Abstract: Various principles and methods are described herein to improve wireless communication in a user computing device. Certain aspects of the disclosure describe management of wireless transmissions relative to various regulations related to a specific absorption rate. Other aspects of the disclosure relate to detection of user proximity to a transmitting antenna. Other aspects relate to alternative strategies to improve wireless communication, such as selection of alternate antennas or baseband modems, or changes in device orientation.

Abstract: A radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) configured to generate a synthesized clock includes a phase locked loop (PLL) configured to divide down a clock to a non-harmonic frequency; a plurality of multi-phase injection locked clock multipliers (ILCM) directly connected to a plurality of transceiver chains; wherein the PLL is further configured to distribute a divided down clock to at least one of the plurality of multi-phase ILCMs; wherein the plurality of multiphase ILCMs are configured to select a phase of and multiply the divided down clock to synthesize a desired harmonic frequency of the clock and suppress an undesired harmonic frequency of the clock.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for adjusting transmit properties based on compliance metrics for human exposure to radiation. As one example, the system determines a first transmission power limit associated with transmissions on a first radio resource, wherein the first transmission power limit is based on a first compliance level threshold of human exposure to emitted radiation when using the first radio resource. The system determines a second transmission power limit associated with transmissions on a second radio resource, wherein the second transmission power limit is based on a second compliance level threshold of human exposure to emitted radiation when transmitting using the second radio resource. The system also controls a wireless device to select either the first radio resource or the second radio resource for a transmission from the wireless device based on the first transmission power limit and the second transmission power limit.

Abstract: An antenna array architecture is provided for beamforming applications. The antenna array architecture facilitates a compact and wideband dual-polarized beam-switching antenna array architecture, which may be implemented in a cost-effective multi-layer PCB or package. The antenna array architecture is implemented as part of a package substrate having a number of layers. Each of the layers comprises various conductive elements such as conductive segments and/or traces that are disposed thereon in accordance with the respective antenna components.

Abstract: A combined antenna circuitry including a multi-feed antenna including a first antenna feed, a second antenna feed, and a third antenna feed; wherein the first antenna feed is configured to be connected to a first antenna of the combined antenna circuitry and is configured to operate on a first frequency band of a first radio access technology (RAT); wherein the second antenna feed is configured to be connected to a second antenna of the combined antenna circuitry and is configured to operate on a second frequency band of the first RAT; and wherein the third antenna feed is configured to be connected to the second antenna of the combined antenna circuitry and is configured to operate on a frequency band of a second RAT, wherein the frequency band of the second RAT does not correspond to any frequencies of the second frequency band of the first RAT.

Abstract: An apparatus can include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry to transmit and receive radio-frequency signals in a first communications band and in a second communications band. The apparatus can further include a diplexer coupled to the radio-frequency transceiver circuitry. The diplexer can have terminals connected to a first path that conveys the radio-frequency signals in the first communications band and a second path that conveys the radio-frequency signals in the second communications band. The diplexer terminals can also connect to a first switch interposed in the first path and a second switch interposed in the second path.

Abstract: A radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) configured to generate a synthesized clock includes a phase locked loop (PLL) configured to divide down a clock to a non-harmonic frequency; a plurality of multi-phase injection locked clock multipliers (ILCM) directly connected to a plurality of transceiver chains; wherein the PLL is further configured to distribute a divided down clock to at least one of the plurality of multi-phase ILCMs; wherein the plurality of multiphase ILCMs are configured to select a phase of and multiply the divided down clock to synthesize a desired harmonic frequency of the clock and suppress an undesired harmonic frequency of the clock.

Abstract: In various aspects, a radio frequency circuit is provided. The radio frequency circuit may include a substrate that may include a radio frequency front-end to antenna (RF FE-to-Ant) connector. The RF FE-to-Ant connector may include a conductor track structure and a substrate connection structure coupled to the conductor track structure. The substrate may include radio frequency front-end circuitry monolithically integrated in the substrate. The substrate connection structure may include at least one of a solderable structure, a weldable structure, or an adherable structure. The substrate connection structure may be configured to form at least one radio frequency signal interface with an antenna circuit connection structure of a substrate-external antenna circuit. The substrate may include an edge region. The substrate connection structure may be disposed in the edge region.

Abstract: A communication device may include a millimeter wave (mm-wave) antenna array having antenna elements, a mm-wave element (e.g. lens), and one or more transceivers (e.g. first and second transceivers). The mm-wave lens may be configured to adjust the first beam and the second beam as the first and second beams pass through the mm-wave lens. The first transceiver can selectively couple to the antenna elements, the first transceiver being configured to drive a first selected antenna element of the antenna elements to transmit a beam from the selected first antenna element. The second transceiver may selectively couple to the antenna elements, the second transceiver being configured to drive a second selected antenna element of the antenna elements to transmit a second beam from the selected second antenna element.

Abstract: A transceiver may include a transmit path and a receive path that are each coupled to a radio frequency (RF) interface, and a self-interference canceller (SIC). The SIC is coupled between the transmit and the receive paths. The SIC is configured to cancel a self-interference signal from a received signal on the receive path based on a transmit signal on the transmit path.

Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include a baseband controller configured to control a plurality of dual-polarization Radio Heads (RHs) to communicate a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmission, the baseband controller configured to control a first dual-polarization RH of the plurality of dual-polarization RHs to communicate a first spatial stream of the MIMO transmission with a horizontal-polarization via one or more first dual-polarization antenna elements of the first dual-polarization RH, and to control a second dual-polarization RH of the plurality of dual-polarization RHs to communicate a second spatial stream of the MIMO transmission with a vertical-polarization via one or more second dual-polarization antenna elements of the second dual-polarization RH.

Abstract: A communication device may include a millimeter wave (mm-wave) antenna array having antenna elements, a mm-wave element (e.g. lens), and one or more transceivers (e.g. first and second transceivers). The mm-wave lens may be configured to adjust the first beam and the second beam as the first and second beams pass through the mm-wave lens. The first transceiver can selectively couple to the antenna elements, the first transceiver being configured to drive a first selected antenna element of the antenna elements to transmit a beam from the selected first antenna element. The second transceiver may selectively couple to the antenna elements, the second transceiver being configured to drive a second selected antenna element of the antenna elements to transmit a second beam from the selected second antenna element.

Abstract: Various aspects provide a radiohead circuit and a communication device including the radiohead circuit. In an example, the radiohead circuit includes an antenna interface, a radio frequency front end configured to receive a channel scan information including an information related to a target communication channel to be scanned from a communication device processor, perform an energy scan for detecting an activity of the target communication channel based on the channel scan information, generate an activity information including an information as to whether there is the activity on the target communication channel, and provide the activity information to a communication interface; the communication interface configured to couple the processor to a radiohead circuit-external processor external to the radiohead circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods of reducing SNR and increasing bandwidth of received signals are disclosed. LNAs receive signals from an antenna via a common input matching network. The amplified signals are downconverted, filtered and digitized before being coherently combined at a DSP. Depending on the LO frequencies used by mixers in the different receiver paths, the combined signals reduce the SNR when the LO frequencies are the same by reducing the non-correlated noise introduced by the LNAs or increase the bandwidth processed when the LO frequencies are different. The bandwidths are contiguous or non-contiguous.

Abstract: An antenna module and communication device containing the antenna module are disclosed. The antenna module is disposed in a metal cavity. The antenna module includes a switched beam mm-wave antenna array having radiating elements separated by less than a wavelength of the radiating elements. The array is fed by a single transceiver chain. The array is disposed at the focal length of a low-profile mm-wave lens configured to steer the beam. A sub-10 GHz antenna is disposed closer to the opening of the cavity than the lens. The lens is a Fresnel Zone Plate lens having a focal length of less than about the wavelength of the beam, or a Saucer lens having shells of different refractive indexes and having a profile that is more than 6 times smaller than a Luneburg lens with a same focal length.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna; a first transceiver configured to communicate using at least the first antenna; a second transceiver configured to communicate using at least the second antenna; and a controller configured to determine whether the third antenna is to be used by the first transceiver or the second transceiver based on a selection criterion and configured to control the first transceiver to communicate using the first antenna and the third antenna if the controller has determined that the third antenna is to be used by the first transceiver and to control the second transceiver to communicate using the second antenna and the third antenna if the controller has determined that the third antenna is to be used by the second transceiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of a reference path circuit and communication device are generally described herein. The reference path circuit may include an injection locked multiplier (ILM) and a group of one or more buffer amplifiers. The ILM may receive a sinusoidal reference signal from a reference oscillator at a reference frequency. The ILM may generate a sinusoidal ILM output signal at an ILM output frequency that is based on an integer multiple of the reference frequency. The integer multiple of the reference frequency may be within a locking range of the ILM that may be based on a resonant frequency of the ILM. The group of one or more buffer amplifiers may generate an output clock signal for input to the frequency synthesizer. The output clock signal may be based on a sign function of the ILM output signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of a reference path circuit and communication device are generally described herein. The reference path circuit may include an injection locked multiplier (ILM) and a group of one or more buffer amplifiers. The ILM may receive a sinusoidal reference signal from a reference oscillator at a reference frequency. The ILM may generate a sinusoidal ILM output signal at an ILM output frequency that is based on an integer multiple of the reference frequency. The integer multiple of the reference frequency may be within a locking range of the ILM that may be based on a resonant frequency of the ILM. The group of one or more buffer amplifiers may generate an output clock signal for input to the frequency synthesizer. The output clock signal may be based on a sign function of the ILM output signal.

Abstract: Embodiments pertain to systems, methods, and component devices for Tx-Tx transmit concurrency by combining signals before power amplification. One example embodiment includes validity check circuitry configured to check a transmission power for a Bluetooth signal against a first threshold transmission power, a Bluetooth Power Amplifier, and a WLAN power amplifier. A switching network controlled by the validity check circuitry and configured to couple the Bluetooth input to Bluetooth power amplifier input when the transmission power for the Bluetooth signal is above the first threshold transmission power and to couple the Bluetooth signal with a WLAN signal for input to the shared WLAN power amplifier when the transmission power for the Bluetooth signal is less than the first threshold transmission power.

Abstract: Embodiments pertain to systems, methods, and component devices for Tx-Tx transmit concurrency by combining signals before power amplification. One example embodiment includes validity check circuitry configured to check a transmission power for a Bluetooth signal against a first threshold transmission power, a Bluetooth Power Amplifier, and a WLAN power amplifier. A switching network controlled by the validity check circuitry and configured to couple the Bluetooth input to Bluetooth power amplifier input when the transmission power for the Bluetooth signal is above the first threshold transmission power and to couple the Bluetooth signal with a WLAN signal for input to the shared WLAN power amplifier when the transmission power for the Bluetooth signal is less than the first threshold transmission power.