Abstract: A radio communication device, which transmits or receives a signal at a predetermined carrier frequency. The device includes a reference oscillator, which generates a clock frequency having a clock frequency error relative to a specified frequency thereof, a processor, which estimates the clock frequency error and parses the error to determine coarse and fine error correction components, at least one frequency synthesizer, which responsive to the clock frequency and to the coarse error correction component, generates a partially corrected frequency having a residual frequency error, which partially corrected frequency is applied to process the signal and baseband processing circuitry, which applies the fine error correction component to process the signal so as to correct the residual frequency error.

Abstract: A method for communication in a sequence of frames includes assigning a respective time slot to each of a plurality of mobile units, while reserving an unassigned time slot. During a first frame, one of the mobile units transmits an uplink signal in the respective time slot, carrying first uplink data over the air to a base station. The base station transmits a downlink signal to the mobile unit indicating that retransmission of the first uplink data is required. Responsively to the downlink signal, during a second frame subsequent to the first frame, the mobile unit transmits the uplink signal both in the respective time slot and in the reserved time slot so as to carry the first uplink data and second uplink data over the air to the base station. A similar method may be used for downlink retransmission.

Abstract: A transmitter has a transmission path with an IQ modulator and a feedback path with an IQ demodulator. DC offset is determined by estimating a DC offset of the IQ demodulator, adaptively estimating a DC offset of the IQ modulator at least partially from the demodulator DC offset, subtracting the estimated demodulator DC offset from the feedback path and subtracting the estimated modulator DC offset from the transmission path.

Abstract: Briefly, a transmitter that includes first and second fractional N synthesizers that may generate outphased modulated signals. First and second sigma-delta modulators may control the modulation of the first and second fractional N synthesizers.

Abstract: A radio frequency power amplifier characterized by an efficiency and operative to produce an output signal at a desired output power includes an outphasing system with shunt reactance and a controller. The outphasing system with shunt reactance has a variable phase and is operative to produce the output signal from an input signal. The controller is operative to control the variable phase and the amplitude of the input signal in order to achieve high efficiency at low desired output powers. A method for controlling the output power of a radio frequency power amplifier includes reducing the power of an input signal to the power amplifier when a desired output power is below a threshold and performing outphasing when the desired output power is not below the threshold.

Abstract: A source binary code that complies with a source architecture is translated to a target binary code that complies with a target architecture. The target binary code includes a first target portion translated from a respective source portion of the source binary code. During execution of the target binary code on a processor that complies with a target architecture, it is determined whether to retranslate the source portion to produce a second target portion that is more optimized to the target architecture than the first target portion or to retranslate the source portion to produce a third target portion that is more optimized to the target architecture than the second target portion.

Abstract: A transmitter has a transmission path with an IQ modulator and a feedback path with an IQ demodulator. DC offset is determined by estimating a DC offset of the IQ demodulator, adaptively estimating a DC offset of the IQ modulator at least partially from the demodulator DC offset, subtracting the estimated demodulator DC offset from the feedback path and subtracting the estimated modulator DC offset from the transmission path.

Abstract: A method of generating values of a predistortion look up table for linearization of a transmitter. The method includes accumulating a plurality of pairs of values representing input and output values of samples entering one or more non-linear elements of the transmitter, fitting the pairs of values into a parameteric model of at least one of the one or more non-linear elements, so as to determine values for the parameters of the parameteric model, and generating values of the look up table responsive to the fitted parameteric model.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a radio frequency transmitter that may have a processor and a controller that reduce current consumption of the power amplifier of the radio frequency transmitter.

Abstract: Based on an initial crystal coefficient value, a processor generates a control signal for a frequency synthesizer. The processor estimates a new crystal coefficient value based on a comparison of the frequency of the output of the frequency synthesizer against a target output frequency in relation to a crystal temperature value.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a power supply having switched capacitor array and a memory comprising a connection scheme is provided. The connection scheme may comprise data of interconnections of at least some selectable capacitors of the switched capacitor array to set an output voltage of the power supply. The output voltage of the power supply may be a division ratio between the number of columns to the number of rows of the switched capacitor array.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a transmitter and a method for generating an output signal according to a first and second outphased signals are provided. The method and transmitter generates the first and the second outphased signals according to amplitude and a phase of an input signal.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a radio frequency transmitter that may have a processor and a controller that reduce current consumption of the power amplifier of the radio frequency transmitter.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of predicting zero crossing of a signal and deflecting the signal from an origin of a complex trajectory plane.

Abstract: Based on an initial crystal coefficient value, a processor generates a control signal for a frequency synthesizer. The processor estimates a new crystal coeficient value based on a comparison of the frequency of the output of the frequency synthesizer against a target output frequency in relation to a crystal temperature value.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a multi-mode receiver comprises a programmable baseband module to filter a modulated signal according to the characteristics of the receiving mode. The programmable baseband module may further comprise a programmable convolver capable of switching between the receiving modes of the multi-mode receiver by programming an impulse response of a filter to the programmable convolver.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a radio frequency transmitter that may have a processor and a controller that reduce current consumption of the power amplifier of the radio frequency transmitter.

Abstract: A radio communication devices which transmits or receives a signal at a predetermined carrier frequency, The device includes a reference oscillator, which generates a clock frequency having a clock frequency error relative to a specified frequency thereof, a processor, which estimates the clock frequency error and parses the error to determine coarse and fine error correction components, at least one frequency synthesizer, which responsive to the clock frequency and to the coarse error correction component, generates a partially corrected frequency having a residual frequency error, which partially corrected frequency is applied to process the signal and baseband processing circuitry, which applies the fine error correction component to process the signal so as to correct the residual frequency error.

Abstract: A method of providing geographical information such as locations of communication network end devices, participating in a telephone or data conversation, by using an identifier of one or more of said devices to retrieve associated geographical information. The list of identifiers, which can be identification numbers, and the geographical information associated therewith are arranged within a computer database in such a way as to enable the linking, retrieval and digital transmission of selected geographical information on a communication line or wireless communication.

Abstract: A digital communication system, which may be a Time Domain Multiple Access system, is operated with plural antenna to reduce the problems associated with fading, interference and multipath in signals received from mobile, wireless units. The protocol used between the fixed station and the mobile, wireless units provides an opportunity for the fixed station to evaluate the signal received from the wireless unit and to transmit to the wireless unit using the antenna judged to have the best received signal.