Patents by Inventor Mu ZHOU

Mu ZHOU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11996893
    Abstract: An injection locked transmitter for an optical communication network includes a master seed laser source input substantially confined to a single longitudinal mode, an input data stream, and a laser injected modulator including at least one slave laser having a resonator frequency that is injection locked to a frequency of the single longitudinal mode of the master seed laser source. The laser injected modulator is configured to receive the master seed laser source input and the input data stream, and output a laser modulated data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwen Zhang, Zhensheng Jia, Luis Alberto Campos, Haipeng Zhang, Mu Xu, Jing Wang, Curtis Dean Knittle, Chuang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240161798
    Abstract: A device includes a memory array, bit line pairs, word lines, a modulation circuit and a control signal generator. The memory array has bit cells arranged in rows and columns. Each bit line pair is connected to a respective column of bit cells. Each word line is connected to a respective row of bit cells. The modulation circuit is coupled with at least one bit line pair. The control signal generator is coupled with the modulation circuit. The control signal generator includes a tracking wiring with a tracking length positively correlated with a depth distance of the word lines. The control signal generator is configured to produce a control signal, switching to a first voltage level for a first time duration in reference with the tracking length, for controlling the modulation circuit. A method of controlling aforesaid device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED, TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiu-Li YANG, He-Zhou WAN, Mu-Yang YE, Lu-Ping KONG, Ming-Hung CHANG
  • Patent number: 11962384
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first splitter configured to feed a first signal onto a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel, where the first splitter is located in a symmetrical position between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, and a vector detection component configured to, when the first splitter feeds the first signal, detect a first signal vector based on a first feedback signal from the first transmission channel, and detect a second signal vector based on a second feedback signal from the second transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mu Zhou
  • Patent number: 11923041
    Abstract: A device includes a memory array, bit line pairs, word lines, a modulation circuit and a control signal generator. The memory array has bit cells arranged in rows and columns. Each bit line pair is connected to a respective column of bit cells. Each word line is connected to a respective row of bit cells. The modulation circuit is coupled with at least one bit line pair. The control signal generator is coupled with the modulation circuit. The control signal generator includes a tracking wiring with a tracking length positively correlated with a depth distance of the word lines. The control signal generator is configured to produce a control signal, switching to a first voltage level for a first time duration in reference with the tracking length, for controlling the modulation circuit. A method of controlling aforesaid device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., TSMC NANJING COMPANY LIMITED, TSMC CHINA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiu-Li Yang, He-Zhou Wan, Mu-Yang Ye, Lu-Ping Kong, Ming-Hung Chang
  • Publication number: 20240071470
    Abstract: A memory device includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor is coupled to a first word line at a first node. The second transistor is coupled to a second word line different from the first word line at a second node. A control terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a control terminal of the second transistor. The third transistor is coupled between a ground and a third node which is coupled to each of the first node and the second node. In a layout view, each of the first transistor and the second transistor has a first length along a direction. The first transistor, the third transistor and second transistor are arranged in order along the direction. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., TSMC Nanjing Company Limited, TSMC China Company Limited
    Inventors: He-Zhou WAN, Xiu-Li YANG, Mu-Yang YE, Yan-Bo SONG
  • Patent number: 11843177
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus, which includes an antenna array and a processor, where the processor is configured to determine a first antenna subarray from N rows and M columns of radiating elements of the antenna array, where the first antenna subarray includes X1 rows and Y1 columns of radiating elements, and X1 is greater than Y1, control a phase shift increment change of the first antenna subarray to generate a plurality of first beams, determine a first aligned beam from the first beams based on a first feedback from a receive end, determine a second antenna subarray, where the second antenna subarray includes X2 rows and Y2 columns of radiating elements, and Y2 is greater than X2, and determine a second aligned beam from the second beams based on a second feedback from the receive end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Cao, Mu Zhou, Cong Li
  • Publication number: 20230344471
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication device. The communication device includes a first splitter, a first transmit path, and a second transmit path, where the first transmit path includes a first phase shifter and a first power amplifier, and the second transmit path includes a second phase shifter and a second power amplifier; an output end of the first transmit path is coupled to a first transmit antenna, and an output end of the second transmit path is coupled to a second transmit antenna; an input end of the first transmit path and an input end of the second transmit path are separately coupled to the splitter; the first transmit path and the second transmit path are configured to transmit a beamforming signal; and the first transmit path and the second transmit path are further configured to transmit a multiple-input-multiple-output MIMO signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Chenghao Wang, Minqiu Chen
  • Patent number: 11784727
    Abstract: A method includes a first port including a first measured channel, a second port including a second measured channel, a third port including a first reference channel, and a fourth port including a second reference channel, and a vector detector configured to perform detection based on a first and second feedback signal that are respectively output by the first and second reference channel to thereby obtain a first and second signal vector in response to the first port transmitting a first signal, and perform detection based on a third and fourth feedback signal that are respectively output by the first and second reference channel, to obtain a third and fourth signal vector in response to the second port transmitting the first signal. The first, second, third, and fourth signal vector are useable to calibrate a deviation between the first and the second measured channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mu Zhou
  • Patent number: 11456807
    Abstract: This application provides an apparatus for correcting a deviation between a plurality of transmission channels, which includes a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The first transmission channel and the second transmission channel are respectively connected to a first endpoint and a second endpoint of a correction coupling channel. The apparatus includes a vector detection unit, configured to: when a first signal is fed at the first endpoint and a second signal is fed at the second endpoint, respectively detect a plurality of signal vectors based on a plurality of feedback signals of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel; and a processing unit, configured to determine a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel based on the detected signal vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Yi Cao
  • Patent number: 11444820
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a deviation between a plurality of transmission channels includes a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The apparatus also includes a phase offset unit configured to set a phase offset between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel such that a phase deviation between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel deviates from zero, a power detection unit configured to detect signal powers of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel under the phase offset, a processing unit configured to determine, based on the detected signal powers, a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, where the deviation correction value includes a phase correction value, and a phase correction unit configured to set the phase correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Ricky Lap Kei Cheung, Yi Cao
  • Publication number: 20220171050
    Abstract: A signal transmission method and apparatus, a signal processing method and apparatus, and a radar system are provided, so that a MIMO radar can accurately resume a velocity measurement of a target to a velocity measurement range of a SIMO radar. The signal transmission method is applied to a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar. A transmitter in the MIMO radar sends a measurement frame used to measure a velocity of a target. The measurement frame includes a first burst. In the first burst, each low-density transmit antenna sends one chirp signal in each timeslot, and at least one high-density transmit antenna sends more chirp signals in additional timeslots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jinnan LIU, Mu ZHOU, Dapeng LAO, Chen YANG
  • Publication number: 20220171021
    Abstract: A signal transmission method and apparatus, a signal processing method and apparatus, and a radar system are provided. The signal transmission method is applied to a multiple input multiple output MIMO radar, the MIMO radar includes a transmitter, and the transmitter includes a plurality of transmit antennas. The signal transmission method includes: sending, by the transmitter, a first burst in a first measurement frame, where the first measurement frame is used to measure a velocity of a target, and when the first burst is sent, each of the plurality of transmit antennas sends a chirp signal in a time division manner; and sending, by the transmitter, a second burst in the first measurement frame after the transmitter sends the first burst in the first measurement frame, where when the second burst is sent, a quantity of transmit antennas configured to send a chirp signal is one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jinnan Liu, Mu Zhou, Dapeng Lao
  • Publication number: 20220146623
    Abstract: A radar system (400) and a vehicle are provided, so that when high angular resolution is obtained, a quantity of transmit antennas and a quantity of receive antennas are reduced, to reduce design and processing difficulty. The radar system (400) includes: a transmitter (401), configured to transmit a radar signal; and a receiver (402), configured to receive an echo signal obtained after the radar signal is reflected by a target, where a transmit antenna array of the transmitter (401) and a receive antenna array of the receiver (402) are used to form a virtual linear array and a virtual planar array, the virtual linear array includes a uniform linear array in a first direction, the virtual planar array includes a uniform planar array, and a first spacing between two adjacent array elements in the uniform linear array is less than a second spacing between two adjacent array elements in the first direction in the uniform planar array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dapeng Lao, Jinnan Liu, Ben Wang, Mu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220123814
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first splitter configured to feed a first signal onto a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel, where the first splitter is located in a symmetrical position between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, and a vector detection component configured to, when the first splitter feeds the first signal, detect a first signal vector based on a first feedback signal from the first transmission channel, and detect a second signal vector based on a second feedback signal from the second transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Mu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220116126
    Abstract: A transmission channel calibration apparatus and a wireless communications device are provided, to calibrate a transmission channel in a system. The apparatus includes: a first measured channel, a second measured channel, a first reference channel, and a second reference channel, where the first measured channel and the second measured channel are symmetrically arranged, and the first reference channel and the second reference channel are symmetrically arranged; and a vector detection unit, configured to: when the first measured channel transmits a first signal, perform detection based on a first feedback signal and a second feedback signal that are respectively output by the first reference channel and the second reference channel, to obtain a first signal vector and a second signal vector; and when the second measured channel transmits the first signal, perform detection based on a third feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Mu ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20220035019
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a signal processing method, a radar system, and a vehicle. The method is applied to a radar system including an array antenna. The method includes: sequentially transmitting signals according to a first transmission sequence through M transmit antennas, where the first transmission sequence is different from a sequence that is formed by arranging the M transmit antennas based on spatial locations; receiving, through N receive antennas, echo signals that are formed after a target reflects the transmitted signals, where M and N are positive integers, and M is greater than 2; and measuring a parameter of the target based on the echo signals. According to the embodiments of this application, correlation between space and a Doppler phase shift is reduced by changing a switching order of transmit antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mu ZHOU, Jinnan LIU, Chen YANG
  • Publication number: 20210266217
    Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a deviation between a plurality of transmission channels includes a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The apparatus also includes a phase offset unit configured to set a phase offset between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel such that a phase deviation between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel deviates from zero, a power detection unit configured to detect signal powers of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel under the phase offset, a processing unit configured to determine, based on the detected signal powers, a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, where the deviation correction value includes a phase correction value, and a phase correction unit configured to set the phase correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Ricky Lap Kei Cheung, Yi Cao
  • Publication number: 20210218482
    Abstract: This application provides an apparatus for correcting a deviation between a plurality of transmission channels, which includes a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The first transmission channel and the second transmission channel are respectively connected to a first endpoint and a second endpoint of a correction coupling channel. The apparatus includes a vector detection unit, configured to: when a first signal is fed at the first endpoint and a second signal is fed at the second endpoint, respectively detect a plurality of signal vectors based on a plurality of feedback signals of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel; and a processing unit, configured to determine a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel based on the detected signal vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mu ZHOU, Yi CAO
  • Patent number: 10944618
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a phase offset unit configured to set a phase offset between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel such that a phase deviation between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel deviates from zero, a power detection unit configured to detect signal powers of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel under the phase offset, a processing unit configured to determine, based on the detected signal powers, a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel, where the deviation correction value includes a phase correction value, and a phase correction unit configured to set the phase correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Ricky Lap Kei Cheung, Yi Cao
  • Patent number: 10938489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatus for correcting a deviation between a plurality of transmission channels, which includes a first transmission channel and a second transmission channel. The first transmission channel and the second transmission channel are respectively connected to a first endpoint and a second endpoint of a correction coupling channel. One example apparatus includes a receiver and at least one processor. The receiver is configured to when a first signal is fed at the first endpoint and a second signal is fed at the second endpoint, respectively detect a plurality of signal vectors based on a plurality of feedback signals of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel. The at least one processor is configured to determine a deviation correction value between the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel based on the detected signal vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu Zhou, Yi Cao