Abstract: Control unit (100) for a transmission system, comprising: a sample rate converter (10), which is coupled to a digital-to-analog converting unit (200), wherein digital input data (data_in) are feedable to the sample rate converter (10); a PRBS generator (20), wherein an output signal (ss_div) of the PRBS generator (20) is feedable to the sample rate converter (10) and to a delay element (30), wherein an output signal (ss_div_del) of the delay element (30) is feedable to a frequency synthesizer (40), wherein the frequency synthesizer (40) is clockable by a reference clock (clk_ref) and wherein an output signal (clk_ss) of the frequency synthesizer (40) is feedable to a clock input (10a) of the sample rate converter (10) and to a clock input (200a) of the digital-to-analog converting unit (200).

Abstract: There is described a radio device comprising: i) a receiver; ii) a DC/DC converter; iii) a clock device, configured to provide a synchronous clock to the receiver and the DC/DC converter; and iv) a control device, configured to determine an information indicative of the DC/DC converter duty cycle, and to adjust the initial phase of the DC/DC converter clock and/or the receiver clock based on said information.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a radio frequency (RF) communication device is provided, comprising: a receiver unit configured to receive at least one radio frequency signal, wherein the receiver unit has a variable initial phase; a controller configured to change said initial phase; a measurement unit configured to measure a plurality of amplitudes and/or phases of the radio frequency signal, wherein each of said amplitudes and/or phases of the radio frequency signal corresponds to a different initial phase of the receiver unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating an RF communication device is conceived.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: an NFC unit configured to charge an external device under charge by transferring power to said device under charge through an NFC channel; a detection unit configured to detect predefined events occurring on the NFC channel when said power is being transferred to the device under charge; a processing unit configured to control the transferring of power to the device under charge in dependence on the events detected by the detection unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived.

Abstract: Disclosed is a card clock recovery system for use in an NFC card transceiver couplable to an NFC reader.

Abstract: There is described an RFID device, comprising: a transmitter, a matching device, and a receiver. The transmitter is hereby coupled via the matching device to the receiver. The transmitter is configured to transmit a transmitter signal through the matching device, thereby obtaining a calibration signal. The receiver is configured to receive the calibration signal and estimate a phase shift of the calibration signal. Further, the RFID device is configured to adjust at least one of a transmitter phase shift and a receiver phase shift in order to compensate for the estimated phase shift. Further, a method of calibrating a phase shift in an RFID device is described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a card clock recovery system for use in an NFC card transceiver couplable to an NFC reader.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: an NFC unit configured to charge an external device under charge by transferring power to said device under charge through an NFC channel; a detection unit configured to detect predefined events occurring on the NFC channel when said power is being transferred to the device under charge; a processing unit configured to control the transferring of power to the device under charge in dependence on the events detected by the detection unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived.