Abstract: Wideband power combiners and splitters are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a power combiner/splitter is implemented with a first coil connecting a first port and a second port, and a second coil connecting a third port and a fourth port. The first coil and the second coil are inductively coupled to one another. For example, the first coil and the second coil can be formed using adjacent conductive layers of a semiconductor chip, an integrated passive device, or a laminate. The power combiner/splitter further includes a fifth port tapping a center of the first coil and a sixth port tapping a center of the second coil. The fifth port and the sixth port serve to connect capacitors and/or other impedance to the center of the coils to thereby provide wideband operation.

Abstract: A surface mount device inductor has a package casing sized to attenuate electromagnetic coupling between the inductor coils of the surface mount device inductors. The package casing makes the surface mount device inductors self-shielding. The surface mount device inductors can be incorporated into a radiofrequency module, and can be incorporated into a front end system of a wireless mobile device.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multiplexer that includes a switchable acoustic wave filter. The switchable acoustic wave filter can include one or more acoustic wave resonators, switchable acoustic wave resonators, and a switch configurable into at least a first state and a second state. The switch can select a different subset of the switchable acoustic wave resonators to filter a radio frequency signal together with at least the one or more acoustic wave resonators in the first state than in the second state. Related filters, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a switchable acoustic wave filter. The switchable acoustic wave filter can include a switch configured to electrically connect an acoustic wave resonator to a node in a first state and to electrically isolate the acoustic wave resonator from the node in a second state. The switchable acoustic wave filter can filter a radio frequency signal with at least the acoustic wave resonator and a second acoustic wave resonator in the first state. The switchable acoustic wave filter can filter the radio frequency signal with at least the second acoustic wave resonator in the first state. Related multiplexers, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for quadrature combined Doherty amplifiers are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a separator is used to separate a radio frequency (RF) input signal into a plurality of input signal components that are amplified by a pair of Doherty amplifiers operating in quadrature. Additionally, a combiner is used to combine a plurality of output signal components generated by the pair of Doherty amplifiers, thereby generating an RF output signal exhibiting quadrature balancing.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a hybrid acoustic LC filter cascaded with a non-acoustic LC filter. The hybrid acoustic filter can filter a radio frequency signal. The hybrid acoustic LC filter can include acoustic resonators, an inductor, and a capacitor. The inductor and capacitor can be external to an acoustic resonator die. The non-acoustic LC filter includes an LC circuit. Related multiplexers, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for identifying the bacterial species and key functional genes thereof involved in antimony reduction in the soil. After consuming the original substrate by starvation culture, the sole metabolic substrate is added and the sole electron acceptor Sb(V) is provided, so that there is only one dominant electron exchange process in the system. The microorganisms metabolize and oxidize the organic substrate while coupling with the reduction of antimony, so that Sb(V) gets electrons and is reduced to Sb(III). The present invention observes the Sb(V) reduction in an anaerobic culture system of paddy soil under Sb(V) stress, and uses DNA-SIP technology to identify the phylogenic information of microorganisms that can drive the Sb(V) reduction in the culture system.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for cell-free DNA extraction from liquid biological samples. The methods can be employed for determination of fetal DNA fraction and non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal aneuploidies and analyses of other types of cell-free DNA.

Abstract: Methods for determining the presence or absence of expansion of CGG repeat sequence in the FMR1 gene presence or absence of expansion of CCG repeat sequence in the FMR2 gene are provided. The methods are useful in identifying an individual with normal/intermediate, versus premutation or full mutation allele of FMR1 gene and FMR2 gene due to the expansion of CGG repeats and CCG repeats in the 5?-untranslated region respectively. The methods are also useful for screening newborns for fragile X syndrome or for screening women to determine heterozygosity status with full premutation of the CCG repeat tract. The methods are also useful in estimating the premutation and full mutation carrier frequency and estimating the prevalence of FXTAS AND FXPOI in a population. The methods are simple, rapid and require small amount of sample.

Abstract: Antenna arrays with separate resonances and termination networks for multiple millimeter wave frequency bands are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an antenna array includes a first antenna element that receives the first radio frequency transmit signal at an input. The first antenna element has a first resonant mode and a second resonant mode. The antenna array further includes a first termination network connected to the input of the first antenna element and a second termination network connected to the input of the first antenna element.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel mutations of the CFTR gene related to cystic fibrosis or to conditions associated with cystic fibrosis. Also provided are probes for detecting the mutant sequences. Methods of identifying if an individual has a genotype containing one or more mutations in the CFTR gene are further provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a genetic inheritance cancer predisposition panel utilizing targeted capture-based next-generation sequencing—the panel incorporates genes underlying well-characterized cancer syndromes and those associated with increased cancer risk. The disclosure further relates to methods of utilizing the genetic inheritance cancer predisposition panel for determining a cancer risk assessment for individuals with hereditary cancers and/or cancer syndromes.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a band pass filter that includes LC resonant circuits coupled to each other by a capacitor. A bridge capacitor can be in parallel with series capacitors, in which the series capacitors include the capacitor coupled between the LC resonant circuits. The bridge capacitor can create a transmission zero at a frequency below the passband of the band pass filter. The LC resonant circuits can each include a surface mount capacitor and a conductive trace of the substrate, and an integrated passive device die can include the capacitor. Band pass filters disclosed herein can be relatively compact, provide relatively good out-of-band rejection, and relatively low loss.

Abstract: An improved antennaplexer provides improved harmonic and intermodulation distortion (IMD) rejection. In some cases, the improved antennaplexer can provide improved second and third order IMD rejection. The antennaplexer uses stacked or split resonators to reduce harmonic interference. The stacked resonators may function similar to a voltage divider. By dividing the signal across the resonators of the stacked resonators, it is easier to reject the undesired harmonics for each of the reduced signals, thereby improving harmonic rejection. By splitting the resonators of the antennaplexer, a square root effect may be achieved for the harmonic distortion and an improvement of up to 6 dB can be obtained. Further, an improvement in the third harmonic of up to 9× can be achieved. Moreover, the division of the signal over the stacked resonators may improve the linearity of the filtered signal.

Abstract: An improved antennaplexer provides improved harmonic and intermodulation distortion (IMD) rejection. Aspects of the antennaplexer can substitute one or more of the resonators in the stacked resonator circuit with a capacitor. The introduction of the capacitor can reduce the non-linearity of the received signals. In some cases, the capacitor may be a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. Advantageously, the combination of the stacked resonators and the capacitor substitution for a resonator improves the linearity of the antennaplexer and provides for sharper rejection of undesired signals. Thus, the wireless device can support a greater number of frequency bands and/or frequency bands that are more likely to cause harmonic interference and/or IMD distortion. In some cases, the harmonic interference or IMD interference may be reduced by up to 15 dB compared to existing filters or antennaplexers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scheduling method for a power system based on flexible HVDC (high-voltage direct current) and a pumped storage power station, which belongs to a field of power system control technologies. The method is applicable in a power system having a flexible HVDC system and a pumped storage power station. By establishing a scheduling model for the power system, which contains an objective function and multiple constraints, and solving the scheduling model, a capability of the pumped storage power station is used to adjust the unstable output of the renewable energy power generator and stabilize fluctuant of the renewable energy power generation, such that a power incoming into a load center presents a stable ladder pattern and an optimal scheduling scheme can be obtained.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a band pass filter that includes LC resonant circuits coupled to each other by a capacitor. A bridge capacitor can be in parallel with series capacitors, in which the series capacitors include the capacitor coupled between the LC resonant circuits. The bridge capacitor can create a transmission zero at a frequency below the passband of the band pass filter. The LC resonant circuits can each include a surface mount capacitor and a conductive trace of the substrate, and an integrated passive device die can include the capacitor. Band pass filters disclosed herein can be relatively compact, provide relatively good out-of-band rejection, and relatively low loss.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multiplexer with a hybrid acoustic passive filter. The multiplexer includes a plurality of filters configured to filter respective radio frequency signals, a shared filter coupled between each of the plurality of filters and a common node, and a radio frequency filter coupled to the common node. At least a first filter of the plurality of filters includes acoustic resonators and a non-acoustic passive component. Related multiplexers, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Radio frequency communication systems with a combined antenna impedance tuning and antenna multiplexing functionality are provided. In certain embodiments, a packaged radio frequency module includes an antenna multiplexer and an antenna impedance tuner. The module can be configured to provide impedance matching between one or more radio frequency front end modules and an antenna. The antenna impedance tuner can supplement antenna tuning provided by an antenna aperture separately connected to the antenna.

Abstract: Radio frequency communication systems with a combined antenna impedance tuning and antenna multiplexing functionality are provided. In certain embodiments, a packaged radio frequency module includes an antenna multiplexer and an antenna impedance tuner. The module can be configured to provide impedance matching between one or more radio frequency front end modules and an antenna. The antenna impedance tuner can supplement antenna tuning provided by an antenna aperture separately connected to the antenna.