Patents Examined by Kevin M Burd
  • Patent number: 11610104
    Abstract: Methods of performing mixed-signal/analog multiply-accumulate (MAC) operations used for matrix multiplication in fully connected artificial neural networks in integrated circuits (IC) are described in this disclosure having traits such as: (1) inherently fast and efficient for approximate computing due to current-mode signal processing where summation is performed by simply coupling wires, (2) free from noisy and power hungry clocks with asynchronous fully-connected operations, (3) saving on silicon area and power consumption for requiring neither any data-converters nor any memory for intermediate activation signals, (4) reduced dynamic power consumption due to Compute-In-Memory operations, (5) avoiding over-flow conditions along key signals paths and lowering power consumption by training MACs in neural networks in such a manner that the population and or combinations of multi-quadrant activation signals and multi-quadrant weight signals follow a programmable statistical distribution profile, (6) programmab
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Ali Tasdighi Far
  • Patent number: 11611460
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for carrier frequency estimation include a carrier frequency estimator having: a frequency input terminal disposed to receive a frequency-domain input signal comprising a plurality of symbols; a plurality of candidate pipelines, each comprising a frequency adder coupled to the frequency input terminal, a bit converter coupled to the frequency adder, a multi-bit buffer coupled to the bit converter; and a correlator coupled to the multi-bit buffer, respectively; and a candidate pipeline selector coupled to the correlators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Farshid Nowshadi, Jacob C Sharpe
  • Patent number: 11601167
    Abstract: A method and device for power adjustment in a user equipment and a base station are disclosed in the present disclosure. The user equipment receives first information which is used to trigger a first operation, the first operation including an accumulation reset corresponding to a first power value; and then receives K piece(s) of target information and transmits a first wireless signal. A transmission power value of the first wireless signal is a first power value; the first power value is irrelevant to all piece(s) of target information received prior to triggering the first operation. The K piece(s) of target information is(are) received after triggering the first operation. The sum of K power offset value(s) is used to determine the first power value. The K power offset value(s) are respectively indicated by the K piece(s) of target information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI QIYU COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CENTER
    Inventors: Qi Jiang, Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11575352
    Abstract: A matching circuit structure for effectively suppressing the low-frequency clutter of a power amplifier of a mobile phone, falling within the technical field of radio frequency Pas is provided. The circuit structure includes an input end, a blocking capacitor, a power amplifier (PA), an output matching network and an output end connected in series; and the matching circuit structure further includes a negative feedback network connected in parallel to a transmission end of the PA; the negative feedback network includes a resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor and a matching inductor; the resonant capacitor and the resonant inductor are connected in parallel to form a frequency selecting network, and the frequency selecting network is connected in series with the matching inductor and to the ground. The matching circuit structure above can be used to effectively suppress the low-frequency clutter of a power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LANSUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
    Inventors: Jiahui Zhou, Bin Hu, Jiashuai Guo, Kai Xuan
  • Patent number: 11575556
    Abstract: A communication system is configured to generate a perturbed signal by perturbing an amplitude of a spectrum of an original signal in one or more spectral regions, and to propagate the perturbed signal through components of the communication system. The communication system is further configured to obtain a measurement of the perturbed signal in a first spectral region of the one or more spectral regions following the propagation of the perturbed signal, and to calculate an estimate of an impairment associated with the communication system based on the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Vaquero-Caballero, Michael Andrew Reimer, Seb Savory, Maurice O'Sullivan, Mohammad Ebrahim Mousa Pasandi, David Ives, Michael Hubbard, Andrew D. Shiner
  • Patent number: 11563408
    Abstract: Systems and methods for linearizing a radio system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a radio system comprises an antenna array, transmit branches comprising respective power amplifiers, a predistortion subsystem comprising predistorters for the transmit branches respectively, a receive antenna element, a transmit observation receiver having an input coupled to the receive antenna element, and an adaptor. The predistorters predistort respective transmit signals to provide predistorted transmit signals to the respective transmit branches for transmission via respective active antenna elements in the antenna array. The transmit observation receiver is operable to receive, via the receive antenna element, a combined receive signal due to coupling between the receive antenna element and the active antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Leonard Rexberg, Göran Nilsson, Tomas Andersson, Pär Holmgren, Anders Martinsson
  • Patent number: 11558105
    Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11552836
    Abstract: Physical layer processing methods for network acquisition by remote nodes in wireless communication systems are described herein. New methods for wireless network discovery and synchronization by remote nodes are described herein that utilize spatial (e.g., antenna array) processing algorithms which may achieve enhanced functioning in challenging radio frequency environments, such as those containing interference and multipath distortion effects. These methods may include advantageous use of spatial whiteners and associated pluralities of adaptive beamformers to detect network reference and synchronization signals and estimate their parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tarana Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bruzzone, Thomas Svantesson, Dale A. Branlund
  • Patent number: 11539404
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for allocating bandwidth among communication links in a telecommunication system. Some aspects can involve identifying multiple transmission modes used to transmit downlink signals via remote units of a telecommunications system to groups of terminal devices. Each group of terminal devices may receive downlink signals using a respective transmission mode. Respective weights can be assigned to the groups of terminal devices based on the transmission modes. The downlink signals, which are provided to each remote unit associate with each group of terminal devices, can be configured using a respective signal power that is associated with a respective weight for the group of terminal devices associated with the respective remote unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Keld Knut Lange
  • Patent number: 11533027
    Abstract: Data isolators are described. The data isolators include a differential receiver having cross-coupled single-ended amplifiers. The single-ended amplifiers may be referenced to a time-varying reference potential. The cross-coupling of the single-ended amplifiers may provide high speed, low power consumption operation of the data isolator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao Hong Du
  • Patent number: 11528777
    Abstract: A cellular modem interface device may comprise a cellular module. The cellular module may comprise wireless communication circuitry. The cellular modem interface device may further comprise a first connector module. The first connector module may comprise a first plurality of connectors associated with a first plurality of interfaces, wherein the first plurality of connectors includes at least one connector for a power supply and at least one interface of the first plurality of interfaces is associated with slow data speeds. The cellular modem interface device may further comprise a second connector module. The second connector module may comprise a second plurality of connectors associated with a second plurality of interfaces, wherein at least one interface of the second plurality of interfaces is associated with fast data speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INSEEGO CORP.
    Inventors: Vishal Donthireddy, Todd Conklin, Hinh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11515922
    Abstract: An indicator in a master AP from among a plurality of APs obtains communication quality of communication with an AP which is a communication partner. In the case where the obtained communication quality is less than a threshold, the indicator causes the plurality of APs including the master AP to perform cooperative operation to transmit data. In the case where the obtained communication quality is not less than the threshold, the indicator causes the plurality of APs including the master AP to stop the cooperative operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Tomohiro Kimura, Mikihiro Ouchi
  • Patent number: 11494024
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a first signal processing circuit and the second signal processing circuit. The first signal processing circuit receives a first signal. The first signal processing circuit has a power end connecting to a first voltage and a reference ground end. The second signal processing circuit receives a second signal. The second signal processing circuit has a power end which is electrically coupled to the reference ground end of the first signal processing circuit or equals the reference ground end of the first signal processing circuit. The second signal processing circuit has a reference ground end connecting to a second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Cheng Cheng, Hsiu-Hui Yang
  • Patent number: 11496207
    Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11476808
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for operating a plurality of power amplifiers. A predistortion circuit may pre-distort an input signal according to a predistortion configuration to generate a pre-distorted signal for the plurality of power amplifiers. An adaption circuit may receive a first feedback signal from a first power amplifier of the plurality of power amplifiers and generate predistortion correlation data describing a correlation between parameters of a model describing the plurality of power amplifiers. The adaption circuit may receive a first feedback signal from a second power amplifier of the plurality of power amplifiers and update the predistortion correlation data to generate updated predistortion correlation data using the first feedback signal from the second power amplifier. The adaption circuit may also generate the predistortion configuration using the updated predistortion correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Patrick Pratt, David Jennings
  • Patent number: 11469932
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for a station for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a signal and an apparatus for the method, the method, when a station transmits and receives a signal by means of a channel in which three channels have been bonded, generating an enhanced directional multi gigabit (EDMG) short training field (STF) for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) packet, and transmitting and receiving a signal comprising the generated EDMG STF field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinmin Kim, Jinsoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11469796
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a maximum downlink (DL) Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) layer configuration for DL communications, such as control signals or data signals, in one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) and a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration for receiving DL PRS. The UE receives DL PRS in an active BWP using a number of reception antennas based on, e.g., at least equal to, the maximum number of DL MIMO layers in the active bandwidth part. The UE may be configured to transmit uplink (UL) PRS, e.g., SRS for positioning purposes, using at least a maximum number of transmission antennas that is configured for communications purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandros Manolakos, Weimin Duan, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli
  • Patent number: 11463155
    Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11449689
    Abstract: Analog multipliers can perform signal processing with approximate precision asynchronously (clock free) and with low power consumptions, which can be advantageous including in emerging mobile and portable artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications near or at the edge and or near sensors. Based on low cost, mainstream, and purely digital Complementary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing process, the present invention discloses embodiments of current-mode analog multipliers that can be utilized in multiply-accumulate (MAC) signal processing in end-application that require low cost, low power consumption, (clock free) and asynchronous operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Ali Tasdighi Far
  • Patent number: 11431544
    Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus (10) comprises an encoder (11) that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator (12) that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator (12) is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB, a non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations comprising one or more of predetermined constellations defined by the constellation position vector w0 . . . b?1, wherein b=M/4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Lothar Stadelmeier, Nabil Sven Loghin, Jan Zoellner