Abstract: A mobile station communicates with an access point (AP). The mobile station includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) path, a power amplifier (PA) path, a switch to select the LNA path or the PA path, and a controller directing the switch. The controller estimates amplifying power of the LNA, transmitting power and a sensitivity threshold of the PA. The controller receives a current received signal strength indication (RSSI) value of the AP. The controller determines whether amplifying power of the LNA path exceeds the PA sensitivity threshold. The controller transmits a selection signal directing the switch to select the LNA path if the amplifying power of the LNA path exceeds the sensitivity threshold of the PA.

Abstract: A front end circuit for coupling an antenna to a radio frequency (RF) transceiver is disclosed. An antenna port connectible to the antenna is provided, as well as a power amplifier coupled to a signal output of the RF transceiver and a low noise amplifier coupled to the signal input of the RF transceiver. The front end circuit includes a switching network that is connected to the antenna port, the power amplifier, and the low noise amplifier. Additionally, there is at least one resonant circuit and a control circuit coupled to a receive enable line of the transceiver. This resonant circuit defines a parallel resonance with a first resonant resistance in the operating frequency band upon activation in the receive mode. The resonant circuit also defines a substantially high transistor impedance upon deactivation in the transmit mode.

Abstract: A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers.

Abstract: An RFID device includes an amplification unit, a demodulator, and a modulator. The amplification unit is configured to amplify a level of a radio signal applied through an antenna, and output an amplification signal. The demodulator is configured to generate an operating voltage by rectifying and amplifying the amplification signal, demodulate the operating voltage, and generate a command signal. The modulator is configured to output a response signal, which corresponds to the command signal, to the antenna.

Abstract: A coupler which is connectable to a feeder circuit of a wireless communication device is provided. The coupler includes a conductive element, a short circuit portion, a feeder portion and grounded plate. The conductive element has a substantially plane face. The short circuit portion is provided to the conductive element. The short circuit portion is positioned closer to a geometric gravity center of the conductive element than to an outer fringe of the face of the conductive element. The feeder portion is provided to the conductive element. The feeder portion is positioned separately from the short circuit portion. The feeder portion electrically connects the conductive element to the feeder circuit. The grounded plate is short-circuited to the conductive element via the short circuit portion.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a first amplifier configured to amplify a level of a first radio signal applied through a first antenna, and output an amplified signal; a second amplifier configured to amplify the amplified signal to a predetermined level, and output a power signal; a demodulator configured to demodulate the amplified signal and generate a command signal; a transmission switch configured to selectively output the power signal according to a response signal corresponding to the command signal; and a modulator configured to output a second radio signal, which is generated by modulating the power signal, to a second antenna.

Abstract: A method of providing assistance for synchronization of a radio link in a communications network comprising at least a first network element, the method comprising the steps: making a decision to connect a user equipment to the first network element via a first radio link to transmit a signal discontinuously thereto; transmitting the signal continuously from the user equipment to the first network element via the first radio link; synchronizing the first radio link; and switching the user equipment to transmit the signal discontinuously after the first radio link is synchronized.

Abstract: An RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a first IC port for coupling a first transmit signal in a first frequency band to at least one external device and a second IC port for coupling a second transmit signal in a second frequency band to the at least one external device. A transmitter module responds to outbound data to generate the first transmit signal in a first mode of operation and to generate the second transmit signal in a second mode of operation, wherein the transmitter module generates the first transmit signal and the second transmit signal in a selected one of a plurality of wireless telephony formats based on a control signal, and wherein the plurality of wireless telephony formats includes a code divisional multiple access format and at least one non-code division multiple access format.

Abstract: A signal interfacing technique for connecting signals between a signal processing device and a MIMO radio integrated circuit (IC) involving multiplexing two or more signals on a connection pin between the radio IC and a signal processing device. According to one technique, transmit and receive signals are multiplexed such that during a transmit mode a transmit signal is coupled on the connection pin from the signal processing device to the radio IC, and during a receive mode a receive signal is coupled from the radio IC on the connection pin to the signal processing device. According to another technique, in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals are multiplexed on a connection pin during both transmit and receive modes.

Abstract: A signal processing system is disclosed. The system includes: a first synthesizer and a second synthesizer, for respectively generating a first frequency and a second frequency; a first RF circuit; a first analog front end (AFE); a second RF circuit; and a second AFE, wherein the first RF circuit and the first AFE can support a signal transmission of a first bandwidth, the second RF circuit and the second AFE can support a signal transmission of a second bandwidth, a central frequency of the first bandwidth is substantially equal to the first frequency, and a central frequency of the second bandwidth is substantially equal to the second frequency.

Abstract: A method for operating an integrated transceiver, comprising coupling an operating transmitter and an operating receiver within the integrated wideband receiver, inputting a signal into the operating transmitter, performing a first conversion of the signal, wherein the signal is converted into a second signal, transmitting the second signal into the operating receiver, performing a second conversion of the signal, wherein the signal is converted into a third signal, transmitting the third signal into the operating transmitter, and adjusting the operating transmitter.

Abstract: A signal transceiving circuit, comprising: a receiver, for receiving a input signal; a transmitter, for transmitting an output signal; and a resistance circuit, for omitting the noise caused by the output signal to the input signal. The resistance circuit comprises: a voltage transferring circuit, for generating a voltage transferred signal, and a voltage dividing circuit, for voltage dividing the voltage transferred signal and the output signal, such that the voltage generated at the receiver is cancelled by the voltage generated by the voltage transferred signal at the transceiver. A noise reduction circuit that can be utilized in this signal transceiving circuit is also disclosed.

Abstract: A scheme for sharing antenna control pins in a wireless communications device implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. By providing a routing circuit for coupling the antenna control signal to the appropriate transceiver circuitry in a multi-transceiver system, antenna control signals may be efficiently processed using a minimum of pins on the wireless communication device.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method of calibrating reception properties of a radio frequency (RF) processor. The application describes two embodiments of the invention representing calibration of the properties using an auxiliary transmitter to generate a calibration signal internal to the RF processor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a display unit rotatably attached to the main body via a coupling portion, first and second antennas provided in the display unit, a first mixing/distributing device provided in the display unit, first and second wireless communication modules provided in the main body, and a second mixing/distributing device provided in the main body. The signal transmission/reception between the first mixing/distributing device in the display unit and the second mixing/distributing device in the main body is executed via a cable which is inserted in the coupling portion.

Abstract: A modem for use with a computer having a demodulator and a decoder, the modem comprises a hardware interface; a demodulator front-end having a first input and a first output, the first output of the demodulator front-end being configured to interface with the demodulator of the computer and to provide a demodulated front-end signal to the demodulator over the hardware interface; and a forward error correction (FEC) unit having a second input and a second output, the second input of the FEC unit being configured to interface with the demodulator of the computer and to receive a demodulated signal from the demodulator over the hardware interface, the demodulated signal being a demodulation of the demodulated front-end signal, and the second output of the FEC unit being configured to interface with the decoder of the computer and to provide an FEC signal to the decoder over the hardware interface.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for RFID communication using a frequency shift between uplink and downlink carrier frequencies achieved by digital processing of a baseband signal before radio frequency modulation of a carrier signal occurs. Generation of the carrier signal, and modulation of the carrier signal, is accomplished using digital techniques. A digital representation of a baseband signal is modulated to create a complex baseband signal multiplied by a negative frequency shift equal to a difference between downlink and uplink carrier frequencies. This signal undergoes analog to digital conversion and modulation by a carrier signal at an uplink frequency. The complex baseband signal includes in-phase and quadrature components. During uplink communication, the in-phase component of the complex baseband signal is replaced by a constant value. The quadrature component is replaced by a zero signal. During uplink communication, therefore, an umodulated carrier signal at an uplink frequency is generated.

Abstract: A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers.

Abstract: A dual band WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) communications technique is provided where a frequency synthesizer unit generates an LO (Local Oscillator) signal at a frequency between both frequency bands and two downconversion units and/or two upconversion units are provided. One of the units performs conversion between the LO signal and an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal while the other conversion takes place between the IF signal and a zero-IF or low-IF signal. Signal processing is performed on the zero-IF or low-IF signal.

Abstract: An antenna switch (31) that is arranged to alternately operate in a receive mode and a transmit mode, comprises adaptive filter (30). Herewith, signal processing means (Rx1, Rx2 and Rx3) can be coupled to an antenna (1) during the receive mode and be insulated from the antenna during the transmit mode.

Abstract: A technique to share a local oscillator signal between two radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). The local oscillator signal generated internally by one RFIC is ported to the other RFIC for use in transmit or receive operation. The local oscillator signal that is ported may be an RF local oscillator signal. Each RFIC may include a bi-directional port circuit that can be operated to make the RFIC a master, slave or may be totally disabled to disable the porting feature. This is particularly useful in RFICs that are used to communicate using MIMO radio algorithms which rely for optimum performance on phase and frequency coherency among a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers.

Abstract: The invention concerns a test method for a transmitter-receiver circuit. This transmitter-receiver circuit includes an antenna, connected to a processing unit, arranged for receiving signals and converting their frequency. The transmitter-receiver circuit also includes a power amplifier connected to said antenna and arranged for sending transmission signals.

Abstract: This inventive wireless communication system comprises a plurality of wireless communication devices (101) each including a radiating oscillator (1), a baseband signal generating unit (4) and a reception signal detecting unit (7).

Abstract: An improved communication system and method employing an actively controlled antenna array architecture is disclosed. The array contains a plurality of driven radiating elements that are spatially arranged having a pair of radiating elements fed with an RF signal predistorted so as to provide a controlled variation of the antenna array's elevation radiation pattern. High power amplifier (PA) efficiency is maintained by adaptive predistortion, coupled to each high power PA, while providing beam tilt and side lobe control.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, two crystal oscillator circuits are coupled in parallel to provide differing performance according to mode. Generally, a first circuit provides low phase noise and high accuracy while a second circuit provides greater phase noise within an acceptable tolerance while consuming significantly less power in a low power mode of operation. The second circuit includes an entirely separate amplifier for the low power operation that tolerates a relatively smaller input signal swing but that consumes even less power. The first circuit, which comprises selectable amplification elements, and the second circuit are coupled in parallel with selectable resistive elements and capacitive elements to provide varying amounts of amplification and filtering according to whether an operational mode is in a startup mode, a normal mode, or a low power mode of operation.

Abstract: An integrated multimode radio includes a multimode receiver and a multimode transmitter. The multimode receiver includes a shared receiver front-end, a receiver multiplexor, and a plurality of receiver IF stages. The multimode transmitter includes a shared transmitter front-end, a transmitter multiplexor, and a plurality of transmitter IF stages.

Abstract: An RF receiver and an RF transmitter, which are integrated in a single substrate, are operable to share a single reconfigurable filter to perform RF receiver filtering and RF transmitter filtering. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate as a bandpass filter such as an image rejection bandpass filter for receiving RF signals by the RF receiver. The reconfigurable filter operates as a low pass filter for transmitting RF signals by the RF transmitter. The reconfigurable filter is configured to operate in a RF receiver filtering mode or a RF transmitter filtering mode, respectively. The reconfigurable filter is enabled to share configurable circuit components of the radio transceiver in both the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode. The reconfigurable filter transitions between the radio frequency receiver filtering mode and the radio frequency transmitter filtering mode via reconfiguring the shared configurable circuit components.

Abstract: A T/R module utilizes a low noise amplifier in both the transmit and receive modes. In this manner the low noise amplifier enables one to provide a T/R module which has reduced prime power and lower weight and particularly useful in airship radar systems and spaced based radar systems. The low noise amplifier is switched between a receive and a transmit mode by switching mechanism which in the receive mode enables the antenna to be directed to the input of the low noise amplifier with the output of the low noise amplifier directed to a phase shifter and attenuator. The switching operates in a transmit mode where the output of the low noise amplifier is connected to the input of the antenna while the input of the low noise amplifier is now connected to the phase shifter and attenuator for providing a transmit signal. The invention has an additional benefit of enabling linear Class A operation in the transmit mode in both radar and communication systems supporting beam shaping and waveform shaping capabilities.

Abstract: A communication system includes a housing with a base section and a lid pivotally connected thereto. The housing includes insulating layers positioned along a bottom surface of the base section and an inner surface of the lid. The lid includes a handle coupled to a distal end thereof. A power supply source is seated within the base section, and a power regulating circuit is coupled thereto. A controller is coupled to the power regulating circuit, and a transducer is coupled to the controller. A receiver is seated within the housing and includes a aerial connected thereto. A transmitter and a portable media player are positioned on a body portion of the operator. A receiver transmits a control signal to a controller, and the controller parses the control signal and generates a corresponding output signal that is transmitted to the transducer.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide an auxiliary receive path to support transmitter functions are disclosed. An example transceiver includes an antenna and a duplexer coupled to the antenna. A transmitter is coupled to the duplexer to output a transmit signal at a transmit frequency. A receiver is coupled to the duplexer to receive a received signal at a receiver frequency. A signal processor is coupled to the transmitter and receiver. An auxiliary receiver is communicatively coupled to the signal processor to receive the transmit signal output from the transmitter and send an auxiliary receiver signal to the signal processor. The signal processor adjusts the transmit signal based on the auxiliary receiver signal.

Abstract: A software architecture for future open wireless architecture (OWA) mobile terminal providing an open and secured software platform supporting various wireless air interfaces with multi-dimensional mobility handovers and maximized spectrum efficiency for the truly service-oriented fixed, mobile and wireless communications convergence.

Abstract: A compensation method for radio frequency module performance, it is adding a module monitoring circuit and a radio frequency power detection circuit to an existing radio frequency module, meanwhile replacing an existing hardware compensation circuit with a radio frequency digital controlled attenuator. The method replaces hardware method by a method of combining software of the module monitoring circuit and hardware such as module monitoring circuit, radio frequency digital controlled attenuator and radio frequency power detection circuit, as well as intelligently compensates the radio frequency module by using data obtained by predefined table or formula/algorithm, so as to adjust each characteristic index of the device accurately and easily, thus to improve performance of the radio frequency module and further meet the requirement of working stability of the radio frequency module. The present invention further provides a radio frequency module improved by such method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for designing operation schedules of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) and a multiple input multiple output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing modem (MIMO-OFDM modem) thereof. According to the present invention, an operation speed of an FFT operator is set up, a receiving symbol is arranged in an OFDM symbol duration in an FFT after receiving the symbol, a transmitting symbol is arranged in an OFDM symbol duration in the FFT schedule before transmitting the symbol, a transmitting/receiving symbol which has the same timing is inserted into an idle symbol duration of the FFT schedule, an FFT schedule which is good to be deleted is deleted, and symbols of the deleted FFT schedule are re-arranged in order to not have an error occur in transmitting/receiving timing.

Abstract: A radio communications system having a processing circuit, comprising a freely programmable logic control and processing receiving signals and transmission signals. The programming of the freely programmable logic control is modified in order to adjust the same to the sending operation and the receiving operation. Said modification carried out by charging and discharging the functional blocks in the freely programmable logic control via a bus system. The adjustment occurs without any interruption of the function of the radio communications system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving a radio frequency signal and a method and apparatus for transmitting a modulation signal in a multiple channel radio system. The method for receiving the radio frequency signal involves mixing the radio frequency signal with a demodulating signal, tunable in frequency steps greater than the channel spacing of the multiple channel radio system to facilitate rapid frequency adjustments. The resultant intermediate signal is then mixed with another demodulating signal, tunable in relatively smaller frequency steps in order to select the channel containing the radio frequency signal.

Abstract: When a power supply switch is turned on and an RF signal and an LO signal are input to a bipolar transistor, a mixed signal of both signals is output as an IF signal. When the power supply switch is turned off, the bipolar transistor operates as two diodes connected between a base terminal and an emitter terminal and between the base terminal and a collector terminal. When the IF signal and the LO signal are input, the input signals are mixed with each other by the diodes and the RF signal is output. Accordingly, one frequency conversion has a plus conversion gain and when bidirectional frequency conversion is performed by the use of one frequency converter, an external circuit such as a signal path switching switch is not necessary.

Abstract: A front end circuit for coupling an antenna to a radio frequency (RF) transceiver for time domain duplex systems is disclosed. The front end circuit includes an antenna port, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier, and a matching network. The output of the power amplifier and the input of the low noise amplifier are coupled to the matching network and connected in common to the antenna. The power amplifier and the low noise amplifier are activated and deactivated in sequence corresponding to the transmit and receive modes of the transceiver, and the matching network minimizes the effect that one has on the other at the designated operating frequency.

Abstract: A front end circuit for coupling an antenna to a radio frequency (RF) transceiver for time domain duplex systems is disclosed. The front end circuit includes an antenna port, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier, and a matching network. The output of the power amplifier and the input of the low noise amplifier are coupled to the matching network and connected in common to the antenna. The power amplifier and the low noise amplifier are activated and deactivated in sequence corresponding to the transmit and receive modes of the transceiver, and the matching network minimizes the effect that one has on the other at the designated operating frequency.

Abstract: A radio apparatus comprising: a radio frequency processing module for converting radio frequency signals from an antenna to intermediate frequency signals; an intermediate frequency processing module located remotely from the radio frequency processing module, for receiving intermediate frequency signals and processing said signals according to at least one communications protocol; and a digital data link for connecting the radio frequency processing module and the intermediate frequency processing module, for transfer of the intermediate frequency signals.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless transceiving apparatus for variability of signal processing band, in which at least one resonator of an analog processor and a VCO are simultaneously controlled using a frequency synthesizer, and a frequency of the VCO and a resonance frequency of the analog processor are controlled to have a rational number ratio, thereby capable of varying the signal processing band. The wireless transceiving apparatus includes: an analog processor having a plurality of resonators on a path of transmission/reception signals, for performing analog signal processing; a digital processor for performing digital signal processing on an output signal of the analog processor or data to be transmitted to the analog processor; and a frequency synthesizer for providing a local oscillation (LO) frequency and a controlling signal to the resonators of the analog processor so as to vary a signal processing band of the analog processor.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus having a radio modem for processing a signal in a radio frequency band, a signal processor for processing a base band of a transmission or reception signal, and a CPU for processing a protocol. The signal processor includes signal processing blocks implemented by programmable software. Each of the signal processing blocks processes a signal of reception signal data input from the radio modem or from a preceding stage of one of the signal processing blocks or a signal of transmission signal data input from the CPU or from the preceding stage of signal processing block on the basis of a control signal input together with the transmission signal data or the reception signal data. The control signal can include information required by all the signal processing blocks in a common format.

Abstract: A radio-frequency circuit for a wireless signal transceiver is disclosed. The wireless signal transceiver is utilized for receiving a first wireless signal and transforming the first wireless signal into a second wireless signal. The radio-frequency circuit includes a transmission line including a first end and a second end, a reception antenna coupled to the first end of the transmission line for receiving the first wireless signal, a transmission antenna coupled to the first end of the transmission line for emitting the second wireless signal, a first filtering circuit coupled between the second end of the transmission line and the wireless signal transceiver for filtering out the first wireless signal, and a second filtering circuit coupled between the second end of the transmission line and the wireless signal transceiver for filtering out the second wireless signal.

Abstract: Techniques for designing a single-balanced mixer coupled to a dummy portion with a dummy load to improve noise rejection. In an aspect, a single-ended signal (RF) from a stage preceding the mixer, e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA), is coupled to the input of the single-balanced mixer to be mixed with a local oscillator (LO) signal. A dummy portion replicating the topology of the single-balanced mixer is coupled to the single-balanced mixer to improve noise rejection, with the LO signal also provided to the dummy portion. The input of the dummy portion may be coupled, e.g., to a dummy load, which is designed to replicate the loading characteristics of the preceding stage, e.g., the LNA.

Abstract: A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver section that generates at least one downconverted signal from a received RF signal. A receiver processing module processes at least one downconverted signal in a plurality of receiver stages to produce a stream of inbound data, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to a control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of receiver processing stages. A transmitter processing module processes outbound data in a plurality of transmitter stages to produce at least one baseband signal, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to the control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of transmitter processing stages. An RF transmitter section generates at least one RF signal from the at least one baseband signal.

Abstract: Multiple function current-sharing charging systems and methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging current is provided to the second rechargeable power supply. Upon detection of a predetermined charge level of one of the rechargeable power supplies, a third charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a fourth charging current is provided to the second rechargeable power supply.

Abstract: The interactive authentication system allows a consumer to interact with a base station, such as broadcast media (e.g., television and radio) or PC, to receive coupons, special sales offers, and other information with an electronic card. The electronic card can also be used to transmit a signal that can be received by the base station to perform a wide variety of tasks. These tasks can include launching an application, authenticating a user at a website, and completing a sales transaction at a website (e.g., by filling out a form automatically). The interaction between the base station and the electronic card is accomplished by using the conventional sound system in the base station so that a special reader hardware need not be installed to interact with the electronic card. The user is equipped with an electronic card that can receive and transmit data via sound waves. In the various embodiments, the sound waves can be audible or ultrasonic (which can be slightly audible to some groups of people).

Abstract: A high-frequency device having high-frequency-signal-treating circuits in and on a laminate substrate comprising pluralities of dielectric layers having conductor patterns, the high-frequency-signal-treating circuits having amplifier circuits and switch circuits; terminals including input and output terminals of high-frequency signals, the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one main surface of the laminate substrate; power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the amplifier circuits and power supply lines each having one end connected to each of the power supply terminals of the switch circuits being formed on one dielectric layer to constitute a power supply line layer; a first ground electrode being arranged on the side of the main surface with respect to the power supply line layer, the first ground electrode overlapping at least part of the power supply lines in a lamination di

Abstract: Circuit, process, and use of a memory for transmitting and/or receiving in a radio network, with a memory, which has a first interface for reading and writing and a second interface for reading and writing, with an arithmetic logic unit, which is connected to the first interface for reading and writing, with a control unit, which is connected to the second interface for reading and writing, and with a transmit/receive unit, which is connected to the control unit for writing received data via the second interface of the memory and for reading transmit data via the second interface of the memory.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating an antenna weight vector in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access System (OFDMA) having a smart antenna. The apparatus includes receiving and storing training symbols in the time domain transmitted to estimate an antenna weight vector during a training symbol transmission interval; estimating carrier frequency offsets using training symbols in the frequency domain that are obtained by performing a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) algorithm with respect to the training symbols received during the training symbol transmission interval; compensating the stored training symbols in the time domain based on the estimated carrier frequency offsets; and estimating an antenna weight vector using training symbols in the frequency domain that are obtained by applying an FFT algorithm with respect to the training symbols in the time domain derived by compensating the carrier frequency offsets during the training symbol transmission interval.

Abstract: An integrated electronic radio-frequency transceiver circuit, including: at least one terminal intended to receive a signal to be transmitted or to transmit a received signal; at least one planar antenna, with a settable resonance frequency; at least one bidirectional coupler having a primary line interposed between the terminal and the antenna and having the respective terminals of a secondary line providing data representative of the transmitted power and of the power reflected on the primary line side; at least one detector of the transmitted power and of the reflected power; and a circuit for selecting the resonance frequency of the antenna according to the ratio between the transmitted power and the reflected power.