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).

  • Publication number: 20240088923
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 11863216
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20210218426
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: MEDIATEK Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangjian Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange, Yabo Li, Ganning Yang, Wei-Yu Lai, Wei-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 9768728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christophe C. Beghein, Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 9760377
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Publication number: 20160285441
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 9054643
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 9042848
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 8975960
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
  • Publication number: 20140361837
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
  • Patent number: 8878607
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
  • Patent number: 8665018
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
  • Publication number: 20130141159
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers
  • Patent number: 7545206
    Abstract: An apparatus for biasing a transistor, comprising: a controllable bias generator; a test circuit; a digital Mth order differentiator responsive to an output of the test circuit; and a controller responsive to the digital Mth order differentiator for controlling the controllable bias generator; wherein the test circuit is configured to calculate an Lth order derivative of the transistor's performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Media Tek Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Publication number: 20090081973
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling transmitted power in a wireless system. The method includes generating information to be transmitted as a series of signal bursts, with a time interval between successive signal bursts, controlling individually a power level of each of said signal bursts with a power control signal to provide output signal bursts to be transmitted, and asserting a new power value of the power control signal during the time interval preceding each signal burst. The wireless system can be a TDSCDMA wireless system, and the signal bursts can be uplink signal bursts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Aiguo Yan, Jonathan Richard Strange, Bernard Mark Tenbroek, Deepak Mathew, Liang Ma
  • Patent number: 7492228
    Abstract: An apparatus for compensating for variations in loop gain of a phase locked loop as a function of frequency, comprising a correction calculator for introducing a loop gain correction as a function of target frequency of a oscillator controlled by the phase locked loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 7323929
    Abstract: An apparatus for biasing a transistor, comprising: a controllable bias generator; a test circuit; a digital Mth order differentiator responsive to an output of the test circuit; and a controller responsive to the digital Mth order differentiator for controlling the controllable bias generator; wherein the test circuit is configured to calculate an Lth order derivative of the transistor's performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Analog Devices Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 7106805
    Abstract: A dual mode transmitter for GSM and UMTS operation is provided. The GSM and UMTS paths share an oscillator and an intermediate frequency stage. Also, with the exception of the final stage of power amplification, the transmitter is provided as an integrated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Atkinson, Palle Birk, Jonathan Richard Strange
  • Patent number: 7038552
    Abstract: A frequency agile voltage controlled oscillator is provided in which amplitude control is performed by digitally controlling the current supplied to the oscillator from a current source (10). The use of digital control means that phase noise performance of the oscillator is not degraded by the introduction of noise from the current source controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Jonathan Brett, Jonathan Richard Strange, Paul Fowers, Christopher Geraint Jones
  • Publication number: 20030157909
    Abstract: A dual mode transmitter for GSM and UMTS operation is provided. The GSM and UMTS paths share an oscillator and an intermediate frequency stage. Also, with the exceptio of the final stage of power amplification, the transmitter is provided as an integrated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Simon Atkinson, Palle Birk, Jonathan Richard Strange