Patents by Inventor Jonathan Richard Strange
Jonathan Richard Strange has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240088923Abstract: Wireless receiver systems and methods for user equipment are described that employ multiple receiver heads. The multiple heads can receive wireless communication signals over different receive paths from different transmission sources. The systems can scan and monitor signal quality from all receiver heads during a scheduled gap in a communication link without interfering with an ongoing communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 11863216Abstract: Wireless receiver systems and methods for user equipment are described that employ multiple receiver heads. The multiple heads can receive wireless communication signals over different receive paths from different transmission sources. The systems can scan and monitor signal quality from all receiver heads during a scheduled gap in a communication link without interfering with an ongoing communication session.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
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Publication number: 20210218426Abstract: Wireless receiver systems and methods for user equipment are described that employ multiple receiver heads. The multiple heads can receive wireless communication signals over different receive paths from different transmission sources. The systems can scan and monitor signal quality from all receiver heads during a scheduled gap in a communication link without interfering with an ongoing communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 9768728Abstract: A regenerative frequency divider comprising an in-phase mixer circuit and a phase-shifted mixer circuit. At least one switching device of the in-phase mixer circuit is of a smaller scale than a corresponding switching device of the transconductance component of the in-phase mixer circuit. In some examples, at least one switching device within an input switching stage of the regenerative frequency divider forming part of the phase-shifted mixer circuit is of a smaller scale than a respective corresponding switching device within the input switching stage forming part of the in-phase mixer circuit. In some further examples, all switching devices within the phase-shifted mixer circuit are of a small scale than respective corresponding switching devices within the in-phase mixer circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Christophe C. Beghein, Jonathan Richard Strange
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Patent number: 9760377Abstract: A bootstrap circuit for increasing the voltage swing of a local oscillator waveform signal. The bootstrap circuit comprises a driver stage for driving at an output thereof a local oscillator waveform signal having an increased voltage swing. The driver stage comprises a first supply voltage node and a second supply voltage node. The bootstrap circuit further comprises at least one energy storage component arranged to store energy within an energy storage element when the voltage level at the input node of the driver stage comprises the second voltage state and use the energy stored within the energy storage element to generate an increased voltage level, and to apply the increased voltage level to the first supply voltage node of the driver stage when the voltage level at the input node of the driver stage comprises the first voltage state.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte LtdInventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
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Publication number: 20160315623Abstract: A regenerative frequency divider comprising an in-phase mixer circuit and a phase-shifted mixer circuit. At least one switching device of the in-phase mixer circuit is of a smaller scale than a corresponding switching device of the transconductance component of the in-phase mixer circuit. In some examples, at least one switching device within an input switching stage of the regenerative frequency divider forming part of the phase-shifted mixer circuit is of a smaller scale than a respective corresponding switching device within the input switching stage forming part of the in-phase mixer circuit. In some further examples, all switching devices within the phase-shifted mixer circuit are of a small scale than respective corresponding switching devices within the in-phase mixer circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Christophe C. BEGHEIN, Jonathan Richard STRANGE
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Publication number: 20160285441Abstract: A bootstrap circuit for increasing the voltage swing of a local oscillator waveform signal. The bootstrap circuit comprises a driver stage for driving at an output thereof a local oscillator waveform signal having an increased voltage swing. The driver stage comprises a first supply voltage node and a second supply voltage node. The bootstrap circuit further comprises at least one energy storage component arranged to store energy within an energy storage element when the voltage level at the input node of the driver stage comprises the second voltage state and use the energy stored within the energy storage element to generate an increased voltage level, and to apply the increased voltage level to the first supply voltage node of the driver stage when the voltage level at the input node of the driver stage comprises the first voltage state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
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Publication number: 20160126618Abstract: A radio frequency integrated circuit for a wireless device to an antenna, wherein the antenna is coupled to the radio frequency circuit via at least one off-chip inductor that forms a first portion of an antenna matching circuit, wherein the integrated circuit includes: a first port coupleable to the radio frequency circuit; a second port coupleable to the antenna, and a second portion of the antenna matching circuit located between the first port and second port and coupled in parallel with the at least one off-chip inductor. The second portion of the antenna matching circuit includes: at least one on-chip inductor; and at least one radio frequency switch coupled in series with the at least one on-chip inductor and arranged to selectively introduce the at least one on-chip inductor into the antenna matching circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventor: Jonathan Richard STRANGE
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Patent number: 9054643Abstract: A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module of a wireless communication unit. The method includes, within at least one signal processing module of the wireless communication unit, determining combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power, obtaining battery current indications for the determined combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power, selecting a combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power based at least partly on the obtained battery current indications therefore, and calibrating the envelope tracking system using the selected combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange
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Patent number: 9042848Abstract: A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module. The method includes deriving a mapping function between an instantaneous envelope of a waveform signal to be amplified by the power amplifier module and the power amplifier module supply voltage to achieve a constant power amplifier module gain based on a gain compression factor, setting an envelope tracking path of the transmitter module into an envelope tracking mode in which mapping between the instantaneous envelope of the waveform signal and the power amplifier module supply voltage is performed using the derived mapping function, applying a training signal comprising an envelope that varies with time to the RF transmitter module, measuring a battery current, modifying the gain compression factor based on the measured battery current, and re-deriving the mapping function based on the modified gain compression factor.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange
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Patent number: 8975960Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) output stage; at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage; a linear amplifier comprising a voltage feedback wherein the linear amplifier is operably coupled to a low frequency supply module such that the linear amplifier and low frequency supply module provide a combined first power supply to the RF PA output stage; and a switched mode power supply module arranged to provide a second power supply to the linear amplifier and to the at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
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Publication number: 20140376420Abstract: A communications apparatus has a transmitter path and a training signal generator. The transmitter path is arranged for transmitting a transmission signal. The training signal generator is arranged for generating a training signal in a receiver band, and injecting the training signal to the transmitter path. The training signal is utilized to obtain an accurate estimation of the channel which helps to suppress transmission noise comprised in at least one received signal of the communications apparatus, and the transmission noise is generated by the transmitter path. Specifically, the communications apparatus further has a receiver path and a transmission noise suppression device. The receiver path is arranged for receiving a received signal. The transmission noise suppression device is arranged for receiving the training signal, and processing the received signal to suppress transmission noise comprised in the received signal according to at least the training signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Qiang Zhou, Balachander Narasimhan, Charles Chien, Jonathan Richard STRANGE, Paul Cheng Po Liang
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Publication number: 20140361837Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) output stage; at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage; a linear amplifier comprising a voltage feedback wherein the linear amplifier is operably coupled to a low frequency supply module such that the linear amplifier and low frequency supply module provide a combined first power supply to the RF PA output stage; and a switched mode power supply module arranged to provide a second power supply to the linear amplifier and to the at least one amplifier stage prior to the RF PA output stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
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Patent number: 8878607Abstract: A signal processing circuit has a first circuit, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a second circuit. The first circuit receives a digital input signal with a non-zero direct current (DC) component, and subtracts at least a portion of the DC) component of the received digital input signal from the received digital input signal. The DAC is operably coupled to the first circuit, and arranged to perform a digital-to-analog conversion upon an output of the first circuit. The second circuit is operably coupled to the DAC, and arranged to add a DC component to an analog output signal derived from an output of the DAC. The signal processing circuit may be part of an integrated circuit or a wireless communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
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Publication number: 20140169427Abstract: A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module. The method includes deriving a mapping function between an instantaneous envelope of a waveform signal to be amplified by the power amplifier module and the power amplifier module supply voltage to achieve a constant power amplifier module gain based on a gain compression factor, setting an envelope tracking path of the transmitter module into an envelope tracking mode in which mapping between the instantaneous envelope of the waveform signal and the power amplifier module supply voltage is performed using the derived mapping function, applying a training signal comprising an envelope that varies with time to the RF transmitter module, measuring a battery current, modifying the gain compression factor based on the measured battery current, and re-deriving the mapping function based on the modified gain compression factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard STRANGE
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Publication number: 20140167843Abstract: A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module of a wireless communication unit. The method includes, within at least one signal processing module of the wireless communication unit, determining combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power, obtaining battery current indications for the determined combinations of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power, selecting a combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power that provide a power amplifier output power equal to a target output power based at least partly on the obtained battery current indications therefore, and calibrating the envelope tracking system using the selected combination of the power amplifier supply voltage and power amplifier input power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard STRANGE
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Publication number: 20140111362Abstract: A signal processing circuit has a first circuit, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and a second circuit. The first circuit receives a digital input signal with a non-zero direct current (DC) component, and subtracts at least a portion of the DC) component of the received digital input signal from the received digital input signal. The DAC is operably coupled to the first circuit, and arranged to perform a digital-to-analog conversion upon an output of the first circuit. The second circuit is operably coupled to the DAC, and arranged to add a DC component to an analog output signal derived from an output of the DAC. The signal processing circuit may be part of an integrated circuit or a wireless communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan Richard STRANGE, Paul Fowers
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Patent number: 8665018Abstract: An integrated circuit for providing a differential interface for an envelope tracking signal is described. The integrated circuit includes a subtraction module having a first input for receiving a digital envelope tracking signal and a second input for receiving a second signal, wherein the subtraction module is arranged to subtract the second signal from the digital envelope tracking signal and produce an envelope tracking signal with a reduced average direct current (DC) component; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) arranged to receive the envelope tracking signal with the reduced average DC component and produce a differential analog version thereof; and a modulator operably coupled to a differential output of the DAC, wherein the modulator comprises a DC input point arranged to insert a DC component into the differential analog version of the envelope tracking signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
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Publication number: 20130141159Abstract: An integrated circuit for providing a differential interface for an envelope tracking signal is described. The integrated circuit includes a subtraction module having a first input for receiving a digital envelope tracking signal and a second input for receiving a second signal, wherein the subtraction module is arranged to subtract the second signal from the digital envelope tracking signal and produce an envelope tracking signal with a reduced average direct current (DC) component; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) arranged to receive the envelope tracking signal with the reduced average DC component and produce a differential analog version thereof; and a modulator operably coupled to a differential output of the DAC, wherein the modulator comprises a DC input point arranged to insert a DC component into the differential analog version of the envelope tracking signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
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Publication number: 20120074998Abstract: An integrated circuit device for compensating frequency drift of a controllable oscillator is described. The integrated circuit device includes at least one compensation module including: an input for receiving at least an indication of a frequency control signal (vci) from at least one frequency control module; and an output for providing at least one compensation signal (vct) to the controllable oscillator. The at least one compensation module is arranged to compare the at least indication of the frequency control signal (vci) with a reference voltage signal (vref); and generate the at least one compensation signal (vct) based at least partly on the comparison of the indication of the frequency control signal (vci) to the reference voltage signal (vref).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Stephen Jonathan Brett, Augusto Marques, Jonathan Richard STRANGE