Patents by Inventor Khurram Muhammad

Khurram Muhammad 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).

  • Patent number: 11962339
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and a method for RF isolation. The RF unit includes first and second RF couplers, an RF filter, and an RF canceler connected in parallel with the RF filter. The first RF coupler is configured to receive an input signal. The RF filter is configured to receive a first portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and attenuate frequencies outside of a passband of the RF filter from the first portion of the input signal. The RF canceler is configured to receive a second portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and generate a cancellation signal from the second portion of the input signal based on a target frequency band of the RF canceler. The second RF coupler is configured to combine the cancellation signal with an output of the RF filter to generate an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Khurram Muhammad, Xinguang Xu
  • Patent number: 11909457
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to concurrently transmit over multiple transmit paths and receive over multiple receive paths, one or more signals, the transceiver comprising multiple transmit antennas and multiple receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one of the multiple receive antennas: applying a transmit path model to one or more transmitted signals to generate one or more transmit path estimates, the transmit path model determined based on multiple analog power amplifiers associated with the multiple transmit paths; calculating one or more estimated self-interference (SI) signals based on the one or more transmit path estimates using an equalizer array comprising a predetermined channel model; and subtracting the one or more estimated SI signals from one or more receive signals received at the at least one receive antenna to obtain one or more residual signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Patent number: 11909455
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to concurrently transmit over multiple transmit paths and receive over multiple receive paths, one or more signals, the transceiver comprising multiple transmit antennas and multiple receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one of the multiple receive antennas: receiving one or more feedback signals from one or more power amplifiers associated with the one or more transmitted signals; calculating one or more estimated self-interference (SI) signals based on the one or more feedback signals using an equalizer array comprising a predetermined channel model; and subtracting the one or more estimated SI signals from one or more receive signals received at the at least one receive antenna to obtain one or more residual signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20230413244
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and method of operation of the RF unit are disclosed herein. The RF unit comprises an antenna array, and the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. A first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a first mode and a second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a second mode. In the first mode, the first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to transmit and receive. In the second mode, the second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to only receive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Gary Xu, Khurram Muhammad, Jin Yuan, Jianzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11824692
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for self-interference cancelation (SIC). In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a first number of transmit antennas, a second number of receive antennas, an equalizer, and SIC circuitry. The equalizer is configured to, for at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas: receive feedback signals, wherein a feedback signal is received from each of the first number of transmit antennas; and calculate, based on the feedback signals and an equalizer function, a self-interference (SI) estimate for the at least one receive antenna. The SIC circuitry is configured to, for the at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas, subtract the SI estimate from a signal received at the at least one of the second number of receive antennas to obtain a residual signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20230369752
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and first and second antenna panels on the substrate. The first antenna panel includes an array of first antenna elements. The second antenna panel includes an array of second antenna elements and a first wall isolator. The first wall isolator protrudes from the second antenna panel. The first wall isolator forms a border to surround at least one of the second antenna elements on the second antenna panel. The first wall isolator is configured to electromagnetically isolate the at least one second antenna element from the first antenna elements to produce N-to-N antenna isolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jiantong Li, Khurram Muhammad
  • Patent number: 11770809
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and method of operation of the RF unit are disclosed herein. The RF unit comprises an antenna array, and the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. A first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a first mode and a second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a second mode. In the first mode, the first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to transmit and receive. In the second mode, the second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to only receive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Xu, Khurram Muhammad, Jin Yuan, Jianzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11750232
    Abstract: A base station configured to perform a method for self-interference cancelation (SIC) is provided. The method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to transmit an uplink channel and a downlink channel concurrently, one or more signals, the transceiver coupled to, or including, a first number of transmit antennas and a second number of receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas, applying a forward path model including a non-linear component corresponding to a transmit path in the transceiver, and applying an equalizer function to a first signal to be transmitted by at least one transmit antenna of the first number of transmit antennas determine a self-interference (SI) estimate; and subtracting, in SIC circuitry, the SI estimate from the signal received via at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas to obtain an residual signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Tonnemacher, Jin Yuan, Chance Tarver, Khurram Muhammad
  • Patent number: 11695445
    Abstract: A cross-division duplex (XDD) system includes an apparatus having a transceiver configured to communicate via an uplink channel and a downlink channel concurrently. The apparatus also includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, and a processor. The processor is configured to: estimate a non-linear component corresponding to a transmit path in the transceiver; apply an equalizer function to a received signal; and subtract, in a self-interference cancel (SIC) circuitry, the estimated non-linear component from the equalized signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Khurram Muhammad, Yu Liu, Chance Tarver
  • Patent number: 11606116
    Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna configured to receive a signal in a receive band and transmit a signal in a transmit band through a duplexer, analog transmitter-side radio frequency (RF) self-interference cancelation (SIC) circuitry configured to reduce power of the transmit signal in the receive band before input to the antenna, analog receiver-side RF SIC circuitry configured to reduce power of the receive signal in the transmit band before input to a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to convert the receive signal from analog to digital, a coupler configured to couple a small part of the transmit signal to a second ADC to convert the transmit signal from analog to digital, and digital SIC circuitry configured to process the digital sample to generate and apply an SIC signal to the digital receive signal to cancel interference induced in the receive signal by the transmit signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Khurram Muhammad, Jin Yuan, Xinguang Xu
  • Publication number: 20230050742
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to concurrently transmit over multiple transmit paths and receive over multiple receive paths, one or more signals, the transceiver comprising multiple transmit antennas and multiple receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one of the multiple receive antennas: receiving one or more feedback signals from one or more power amplifiers associated with the one or more transmitted signals; calculating one or more estimated self-interference (SI) signals based on the one or more feedback signals using an equalizer array comprising a predetermined channel model; and subtracting the one or more estimated SI signals from one or more receive signals received at the at least one receive antenna to obtain one or more residual signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20230046675
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate, a first antenna panel, a second antenna panel, and an antenna isolator. The first antenna panel is coupled on the substrate and includes an array of first antenna elements. The second antenna panel is coupled on the substrate and includes an array of second antenna elements. The antenna isolator is coupled on the substrate and including a plurality of walls extending outwardly from the substrate along a length of the substrate between the first antenna panel and the second antenna panel. The antenna isolator reduces reduce wave propagation between the array of first antenna elements and the array of second antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jiantong Li, Xinguang Xu, Khurram Muhammad, Gang Xu
  • Publication number: 20230046481
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to concurrently transmit over multiple transmit paths and receive over multiple receive paths, one or more signals, the transceiver comprising multiple transmit antennas and multiple receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one of the multiple receive antennas: applying a transmit path model to one or more transmitted signals to generate one or more transmit path estimates, the transmit path model determined based on multiple analog power amplifiers associated with the multiple transmit paths; calculating one or more estimated self-interference (SI) signals based on the one or more transmit path estimates using an equalizer array comprising a predetermined channel model; and subtracting the one or more estimated SI signals from one or more receive signals received at the at least one receive antenna to obtain one or more residual signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20230052803
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a substrate, a first antenna panel, a second antenna panel and a wall isolator. The first antenna panel can be coupled on the substrate and comprising an array of first antenna elements. The second antenna panel can be coupled on the substrate comprising an array of second antenna elements. The wall isolator can be coupled on the substrate. The wall isolator can include a first EBG element and a second EBG element. The first EBG element can be positioned along an edge of the first antenna panel for a length of the substrate and configured to reduce surface wave propagation from the array of first antenna elements. The second EBG element can be positioned along an edge of the second antenna panel for a length of the substrate and configured to reduce surface wave propagation from the array of second antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jiantong Li, Xinguang Xu, Khurram Muhammad, Gang Xu
  • Publication number: 20220329466
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for self-interference cancelation (SIC). In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a first number of transmit antennas, a second number of receive antennas, an equalizer, and SIC circuitry. The equalizer is configured to, for at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas: receive feedback signals, wherein a feedback signal is received from each of the first number of transmit antennas; and calculate, based on the feedback signals and an equalizer function, a self-interference (SI) estimate for the at least one receive antenna. The SIC circuitry is configured to, for the at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas, subtract the SI estimate from a signal received at the at least one of the second number of receive antennas to obtain a residual signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20220321156
    Abstract: A base station configured to perform a method for self-interference cancelation (SIC) is provided. The method includes transmitting, by a transceiver configured to transmit an uplink channel and a downlink channel concurrently, one or more signals, the transceiver coupled to, or including, a first number of transmit antennas and a second number of receive antennas. The method also includes, for at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas, applying a forward path model including a non-linear component corresponding to a transmit path in the transceiver, and applying an equalizer function to a first signal to be transmitted by at least one transmit antenna of the first number of transmit antennas determine a self-interference (SI) estimate; and subtracting, in SIC circuitry, the SI estimate from the signal received via at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas to obtain an residual signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Tonnemacher, Jin Yuan, Chance Tarver, Khurram Muhammad
  • Publication number: 20220069856
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and a method for RF isolation. The RF unit includes first and second RF couplers, an RF filter, and an RF canceler connected in parallel with the RF filter. The first RF coupler is configured to receive an input signal. The RF filter is configured to receive a first portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and attenuate frequencies outside of a passband of the RF filter from the first portion of the input signal. The RF canceler is configured to receive a second portion of the input signal from the first RF coupler and generate a cancellation signal from the second portion of the input signal based on a target frequency band of the RF canceler. The second RF coupler is configured to combine the cancellation signal with an output of the RF filter to generate an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Chen, Khurram Muhammad, Xinguang Xu
  • Publication number: 20220045713
    Abstract: A cross-division duplex (XDD) system includes an apparatus having a transceiver configured to communicate via an uplink channel and a downlink channel concurrently. The apparatus also includes a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, and a processor. The processor is configured to: estimate a non-linear component corresponding to a transmit path in the transceiver; apply an equalizer function to a received signal; and subtract, in a self-interference cancel (SIC) circuitry, the estimated non-linear component from the equalized signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Khurram Muhammad, Yu Liu, Chance Tarver
  • Publication number: 20220038133
    Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna configured to receive a signal in a receive band and transmit a signal in a transmit band through a duplexer, analog transmitter-side radio frequency (RF) self-interference cancelation (SIC) circuitry configured to reduce power of the transmit signal in the receive band before input to the antenna, analog receiver-side RF SIC circuitry configured to reduce power of the receive signal in the transmit band before input to a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to convert the receive signal from analog to digital, a coupler configured to couple a small part of the transmit signal to a second ADC to convert the transmit signal from analog to digital, and digital SIC circuitry configured to process the digital sample to generate and apply an SIC signal to the digital receive signal to cancel interference induced in the receive signal by the transmit signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Khurram Muhammad, Jin Yuan, Xinguang Xu
  • Publication number: 20220030570
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) unit and method of operation of the RF unit are disclosed herein. The RF unit comprises an antenna array, and the antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. A first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a first mode and a second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to operate in a second mode. In the first mode, the first set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to transmit and receive. In the second mode, the second set of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to only receive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gary Xu, Khurram Muhammad, Jin Yuan, Jianzhong Zhang