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公开(公告)号：US20190296709A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-26
申请号：US16306245
申请日：2016-05-31
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor： Ahmed Osman EL-RAYIS , Yan Chiew WONG , Tughrul Sati ARSLAN
Abstract: The invention provides impedance matching circuitry for adjusting an impedance match between a source impedance (2) and a load impedance (4), the impedance matching circuitry comprising: tapered transmission line circuitry which comprises one or more tapered transmission lines (10) coupled or couplable between the source impedance and the load impedance; and a controller (20) in communication with the tapered transmission line circuitry and configured to adjust one or more impedances of the tapered transmission line circuitry to thereby adjust an impedance match between the source impedance and the load impedance.
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公开(公告)号：US11764484B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-19
申请号：US18017068
申请日：2021-07-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor： Victor Steel , Andrew Christie
CPC classification number: H01Q21/065 , H01Q3/267 , H01Q3/28 , H01Q21/0025 , H01Q21/245
Abstract: The present invention provides phased array antenna apparatus (200) for operation in frequencies above six gigahertz. The apparatus (200) comprises: a plurality of sub-arrays (208) together configured to form a phased array antenna, each sub-array (208) comprising at least four antenna elements (220), each antenna element (220) for receiving an input signal from the sub-array (220) and comprising: an antenna (230) for transmission of the input signal; and a signal modification component (222) to adjust a phase of the input signal during propagation to the antenna (230); and a plurality of power amplifiers (212), wherein each sub-array (208) is provided with a one of the plurality of power amplifiers (212), wherein each sub-array (208) is arranged to be provided with an amplified input signal, and each antenna element (220) of the sub-array (208) is configured to be provided with the amplified input signal of the respective sub-array (208) as the input signal to the antenna element (220), and wherein the power amplifier (212) for each sub-array (208) is configured to receive a phased array input signal for amplification and to output the respective amplified input signal to the respective sub-array (208). The power amplifier (212) for each sub-array (208) may be physically separate and distinct from each sub-array (208).
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公开(公告)号：US20230216212A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-06
申请号：US18017068
申请日：2021-07-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor： VICTOR STEEL , ANDREW CHRISTIE
CPC classification number: H01Q21/065 , H01Q21/0025 , H01Q21/245 , H01Q3/267 , H01Q3/28
Abstract: The present invention provides phased array antenna apparatus (200) for operation in frequencies above six gigahertz. The apparatus (200) comprises: a plurality of sub-arrays (208) together configured to form a phased array antenna, each sub-array (208) comprising at least four antenna elements (220), each antenna element (220) for receiving an input signal from the sub-array (220) and comprising: an antenna (230) for transmission of the input signal; and a signal modification component (222) to adjust a phase of the input signal during propagation to the antenna (230); and a plurality of power amplifiers (212), wherein each sub-array (208) is provided with a one of the plurality of power amplifiers (212), wherein each sub-array (208) is arranged to be provided with an amplified input signal, and each antenna element (220) of the sub-array (208) is configured to be provided with the amplified input signal of the respective sub-array (208) as the input signal to the antenna element (220), and wherein the power amplifier (212) for each sub-array (208) is configured to receive a phased array input signal for amplification and to output the respective amplified input signal to the respective sub-array (208). The power amplifier (212) for each sub-array (208) may be physically separate and distinct from each sub-array (208).
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公开(公告)号：US20200136696A1
公开(公告)日：2020-04-30
申请号：US16065297
申请日：2016-12-09
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Inventor： Ahmed Osman EL-RAYIS , Nakul HARIDAS , Tughrul Sati ARSLAN
IPC: H04B7/06 , H04B7/0404 , H04W52/28 , G01S1/04 , H01Q3/26
Abstract: The invention provides a method of adjusting a principal communication direction of a steerable directional antenna for communicating with a terrestrial electromagnetic signal source, the method comprising: providing location specific steering data comprising one or more steering data portions, each of the steering data portions being specific to a respective location; determining a location of the steerable directional antenna; selecting a steering data portion from the location specific steering data taking into account the determined location of the antenna; determining an adjusted principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna taking into account the said selected steering data portion; and adjusting the principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna in accordance with the said adjusted principal communication direction.
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公开(公告)号：US20190334228A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-31
申请号：US16472819
申请日：2017-12-21
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Inventor： Nakul Raghavanand HARIDAS , David Michael WITHER , Victor STEEL , Wei ZHOU , Tonio IDDA , Admed Osman EL-RAYIS
Abstract: The invention provides an antenna array comprising: a plurality of antenna modules, each of the antenna modules comprising an antenna, a signal conductor and one or more microelectromechanical (MEMS) switches, the antenna being conductively connected to the signal conductor, the MEMS switches and at least a portion of the signal conductor being supported by a MEMS substrate; and one or more integrated circuits comprising MEMS control circuitry configured to control the said one or more MEMS switches and/or signal processing circuitry configured to process signals received and/or to be transmitted by the antennas of the antenna modules, wherein the antenna modules and integrated circuits are supported by a common carrier substrate comprising the antennas of the antenna modules, the MEMS switches; or the said one or more integrated circuits. A hierarchy of MEMS controllers includes a master MEMS controller and local MEMS controllers which send control signals to a plurality of MEMS switches.
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公开(公告)号：GB201522722D0
公开(公告)日：2016-02-03
申请号：GB201522722
申请日：2015-12-23
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Abstract: The invention provides a method of adjusting a principal communication direction of a steerable directional antenna for communicating with a terrestrial electromagnetic signal source, the method comprising: providing location specific steering data comprising one or more steering data portions, each of the steering data portions being specific to a respective location; determining a location of the steerable directional antenna; selecting a steering data portion from the location specific steering data taking into account the determined location of the antenna; determining an adjusted principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna taking into account the said selected steering data portion; and adjusting the principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna in accordance with the said adjusted principal communication direction.
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公开(公告)号：GB201412001D0
公开(公告)日：2014-08-20
申请号：GB201412001
申请日：2014-07-04
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
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公开(公告)号：GB201511273D0
公开(公告)日：2015-08-12
申请号：GB201511273
申请日：2015-06-26
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Abstract: The invention provides impedance matching circuitry for adjusting an impedance match between a source impedance (2) and a load impedance (4), the impedance matching circuitry comprising: tapered transmission line circuitry which comprises one or more tapered transmission lines (10) coupled or couplable between the source impedance and the load impedance; and a controller (20) in communication with the tapered transmission line circuitry and configured to adjust one or more impedances of the tapered transmission line circuitry to thereby adjust an impedance match between the source impedance and the load impedance.
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公开(公告)号：GB201411710D0
公开(公告)日：2014-08-13
申请号：GB201411710
申请日：2014-07-01
Applicant: SOFANT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
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公开(公告)号：EP3164943A2
公开(公告)日：2017-05-10
申请号：EP15738419.9
申请日：2015-06-26
Applicant: Sofant Technologies Ltd
Inventor： EL-RAYIS, Ahmed Osman , WONG, Yan Chiew
Abstract: The invention provides wireless communications apparatus comprising: a wireless communications device comprising: an antenna module; circuitry in communication with the antenna module; a circuit interface within the circuitry or between the circuitry and the antenna module; and impedance matching circuitry configurable to adjust an impedance match at the circuit interface; and a controller in data communication with a memory storing a user profile associated with the wireless communications device, or with a user of the wireless communications device, the user profile comprising configuration data relating to one or more impedance matching configurations of the impedance matching circuitry, the configuration data being associated with one or more parameters of the wireless communications device, wherein the controller is configured to use configuration data from the user profile to configure the impedance matching circuitry responsive to a determination of one or more parameters of the device associated with that configuration data.
Abstract translation: 本发明提供无线通信装置，包括：无线通信设备，包括：天线模块; 与天线模块通信的电路; 电路内或电路与天线模块之间的电路接口; 以及阻抗匹配电路，其可配置为调整所述电路接口处的阻抗匹配; 以及与存储器存储数据通信的控制器，所述存储器存储与所述无线通信设备或与所述无线通信设备的用户相关联的用户简档，所述用户简档包括与所述阻抗匹配电路的一个或多个阻抗匹配配置有关的配置数据， 所述配置数据与所述无线通信设备的一个或多个参数相关联，其中所述控制器被配置为响应于确定与所述设备相关联的所述设备的一个或多个参数，从所述用户配置文件使用配置数据来配置所述阻抗匹配电路 配置数据。
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