Abstract: A stacked amplifier circuit includes an input stage having first and second input ports respectively defined by inputs of first and second transistors. A transformer arrangement includes first and second primary windings and first and second secondary windings. The first secondary winding is connected to an output of the first input transistor and the second secondary winding is connected to an output of the second input transistor. Portions of the magnetic fields generated by the primary windings couple to their respective secondary windings. An output stage is AC coupled to the first and second secondary windings and has an output connected to the first and second primary windings. The input stage and the output stage are arranged in a stacked configuration such that a bias current of the output stage is reused as bias current for the input stage.

Abstract: A coupled resonator filter including a first parallel resonator including a first capacitance connected in parallel with a first inductance. The filter includes a second parallel resonator including a second capacitance connected in parallel with a second inductance and a third parallel resonator including a third capacitance connected in parallel with a third inductance. Magnetic coupling between the first inductance and the second inductance, between the second inductance and the third inductance, and between the first inductance the third inductance occurs in accordance with first, second and third coupling factors, respectively. A frequency response of the coupled resonator filter includes a notch when values of the first coupling factor, the second coupling factor and the third coupling factor satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A coupled resonator filter including a first parallel resonator including a first capacitance connected in parallel with a first inductance. The filter includes a second parallel resonator including a second capacitance connected in parallel with a second inductance and a third parallel resonator including a third capacitance connected in parallel with a third inductance. Magnetic coupling between the first inductance and the second inductance, between the second inductance and the third inductance, and between the first inductance the third inductance occurs in accordance with first, second and third coupling factors, respectively. A frequency response of the coupled resonator filter includes a notch when values of the first coupling factor, the second coupling factor and the third coupling factor satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A coupled resonator filter including a first parallel resonator including a first capacitance connected in parallel with a first inductance. The filter includes a second parallel resonator including a second capacitance connected in parallel with a second inductance and a third parallel resonator including a third capacitance connected in parallel with a third inductance. Magnetic coupling between the first inductance and the second inductance, between the second inductance and the third inductance, and between the first inductance the third inductance occurs in accordance with first, second and third coupling factors, respectively. A frequency response of the coupled resonator filter includes a notch when values of the first coupling factor, the second coupling factor and the third coupling factor satisfy predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A method for configuring an industrial automation system for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device which a) receives a first user input indicative of a functional object representing one or more low-level devices and/or automation devices and/or supervising and production control devices. The computing device also b) receives) a second user input indicative of a cloud object representing a cloud service provider being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device further c) receives a third user input indicative of a user terminal object representing a user terminal device being external to the industrial automation system. The computing device then d) causes the cloud service provider to enable communication between the user terminal device and at least one of the devices in the industrial automation system as represented by the functional object via the cloud service provider.

Abstract: A system and method which includes receiving an input signal having an envelope and generating an envelope detection signal corresponding to the envelope. A bias current provided to an amplifier circuit is adjusted based upon the envelope detection signal, the amplifier circuit including an amplifier and a transformer. The transformer is configured to establish a magnetically coupled feedback loop from an output of the amplifier to an input of the amplifier. An output signal is provided, by the amplifier circuit, in response to the input signal.

Abstract: A method (400) for configuring an industrial automation system (1) for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device (101) which a) receives (410) a first user input indicative of a functional object (70) representing one or more low-level devices (10) and/or automation devices (20) and/or supervising and production control devices (30). The computing device (101) also b) receives (420) a second user input indicative of a cloud object (72) representing a cloud service provider (3) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) further c) receives (430) a third user input indicative of a user terminal object (74) representing a user terminal device (4) being external to the industrial automation system (1).

Abstract: A system and method which includes receiving an input signal and providing, by an amplifier circuit, an output signal in response to the input signal, the output signal having an envelope. An envelope detection signal corresponding to the envelope of the output signal is generated. A bias current provided to an amplifier circuit is adjusted based upon the envelope detection signal. The amplifier circuit includes an amplifier and a transformer, the transformer being configured to establish a magnetically coupled feedback loop from an output of the amplifier to an input of the amplifier.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprising a first (114) and a second input port (121). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprises a main amplifier (101) having an input (107) and an output (108) and a first (102) and a second auxiliary amplifier (122) having respective inputs (109, 129) and outputs (110, 128). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) comprises an internal load (103) connected to the output (110) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102), a feedback network (104) having an input end (111) connected to the output (110) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102) and an output end (112) connected to the input (109) of the first auxiliary amplifier (102). The radio frequency power amplifier system (200) also comprises a feedforward amplifier (123) having an input (124) and an output (130).

Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier having an amplifier input and an amplifier output. The amplifier circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding in series with the amplifier output and a secondary winding coupled to the amplifier input. The primary winding and the secondary winding are arranged such that a portion of a magnetic field generated by the primary winding couples to the secondary winding through a magnetically coupled feedback loop, thereby providing feedback from the amplifier output to the amplifier input. An output load arrangement is connected to the primary winding wherein the output arrangement includes a balun. The amplifier circuit may be implemented as an integrated circuit and where the primary and secondary windings are integrated in different metal layers of the integrated circuit or are otherwise arranged to effect a desired degree of magnetic coupling and feedback from the amplifier output to the amplifier input.

Abstract: A method of operating an amplifier circuit having a transformer arranged so as to establish a magnetically coupled feedback loop between and output of an amplifier and an input of the amplifier. The method includes providing a DC bias current to the amplifier, and further includes increasing the DC bias current to improve a linearity of the amplifier circuit wherein a transfer gain of the amplifier circuit remains constant when the DC bias current is increased. A loop gain of the magnetically coupled feedback loop is set by selecting a coupling factor and turn-ratio of the transformer.

Abstract: A stacked amplifier circuit includes an input stage having first and second input ports respectively defined by inputs of first and second transistors. A transformer arrangement includes first and second primary windings and first and second secondary windings. The first secondary winding is connected to an output of the first input transistor and the second secondary winding is connected to an output of the second input transistor. Portions of the magnetic fields generated by the primary windings couple to their respective secondary windings. An output stage is AC coupled to the first and second secondary windings and has an output connected to the first and second primary windings. The input stage and the output stage are arranged in a stacked configuration such that a bias current of the output stage is reused as bias current for the input stage.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit including a first amplifier having a first amplifier input and a first amplifier output and a transformer including a first transformer component having a first primary winding in series with the first amplifier output and a first secondary winding coupled to the first amplifier input. The first primary winding and the first secondary winding are arranged such that a portion of a first magnetic field generated by the first primary winding couples to the first secondary winding through a first magnetically coupled feedback loop. The transformer further includes a second transformer component having a second primary winding in series with an output of a second amplifier and a second secondary winding coupled to an input of the second amplifier input. A portion of a second magnetic field generated by the second primary winding couples to the second secondary winding through a second magnetically coupled feedback loop.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier having an amplifier input and an amplifier output. A transformer disposed to provide a signal for driving a load includes a primary winding in series with the amplifier output. A secondary winding of the transformer is coupled to the amplifier input where the primary winding and the secondary winding are arranged such that a portion of a magnetic field generated by the primary winding couples to the secondary winding so as to establish a magnetically coupled feedback loop from the amplifier output to the amplifier input. A loop gain of the magnetically coupled feedback loop is substantially independent of an impedance of the load and is defined at least in part by a coupling factor and turn-ratio of the transformer. The load may be included within an output load arrangement including a balun.

Abstract: A radio frequency transceiver is disclosed herein. The radio frequency transceiver comprises a transmitter, a receiver comprising a full complex mixer capable of operating as a frequency down-converter, and an in-phase and quadrature (IQ) imbalance calibration module. The IQ imbalance calibration module is connected with (e.g., only connected with) the transmitter. The IQ imbalance calibration module is arranged calibrate the transmitter to reduce its IQ imbalance. The IQ imbalance calibration module is not arranged calibrate the receiver. Use of the full complex mixer in the receiver eliminates the need for calibrating the receiver.

Abstract: A method (400) for configuring an industrial automation system (1) for internet-of-things accessibility involves a computing device (101) which a) receives (410) a first user input indicative of a functional object (70) representing one or more low-level devices (10) and/or automation devices (20) and/or supervising and production control devices (30). The computing device (101) also b) receives (420) a second user input indicative of a cloud object (72) representing a cloud service provider (3) being external to the industrial automation system (1). The computing device (101) further c) receives (430) a third user input indicative of a user terminal object (74) representing a user terminal device (4) being external to the industrial automation system (1).

Abstract: A radio frequency transceiver is disclosed herein that comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and an in-phase and quadrature imbalance calibration module. The receiver comprises a full complex mixer capable of operating as a frequency down-converter, and the in-phase and quadrature imbalance calibration module is arranged to merely calibrate the transmitter.

Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a method for providing digital educational material. The digital educational material is associated with an attribute set, the attribute set comprising a number of indirect attributes. The method comprises receiving input data related to at least one attribute of the attribute set; identifying a subset of the digital educational material, the subset comprising posts comprising the at least one attribute; sorting the posts based on the attribute set; and presenting the posts. The inventive concept further relates to a data processing apparatus for providing digital educational material.

Abstract: A modulator is provided in operative engagement with a sensor element having a plurality of electrodes. The modulator has a single-bit quantizer electrically connected to a digital accumulator. The accumulator accumulates output information received from the single-bit quantizer. The accumulator converts the accumulated output information received from the single-bit quantizer to a multi-bit feedback signal and sends the multi-bit feedback signal in a primary feedback loop back to the sensor element. The quantizer sends a single-bit feedback signal in a secondary feedback loop back to a point before the quantizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of gas measurements, andmore specifically to the field of testing the measuring function of a measuring device (7) for gas measurements, the measuring device (7) including a gas sensor (9) generating at least one output signal. The method includes connecting at least one simulation signal to the measuring device (7) and/or feeding a gas mixture to the measuring device wherein the magnitude of the concentration of a gas to be measured in the gas mixture is known. The invention also relates to a simulation device (1) for connection to the measuring device (7) for gas measurements when testing the measuring function of the measuring device (7). The simulation device (1) generates at least one simulation signal which can attain at least one signal level, wherein a certain signal value corresponds to a certain gas concentration.