Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing a signal over a serial link. The methods and systems receive, by an adjustable filter, a serial input signal, the adjustable filter configured to set a corner frequency of a channel response and a gain of the channel response, the adjustable filter adding a zero to the channel response before to a pole of the serial input signal. The methods and systems selectively apply, by a bandwidth booster component, compensation to signal attenuation of the serial input signal in a first mode of operation and of one or more test signals in a second mode of operation of a serial link receiver. The methods and systems generate, by one or more continuous time linear equalizers configured to receive on an output of the bandwidth booster, one or more output signals of the receiver based on an output signal from the bandwidth booster component.

Abstract: A first access point (AP), which is associated with one or more first client stations, generates an announcement frame that announces a coordinated multi-user (MU) transmission involving multiple APs including the first AP and one or more second APs. Each of the second APs is associated with a respective one or more second client stations. The announcement frame is generated to indicate one or more respective sets of communication parameters to be used by the one or more second APs for communicating with the respective one or more second client stations during the coordinated MU transmission. The first AP transmits the announcement frame to the one or more second APs to initiate the coordinated MU transmission, and participates in the coordinated MU transmission while the one or more second APs also participate in the coordinated MU transmission.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a plurality of antennas; a communication unit configured to execute ranging sessions with an external communication counterpart through said antennas; an antenna selection unit configured to select a specific antenna from said plurality antennas for carrying out one or more of said ranging sessions, wherein the antenna selection unit is configured to select said specific antenna in dependence on one or more parameters indicative of a communication quality between the antennas and the external communication counterpart. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.

Abstract: A latch circuit and an equalizer including the same are provided. The equalizer includes: an even data path configured to receive a reception data signal and including a first summing circuit and a first latch circuit; and an odd data path configured to receive the reception data signal and including a second summing circuit and a second latch circuit. An even data signal output from the first latch circuit is configured to be input to the second summing circuit, and an odd data signal output from the second latch circuit is configured to be input to the first summing circuit. Each of the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit includes a latch and a multiplexer.

Abstract: A wireless transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to transmit AC wireless signals to the at least one antenna, the AC wireless signals including wireless power signals and wireless data signals, the transmitter antenna including a source coil and an internal repeater coil. The system further includes at least one sensor configured to detect electrical information associated with the electrical characteristics of the AC wireless signals at one of the source coil or the internal repeater coil. A demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor at the internal repeater coil, detect a change in the electrical information, (iii) determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for polarized reception of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device is equipped with an antenna array having dual-polarized antenna elements. The antenna array is connected to a baseband chain in the terminal device. The method comprises receiving, during a beam management procedure with a TRP, two reference signals transmitted in one OFDM symbol each from the same TRP port within a slot. The two reference signals are received using a filter with a first polarization for a first of the two reference signals and with a second polarization for a second of the two reference signals. The second polarization is orthogonal to the first polarization.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus is a vehicle-mounted apparatus mounted in a vehicle, and includes a measuring unit that measures characteristics of a transmission line in a vehicle-mounted network mounted in the vehicle, and an identifying unit that identifies the transmission line based on the characteristics measured by the measuring unit.

Abstract: A method for reception of a signal by a subscriber of a real-time network. The signal includes a signal clock having a signal clock frequency and the subscriber includes a counter, which has a counter clock with a counter clock frequency and which maps a local time of the subscriber. The method includes sampling the signal with a reception clock of a reception counter of the subscriber, the reception clock being derived from the counter clock, whereby the reception counter maps the local time of the subscriber, adapting a phase position of the reception clock to a phase position of the signal clock when said reception clock is derived from the counter clock, and sampling the signal at a reception clock frequency of the reception counter.

Abstract: Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and sub-mmWave technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers and receivers for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include an apparatus of a communication device including one or more antennas configured to receive an RF signal and an ADC system. The ADC system includes a 1-bit ADC configured to receive the RF signal, and an ADC controller circuitry configured to measure a number of positive samples in the received RF signal for a plurality of thresholds of the 1-bit ADC, estimate receive signal power associated with the received RF signal based on the measured number of positive samples, determine a direct current (DC) offset in the received RF signal using the estimated received signal power, and adjust the received RF signal based on the determined DC offset.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to improving a power output of a transmitter of an electronic device. To do so, the transmitter may include signal selection circuitry to adjust a sign selection signal to accurately transition between polarities of a quadrature (e.g., I or Q) component signal stored in or for which an indication is stored in a storage cell of a radio frequency digital-to-analog converter. The sign selection signal may generate a separate adjusted sign selection signal for each polarity of each quadrature component signal such that a transition of the selection signal between a first value and a second value (e.g., logic high and low) occurs when the respective quadrature (e.g., +/? and I/Q) component signal is a logic low. In this way, the signal selection circuitry reduces an error pulse in the output of the transmitter.

Abstract: Methods, PHYs, and computer-readable media are provided for reliably receiving data at a physical layer transceiver of an automobile in the presence of noise or interference. A non-equalized signal is received at a physical layer transceiver via a communication channel in a high noise or interference automotive environment.

Abstract: A filter allows a transmission signal in a predetermined frequency band to pass from a second input-output terminal to a first input-output terminal and allows a reception signal in the predetermined frequency band to pass from the first input-output terminal to the second input-output terminal. A first common terminal of a first switch is connected to the second input-output terminal. A second terminal and a first terminal of the first switch are exclusively connectable to the first common terminal. A second common terminal of a second switch is connected to a ground terminal of the filter. A second selection terminal and a first selection terminal of the second switch are exclusively connected to the second common terminal. Of the first selection terminal and the second selection terminal, only the first selection terminal is connected to a ground with a reactive element interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An ultra-wideband (“UWB”) communication system comprising a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, the symbol mapper circuit in the transmitter is adapted, in a first mode, to develop symbols having the number of pulses as currently defined in the 4z Standard; and, in a second mode, to develop symbols having fewer pulses than as currently defined in the 4z Standard. In an optional third mode, each data bit is mapped to a single pulse.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for extending the capture range of frequency offset error detection are described. For instance, the present disclose describes efficient frequency estimation structures (e.g., zero crossing minimum/maximum (min/max) structures) that may extend carrier frequency offset error capture range by running a bank (e.g., a set) of parallel capture range structures trialing different frequency errors. In some aspects, a set of frequency offset estimation circuits and a set of correlation circuits (e.g., 1-bit correlators) may be used on parallel streams to perform correlation operations on each branch of a received bit stream to determine correlations with known preamble patterns (e.g., to accurately estimate large frequency offset errors).

Abstract: A time synchronization method and apparatus includes determining a time difference between reference time and system time of an artificial intelligence device, where the reference time is timed by an internal clock of the artificial intelligence device and is aligned based on a satellite timing signal, or the reference time is timed by an internal clock of the artificial intelligence device; and adjusting the system time based on a preset step value if the time difference is greater than a preset value.

Abstract: A system and method are described for distributed antenna wireless communications.

Abstract: Decision feedback equalization (DFE) taps and related apparatuses and methods are disclosed. An apparatus includes a first electrically controllable switch, a second electrically controllable switch, and one or more delay elements. The first electrically controllable switch receives a history bit and selectively provides the history bit to gate terminals of first transistors of a DFE tap circuitry. The second electrically controllable switch receives a complementary history bit and selectively provides the complementary history bit to second gate terminals of second transistors of the DFE tap circuitry. The one or more delay elements provide one or more delayed data integration clock signals responsive to one or more data integration clock signals. A complementary delayed data integration clock signal controls switching of the first electrically controllable switch and the second electrically controllable switch.

Abstract: Method for determining a first virtual frequency switching time between a first frequency of a first signal emitted by a first object having a first phase progression and a first further frequency of a first further signal emitted from the first object. First virtual frequency switching time is determined as a time at which, at a second object, the phase relationship between an interpolated or received phase position of the first signal and an interpolated or received phase position of the first further signal corresponds to a first phase relationship between the first further phase progression and first phase progression.

Abstract: Transceiver circuitry in an integrated circuit device includes a receive path including an analog front end for receiving analog signals from an analog transmission path and conditioning the analog signals, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the conditioned analog signals into received digital signals for delivery to functional circuitry, and a transmit path including a digital front end configured to accept digital signals from the functional circuitry and to condition the accepted digital signals, and a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert the conditioned digital signals into analog signals for transmission onto the analog transmission path. At least one of the analog front end and the digital front end introduces distortion and outputs a distorted conditioned signal.

Abstract: A reception device for receiving a data signal representing a data value 0 or 1. The reception device includes an equalizer circuit and a control circuit. The equalizer circuit outputs an output value representing a result obtained by comparing a voltage based on the received data signal and a first voltage as a reference, at each clock timing corresponding to the data signal. The control circuit is connected to the equalizer circuit. The control circuit changes, before the data signal is received, a tap coefficient related to a characteristic of the equalizer circuit in a state in which a second voltage different from the first voltage, instead of the voltage of the data signal, is supplied to the equalizer circuit, to detect an inverted tap coefficient that is the tap coefficient at a boundary where a data value of the output value is inverted. The control circuit sets the inverted tap coefficient to the equalizer circuit at a time of receiving the data signal.