Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a programmable varactor apparatus which maintains a relatively constant control gain of a voltage controlled oscillator for an oscillation frequency and reduces phase noise.SOLUTION: A programmable varactor apparatus 100 may include multiple binary weighted varactors 104, 106, 108 controlled by multiple digital varactor bits B0, B1, B2. The programmable varactor apparatus may include a plurality of binary weighted varactors, and a control to selectively disable one or more of the plurality of binary weighted varactors to decrease an effective capacitance of the programmable varactor apparatus. A method for changing an effective capacitance of the programmable varactor apparatus may include providing a plurality of binary weighted varactors, and selectively disabling one or more of the plurality of binary weighted varactors to decrease the effective capacitance of the programmable varactor apparatus.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and apparatus for implementing phase rotation at baseband frequency for transmit diversity.SOLUTION: An apparatus for implementing phase rotation at baseband frequency for transmit diversity may include a primary transmit signal path and a diversity transmit signal path. The primary transmit signal path and the diversity transmit signal path may receive a primary transmit signal. A signal selector within the diversity transmit signal path performs phase rotation with respect to the primary transmit signal while the primary transmit signal is at a baseband frequency, thereby producing a diversity transmit signal.
Abstract:
Un procedimiento para reconfigurar un diseño de transceptor (200) usando una pluralidad de sintetizadores de frecuencias y una pluralidad de cadenas de receptor, Rx y transmisor, Tx, de agregación de portadoras, CA, comprendiendo el procedimiento: conectar un primer sintetizador de frecuencias a una primera cadena CA Tx; conectar cada uno de la pluralidad restante de sintetizadores de frecuencias a una de la pluralidad de cadenas CA Rx, en el que un segundo sintetizador de frecuencias de la pluralidad restante de sintetizadores de frecuencias está conectado como un sintetizador compartido a una primera cadena CA Rx de la pluralidad de cadenas CA Rx y una segunda cadena CA Tx.
Abstract:
Reconfiguring a transceiver design using a plurality of frequency synthesizers and a plurality of carrier aggregation (CA) receiver (Rx) and transmitter (Tx) chains, the method including: connecting a first frequency synthesizer to a first CA Tx chain; connecting the plurality of frequency synthesizers to the plurality of CA Rx chains, wherein a second frequency synthesizer of the plurality of frequency synthesizers is connected as a shared synthesizer to a first CA Rx chain and a second CA Tx chain.
Abstract:
Un aparato, que comprende: al menos un amplificador de primera etapa configurado para amplificar señales de portadora recibidas para generar al menos un grupo de portadoras de primera etapa, incluyendo cada grupo de portadoras de primera etapa una parte respectiva de las señales de portadora; y amplificadores de segunda etapa configurados para amplificar los grupos de portadoras de primera etapa para generar señales de salida de segunda etapa, estando configurado cada amplificador de segunda etapa para amplificar un grupo de portadoras de primera etapa respectivo para generar un primer conjunto de dos señales de salida de segunda etapa en el que el primer conjunto de dos señales de salida de segunda etapa se transmite a diferentes etapas de desmodulación, en el que cada etapa de desmodulación está configurada para desmodular un segundo conjunto de dos señales de salida de segunda etapa que se basan en una única portadora seleccionada.
Abstract:
A wafer test probe (312) for testing integrated circuitry (320) on a die (318) is disclosed. The wafer test probe includes a membrane core (314). The wafer test probe also includes circuitry (316) within the membrane core. The circuitry within the membrane core includes at least one portion of an inductor. The wafer test probe further includes a probe tip.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus provides a VCO signal. The apparatus is a VCO. The apparatus includes a first transconductance circuit. The apparatus further includes a second transconductance circuit coupled with the first transconductance circuit. The second transconductance circuit has a first configuration/mode (e.g., CMOS configuration/mode) and a second configuration/mode (e.g., NMOS configuration/mode or PMOS configuration/mode). The second transconductance circuit is configured to couple an input of the second transconductance circuit to the first transconductance circuit in the first configuration/mode. The second transconductance circuit is configured to isolate the input of the second transconductance circuit from the first transconductance circuit in the second configuration/mode. The second transconductance circuit may include a first transistor and a second transistor, and the input may be a gate of each of the first transistor and the second transistor.
Abstract:
An apparatus for implementing phase rotation at baseband frequency for transmit diversity may include a primary transmit signal path and a diversity transmit signal path. Both the primary transmit signal path and the diversity transmit signal path may receive a primary transmit signal. A signal selector within the diversity transmit signal path may perform phase rotation with respect to the primary transmit signal while the primary transmit signal is at a baseband frequency, thereby producing a diversity transmit signal.