ON-SUBSTRATE MECHANICAL STRESS SENSING AND COMPENSATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220020915A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US16932343

    申请日:2020-07-17

    Abstract: In described examples, a circuit includes an analog frontend arranged to generate an analog stress compensating signal in response to a to-be-compensated analog signal and a first-axis stress sensing signal. The analog frontend can comprise a first precision component (e.g., 220) arranged on a piezoelectric material and arranged to generate the to-be-compensated analog signal that is affected by a stress exerted in the piezoelectric material and a directional stress sensor arranged on the piezoelectric material and coupled to the first precision component. The directional stress sensor is arranged to generate the first-axis sensing signal in response to a longitudinal resultant of a stress exerted in the piezoelectric material. A compensating circuit is arranged to generate a compensated output signal in response to the compensating analog signal and to-be-compensated analog signal.

    Waveguide coupler
    74.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11088432B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16231463

    申请日:2018-12-22

    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. In the apparatus, there is an antenna package and an integrated circuit (IC). A circuit trace assembly is secured to the IC. A coupler (with an antenna assembly and a high impedance surface (HIS)) is secured to the circuit trace assembly. An antenna assembly has a window region, a conductive region that substantially surrounds the window region, a circular patch antenna that is in communication with the IC, and an elliptical patch antenna that is located within the window region, that is extends over at least a portion of the circular patch antenna, and that is in communication with the circular patch antenna. The HIS substantially surrounds the antenna assembly.

    Excitation signal sequences for ultrasonic transducer

    公开(公告)号:US10682670B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15675162

    申请日:2017-08-11

    Abstract: An ultrasonic detection circuit includes a transmitter circuit that provides excitation signals to an ultrasonic transducer during an excitation interval. A control circuit includes a port to receive a command. The control circuit controls the frequency and the duty cycle of the excitation signals of the transmitter circuit during the excitation interval. The control circuit generates a first excitation signal sequence of the excitation interval followed by a first monitoring period to receive a first echo signal in response to the command. The control circuit generates a second excitation signal sequence of the excitation interval followed by a second monitoring period to receive a second echo signal in response to the command. The control circuit outputs results via the port based on at least one of the first or second echo signals received.

    SIGNAL EDGE LOCATION ENCODING
    76.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190207742A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US15858537

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Abstract: A circuit includes a serializer module that includes an input stage that samples an input signal to capture an edge location for each of the input signal in a given time frame. An edge encoder encodes the edge location for the input signal into a packet frame to specify where the edge location occurs in the given time frame for the input signal. A transmitter receives the packet frame from the edge decoder and converts the packet frame into a serial data stream. The transmitter communicates the edge location for the input signal via the serial data stream.

    Beating High-Q Resonators Oscillator
    78.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190068198A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15690144

    申请日:2017-08-29

    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing a low-power, low-phase noise oscillating signal using a self-injection locking oscillator. Preferred embodiments include, for example, producing, using an oscillator, a signal having a base frequency component, an Mth harmonic component and a Pth harmonic component, wherein M and P are selected integers and M>P>1; filtering said signal through one or more bandpass filters comprising at least two resonators, said filters having Q factor ≥5, said filters configured to pass said Mth and Pth harmonic components; multiplying said filtered Mth and Pth harmonic components together to produce a multiplied signal, and filtering said multiplied signal using a low pass filter to pass a difference between said filtered Mth and Pth harmonic components, said difference comprising a filtered beat frequency waveform; and injecting said filtered beat frequency waveform into said oscillator to thereby injection lock said signal to said filtered beat frequency waveform.

    Waveguide coupler
    79.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10164318B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15167768

    申请日:2016-05-27

    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. In the apparatus, there is an antenna package and an integrated circuit (IC). A circuit trace assembly is secured to the IC. A coupler (with an antenna assembly and a high impedance surface (HIS)) is secured to the circuit trace assembly. An antenna assembly has a window region, a conductive region that substantially surrounds the window region, a circular patch antenna that is in communication with the IC, and an elliptical patch antenna that is located within the window region, that is extends over at least a portion of the circular patch antenna, and that is in communication with the circular patch antenna. The HIS substantially surrounds the antenna assembly.

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