Abstract: Systems and methods configured to cancel spurs in a phase locked loop (PLL) system are provided. A method configured to cancel spurs in a PLL system includes receiving a PLL signal from the PLL system; determining an estimated spur frequency of a spur in the received PLL signal based on the received PLL signal; and canceling the spur in the received PLL signal based on the estimated spur frequency.

Abstract: A time-to-digital converter is provided. The time-to-digital converter includes a delay circuit configured to iteratively delay a reference signal for generating a plurality of delayed reference signals. Further, the time-to-digital converter includes a plurality of sample circuits each configured to sample an oscillation signal based on one of the plurality of delayed reference signals. The time-to-digital converter additionally includes a control circuit configured to de-activate at least one of the plurality of sample circuits based on a predicted value of the phase of the oscillation signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods configured to cancel spurs in a phase locked loop (PLL) system are provided. A method configured to cancel spurs in a PLL system includes receiving a PLL signal from the PLL system; determining an estimated spur frequency of a spur in the received PLL signal based on the received PLL signal; and canceling the spur in the received PLL signal based on the estimated spur frequency.

Abstract: A time-to-digital converter is provided. The time-to-digital converter includes a delay circuit configured to iteratively delay a reference signal for generating a plurality of delayed reference signals. Further, the time-to-digital converter includes a plurality of sample circuits each configured to sample an oscillation signal based on one of the plurality of delayed reference signals. The time-to-digital converter additionally includes a control circuit configured to de-activate at least one of the plurality of sample circuits based on a predicted value of the phase of the oscillation signal.

Abstract: A spur cancelation system includes error circuitry, inverse spur circuitry, and injection circuitry. The error circuitry is configured to generate an error signal based at least on a first transceiver signal in a transceiver signal processing chain. The inverse spur circuitry is configured to, based at least on the error signal, determine a gain and a phase of a spur signal in the transceiver signal and generate an inverse spur signal based at least on the gain and the phase of the spur signal. The injection circuitry is configured to inject the inverse spur signal to cancel a spur in a second transceiver signal in the transceiver signal processing chain.

Abstract: A synthesizer circuit to generate a local oscillator carrier signal for a baseband signal includes a controlled oscillator comprising a phase lock loop and an oscillator configured to generate an oscillating signal. A pulling compensation circuit is configured to generate a correction signal for a present output of the phase locked loop using information on an error of the oscillating signal, information on a present sample of a baseband signal and a preceding correction signal for a preceding output of the phase locked loop.

Abstract: A spur cancelation system includes error circuitry, inverse spur circuitry, and injection circuitry. The error circuitry is configured to generate an error signal based at least on a first transceiver signal in a transceiver signal processing chain. The inverse spur circuitry is configured to, based at least on the error signal, determine a gain and a phase of a spur signal in the transceiver signal and generate an inverse spur signal based at least on the gain and the phase of the spur signal. The injection circuitry is configured to inject the inverse spur signal to cancel a spur in a second transceiver signal in the transceiver signal processing chain.

Abstract: A synthesizer circuit to generate a local oscillator carrier signal for a baseband signal includes a controlled oscillator comprising a phase lock loop and an oscillator configured to generate an oscillating signal. A pulling compensation circuit is configured to generate a correction signal for a present output of the phase locked loop using information on an error of the oscillating signal, information on a present sample of a baseband signal and a preceding correction signal for a preceding output of the phase locked loop.

Abstract: Embodiments related to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to enable a digital phase locked loop are described. In one embodiment, a digital synthesizer comprises a digital phase locked loop with detection circuitry to calculate an estimate of a magnitude and a phase of a spurious response from an error signal within the digital phase locked loop. The digital phase locked loop further comprises generation circuitry to generate an inverse spur based on the estimate of the magnitude and the phase, and further comprises injection circuitry to inject the inverse spur into the digital phase locked loop. In some embodiments, least mean squares (LMS), recursive least squares (RLS), or other such adaptation is used to estimate the magnitude and phase of the spurious response.

Abstract: Embodiments related to systems, methods, and computer-readable media to enable a digital phase locked loop are described. In one embodiment, a digital synthesizer comprises a digital phase locked loop with detection circuitry to calculate an estimate of a magnitude and a phase of a spurious response from an error signal within the digital phase locked loop. The digital phase locked loop further comprises generation circuitry to generate an inverse spur based on the estimate of the magnitude and the phase, and further comprises injection circuitry to inject the inverse spur into the digital phase locked loop. In some embodiments, least mean squares (LMS), recursive least squares (RLS), or other such adaptation is used to estimate the magnitude and phase of the spurious response.

Abstract: Described herein are technologies related to an implementation of harmonic spurs mitigation in a receiver of a portable device.

Abstract: An interfering signal from a co-running modem is filtered using a notch filter to cancel high frequency harmonic interference to a received radio frequency (RF) signal. Thereafter, a metric scaling and tone nulling are performed in the received RF signal to further eliminate residual harmonic frequencies.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of combining received wireless communication signals. For example, a device may include a radio-frequency (RF) combiner to combine first and second wireless communication RF signals of a wireless communication frame received via first and second respective antennas, into a combined signal; and a base-band phase estimator to estimate a phase difference between the first and the second antennas, and to provide to the RF combiner a feedback corresponding to the phase difference, wherein the radio-frequency combiner is to combine the first and the second RF signals according to the feedback.

Abstract: A system and a method in which a first frequency correction is determined for a frequency of a local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a first time slot of a received signal. The first frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator. A second frequency correction is determined for the frequency of the local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a second time slot of the received signal. The second frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator. A third frequency correction is determined for the frequency of the local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a third time slot and a fourth time slot of the received signal, and the third frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator.

Abstract: A method and system for adaptive mitigation of noise interference in a receiver. In one embodiment of the invention, the receiver determines the type of the dominant noise interference among one or more noise interferences. The receiver determines or optimizes the estimation and averaging process of the noise covariance matrix based on the type of the dominant noise interference in one embodiment of the invention. This allows dynamic selection and adaptation of the noise estimate covariance matrix based on the noise type in one embodiment of the invention.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of combining received wireless communication signals. For example, a device may include a radio-frequency (RF) combiner to combine first and second wireless communication RF signals of a wireless communication frame received via first and second respective antennas, into a combined signal; and a base-band phase estimator to estimate a phase difference between the first and the second antennas, and to provide to the RF combiner a feedback corresponding to the phase difference, wherein the radio-frequency combiner is to combine the first and the second RF signals according to the feedback.

Abstract: A system and a method in which a first frequency correction is determined for a frequency of a local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a first time slot of a received signal. The first frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator. A second frequency correction is determined for the frequency of the local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a second time slot of the received signal. The second frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator. A third frequency correction is determined for the frequency of the local oscillator with respect to a frequency of a third time slot and a fourth time slot of the received signal, and the third frequency correction is applied to adjust the frequency of the local oscillator.

Abstract: A method of identifying a precoding matrix corresponding to a wireless network channel comprises the steps of identifying a capacity metric that includes an identity matrix, approximating the capacity metric using an approximation metric that ignores the identity matrix, using the approximation metric to search over all matrices in a matrix codebook in order to identify a particular precoding matrix that increases a capacity of the wireless network channel, and transmitting across the wireless network channel a matrix index that corresponds to the particular precoding matrix. Additional techniques for identifying precoding matrices are also described herein, as is a method of approximating a capacity of a wireless network channel in a wireless network.

Abstract: A method and system for adaptive mitigation of noise interference in a receiver. In one embodiment of the invention, the receiver determines the type of the dominant noise interference among one or more noise interferences. The receiver determines or optimizes the estimation and averaging process of the noise covariance matrix based on the type of the dominant noise interference in one embodiment of the invention. This allows dynamic selection and adaptation of the noise estimate covariance matrix based on the noise type in one embodiment of the invention.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that may include a transceiver operable to communicate with a receiver in a wireless network and adapted to select an optimal mode for transmissions, wherein the receiver estimates the optimal mode and feeds it back to the transceiver which changes a transmitted mode accordingly and wherein the optimal mode is based on a predetermined metric based on a performance equation that puts a threshold to separate between a high correlated signal to low correlation signal.