Digital-to-analog converter with hybrid coupler

    公开(公告)号:US12052024B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17871683

    申请日:2022-07-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H03M1/002 H03M1/0648 H04L27/206 H04L27/362 H03M1/66

    Abstract: The current disclosure is related to a column and line digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a hybrid coupler for generating quadrature analog signals. The DAC may include an array of unit power amplifiers (cells). A first portion of the cells of the array may be coupled to a first column decoder to receive in-phase components of digital signals and a second portion of the cells may be coupled to a second column decoder to receive quadrature components of the digital signals. The first portion of the cells of the array may generate in-phase components of analog signals and the second portion of the cells of the array may generate quadrature components of the analog signals. A hybrid coupler of the DAC may receive the in-phase and quadrature components of the analog signals with a similar phase, delay the quadrature components by a phase delay (e.g., 90 degrees), and output the resulting analog signals.

    Hybrid charger and inverter system
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    公开(公告)号:US12047010B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17457376

    申请日:2021-12-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electrical system can include a first bidirectional AC-DC converter having an input couplable to a grid connection and an output couplable to a battery and a second bidirectional AC-DC converter having an input couplable to the grid connection or a convenience outlet and an output couplable to the battery. The electrical system can further include a controller that controls the first and second converters to operate in a plurality of modes including a two-stage charging mode in which the first and second converters operate in a forward direction to charge the battery, a single-stage charging mode in which the first converter operates in a forward direction to charge the battery and the second converter operates in a reverse direction to power the convenience outlet, and a non-charging mode in which the first converter is idle and the second converter operates in a reverse direction to power the convenience outlet.

    Single stage charger for high voltage batteries

    公开(公告)号:US12021401B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US18153744

    申请日:2023-01-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H02J7/0014 H02J3/38 H02J7/04 H02M7/219

    Abstract: A charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in series and coupled to the switching bridges) and at least two secondary windings, and second rectifier/chargers, each coupled to at least one of the secondary windings and couplable to at least one battery. The switching bridges may be respectively operable during positive and negative half cycles of the AC source to deliver an AC voltage to the transformer. The rectifier/chargers may be operable in a first mode to receive an AC voltage from the transformer and deliver a DC voltage for charging the respective battery. In some multi-battery embodiments, the rectifier/chargers may also be operable in a second mode to deliver an AC voltage from a respective battery to the transformer to balance charge between the batteries.

    Distributed-element filter for mmWave frequencies

    公开(公告)号:US12009849B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17411892

    申请日:2021-08-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04B1/0483 H04B1/0057 H04B1/52 H04B2001/0408

    Abstract: Frequency-filtering circuitry is disclosed that rejects power of a wireless signal having an undesired frequency while causing a decreased power loss to a wireless signal having a desired frequency using distributed elements, rather than lumped elements. The frequency-filtering circuitry may reject at least 5 decibels of power of a wireless signal having a frequency over 32 gigahertz, while causing a power loss of at most 1.1 decibels to a wireless signal having a frequency lower than 29.5 gigahertz. The frequency-filtering circuitry may include a main branch, a first parallel branch coupled and parallel to the main branch via a first connecting trace, and a second parallel branch coupled and parallel to the main branch via a second connecting trace. The first connecting trace intersects the main branch and the first parallel branch, and the second connecting trace intersects the main branch and the second parallel branch.

    System and method for delivering application metadata

    公开(公告)号:US12001503B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17591354

    申请日:2022-02-02

    CPC classification number: G06F16/9574 H04L67/02

    Abstract: A server receives a first hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) from a client device requesting for content associated with a webpage. The server retrieves a plurality of cache keys associated with respective sets of application metadata identified in the first HTTP request from an application metadata database and transmits the cache keys to the client device. The server receives a second HTTP request from the client device identifying one or more cache keys that are not stored in a local HTTP cache of the client device. The server device retrieves the sets of application metadata corresponding to the missing cache keys from the application metadata database and transmits the application metadata to the client device.

    Universal automatic data update detection and publication

    公开(公告)号:US11995101B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17070703

    申请日:2020-10-14

    CPC classification number: G06F16/273 G06F16/00 G06F16/2358 G06F9/542

    Abstract: Universal automatic data update detection and publication may include receiving a request for requested information, which includes an information element associated with a structured data location in a structured data storage unit, identifying a predicate referencing the structured data location, including the predicate in a predicates registry by compiling the predicate into an intermediate representation, creating an asynchronous message bus channel corresponding to the predicate, detecting a data operation for the structured data storage unit, wherein the information element is associated with the data operation, evaluating the intermediate representation, determining a predicate domain change type corresponding to the data operation, generating a change notification including an indication of the change type, and publishing the change notification to the asynchronous message bus channel such that a presentation via the client device is updated in response to the change notification.

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