Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) aperture includes an interface printed circuit board. An array of electrically conductive tapered projections have bases disposed on a front side of the interface printed circuit board and extend away from the front side of the interface printed circuit board. Chip baluns are mounted on the back side of the interface printed circuit board. Each chip balun has a balanced port electrically connected with two neighboring electrically conductive tapered projections via electrical feedthroughs passing through the interface printed circuit board. Each chip balun further has an unbalanced port, and RF circuitry disposed at the back side of the interface printed circuit board is electrically connected with the unbalanced ports of the chip baluns. The electrically conductive tapered projections include dielectric tapered projections and an electrically conductive layer disposed on an inner or outer surface of the dielectric tapered projections.

Abstract: Logic circuits constructed with magnetoelectric (ME) transistors are described herein. A ME logic gate device can include at least one conducting device, for example, at least one MOS transistor; and at least one ME transistor coupled to the at least one conducting device. The ME transistor can be a ME field effect transistor (ME-FET), which can be can be an anti-ferromagnetic spin-orbit read (AFSOR) device or a non-AFSOR device. The gates and logic circuits described herein can be included as standard cells in a design library. Cells of the cell library can include standard cells for a ME inverter device, a ME minority gate device, a ME majority gate device, a ME full adder, a ME XNOR device, a ME XOR device, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a scanning antenna with a plurality of antenna units arrayed therein, the scanning antenna including a TFT substrate including a first dielectric substrate, a TFT, gate bus lines, source bus lines, and a plurality of patch electrodes, a slot substrate including a second dielectric substrate and a slot electrode including a plurality of slots disposed corresponding to the plurality of patch electrodes, a liquid crystal layer, and a reflective conductive plate, includes a step (a) of depositing a first conductive film containing copper on a first main surface of the second dielectric substrate, a step (b) of, after step (a), bringing the first conductive film into contact with an atmosphere to form an oxide film on a surface of the first conductive film, and a step (c) of, after step (b), depositing a second conductive film containing copper on the oxide film.

Abstract: Energy and a control signal may be provided using a coupled power and control cable. The coupled power and control cable may comprise a power cable, a control cable, and an overall jacket. The power cable may be connected between a switch and a fixture and may provide energy to the fixture from the switch. The control cable may be connected between the control circuit and the fixture and may provide the control signal to the fixture from the control circuit. The power cable and the control cable may be disposed beneath the overall jacket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication technique which fuses a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support higher data transmission rates after a 4G system, and system thereof. In addition, the present invention provides an antenna assembly which comprises: an antenna array which includes at least one antenna; a film layer which is made of at least one insulating material, spaced apart from the antenna array by a predetermined first distance and joined to one side of a window; and an installation aid which has a surface fixed and attached to the window and the other surface on which an antenna array seating portion is formed.

Abstract: A combinational logic circuit includes input circuitry to receive a first input signal that transitions between upper and lower voltages of a first voltage domain, and to generate, in response to the transitions of the first input signal, a first localized signal that transitions between upper and lower voltages of a second voltage domain. The combinational logic circuit additionally includes output circuitry to generate a first output signal that transitions between the upper and lower supply voltages of the first voltage domain based at least in part on the transitions of the first localized signal.

Abstract: A reconfigurable logic circuit comprises first, second and third switching circuits arranged for receiving first, second and third input bits, respectively, and each arranged for being configured in a mode wherein the corresponding input bit is passed on or in a mode; a first exclusive OR logic block operable on the outputs of the first, second and third switching circuits and arranged to output a sum bit; fourth, fifth and sixth switching circuits arranged for receiving a fourth, fifth and sixth input bits and arranged for being configured in a mode; first, second and third AND logic blocks, each arranged for receiving a different pair of the outputs of certain switching circuits; a second exclusive OR logic block operable on the outputs of certain AND logic blocks and arranged to produce a carry output bit.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for enhancing the flexibility of an integrated circuit device with partially reconfigurable regions are provided. For example, a discovery interface may determine and/or communicate a suitable logical protocol interface to control data transfer between regions on the integrated circuit device. The techniques provided herein result in more flexible partial reconfiguration options to enable greater compatibility between accelerator hosts and accelerator function units.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a horn antenna or waveguide system comprising a corrugated horn or waveguide, wherein the corrugation takes the form of a helical spiral along the inner surface of the horn or waveguide. The present disclosure further relates to radar antenna.

Abstract: A mounting structure for protecting a transceiver located on an underside of a manhole cover is formed from a metal or rugged plastic in the shape of a truncated dome or cone with a sloping sidewall and a cavity configured to receive a transceiver, wherein the mounting structure is mountable to an underside of the manhole cover. A data communication system for an enclosure comprises a transceiver configured to communicate with a network outside of the enclosure and a mounting structure to mount the transceiver to an underside of the manhole cover. The mounting structure is configured to protect the transceiver from damage during removal of the manhole cover from the entrance port of the enclosure.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an active array system that can form and steer a directed beam across its aperture. The disclosed array system utilizes a novel configuration that significantly reduces a number of transmit and receive elements. In some aspects, the disclosed array system can be configured with a modular design, for example, to permit the extension of the transmit/receive array, e.g., to increase/decrease aperture size. In other aspects, the disclosed array system may be configured to dispose the elements of either the first or second group of radiators in a modular fashion.

Abstract: An antenna array for a radar sensor, having an antenna designed as a group antenna and operable as a transmit antenna and having an antenna configuration operable as a receive antenna, wherein the array has, in addition to the first antenna designed as a group antenna, a second antenna operable as a transmit antenna that has a smaller aperture than the first antenna, and the first and second antenna are designed for the transmission of radar waves having polarization orthogonal to one another, and the antenna configuration operable as a receive antenna is sensitive to both directions of polarization.

Abstract: A signal transmitting and receiving apparatus including: a first on-die termination circuit connected to a first pin through which a first signal is transmitted or received and, when enabled, the first on-die termination circuit is configured to provide a first termination resistance to a signal line connected to the first pin; a second on-die termination circuit connected to a second pin through which a second signal is transmitted or received and, when enabled, the second on-die termination circuit is configured to provide a second termination resistance to a signal line connected to the second pin; and an on-die termination control circuit configured to independently control an enable time and a disable time of each of the first on-die termination circuit and the second on-die termination circuit.

Abstract: The monopole wire-plate antenna includes a ground plane, a roof arranged at a distance from the ground plane and at least one electrically conductive element electrically linking the ground plane to the roof. The antenna includes a supply loop arranged substantially orthogonally with respect to the ground plane, the supply loop being open such that it has two opposing longitudinal ends arranged so as to be linked to a differential connection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunable waveguide system comprising a waveguide configured to guide radio waves in at least two dimensions, and an electronically tunable metamaterial configured to tune the radio waves by electronically changing its dielectric and/or conductive characteristics. The present disclosure further relates to a radar antenna system.

Abstract: A subsystem interface, a semiconductor device including the subsystem interface, and a communications method of the semiconductor device are provided, the subsystem interface comprising a transmitter including a first transmission port configured to transmit a first clock signal, a second transmission port configured to transmit a first data signal, a first reception port configured to receive a first flow control signal, and a third transmission port configured to transmit a first synchronization signal, a receiver including a second reception port configured to receive a second clock signal, a third reception port configured to receive a second data signal, a fourth transmission port configured to transmit a second flow control signal, a fourth reception port configured to receive a second synchronization signal, and a control module configured to control operations of the transmitter and the receiver, including performing a transmitter hand-shake by sending a request signal from the second transmission por

Abstract: A phased array antenna system comprises a feeding network which includes power combiners/dividers and an amplitude tapering system. The phased array antenna system comprises a plurality of antenna elements coupled to the feeding network. The amplitude tapering system is configured to generate amplitude coefficients and apply an amplitude tapering function on a transmitted or received radio frequency signal. The amplitude tapering function comprises a combination of a least two disparate amplitude tapering functions.

Abstract: A continuous antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements whose opposing electrodes create an electric field that excites polarization currents in an enclosed dielectric. Each of the antenna elements comprises one or more stripline feeds configured to provide a flat form factor and apply a signal with controlled phase differences between the plurality of antenna elements.

Abstract: A scanning antenna provided with an array of a plurality of antenna units includes a transmission and/or reception region including the plurality of antenna units, and a non-transmission and/or reception region other than the transmission and/or reception region. The scanning antenna includes a TFT substrate including a first dielectric substrate, a slot substrate including a second dielectric substrate and a slot electrode supported by a first main surface of the second dielectric substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the TFT substrate and the slot substrate, and a reflective conductive plate disposed facing a second main surface of the second dielectric substrate opposite to the first main surface with a dielectric layer interposed between the reflective conductive plate and the second main surface.

Abstract: A scalable, distributed load control system for home automation based on a network of microphones may include control devices (e.g., load control devices) that may include microphones for monitoring the system and communicating audio data to a cloud server for processing. The control devices of the load control system may receive a single voice command and may be configured to choose one of the load control devices to transmit the voice command to the cloud server. The load control devices may be configured to receive a voice command, control a connected load according to the voice command if the voice command is a validated command, and transmit the voice command to a voice service in the cloud if the voice command is not a validated command. The voice service to which the load control devices transmit audio data to may be selectable.