Abstract: A device for common mode (CM) clamping in wired communication includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is configured to sense a voltage signal across clamp terminals and to generate an output voltage signal based on the sensed voltage signal. The second circuit is configured to compare the output voltage signal with a reference voltage, to generate a pair of current signals based on a result of the comparison, and to provide the pair of current signals to the clamp terminals. The pair of current signals includes a matched pair of CM current signals. The clamp terminals, upon coupling to nodes of a main circuit provide a desired CM impedance between the nodes of the main circuit. The device can be coupled to the main circuit in conjunction with one or more off-chip magnetic components.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of implementing 50 Gb/s Ethernet using serializer/deserializer lanes are disclosed. One such device includes circuitry operable to provide a media access control (MAC) interface. The MAC interface is associated with a port having a 50 Gb/s link rate. The device also includes circuitry operable to generate Ethernet frames from data received at the MAC interface and circuitry operable to distribute the Ethernet frames across a group of serial/deserializer (SERDES) lanes associated with the port, the group having size N. The device also includes circuitry operable to transmit the distributed Ethernet frames on each of the SERDES lanes at a 50/N Gb/s rate.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for providing enhanced motion detection. One system providing enhanced motion detection includes a smart display, an interface subsystem including a human interface device (HID), and a console having a processor configured to form communication links with the smart display and the interface subsystem and to provide motion detection feedback, using the smart display, to a user of the HID, where the HID is configured to sense motion of the HID and utilize a predictive model to characterize the motion of the HID. One interface subsystem includes a camera to sense motion of a user of the HID. One processor is configured to negotiate a reduced response latency with the smart display.

Abstract: Reconstitution techniques for semiconductor packages are provided. One reconstitution technique is used to encapsulate a plurality of semiconductor packages into a single multi-chip module. Solder balls coupled to each package may be partially exposed after reconstitution, which enables the packages to be coupled to another device. Another reconstitution technique is used to couple a plurality of semiconductor packages into a package-on-package module using self-alignment feature(s). The self-alignment feature(s) are exposed solder ball(s) that are included in the bottom package of the package-on-package module. The exposed solder ball(s) serve as a frame of reference to other solder balls that are encapsulated by an encapsulation material. After the location of these other solders balls are determined, through-mold vias may be formed in the encapsulation material at locations corresponding to the other solder balls.

Abstract: A device includes circuitry configured to receive a signal burst, apply one or more filters to the signal burst based to achieve a predetermined image rejection rate, apply at least one harmonic rejection mode to the signal burst, and amplify the signal burst based on a gain partitioning determination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to devices, methods and computer program products concerning a communication link in, for example, a so-called unlicensed band.

Abstract: A new random access procedure is introduced that does not use a timing advance for the uplink timing but instead uses the downlink timing for uplink timing. This is particularly viable when the propagation delay is short, for example with local area cells having a coverage range less than some predetermined threshold. From the mobile terminal's perspective it obtains downlink timing for a cell, transmits a scheduling request SR in a contention-based uplink resource, and in response to receiving an uplink resource allocation it transmits in the allocated uplink resource using the downlink timing. The terminal can get the configuration for that contention-based uplink resource from system information. From the uplink resource the terminal and network determines a SR-RNTI, which the network uses to address the uplink resource allocation and the terminal uses to find a pre-defined search space in which to look for that uplink resource allocation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating data traffic using switch fabric dispersion are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first tier of switch elements; and a second tier of switch elements operationally coupled with the first tier of switch elements. In the example apparatus, the first tier of switch elements is configured to receive a data packet from a source. The first tier of switch elements is also configured to route the data packet to the second tier of switch elements in accordance with a dispersion function, where the dispersion function is based on a dispersion tag associated with the data packet. The first tier of switch elements is still further configured to transmit the data packet to a destination for the data packet after receiving it from the second tier of switch elements.

Abstract: An asymmetric PHY pair for communicating over a point-to-point link is disclosed. The PHY pair is asymmetric in that the signal processing power used by one of the PHYs to communicate a unit of data over the link is made to be less than that of the other PHY. This asymmetry is accomplished not merely by reducing the signal processing power of one of the PHYs at the expense of the rate at which symbols can be communicated over the link, but by transferring the signal processing power from one of the PHYs to the other PHY so that the symbol rate can be substantially maintained as compared to the symbol rate of a symmetric PHY pair. The asymmetric PHY pair can be advantageously implemented in many different types of communication systems (i.e., in communication systems where one end is more congested and/or crowded than the other end).

Abstract: A mobile device of a user discovers topological information about electronic devices in a premise environment, and shares such information with a media gateway. The media gateway uses the topological information to augment content from a server, such as a web page that supports access to media content, to add graphical objects corresponding to those electronic devices in proximity to the mobile device that are capable of reproducing the streaming media content. Selection of the one of the add-on graphical objects causes delivery of the media content to the corresponding electronic device instead of the display of the mobile device. In this manner, a more natural selection mechanism than that available using conventional pull-down lists of options is provided.

Abstract: A communication device, such as a smart phone, includes an envelope tracking power supply that provides a voltage supply signal for a power amplifier. The envelope tracking signal input to the envelope tracking power supply arises from application of a shaping table on a desired transmit signal. The shaping table implements non-uniform gain compression across a range of output powers, and in particular may aggressively compress the power amplifier for low output powers, and less aggressively compress the power amplifier at high output powers. The non-uniform gain implemented via the shaping table may provide significant power savings, while still allowing the transmitter to meet spectral mask requirements.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the invention provide mechanisms to reduce headroom size while minimizing dropped packets. In general, this is done by using a shared headroom space between all ports, and providing a randomized delay in transmitting a flow-control message.

Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a secure portion of a chip and an external memory device. The secure portion of the chip may be configured to receive an encryption key, and the memory device may be configured to receive an encrypted processing code. The secure portion of the chip may be configured to verify the encrypted processing code by decrypting the encrypted processing code using the encryption key. A non-secure portion of the chip may be configured to write the encrypted processing code on the memory device while the memory device is coupled to the chip. The encryption key may be associated with an identifier of the chip.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for overshoot and/or undershoot in a transmission sequence by shaping the transmission sequence according to a shaping envelope to lengthen its rise time and/or fall time to provide a modified transmission sequence. The shaping envelope may represent a trigonometric function, a polynomial function, a piecewise function or any other function that lengthens the rise time and/or the fall time of the transmission sequence. The modified transmission sequence adjusts an impedance of an antenna to load modulate a carrier wave that is inductively coupled to it.

Abstract: A communication device includes antennas to receive a first signal from a remote device, wherein the first signal corresponds to a first operational mode. A baseband processor selects either a first operational mode for transmitting a second signal or a second operational mode for transmitting the second signal. When the second operational mode is selected the baseband processor transforms the phase-related information corresponding to the first operational mode to transformed phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode. The antennas transmit the second signal to the remote device in accordance with the transformed phase-related information corresponding to the second operational mode.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for frame preemption and fragmentation at the media access control (MAC) sublayer of the link layer or the MAC merge sublayer of the link layer. Traffic classes may be organized into preemptive traffic classes and non-preemptive traffic classes. Preemptable frames may be fragmented when a preemptive frame is to be transmitted. The fragmentation may be indicated through modification of the value of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field in a predetermined way, through addition of a fragmentation trailer, and/or through other approaches.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor structure including an integrated native device without a halo implanted channel region comprises an arrangement of semiconductor devices formed over a common substrate, the arrangement includes native devices disposed substantially perpendicular to non-native devices, wherein each of the native and non-native devices includes a respective channel region. The arrangement is configured to prevent formation of halo implants in the native device channel regions during halo implantation of the non-native device channel regions. In one embodiment, the disclosed native devices comprise native transistors capable of avoiding threshold voltage roll-up for channel lengths less than approximately 0.5 um.

Abstract: An anti-fuse device for fin field-effect transistor (finFET) technology includes a dummy gate, an electrically conductive contact, and a diffusion contact. The dummy gate is formed over an end-corner of a fin. The electrically conductive contact is disposed on a portion of the dummy gate and can be used as a first electrode of the device. The diffusion contact is disposed over the fin and can be used as a second electrode of the device.

Abstract: A dongle transceiver a substrate, a transceiver circuit, a transmit/receive switch, a MIMO antenna structure, and a decoupling module. The transceiver circuit is on at least one of the first and second sides of the substrate and is coupled to the transmit/receive switch. The MIMO antenna structure is on at least one of the first and second sides of the substrate. The decoupling module is on at least one of the first and second sides of the substrate, couples the MIMO antenna structure to the transmit/receive switch, and electrically isolates antennas of the MIMO antenna structure.

Abstract: A system includes a weighting element, a transconductance circuit, a feedback loop, and an auxiliary loop. In some implementations, the transconductance circuit may accept an input and provide a first portion of an output for amplification at a variable amplification level to generate an amplifier output. The feedback loop may provide a portion of the amplifier output as a first feedback to the input. The first feedback may be associated with an impedance that may vary with the amplification level. The auxiliary loop may provide a second feedback to the input to reduce the dependence of the impedance on the amplification level.