Abstract: Radio-frequency front-end circuitry includes an output terminal, a receive amplifier controllably coupled to the output terminal, at least one transmit amplifier controllably inductively coupled to the output terminal, and at least one impedance element controllably coupled between ground and one of the at least one transmit amplifier to reduce degradation of output of the radio-frequency front-end circuitry when the at least one transmit amplifier is not in use. In differential signaling, there is an impedance element between ground and each pole of the differential signal. A second transmit amplifier may generate second transmit signals and harmonics of the second transmit signals, and the second transmit amplifier may be switchably connected to the output of a first transmit amplifier so that output of the second transmit amplifier is filtered by the one of the first transmit amplifier. The transmit amplifiers may include a WiFi power amplifier and a BLUETOOTH® power amplifier.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to broadcast and multicast in a wireless communication system. In some implementations, an announcement frame indicating a broadcast or multicast service period to multiple second wireless devices is transmitted by a first wireless device. The announcement frame indicates (i) an end time of the broadcast or multicast service period and (ii) an order of a sequence of frames to be directed to the multiple second wireless devices. Each of the sequence of frames is transmitted at the first wireless device using a directional antenna pattern to a respective one of the multiple second wireless devices, according to the order of the sequence of frames indicated in the announcement frame. An acknowledgement frame in response to the each of the sequence of frames is received at the first wireless device from the respective one of the multiple second wireless devices.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide an electronic device, which includes a first oscillator configured to output a first clock signal, and a second oscillator that is co-located with the first oscillator on the electronic device. The electronic device further includes a first bandpass filter configured to filter a first input signal derived from the first clock signal received through a negative feedback loop, and to output a first signal component corresponding to the first signal spur. The electronic device further includes a signal reconstruction circuit configured to receive the first signal component and to combine the first signal component into a control signal for the first oscillator, and to feed the control signal combined with the first signal component to the first oscillator to mitigate the first signal spur exhibited in the first clock signal.

Abstract: A first communication device generates a beamforming training initiator packet for transmission in the wireless communication network, the beamforming training initiator packet including i) information indicating a start of a beamforming training session, and ii) respective identifiers of multiple second communication devices that are to process beamforming training packets transmitted by the first communication device during the beamforming training session. The first communication device transmits the beamforming training initiator packet, and after transmitting the beamforming training initiator packet, transmits a plurality of beamforming training packets during the beamforming training session.

Abstract: A system is provided and includes a memory and a control module. The memory stores first and second pixel data corresponding to first and second image frames. The control module performs stereo vision matching including: accessing the first and second pixel data; determining initial disparity values that indicate differences between positions of the first and second pixel data; determining matching merit values for the first pixel data, where each of the matching merit values is indicative of a reliability level of a corresponding one of the initial disparity values; determining weights based on (i) the initial disparity values, (ii) differences between intensity values of the first and second pixel data, and (iii) the matching merit values; and refining the initial disparity values, based on the weights, to provide refined disparity values. The control module estimates a depth of a feature or an object based on the refined disparity values.

Abstract: A first wireless device determines, while a first and second wireless transceiver are powered off, start of a service period. The first wireless transceiver is turned on in response to the determination to enable the first wireless device to establish communication via a LP wireless channel while the second wireless transceiver is off. The first wireless device receives a request frame from a second wireless device and a time of a timing function is updated based on the request frame.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide circuitry employing one or more inductors having an unconventional turn-ratio. The circuitry includes a primary inductor having a first length located on a first layer of an integrated circuit (IC). The circuitry further includes a secondary inductor having a second length located on a second layer of the IC different from the first layer, whereby the second length is greater than the first length, with a ratio between the first and the second lengths corresponding to a non-integer turn-ratio.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to an integer non-uniform constellation (NUC) high-order M-QAM. In some implementations, M is no less than 1024. Each of M constellation points of the integer NUC M-QAM has respective integer real and imaginary coordinates. A bit pattern is received and mapped to integer real and imaginary coordinates of one of the M constellation points according to a mapping rule of the integer NUC M-QAM. A transmission signal is modulated in accordance with the integer real and imaginary coordinates of the one of the M constellation points of the integer NUC M-QAM.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for iteratively decoding a codeword. Once a codeword is received, the codeword is processed to generate an incremental hard decision value and a log likelihood ratio amplitude value. These values are generated by processing the codeword using a soft output Viterbi algorithm. A faulty symbol in the codeword is identified. A complete hard decision value is generated using the incremental hard decision value. The LLR amplitude value and complete hard decision value corresponding to the identified faulty symbol are selectively provided to a decoder and the decoder uses these values to decode the codeword.

Abstract: A fin field effect transistor (finFET) includes a semiconductor substrate including at least one fin feature, a diffusion region formed on the semiconductor substrate and extending through the diffusion region, and a gate formed on the diffusion region and the at least one fin feature. The gate includes a split gate structure including a first gate region, a second gate region, a gap separating the first gate region and the second gate region, and a contact region electrically connecting the first gate region and the second gate region. A plurality of source/drain regions are formed in the diffusion region. The plurality of source/drain regions includes a source drain region in the gap between the first gate region and the second gate region. A plurality of pocket dopant regions are formed in the diffusion region. The plurality of pocket dopant regions includes at least one pocket dopant region in the gap between the first gate region and the second gate region.

Abstract: In a communication network, a first communication device obtains respective channel estimate matrices of respective communication channels between i) the first communication device and ii) respective second communication devices. The first communication device generates respective steering matrices for use in communicating with the respective second communication devices, including generating each steering matrix to project to a null-space of a space spanned by channel estimate matrices corresponding to others of the second communication devices. The first communication device utilizes the respective steering matrices to simultaneously transmit respective signals to the respective second communication devices.

Abstract: A circuit and corresponding method enable glitch-free frequency. The circuit comprises a first delay circuit and a second delay circuit, configured to produce first and second propagated enables, respectively, from first and second input enables, respectively; and an output clock circuit. The output clock circuit is configured to produce an output clock that switches, glitch-free, between a first phase-locked clock and a second phase-locked. The first and second delay circuits are further configured to enable the output clock to be switched, glitch-free, by employing the second propagated enable to gate propagation of the first input enable and the first propagated enable to gate propagation of the second input enable, respectively. The first and second input enables are configured to be enabled, alternately, causing the output clock to switch between the first and second phase-locked clocks.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes interface circuitry with a serializer/deserializer (SERDES) circuit. The interface circuitry includes a receiving circuit that receives a signal that carries a sequence of digital values. The receiving circuit includes sampler circuit and a feedback equalization circuit. The sampler circuit includes an amplifying portion and a latch portion coupled at an intermediate node. The amplifying portion varies, with an amplifying gain, an intermediate signal at the intermediate node in response to an input signal to the sampler circuit, and the latch portion generates a digital output based on the intermediate signal at the intermediate node. The feedback equalization circuit is coupled to the intermediate node to vary the intermediate signal at the intermediate node based on a previous digital output from the latch portion of the sampler circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatuses and methods for a configurable wireless communication chip. In some aspects, a wireless communication chip includes multiple radio paths and is capable of operating in a first communication mode that supports communication in non-contiguous segments of bandwidth and a second communication mode that does not support communication in non-contiguous segments of bandwidth. Based on a hardware configuration external to the wireless communication chip, the radio paths can be configured to operate in the first communication mode or the second communication mode. In some cases, the hardware configuration external to the wireless communication chip includes fewer antennas or amplifier paths than radio paths of the chip, such as due to cost or form-factor considerations.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes apparatuses and techniques for secure root key provisioning. In some aspects, a stream of entropy bits is generated based on analog noise. From the stream of entropy bits, entropy symbols are constructed and used to modulate bits of a unique chip identifier to provide a block of modulated symbols. A hash digest of the block of modulated symbols is then calculated to generate a device-level root key. This device-level root key written to a write-only register of a one-time programmable (OTP) memory controller for subsequent writing into an OTP memory. By so doing, unauthorized entities can be prevented from accessing the device-level root key during the secure key provisioning process.

Abstract: A communication device performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) procedure to determine whether the communication device can transmit in a shared wireless communication medium, wherein the communication device is in a first basic service set (BSS) associated with a virtual access point (AP) implemented by a physical AP, and wherein the first BSS corresponds to a first BSS identifier. Performing the CCA procedure includes: for first signals having the first BSS identifier or having one or more second BSS identifiers corresponding to other virtual APs implemented by the physical AP, comparing energy of the signals to a first threshold; and for first signals determined by the communication device to have one or more third BSS identifiers, wherein the one or more third BSS identifiers correspond to other physical APs, comparing energy of the signals to a second threshold lower than the first threshold.

Abstract: A message-passing decoder operates by storing, at a check node, a minimum value, a next-to-minimum value, an edge location of the minimum value, and information regarding the signs of incoming messages. For an edge which is not the location of a previous minimum value, the minimum value and the next-to-minimum value, and the location of the minimum value, are set based on the magnitude of an incoming message. For an edge which is the location of the previous minimum value, the minimum value and the next-to-minimum value are set based on the magnitude of an incoming message, and when the magnitude of the incoming message is at most equal to the previous next-to-minimum value, the location of the minimum value is set to the respective edge, and when the magnitude of the incoming message is greater than the previous next-to-minimum value, the location of the minimum value is approximated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for demodulating GNSS navigation data bits in conditions that can cause a Doppler error, such as a GNSS receiver operating under a poor clock condition, in one aspect, include: receiving a modulated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) carrier signal, wherein the GNSS carrier signal includes navigation bits; compensating for a Doppler error of the GNSS carrier signal using Doppler error compensation frequencies, wherein the compensating comprises determining in-phase (I) correlation results and quadrature (Q) correlation results at the Doppler error compensation frequencies; calculating dot products using the I correlation results and the Q correlation results from the compensating; determining a dot product from the calculated dot products having a maximum absolute value; and demodulating the GNSS carrier signal using the determined dot product having the maximum absolute value to extract the navigation bits from the GNSS carrier signal.

Abstract: A first device receives a block encoded communication frame from a second device via a single communication channel on a twisted wire pair. The communication frame comprises a plurality of partial frames. The first device maintains a first counter that indicates a count of partial frames corresponding to communication frames exchanged between the first device and the second device. While the first device is in a low power mode of operation: the first device uses the first counter to determine timing of a window, powers up at least a receive portion of the first network interface device, and determines, during the window, whether the second device transmitted a signal configured to prompt the first device to exit the low power mode of operation. In response to the second device transmitting the signal, the first device exits the low power mode of operation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing packets from a home agent to a user equipment through a first access network and a second access network. The method includes sending a first binding update message from the user equipment over the first access network to create a first binding cache entry at the home agent. The user equipment uses a home address assigned to the user equipment as a source IP address of the first binding update message. The method further includes sending a second binding update message from the user equipment over the second access network to create a second binding cache entry at the home agent. The user equipment receives packets from the home agent through the first access network and the second access network based on the first binding cache entry and the second binding cache entry.