Abstract:
In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, devices and methods are disclosed that include measuring, at a transmitter, a reflected power level corresponding to a specific transmit power level, and setting the transmit power to an operational level. At the transmitter, a new operational level of the transmit power may be determined, for example, by selecting at least one trial transmit power level, and based on reflected power levels measured corresponding to the operational level and the at least one trial level of the transmit power, either maintaining the operational level as the new operational level, or determining the at least one trial level as the new operational level. The operational transmit power level may correspond to a lowest reflected power level, or a highest rate of change of the reflected power level with respect to the transmit power level.
Abstract:
A technique includes detecting a phase difference between an input signal and a first signal. A second signal is generated that has a fundamental frequency indicative of the phase difference. The second signal is modulated to produce the first signal. Preferably by using single side band modulation. The second signal is produced by a voltage controlled osiellator (62) in a phase locked loop (PPL) and said fundamental frequency is slight by offset from the frequency of said first signal. The first signal is used as the output signal of the PLL (50) and exhibits a reduced noise as compared to the noise present in the output signal if the output signal had the same fundamental frequency as the VCO (62).
Abstract:
In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a wireless power transmitting apparatus, system, and method are presented that include features of detecting a forward power level and a reflected power level of an electromagnetic field in which a wireless transmit device is capable of determining the presence of a wireless receive device based on the detected reflected power levels.
Abstract:
Apparatus, system, and method for multi-class wireless receiver are described. The multi-class receiver includes a first down- converter coupled to an input port, a filter coupled to the first-down converter, and a second down-converter coupled to the filter. In a first mode, the filter is configured as a first filter and the second down-converter is disabled. In a second mode, the filter is configured as a second filter and the second down converter is enabled. The system includes a wireless module and a wireless transceiver in communication with the wireless module. The method includes receiving multi-class RF signals, converting at least a first class of RF signals in a first mode of operation, and converting at least a second class of RF signals in a second mode of operation with said multi-class receiver. Applicability: for class-0 and class-1 RFID signals.
Abstract:
Various devices, systems, and/or methods perform wireless chip to chip high speed data transmission. Strategies for such transmission include use of improved microbump antennas, wireless chip to chip interconnects, precoding and decoding strategies, channel design to achieve spatial multiplexing gain in line of sight transmissions, open cavity chip design for improved transmission, and/or mixed signal channel equalization.
Abstract:
An antenna for a wireless device may be kept dynamically tuned to a desired center frequency to compensate for detuning which may be caused by environmental influences A sensor provides a feedback signal to a controller to select an appropriate capacitance value from a variable capacitor to tune the antenna for the wireless device The variable capacitor may comprise a plurality of fixed capacitors and MEMS switches arranged in parallel or may comprise a variable MEMS capacitor having a fixed lower plate and a flexible upper plate.
Abstract:
A highly integrated radio front-end module. In one embodiment a semiconductor substrate is processed with various circuit components in the substrate, as well as interconnections for the various circuit components, imbedding the circuit components into the substrate. One or more circuit components may be further connected with a separate integrated circuit, the separate integrated circuit bonded to the semiconductor substrate via contact points processed into the substrate.
Abstract:
A technique includes detecting a phase difference between an input signal and a first signal. A second signal is generated that has a fundamental frequency indicative of the phase difference. The second signal is modulated to produce the first signal. Preferably by using single side band modulation. The second signal is produced by a voltage controlled osiellator (62) in a phase locked loop (PPL) and said fundamental frequency is slight by offset from the frequency of said first signal. The first signal is used as the output signal of the PLL (50) and exhibits a reduced noise as compared to the noise present in the output signal if the output signal had the same fundamental frequency as the VCO (62).
Abstract:
An antenna (20) for a wireless device may be kept dynamically tuned to a desired center frequency to compensate for detuning which may be caused by environmental influences. A sensor (38) provides a feedback signal to a controller (34) to select an appropriate capacitance value from a variable capacitor (30, 32) to tune the antenna for the wireless device. The variable capacitor (30, 32) may comprise a plurality of fixed capacitors (50, 52, 54, 56, 58) and MEMS switches ( 60, 62, 64, 66, 68) arranged in parallel or may comprise a variable MEMS capacitor having a fixed lower plate (72) and a flexible upper plate (74).