Abstract: A method includes sending, from a first transmitter to a first receiver, a request to send (RTS) message associated with a first transmit opportunity (TXOP). The RTS message requests the first receiver to indicate whether reuse of the first TXOP is permitted. The method further includes receiving, at the first transmitter from the first receiver, a clear to send (CTS) message responsive to the RTS message.

Abstract: Techniques provided herein are directed toward using information from various sources to determine when the mobile device enters and exits a traffic tunnel, turning off the GNSS receiver of the mobile device when the mobile device enters the tunnel, and turning the GNSS receiver back on once it exits. For example, the mobile device can turn off the GNSS receiver based, at least in part, on a determination that the mobile device has entered the traffic tunnel, and a determined traffic tunnel length and/or estimated amount of time the mobile device will be in the traffic tunnel.

Abstract: Techniques for transmitting and detecting for overhead channels and signals in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, a base station may blank (i.e., not transmit) at least one overhead transmission on certain resources in order to detect for the at least one overhead transmission of another base station. In one design, the base station may (i) send the overhead transmission(s) on a first subset of designated resources and (ii) blank the overhead transmission(s) on a second subset of the designated resources. The designated resources may be resources on which the overhead transmission(s) are sent by macro base stations. The base station may detect for the overhead transmission(s) from at least one other base station on the second subset of the designated resources. In another aspect, the base station may transmit the overhead transmission(s) on additional resources different from the designated resources.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for noise cancellation. One example apparatus generally includes a first delay path and a second delay path, each providing signals generated by applying a different delay to an input signal, and a first comparator having a first input coupled to the first delay path and a second input coupled to the second delay path. The apparatus also includes a switching circuit having a control input coupled to an output of the first comparator, the switching circuit configured to selectively couple the first delay path or the second delay path to an output node of the switching circuit based on a signal at the control input. The apparatus also includes an attenuation circuit having a first input coupled to an input path for providing the input signal, and a second input coupled to the output node of the switching circuit.

Abstract: A calibrating digital to analog converter (calDAC) architecture uses a low voltage memory to store the digital inputs of calDACs. The calDAC architecture includes a low voltage domain and a high voltage domain coupled to the low voltage domain. The low voltage domain includes a calDAC memory and a finite state machine (FSM). The high voltage domain includes a calDAC core, an interface circuit, and a bias control circuit coupled to the interface circuit. The interface circuit may be provided between the calDAC core and the low voltage domain. The bias control circuit is coupled to the interface circuit to generate a bias voltage for the interface circuit to drive switch transistors of the calDAC core.

Abstract: Some features pertain to a package substrate that includes at least one dielectric layer, an inductor in the at least one dielectric layer, a first terminal coupled to the inductor, a second terminal coupled to the inductor, and a third terminal coupled to the inductor. The first terminal is configured to be a first port for the inductor. The second terminal is configured to be a second port for the inductor. The third terminal is a dummy terminal. In some implementations, the package substrate includes a solder resist layer over the dielectric layer, where the solder resist layer covers the third terminal. In some implementations, the package substrate includes a solder interconnect over the third terminal, such that the solder resist layer is between the third terminal and the solder interconnect. In some implementations, the package substrate is coupled to a die comprising a plurality of switches.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced transmission time interval (TTI) bundling design for machine type communications (MTC). A method for wireless communications by a wireless device is provided. The method generally includes determining a mapping of one or more uplink or downlink channels to one or more fixed bundling sizes, wherein each of the one or more fixed bundling sizes indicates a number of transmission time intervals (TTIs) over which a channel should be transmitted and processing transmission of the one or more uplink or downlink channels based on the mapping.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for performing selection of a transport format combination by a device processor of a wireless communication device. The device processor may determine whether radio frequency self-jamming interference is detected at the receiver of the wireless communication device. The device processor may calculate an average transmit power reduction in response to determining that radio frequency self-jamming interference is detected at a receiver of the wireless communication device. The device processor may select a transport format combination based on the calculated average transmit power reduction, and may use the selected transport format combination to transmit data to a communication network.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for simplifying SDC coding of large intra-prediction blocks, such as 64×64 blocks, in a 3D video coding process, such as 3D-HEVC. In some examples, the techniques may include processing 64×64 intra-prediction blocks as four 32×32 intra-prediction blocks in intra SDC. Processing large intra-prediction blocks as multiple, smaller intra-prediction blocks in intra SDC may reduce maximum buffer size requirements in the intra SDC process.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to receiving wireless communications from an access point, determining resources of the wireless communications associated with a search space for control information in the received wireless communications, and performing one or more of a set of blind decodes over the search space to decode at least low latency control information associated with a low latency communication technology, wherein the low latency communication technology utilizes a transmission time interval (TTI) having a duration that is less than a subframe of a legacy communication technology.

Abstract: Techniques for mute pattern injection for a pulse-density modulation microphone are described. In one or more implementations, a pulse-density modulation (PDM) microphone includes a transducer that receives a pressure wave and produces an analog signal that represents the pressure wave, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that receives the analog signal from the transducer and converts the analog signal into a digital PDM signal. The PDM microphone also includes a pattern generator that generates a digital mute signal, a controller that outputs control signals, and a multiplexer that receives the control signals, the digital mute signal, and the digital PDM signal. The multiplexer transmits the digital mute signal or the digital PDM signal, responsive to the control signals.

Abstract: Selective epitaxial growth is used to form a hetero-structured source/drain region to fill an etched recess in a silicon fin for an n-type FinFET device.

Abstract: A passive mixer may include an output coupled to a next stage circuit. The output may be coupled to baseband inputs via first switches. The passive mixer may further include a tunable capacitor bank. The tunable capacitor bank may be coupled via second switches to the baseband inputs.

Abstract: Wireless devices in a wireless network may use multiple communication modes to perform device-to-device (D2D) communication in a mesh wide area network (WAN). For instance, one communication mode may be contention-based, while the other communication mode may be scheduled (e.g., by a relay). To facilitate co-existence between these communication modes, a wireless device may identify a set of resources set aside for D2D communications and may select and reserve a transmission time interval (e.g., a slot) of the D2D resources. Other wireless devices may determine the transmission time interval is reserved and refrain from transmitting during that transmission time interval. In another example, a base station may assign a D2D communication mode to certain sets of D2D resources.

Abstract: A first load instruction specifying a first virtual address misses in a data cache. A delta value is received based on a program counter value of the first load instruction. A second virtual address is computed based on the delta value and the first virtual address. Data associated with the second virtual address is then prefetched from a main memory to the data cache prior to a second load instruction specifying the second virtual address missing in the data cache.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The described techniques provide for transmitting, at a base station, a contention exempt broadcast paging message that includes partial paging information for a user equipment (UE), receiving a random access request message transmitted by a UE in response to the broadcast paging message, and transmitting a unicast paging message which includes complete paging information. The described techniques further provide for determining, at a base station, a first paging opportunity window (POW) and a second POW for a UE, performing a LBT procedure during the first POW, transmitting a broadcast paging message including partial paging information for the UE during the first POW, performing a second LBT procedure during the second POW, transmitting a unicast paging message to the UE during the second POW, the unicast paging message including complete paging information for the UE.

Abstract: A communication circuit may include mixers configured to generate voltage mode outputs. The communication circuit may further include voltage nodes configured to sum the voltage mode outputs produced by the mixers to generate intermediate voltage mode signals. The communication circuit may further include transconductors configured to convert the intermediate voltage mode signals to intermediate current mode signals. The communication circuit may further include at least one current node configured to sum the intermediate current mode signals to generate at least one mixer output signal.

Abstract: A method of encoding audio channels includes receiving two or more channels at an encoder and identifying a target channel and a reference channel. The target channel and the reference channel are identified from the two or more channels based on a mismatch value. The method also includes generating a modified target channel by temporally adjusting the target channel based on the mismatch value. The mismatch value is indicative of an amount of temporal mismatch between the target channel and the reference channel. The method also includes determining a temporal correlation value indicative of a temporal correlation between a first signal associated with the reference channel and a second signal associated with the modified target channel. The method also includes comparing the temporal correlation value to a threshold. The method further includes generating missing target samples based on the comparison, a coder type, or both.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for obtaining a range between devices based, at least in part, on an exchange of wireless messages. For example, wireless devices may obtain measurements of range based, at least in part, on an exchange fine timing measurement (FTM) messages. In one implementation, a subsequent FTM message transmitted in response to an FTM request message may comprise at least one field indicating a time of transmission of a previous FTM message and a time of receipt of an acknowledgement message transmitted in response to the previous FTM message.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE). One method includes receiving a downlink grant for a downlink transmission; transmitting channel quality feedback at a first time triggered by receipt of the downlink grant, the first time occurring during a first transmission time interval (TTI); and transmitting acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback for the downlink transmission at a second time triggered by receipt of the downlink grant, the second time occurring during a second TTI, and the second TTI occurring later in time than the first TTI.