Abstract: A circuit layout for improving the power supply rejection ratio includes a radio frequency (RF) choke and an inductor. The RF choke receives a supply voltage and includes: a first choke coil positioned in an ultra-thick metal (UTM) layer, the coil including a first choke electrode; and a second choke coil positioned in a redistribution layer (RDL), the coil including a second choke electrode. The inductor belongs to a main circuit and includes: a primary-side coil surrounding the first choke coil in the UTM layer, and being coupled to the first/second chock electrode and the main circuit's signal input circuit; and a secondary-side coil surrounding the first choke coil in the UTM layer and surrounding the second choke coil in the RDL, and being used for signal output. The inductor and the RF choke jointly form mutual induction to suppress the noise of the supply voltage.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including one or more dam structures and the method of forming are provided. A semiconductor package may include an interposer, a semiconductor die bonded to a first side of the interposer, an encapsulant on the first side of the interposer encircling the semiconductor die, a substrate bonded to the a second side of the interposer, an underfill between the interposer and the substrate, and one or more of dam structures on the substrate. The one or more dam structures may be disposed adjacent respective corners of the interposer and may be in direct contact with the underfill. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the one or more of dam structures may be smaller than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the underfill.

Abstract: An inductor device includes a first wire, a second wire, at least one first connector, at least one second connector, and a first center-tapped terminal. The first wire includes a plurality of first sub-wires. The second wire includes a plurality of second sub-wires. The first sub-wires and the second sub-wires are disposed in an interlaced manner. The at least one first connector couples the first sub-wire that is disposed on an outer side and the first sub-wire that is disposed on an inner side in the first sub-wires. The at least one second connector couples the second sub-wire that is disposed on the outer side and the second sub-wire that is disposed on the inner side in the second sub-wires. The first center-tapped terminal is coupled to the first sub-wire that is disposed on the outer side in the first sub-wires.

Abstract: A signal receiving method, comprising: receiving a first communication signal and/or a second communication signal through an antenna; when the antenna receives the first communication signal and the second communication signal simultaneously, transmitting, by a first receiving circuit, the first communication signal to a first amplifying circuit, and receiving the second communication signal by a second receiving circuit; and When the antenna does not receive the first communication signal and the second communication signal simultaneously, transmitting, by the first receiving circuit, the first communication signal to the first amplifying circuit, and transmitting, by the first receiving circuit, the second communication signal to a second amplifying circuit. The first communication signal and the second communication signal correspond to different communication protocols respectively.

Abstract: An amplifier device includes a regulator circuit, a first voltage converting circuit, a first control circuit, and an amplifier circuit. The regulator circuit is configured to output a first driving voltage. The first voltage converting circuit is coupled to the regulator circuit, and is configured to output one of the first driving voltage and at least one first voltages related to the first driving voltage, as a first operating voltage. The first control circuit is coupled to the first voltage converting circuit through a first node, and is configured to receive the first operating voltage and generate a first operating signal according to the first operating voltage and a first control signal. The amplifier circuit is coupled to the first control circuit and the regulator circuit, and is configured to receive the first driving voltage, and is controlled by the first operating signal to generate an output voltage.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a communication apparatus having feedback calibration mechanism. A signal transmission circuit generates a RF analog signal according to a digital signal. A signal amplifying circuit amplifies the RF analog signal to generate an amplified analog signal. A LC impedance matching circuit transmits the amplified analog signal to the antenna to perform transmission. A feedback calibration circuit includes a feedback inductive circuit and a calibration circuit. A feedback inductive circuit is inductively coupled to the LC impedance matching circuit to receive the amplified analog signal to generate a feedback signal. A calibration circuit determines a distorted amount of the feedback signal relative to the RF analog signal to modify an operation parameter of at least one of the signal transmission circuit and the signal amplifying circuit to decrease the distorted amount.

Abstract: A radio frequency transceiver device includes an antenna unit, a first matching circuit, a receiver circuit, a second matching circuit, a transmitter circuit, and an auxiliary circuit. The receiver circuit includes a mixer unit. The auxiliary circuit includes a first transformer coil and a second transformer coil. The first matching circuit and the receiver circuit are configured to form a first signal reception channel to receive, process, and transmit the first radio frequency signal to the mixer unit when the first radio frequency signal is a high gain radio frequency signal. The second matching circuit and the auxiliary circuit are configured to form a second signal reception channel to receive, process, and transmit the first radio frequency signal to the mixer unit when the first radio frequency signal is a middle-low gain radio frequency signal. Another radio frequency signal transceiver device further includes a third matching circuit.

Abstract: An amplifying circuit comprises: a plurality of first transistors; a second transistor coupled in series with the first transistor; and a compensation capacitor group comprising a plurality of compensation capacitors and a plurality of switches. When the amplifying circuit operates in a first gain mode, a first number of first transistors are turned on and a second number of compensation capacitors are coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor. When the amplifying circuit operates in a second gain mode, a third number of first transistors are turned on and a fourth number of compensation capacitors are coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor. The first number is larger than the third number, and the second number is larger than the fourth number.

Abstract: A transformer device includes a first trace and a second trace. The first trace includes at least one first sub-trace. The at least one first sub-trace is located on a first layer. The second trace includes at least one second sub-trace and a third sub-trace. The at least one second sub-trace is located on the first layer, and disposed adjacent to the least one first sub-trace. The third sub-trace is located on a second layer, and overlaps the at least one first sub-trace partially.

Abstract: A patterned shielding structure is disposed between an inductor structure and a substrate. The patterned shielding structure includes a shielding layer and a first stacked structure. The shielding layer extends along a plane. The first stacked structure is stacked, along a first direction, on the shielding layer. The first direction is perpendicular to the plane. The first stacked structure has a crossed shape and is configured to enhance a shielding effect.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a communication apparatus having feedback calibration mechanism. A signal transmission circuit generates a RF analog signal according to a digital signal. A signal amplifying circuit amplifies the RF analog signal to generate an amplified analog signal. A LC impedance matching circuit transmits the amplified analog signal to the antenna to perform transmission. A feedback calibration circuit includes a feedback inductive circuit and a calibration circuit. A feedback inductive circuit is inductively coupled to the LC impedance matching circuit to receive the amplified analog signal to generate a feedback signal. A calibration circuit determines a distorted amount of the feedback signal relative to the RF analog signal to modify an operation parameter of at least one of the signal transmission circuit and the signal amplifying circuit to decrease the distorted amount.

Abstract: A wireless transceiver having an in-phase quadrature-phase (IQ) calibration function includes a transmitter, a receiver, a signal generator, and a switch circuit. The switch circuit includes a first and a second switch circuits. The first switch circuit is turned on in a receiver-end calibration process, and outputs a predetermined signal from the signal generator to the transmitter. The second switch circuit is turned on in the receiver calibration process and outputs a derivative signal of the predetermined signal from the transmitter to the receiver to let the receiver performs a receiver-end IQ calibration accordingly. The first switch circuit is turned off and the second switch circuit is turned on in a transmitter-end calibration process; the second switch circuit outputs a radio-frequency signal from the transmitter to the receiver to let the receiver generates a calibration reference accordingly; and the transmitter performs a transmitter-end IQ calibration according to the calibration reference.

Abstract: An amplifier device includes a regulator circuit, a first voltage converting circuit, a first control circuit, and an amplifier circuit. The regulator circuit is configured to output a first driving voltage. The first voltage converting circuit is coupled to the regulator circuit, and is configured to output one of the first driving voltage and at least one first voltages related to the first driving voltage, as a first operating voltage. The first control circuit is coupled to the first voltage converting circuit through a first node, and is configured to receive the first operating voltage and generate a first operating signal according to the first operating voltage and a first control signal. The amplifier circuit is coupled to the first control circuit and the regulator circuit, and is configured to receive the first driving voltage, and is controlled by the first operating signal to generate an output voltage.

Abstract: A transceiver device includes a digital baseband circuit, a first circuit portion, and a second circuit portion. The digital baseband circuit is configured to analyze power of an input signal, in order to generate a first control signal and a second control signal. The first circuit portion has a first gain, and is configured to be selected according to the first control signal to process the input signal to generate output signals. The second circuit portion has a second gain higher than the first gain, and is configured to be selected according to the second control signal to process the input signal to generate the output signals. The first circuit portion includes an N-way filter circuit, and the N-way filter circuit is configured to modulate the input signal according to first oscillating signals to perform a filtering operation.

Abstract: An inductor device includes a first wire, a second wire, at least one first connector, at least one second connector, and a first center-tapped terminal. The first wire includes a plurality of first sub-wires. The second wire includes a plurality of second sub-wires. The first sub-wires and the second sub-wires are disposed in an interlaced manner. The at least one first connector couples the first sub-wire that is disposed on an outer side and the first sub-wire that is disposed on an inner side in the first sub-wires. The at least one second connector couples the second sub-wire that is disposed on the outer side and the second sub-wire that is disposed on the inner side in the second sub-wires. The first center-tapped terminal is coupled to the first sub-wire that is disposed on the outer side in the first sub-wires.

Abstract: A transceiver device includes a digital baseband circuit, a first circuit portion, and a second circuit portion. The digital baseband circuit is configured to analyze power of an input signal, in order to generate a first control signal and a second control signal. The first circuit portion has a first gain, and is configured to be selected according to the first control signal to process the input signal to generate output signals. The second circuit portion has a second gain higher than the first gain, and is configured to be selected according to the second control signal to process the input signal to generate the output signals. The first circuit portion includes an N-way filter circuit, and the N-way filter circuit is configured to modulate the input signal according to first oscillating signals to perform a filtering operation.

Abstract: A patterned shielding structure is disposed between an inductor structure and a substrate. The patterned shielding structure includes a shielding layer and a first stacked structure. The shielding layer extends along a plane. The first stacked structure is stacked, along a first direction, on the shielding layer. The first direction is perpendicular to the plane. The first stacked structure has a crossed shape and is configured to enhance a shielding effect.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for a radio frequency (RF) circuit, an ESD protection method and an associated RF circuit are provided. The ESD protection circuit includes a set of ESD components coupled between a positive receiving terminal and a negative receiving terminal of a receiver within the RF circuit, wherein the positive receiving terminal and the negative receiving terminal are respectively configured to receive a positive terminal signal and a negative terminal signal, and the positive terminal signal and the negative terminal signal are a pair of differential signals. In operations of the ESD protection circuit, the set of ESD components may be conductive in response to a voltage difference between a voltage level of the positive terminal signal and a voltage level of the negative terminal signal being greater than a predetermined difference value.

Abstract: A wireless transceiver device includes an antenna unit for receiving a first RF signal or transmitting a second RF signal. A first matching unit is connected to the antenna unit and a receiving circuit. The first matching unit and the receiving circuit form a first signal receiving channel for receiving the first RF signal when the first RF signal is a high/low gain RF signal. A second matching unit is connected to the antenna unit and a transmitting circuit. The second matching unit and the transmitting circuit form a signal transmitting channel for transmitting the second RF signal. A bypass coupling circuit is connected to the receiving circuit and the second matching unit. The second matching unit, the bypass coupling circuit, and the receiving circuit form a second signal receiving channel for receiving the first RF signal when the first RF signal is a middle gain RF signal.

Abstract: A transceiver circuit including: a substrate; a signal coupler configured on the substrate and including a coiled first conductive layer pattern; and a notch filter configured on the substrate and including a coiled second conductive layer pattern; wherein each of the first conductive layer pattern and the second conductive layer pattern is arranged as a substantially symmetrical pattern with respect to a first virtual axis.