Patents Examined by Andrea Lindgren Baltzell
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Patent number: 11948721Abstract: An apparatus includes a laminate, the laminate including a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a conductive layer forming a circuit element overlying the first surface of the dielectric layer. The apparatus further includes a magnetic layer over the conductive layer. A first edge surface of the magnetic layer is coplanar with a first edge surface of the laminate, and a second edge surface of the magnetic layer is coplanar with a second edge surface of the laminate.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Ying-Chuan Kao, Hung-Yu Chou, Dong-Ren Peng, Jun Jie Kuo, Kenji Otake, Chih-Chien Ho
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Patent number: 11949383Abstract: Described are concepts, circuits, systems and techniques directed toward N-phase control techniques useful in the design and control of supply generators configured for use in a wide variety of power management applications including, but not limited to mobile applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: David J. Perreault, James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Patent number: 11942902Abstract: Methods related to power amplification systems with adjustable common base bias. A method of implementing a power amplification system can include providing a cascode amplifier coupled to a radio-frequency input signal and coupled to a radio-frequency output. The method can further include providing a biasing component configured to apply one or more biasing signals to the cascode amplifier, the biasing component including a bias controller and one or more bias components. Each respective bias component may be coupled to a respective bias transistor.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Philip John Lehtola, Scott W. Coffin
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Patent number: 11942904Abstract: A digital predistortion (DPD) system includes an input configured to receive an input signal. In some examples, a first signal path configured to generate a first signal based on the input signal. In some examples, an error model provider configured to generate an error model signal modeled after a gate bias error voltage associated with the DPD system. In some examples, a first combiner configured to combine the first signal and the error model signal to generate a first intermediate signal, and the DPD system generates an output signal based at least on the first intermediate signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Hongzhi Zhao, Xing Zhao, Vincent C. Barnes, Xiaohan Chen, Hemang M. Parekh
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Patent number: 11942909Abstract: An amplifier includes an input circuit, an amplification circuit, and at least two feedback circuits. The input circuit is connected with an input end of the amplification circuit; an output end of the amplification circuit is connected with a first end of each of the feedback circuits respectively; a second end of each of the feedback circuits is connected with the input circuit respectively. The input circuit is configured to receive an input signal and a feedback signal; the amplification circuit is configured to amplify the input signal and the feedback signal to obtain an amplified signal. The feedback signal is fed back to the input circuit by feeding back at least a part of the amplified signal through a target feedback circuit; and the target feedback circuit is a feedback circuit that depends on the type of the input signal of the at least two feedback circuits.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Limin Yu, Yongle Li, Cheng Xu
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Patent number: 11942913Abstract: A gain adjustment unit constituted by a distribution switch having a control terminal is provided in an input unit of an amplifier circuit. One end of a coupler is connected to an output line of the amplifier circuit, another end of the coupler is connected to an anode of a diode, and a monitor terminal is connected via a low-pass filter to a cathode of the diode. The anode of the diode is unbiased.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Hamada, Hideyuki Nosaka
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Patent number: 11942907Abstract: The amplifier includes an input circuit configured to convert an input signal into a current; an output circuit comprising at least one switching element for reducing a voltage change of an output end of the input circuit and configured to provide an output signal; and a biasing circuit connected to the at least one switching element to form a feedback loop for reducing the voltage change of the output end of the input circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hyeokki Hong, Jihun Lee, Gyuhyeong Cho, Cheheung Kim, Hyunwook Kang
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Patent number: 11942924Abstract: A filter is provided that includes a set of cascaded resonator stages coupled between a filter input and a first filter output, wherein the filter includes a second filter output coupled to an output of a first or an intermediate one of the set of cascaded resonator stages. Another filter includes a set of cascaded resonator stages coupled between a first filter input and a filter output, wherein the filter includes a second filter input coupled to an input of an intermediate or a last one of the set of cascaded resonator stages. Both filters are configured to apply a first filter frequency response to a first signal propagating via the set of cascaded resonator stages, and apply a second filter frequency response to a second signal propagating via a subset of one or more of the set of cascaded resonator stages.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: RF360 Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Lasse Jalmari Toivanen
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Patent number: 11936084Abstract: The present disclosure provides a filter structure and a method for manufacturing a filter structure. The filter structure includes a metal resonant array. The metal resonant array includes a plurality of array units. The filter structure further includes a transparent plastic film. The metal resonant array is provided on the transparent plastic film.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunnan Jin, Zhifeng Zhang
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Patent number: 11936089Abstract: A transmission line assembly is configured such that (i) a first target inner layer is one of second to (N?1)-th pattern layers selected therefrom, and (ii) a second target inner layer is another one of the second to (N?1)-th pattern layers selected therefrom; the second to (N?1)-th pattern layers except for the first and second target inner layers are referred to as inner layers. The transmission line assembly includes band-like first and second slits formed through the ground pattern of a corresponding one of the first and second target inner layers to expose a part of one of dielectric layers; the one of the dielectric layers is adjacent to the corresponding one of the first and second target inner layers. Each of the first and second slits has an edge facing the interlayer line, and the edge of each of the first and second slits is concavely curved toward the interlayer line.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuji Kakuya, Kazuhiro Aoki, Yusuke Tainaka
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Patent number: 11936345Abstract: An impedance adjustment circuit is connected in parallel with a bias current output end of a bias circuit. The bias circuit is configured to provide bias current to a first circuit unit. The impedance adjustment circuit is configured to adjust source impedance of the first circuit unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SMARTER MICROELECTRONICS (GUANG ZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinliang Deng, Ping Li
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Patent number: 11936359Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a substrate, an interdigital transducer electrode including electrode fingers on a main surface of the substrate, and a protection film covering the main surface of the substrate, and side surfaces and upper surfaces of the electrode fingers. The protection film includes a portion covering the main surface of the substrate, an intermediate portion between two of the electrode fingers adjacent to each other, and a vicinity portion of the electrode fingers. The intermediate portion is thicker than the vicinity portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira Michigami
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Patent number: 11936366Abstract: An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, and elastic wave elements on the piezoelectric substrate and including IDT electrodes, respectively. The IDT electrode of a first of the elastic wave elements includes first and second busbars, and the IDT electrode of a second of the elastic wave elements includes third and fourth busbars. The second busbar and the third busbar extend parallel or substantially parallel to each other, and are spaced by a gap in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to an elastic-wave propagating direction. Each of the second and third busbars includes first and second electrode layers at least a portion of which is laminated on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer of the second busbar is cut in at least one location in a direction crossing the elastic-wave propagating direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kameoka
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Patent number: 11929733Abstract: There are disclosed matrix filters having an antenna port, receive ports and transmit ports. A receive matrix filter is coupled between each receive port and the antenna port; an a transmit matrix filter is coupled between the antenna port and each transmit port. An impedance at the receive port is matched to an input impedance of a low noise amplifier (LNA), an impedance at the transmit port is match to an output impedance of a power amplifier (PA), and an impedance at the antenna port is match an impedance of an antenna.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Andrew Guyette, Neal Fenzi, Michael Eddy, Bryant Garcia
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Patent number: 11929537Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant filter, which includes a housing including an input hole and an output hole, an input resonator including an input resonant body and an input port extending from the input resonant body and out of the housing through the input hole, and an output resonator including an output resonant body and an output port extending from the output resonant body and out of the housing through the output hole. The input resonator and the output resonator are fixed in the housing. The input resonator body and the output resonator body, which are sheets with a metal surface or metal sheets, respectively include a resonant rod with an upright segment, an extension segment extending from the upright segment and one end of which away from the extension segment is connected to the housing, and a first branch extending from the extension segment away from the upright segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: KUNSHAN LUXSHARE RF TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: ShanCe Lyu, Ye Wang, XingHua Sun
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Patent number: 11929718Abstract: Methods and systems for optimizing amplifier operations are described. The described methods and systems particularly describe a feed-forward control circuit that may also be used as a feed-back control circuit in certain applications. The feed-forward control circuit provides a control signal that may be used to configure an amplifier in a variety of ways.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventors: Dan William Nobbe, David Halchin
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Patent number: 11929737Abstract: An acoustic wave filter includes at least one serial arm resonance circuit on a path connecting input/output terminals, and at least one parallel arm resonance circuit between a node on the path and a ground, in which each of the at least one serial arm resonance circuit and the at least one parallel arm resonance circuit includes an acoustic wave resonator, a first parallel arm resonance circuit of the at least one parallel arm resonance circuit includes a bridging capacitor connected in parallel to the acoustic wave resonator, an anti-resonant frequency of the first parallel arm resonance circuit is positioned on a higher-frequency side than the pass band, and a resonant frequency of a first serial arm resonance circuit of the at least one serial arm resonance circuit is positioned on a lower-frequency side than the anti-resonant frequency of the first parallel arm resonance circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiaki Takata
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Patent number: 11923823Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, interdigital transducer electrodes including a predetermined number of electrode fingers disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, and a dielectric material layer having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and between the interdigital transducer electrode fingers. The second portion is disposed above the interdigital transducer electrode fingers. The acoustic wave device further includes at least one thermally conductive bridge disposed within the dielectric material layer and contacting upper surfaces of at least two adjacent interdigital transducer electrode fingers to dissipate heat therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Hironori Fukuhara, Keiichi Maki, Rei Goto
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Patent number: 11923829Abstract: An electronic filter includes a plurality of series arm acoustic wave resonators electrically connected in series between an input port and an output port, a plurality of parallel arm acoustic wave resonators electrically connected in parallel and electrically connected on first sides between respective ones of the plurality of series arm acoustic wave resonators and electrically connected on second sides to ground, and at least one additional acoustic wave resonator electrically connected in parallel to one of one of the plurality of series arm acoustic wave resonators or one of the plurality of parallel arm acoustic wave resonators and having a temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) lower than a TCF of the acoustic wave resonator to which it is electrically connected in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Tomoya Komatsu, Joji Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11916523Abstract: An amplification apparatus includes an amplifier having an inverting terminal, and a non-inverting terminal connected to a reset voltage node, a first capacitor connected to the inverting terminal, an input voltage being applied to the first capacitor, a second capacitor connected to the inverting terminal and an output terminal of the amplifier, and a duty-cycled resistor, connected in parallel to the second capacitor, including a first resistor. The duty-cycled resistor is configured to connect the first resistor and the inverting terminal and to disconnect the first resistor and the reset voltage node during a first time interval included in a period to complete an on-and-off cycle of the duty-cycled resistor, and disconnect the first resistor and the inverting terminal and to connect the first resistor and the reset voltage node during a second time interval included in the period.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Wonseok Lee, Kent Edrian Lozada, Seung Tak Ryu, Sang Joon Kim