Abstract: A support member for arrangement with additional support members to form an array of dipole antennas. The support member includes a first portion of a conductive arm of a dipole antenna, and a first portion of a conductive arm of another dipole antenna. A second portion of the conductive arm of the dipole antenna extends from the first portion of the conductive arm of the dipole antenna towards the first portion of the conductive arm of the other dipole antenna, defining a gap in a direct current path between the second portion of the conductive arm of the dipole antenna and the first portion of the conductive arm of the other dipole antenna.

Abstract: A hearing assistance device comprising a housing component (12) containing a transceiver (68) and processing circuitry arranged in a compact block structure (50), an antenna feed element electrically connected to the transceiver (68), and an antenna element (30, 80) mounted integral with the housing component (12). The antenna feed element is mounted on the compact block structure (50), and is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna element (30, 80).

Abstract: A system and method for suppressing aperture noise resulting from clock jitter associated with a Nyquist analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using self-referred time measurements are provided. The system comprises of a clock, a delay element, a time subtractor, a time-to-digital converter, a filter element, a first digital subtractor, an integrator, a differentiator, and a multiplier. Each of the delay element, time subtractor, time-to-digital converter, filter element, first digital subtractor, integrator, and multiplier is electrically connected in parallel with the ADC, which allows the clock to generate a clock signal that advances into the system and the ADC in order to isolate and suppress the noise aperture associated with the ADC. As such, the architecture of the system is configured to isolate and suppress aperture noise resulting from clock jitter associated with an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to allow the output signal of the system be independent of the aperture noise.

Abstract: A data compressor includes a zero-value remover, a zero bit mask generator and a non-zero values packer. The zero-value remover receives 2N bit streams of values and outputs 2N non-zero-value bit streams having zero values removed from each respective bit stream based on a selected granularity of compression for values contained in the bit streams. The zero bit mask generator receives the 2N bit streams of values and generates a zero bit mask corresponding to the selected granularity of compression. Each zero bit mask indicates a location of a zero value based on the selected granularity of compression. The non-zero values packer receives the 2N non-zero-value bit streams and forms at least one first group of packed non-zero values.

Abstract: A high-frequency module (1) includes a multilayer dielectric substrate (2), an RFIC (21), and an array antenna (13). The array antenna (13) includes a plurality of first patch antennas (11) having identical polarization directions with each other, and a plurality of second patch antennas (12) having identical polarization directions with each other, which are polarization directions positioned between two orthogonal polarizations of the first patch antenna (11). The first patch antenna (11) and the second patch antenna (12) simultaneously operate as a transmitting antenna or a receiving antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dual-polarized radiating element comprising a feeding arrangement and four dipole arms. The feeding arrangement comprises four slots, which extend from a periphery towards a center of the feeding arrangement and are arranged at regular angular intervals forming a first angular arrangement. The four dipole arms extend outwards from the feeding arrangement and are arranged at regular angular intervals forming a second angular arrangement. The second angular arrangement of the four dipole arms is rotated with respect to the first angular arrangement of the four slots.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave adjusting device includes a first substrate, a first conductive element, a first insulation layer, a second substrate, a second conductive element, a dielectric layer, and a conductive layer. The first conductive element is disposed on the first substrate. The first insulation layer is disposed on the first conductive element. The second conductive element is disposed on the second substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first insulation layer and electrically connected to the first conductive element. The electromagnetic wave adjusting device includes an overlap area and a capacitance adjustable area. An overlap portion of the first conductive element and the second conductive element constitutes the overlap area, the capacitance adjustable area includes the overlap area, and at least part of the first conductive layer is disposed in the capacitance adjustable area.

Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for analog to digital converter (ADC) with factoring and background clock calibration. An apparatus includes an ADC configured to sample and convert differential input signals using a reference clock to obtain a defined number of samples during a first state in an acquisition clock cycle, and a finite state machine circuit configured to obtain the defined number of samples from the ADC using a clock based on the reference clock, factor the defined number of samples based on at least a common mode offset associated with the ADC, and send offset factored output to a controller.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing wideband radiators that conform to regular equilateral triangular lattices with little to no performance compromise for typical offset pairs of dual-polarized element arrangements. This general radiator family/group/configuration can be referred to as the Slant Tri-V (STV) element based on the basic characteristic set of this radiator group and relative differences to conventional array elements normally seen on rectangular or triangular lattice arrangements. The STV array element has wideband, dual-polarized operation and conforms to the most efficiently sampled array lattice for the lowest array element count possible for phased arrays.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for circuits. One device includes an adjustment circuit having an adjustable resistor for modifying a resistance value of a resistive device, the adjustment circuit connected to an adjustment terminal of the resistive device. The resistance value of the adjustable resistor changes, when a voltage or charge on the adjustment terminal of the adjustable resistor is changed. The adjustable resistor is a phase change element with an adjusting terminal to which different voltage values are applied for adjusting a conversion device threshold value.

Abstract: A method for simulating electromagnetic interactions between an antenna with a reflecting front face and at least one electromagnetic radiator and an electrically large interaction structure placed in front of the antenna comprises providing an antenna model representing the antenna, the antenna model comprising an antenna surface representing the front face and at least one field source representing the at least one radiator, wherein the field source is placed at the antenna surface and is configured as a far field source that is defined by a predetermined radiation pattern, and wherein direct electromagnetic interaction between the field source and the antenna surface is avoided. The method further comprises determining electromagnetic radiation launched by the field source based on the predetermined radiation pattern, propagating the radiation using an asymptotic numerical method, and determining interactions of the radiation with the interaction structure and with the antenna surface.

Abstract: A radiator assembly for a base station antenna has a central axis and two dipoles arranged in a crossed manner, where each of the dipoles includes two dipole arms, and each of the dipole arms have a radiating surface which has an outer contour. The radiator assembly comprises an electrically conductive annular element that mounted above the radiating surfaces. The annular element is configured to be closed circumferentially and has an inner contour which is compliant to an outer contour line of the combination of all four radiating surfaces.

Abstract: A dual-polarized antenna and a dual-polarized antenna assembly including the same are provided. A dual-polarized antenna includes a base board, feeding unit supported on the base board, and radiation plate supported on the feeding unit. The feeding unit includes a first and a second feeding boards arranged to cross each other on the base board. The first feeding board includes a first feed line configured to supply a first reference-phase signal to a first point on the radiation plate and supply a first antiphase signal having an antiphase relative to the first reference-phase signal to a second point on the radiation plate. The second feeding board includes a second feed line configured to supply a second reference-phase signal to a third point on the radiation plate and supply a second antiphase signal having an antiphase relative to the second reference-phase signal to a fourth point on the radiation plate.

Abstract: An antenna device for a vehicle includes: an antenna base to be attached to the vehicle; a first antenna for a first frequency band provided on the antenna base; and a second antenna for a second frequency band provided on the antenna base, in which the first frequency band and the second frequency band are different from each other, and the second antenna serves as a reflector of the first antenna in the first frequency band of the first antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base station antenna comprising a balun support component and a substrate. The balun support component comprises a ground circuit and a balun circuit comprising a plurality of bending parts and a plurality of connecting parts which are alternately connected. Each bending part comprises two wires extending in opposite directions and a bending wire connecting the two wires. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface of the substrate is disposed on the balun support component. The first surface comprises an oscillator arm comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is closer to the center of the substrate than the second end. The second surface comprises a metal ring. The balun circuit and the ground circuit are electrically connected to the oscillator arm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low band dipole that has four dipole arms in a cross configuration, and a simplified cloaking structure to substantially prevent interference with radiated RF energy from nearby high band dipoles. Further disclosed is a feed network and dipole stem balun configuration that power divides and combines two distinct RF signals, without the use of a hybrid coupler, so that the four dipole arms collectively radiate the two RF signals respectively at a +45 degree and ?45 degree polarization orientation relative to the orientation of the dipole arms.

Abstract: Ear-worn devices may include one or more structural elements formed of high-dielectric material. The position and shape of the structural element may be selected relative to an antenna of the ear-worn device to provide specific enhancements of the electric and/or magnetic field generated by the antenna. The structural elements may include a host resin material and a plurality of dielectric material elements. The structural elements may have an effective dielectric constant greater than 5. One or more loading strips may be used to tune a resonating structure formed by the antenna and the structural elements. The antenna may be an antenna array with structural elements disposed between elements of the array.

Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna and a conductive pattern formed around the antenna is provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a wideband dual differential current loop radiator. In embodiments, a radiator includes first and second dipole pairs with first and second differential conductor pairs providing differential signals to the first and second dipole arms. The radiator may include a cavity, which can be filed with air, in at least a portion of a feed layer. The dipoles may have a coincident phase center.

Abstract: A data compressor includes a zero-value remover, a zero bit mask generator, a plurality of multiplexers, and a row-pointer generator. The zero-value remover receives 2N bit streams of values and outputs 2N non-zero-value bit streams having zero values removed. The zero bit mask generator generates a zero bit mask for a predetermined number of values of each bit stream that indicates a location of a zero value in the predetermined number of values corresponding to the zero bit mask. Each input of a multiplexer in a first column of the multiplexers receives a respective bit stream of the 2N bit streams of non-zero values. The multiplexers in a last column outputting 2N bit streams of values as packed non-zero values in which each output bit stream has a same bit-stream length. The row-pointer generator generates a row-pointer for each respective non-zero-value bit stream in a group of packed non-zero values.