Patents Examined by Young T. Tse
  • Patent number: 11757683
    Abstract: A receiver includes a plurality of linear equalizers receiving an input signal; and a plurality of samplers configured to sample a plurality of equalization signals output from the plurality of linear equalizers according to a clock signal. Each of the plurality of linear equalizers compares the input signal with a reference voltage among a plurality of reference voltages to determine a level of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: SK hynix Inc., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Daeho Yun, Deog-Kyoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 11750360
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver to receive packets. The RF receiver includes first and second synchronization field detectors (SFDs). The first and second SFDs detect synchronization headers generated using first and second physical layer (PHY) modes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hendricus de Ruijter, Wentao Li, Lauri Mikael Hintsala
  • Patent number: 11742880
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) switch system, an RF switch protective circuit, and a protecting method thereof are provided. The RF switch system may include an RF switch and a protective circuit. The RF switch may be connected between a port that receives an RF signal and a ground. The protective circuit may detect a first voltage that is a voltage that is generated when the first RF switch is turned off, and may transmit an impedance value that is varied based on the first voltage to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmo Lim, Wonsun Hwang, Byeonghak Jo, Yoosam Na, Youngsik Hur
  • Patent number: 11736266
    Abstract: Disclosed are some examples of Phase interpolator circuitry used in retimer systems. The phase interpolator circuitry includes a phase interpolator configured to: receive the phase control signal, generate, based on the phase control signal, an output clock signal, and provide the output clock signal to the transmitter to track a plurality data packets. Phase interpolator circuitry is coupled with clock data recovery circuitry. In some implementations, clock data recovery circuitry is coupled between a receiver and a transmitter. The clock data recovery circuitry is configured to: extract a data component from an input data signal associated with the receiver, provide the data component to the transmitter, and generate a phase control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Diodes Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Lin, Yi Sheng Lin, Nanyuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11722170
    Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to determine whether phase continuity is to be maintained for one or more uplink transmissions when the UE is configured with a frequency-hopping with zero frequency offset. In one aspect, a UE receives, from a network entity, an indication of frequency hopping with zero frequency offset. The UE determines whether phase continuity is to be applied to UL transmissions based on the indication of the frequency hopping with zero frequency offset. The UE transmits, to the network entity, at least one uplink channel with no phase continuity based on the determination to not apply phase continuity to the UL transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Peter Gaal, Hung Dinh Ly, Gokul Sridharan, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11711139
    Abstract: An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry. The ADDA RF transceiver includes one of more ADCs, DSPs, and DACs, all on a single ASIC. Further, the circuitry is to be radiation tolerant for high availability and reliability in the ionizing radiation environment present in the space environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SEAKR Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Rutt, Erik Buehler, Damon Van Buren
  • Patent number: 11706730
    Abstract: The present application provides a time synchronization method and an electronic device. The method includes sending a clock synchronization signal and first real time clock (RTC) information separately; and the clock synchronization signal is configured to measure a delay between a first module and at least one second module, the delay is used for phase compensation performed on the clock synchronization signal received at the side of the at least one second module, and the clock synchronization signal after being subjected to the phase compensation is configured to trigger the at least one second module to update local second RTC information to the first RTC information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Jie Chen, Xianjun Lu, Xiong Pan, Liang Yan
  • Patent number: 11689392
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a parallel filter structure for processing a signal. The parallel filter structure includes a signal input configured to receive a time and value discrete input signal. The parallel filter structure includes a feed forward equalizer circuit connected with the signal input for receiving the time and value discrete input signal. The parallel filter structure includes a decision feedback equalizer circuit connected with the signal input for receiving the time and value discrete input signal. The feed forward equalizer circuit and the decision feedback equalizer circuit together form a parallel circuit. Further, an oscilloscope and a method of processing a signal are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bernhard Nitsch
  • Patent number: 11689394
    Abstract: A device includes a decoder configured to receive an input signal. The decoder is configured to also output a control signal based on the input signal. The device further includes an equalizer configured to receive a distorted bit as part of a data stream, receive the control signal, select a distortion correction factor based upon the control signal, apply the distortion correction factor to the distorted bit to offset inter-symbol interference from the data stream on the distorted input data to generate a modified value of the distorted bit, and generate a corrected bit based on the modified value of the distorted bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer E. Taylor, Raghukiran Sreeramaneni
  • Patent number: 11689259
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus that (i) generates a Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation signal s1(t) by applying a QPSK modulation scheme to a first data sequence, (ii) generates a 16-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) modulation signal s2(t) by applying a 16-QAM modulation scheme to a second data sequence, (iii) generates a transmission signal z1(t) and a second transmission signal z2(t) by applying a phase hopping process, a precoding process, and a power adjust process to the QPSK modulation signal s1(t) and the 16-QAM modulation signal s2(t), wherein an average transmission power of the 16-QAM modulation signal s2(t) being the same as an average transmission power of the QPSK modulation signal s1(t), and (iv) transmits the transmission signal z1(t) from a first antenna at a first time and a first frequency and the second transmission signal z2(t) from a second antenna at the first time and the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Yutaka Murakami, Tomohiro Kimura, Mikihiro Ouchi
  • Patent number: 11681323
    Abstract: A method executable by a low voltage drive circuit (LVDC) includes receiving an analog receive signal, converting the analog receive signal into analog inbound data, converting the analog inbound data into digital inbound data, filtering the digital inbound data to produce filtered digital data, sampling and holding an n-bit digital value of the filtered digital data to produce an n-bit sampled digital data value, adjusting formatting of the n-bit sampled digital data value to produce a formatted digital value, and generating a packet of received digital data from a plurality of formatted digital values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SigmaSense, LLC.
    Inventors: Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Gerald Dale Morrison, Timothy W. Markisen
  • Patent number: 11677593
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for a data sampler with built-in decision feedback equalization (DFE) and offset cancellation. For some embodiments, two or more data samplers described herein can be used to implement a data signal receiver circuit, which can use those two or more data samplers to facilitate half-rate or quarter-rate data sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinod Kumar, Thomas Evan Wilson
  • Patent number: 11677591
    Abstract: A bidirectional isolated communication circuit and method for a differential signal. The circuit comprises a first detection circuit used for receiving a first differential pair from a first direction, converting the first differential pair into a first level signal, and inhibiting common-mode interference; a second detection circuit used for receiving a second differential pair from a second direction, converting the second differential pair into a second level signal, and inhibiting common-mode interference; an isolation adjustment circuit used for being provided between the first detection circuit and the second detection circuit and performing communication isolation; and a watchdog circuit used for being awoken according to the first differential pair and/or the second differential pair, and enabling the bidirectional isolated communication circuit to enter from a small current working mode to a normal working mode to perform communication isolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAIC MOTOR CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Kewei Lu, Ji Li, Wendi Chen, Meiai Lin, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 11677608
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data via a coaxial electrical cable includes (a) converting symbols of each input data stream of a plurality of parallel input data streams from digital form to analog form, (b) individually filtering symbols of each input data stream, (c) transforming symbols of each input data stream from a first frequency-domain to a first time-domain, to generate parallel first time-domain samples, (d) converting the first time-domain samples to a serial multi-carrier signal, and (e) injecting the multi-carrier signal onto the coaxial electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruoyu Sun, Jingjie Zhu, Mark J. Poletti
  • Patent number: 11664831
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency assembly and an electronic device. The radio frequency assembly includes: a radio frequency transceiver module, a first antenna, a second antenna, a first duplexer, and a second duplexer; the radio frequency transceiver module is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals; the first antenna is configured to transmit a first transmission signal and receive a first primary reception signal; the first duplexer is configured to insulate the first transmission signal from the first primary reception signal; the second antenna is configured to transmit a second transmission signal and receive a second primary reception signal; the second duplexer is configured to insulate the second transmission signal from the second primary reception signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Chen, Lin Tong
  • Patent number: 11664830
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a transmit filter of Band A and Band B, a transmit amplifier, and a switch circuit and can perform CA using a transmit signal of Band A and a receive signal of Band B, a transmit band of Band B including a receive band of Band C. The switch circuit includes a switch switching connection between a common terminal and a first selection terminal, a switch switching connection between the common terminal and a second selection terminal, and a switch switching connection between the second selection terminal and a third selection terminal. The common terminal is connected to the transmit amplifier. The first selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band A. The second selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band B. The third selection terminal is connected to a receive path of Band C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tahara, Toshiki Matsui
  • Patent number: 11658689
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to devices, wireless communication apparatuses, methods, and circuitry for a t-switch with gate shunting. One aspect is an apparatus including a first differential switch having a control input. The apparatus further includes a second differential switch coupled to the first differential switch, the second differential switch a control input. A shunt capacitor is coupled between a first output and a second output of the first differential switch, and a first input and a second input of the second differential switch. A first shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the first differential switch. A second shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output, has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the second differential switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vahid Dabbagh Rezaei, Ahmed Abbas Mohamed Helmy, Prakash Thoppay Egambaram
  • Patent number: 11658852
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a signal relay apparatus having frequency calibration mechanism that includes a clock generation circuit, a frequency generation circuit, a clock measuring circuit, a frequency adjusting circuit and a transmission circuit. The clock generation circuit generates a source clock signal. The frequency generation circuit receives the source clock signal and generates a target frequency signal according to a conversion parameter. The clock measuring circuit measures a first frequency offset of a source frequency relative to a first predetermined frequency according to an external reference clock signal. The frequency adjusting circuit adjusts the conversion parameter according to the first frequency offset when the first frequency offset is not within a first predetermined range such that a second frequency offset of a target frequency relative to a second predetermined frequency is within a second predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chan, Tai-Jung Wu, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 11646755
    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for amplifying radio signals between a terminal and an antenna or an antenna connection of a circuit having an amplification unit and a detector unit, which has signal branches designed for different frequency ranges, and a power detector. A transmission signal received by the terminal is divided into at least a first signal part and a second signal part. The first signal part is applied to the signal branches of the detector unit. A frequency range of the first signal part is determined by sequential application of the signal branches of the detector unit to the power detector for evaluating a power of the first signal part. For the second signal part, the signal routing in the amplification unit is adjusted based on the frequency range determined by the detector unit. At least the second signal part is amplified by the amplification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Kautge, Lars Lehmann, Helmut Nast, Ahmed Sayed, Josef Hecht
  • Patent number: 11641293
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of distortion compensation during data transmission uses an interweaved look-up table (ILUT) to mitigate residual signal distortions in a signal transmitted over a transmission link. The ILUT interweaves states across both an I and a Q tributary to calculate mean error and an extended symbol basis. As a result, the method works particularly well against two-dimensional distortions like nonlinearity, IQ-imbalance, and quadrature error. The method may be used for either pre-compensation when it is combined with k-means clustering in a transmitter or post-compensation when it is combined with maximum likelihood (ML) detection in a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mu Xu, Zhensheng Jia, Junwen Zhang, Haipeng Zhang, Luis Alberto Campos