamming in the communication signal. A method is also provided for processing a communication signal in a receiver.
Abstract:
An amplifier (M1) is disclosed that includes configurable negative feedback (203) based on the output of a received signal strength indicator (201). The feedback may be increased for high received signal levels, and decreased for low received signal levels. In an embodiment, the configurable feedback (203) may comprise a plurality of discrete impedance settings. Amplitude and/or time hysteresis may be incorporated.
Abstract:
Devices and methods for detection of active return loss for an antenna element of a plurality of antenna elements of a phased array antenna are provided. An exemplary device can convert a voltage differential at an input of a power amplifier (PA) to first current. The device can convert a coupled voltage corresponding to a signal transmitted from the PA to a respective antenna element, to a second current. The device can convert a reflected voltage corresponding to a signal reflected from the respective antenna element, to a third current. The device can convert the first current, the second current, and the third current to an output voltage at a generator output. The device can further have a controller that can adaptively generate codebooks for transmission based on the output voltage.