Patents by Inventor Saihua Lin

Saihua Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210391843
    Abstract: A radio frequency filtering circuitry includes a first inductor, a second inductor, and a conductive loop. The first inductor receives a first current that induces a second current in the second inductor upon receiving the first current. The first inductor and/or the second inductor induce a third current in the conductive loop. The conductive loop adjusts the third current to reduce a first gain peak of an output signal to correlate to a second gain peak of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Hongrui Wang, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak, Saihua Lin
  • Publication number: 20210358677
    Abstract: Radio frequency filtering circuitry blocks certain frequencies in an outgoing signal so that the signal may be transmitted over a desired frequency. The radio frequency filtering circuitry includes a first inductor having a first coil and a second inductor coupled to and disposed within the first coil. The second inductor has a second coil and a third coil symmetrical to the second coil. When current is applied to the radio frequency filtering circuitry, the current in the second coil causes a first induced current in the first coil and the current in the third coil causes a second induced current in the first coil, wherein the second induced current is approximately equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the first induced current. As such, the second induced current may compensate for the first induced current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hongrui Wang, Saihua Lin, Abbas Komijani, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak
  • Patent number: 10985724
    Abstract: A radio frequency filtering circuitry includes a first inductor, a second inductor, and a conductive loop. The first inductor receives a first current that induces a second current in the second inductor upon receiving the first current. The first inductor and/or the second inductor induce a third current in the conductive loop. The conductive loop adjusts the third current to reduce a first gain peak of an output signal to correlate to a second gain peak of the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hongrui Wang, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak, Saihua Lin
  • Publication number: 20210055402
    Abstract: A sensor circuit included in a computer system may include multiple antennae and transceiver circuits that include transmitter and receiver circuits. A particular transceiver circuit may transmit, via a particular antenna, a transmit signal that is a modulated version of a baseband signal, and generate a leakage signal based on leakage between transmitter and receiver circuits included in the particular transceiver circuit. A different transceiver circuit may generate a received signal using a reflected version of the transmitted signal that is received via a different antenna. An output signal may be generated using the received and leakage signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak, Hongrui Wang
  • Patent number: 10819384
    Abstract: A transceiver circuit that includes a receiver and transmitter circuits may send and receive data signals using an antenna. The transceiver circuit may be coupled to the antenna and other circuits using multiple impedance matching networks configured to match input and output impedance values of the receiver and transmitter circuits to the antenna and other circuits. The impedance matching networks may selectively couple and decouple different ports of the receiver and transmitter circuits to other circuit nodes based on whether the transceiver is operating in transmit or receive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak, Saihua Lin
  • Publication number: 20200106472
    Abstract: A transceiver circuit that includes a receiver and transmitter circuits may send and receive data signals using an antenna. The transceiver circuit may be coupled to the antenna and other circuits using multiple impedance matching networks configured to match input and output impedance values of the receiver and transmitter circuits to the antenna and other circuits. The impedance matching networks may selectively couple and decouple different ports of the receiver and transmitter circuits to other circuit nodes based on whether the transceiver is operating in transmit or receive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak, Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 10461914
    Abstract: A triplexer having integrated switching circuitry is disclosed. In one embodiment, a triplexer is used, in a transmit mode, to combine a clock signal, a control signal, and a modulated (e.g., a radio frequency, or RF) signal into a composite signal for transmission over a transmission line. In a receive mode, the triplexer receives and separates the composite signal into the clock signal, the control signal, and the modulated signal. The triplexer further includes switching circuitry integrated therein. The switching circuitry is operable to switch the triplexer between the transmit and receive modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak
  • Publication number: 20190305919
    Abstract: A triplexer having integrated switching circuitry is disclosed. In one embodiment, a triplexer is used, in a transmit mode, to combine a clock signal, a control signal, and a modulated (e.g., a radio frequency, or RF) signal into a composite signal for transmission over a transmission line. In a receive mode, the triplexer receives and separates the composite signal into the clock signal, the control signal, and the modulated signal. The triplexer further includes switching circuitry integrated therein. The switching circuitry is operable to switch the triplexer between the transmit and receive modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Sohrab Emami-Neyestanak
  • Patent number: 9871488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a communication signal through a dual-mode power amplifier may include amplifying a communication signal by a first amplifier and/or a second amplifier of the dual-mode power amplifier based on a desired transmit output power. The output of the first amplifier may be selectively coupled through a configurable inductive coupler to an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 9823678
    Abstract: A voltage regulator includes: a difference amplifier with first input terminal connected to a reference voltage; a first transistor having a first terminal connected to a supply voltage, a control terminal connected to the output terminal of the difference amplifier, and a second terminal configured to supply a regulated voltage to a load; a feedback circuit connected to the second terminal of the first transistor and configured to supply a feedback voltage to a second input terminal of the difference amplifier; and a current compensator configured to draw a compensation current from the first transistor when a load current supplied by the first transistor to the load is less than a threshold current, thereby increasing the first current through the first transistor, and configured to draw substantially no compensation current from the first transistor when the load current is greater than or equal to the threshold current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 9755595
    Abstract: A device includes: a transistor having an input terminal configured to receive an input signal and to amplify the input signal; a bias current source configured to set a bias current of the input terminal of the transistor, the bias current source having a control input for receiving a control signal for selecting the bias current to have one of a plurality of selectable bias current levels; a bias resistance connected between the bias current source and the input terminal of the transistor; a bypass switch for selectively bypassing a first part of the bias resistance; and a control circuit for controlling the bypass switch to bypass the part of the bias resistance for a predefined time period in response to a change in the bias current level, and for controlling the bypass switch to stop bypassing the first part of the bias resistance after the predefined time period expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 9692368
    Abstract: An apparatus includes amplification circuitry configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal. The apparatus also includes differential inductors coupled to an output of the amplification circuitry. The differential inductors include a first inductor serially coupled to a second inductor, and the differential inductors are configured to filter the RF signal and to provide a differential output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Anup Savla, Mounir Youssef Bohsali
  • Patent number: 9548774
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a quadrature signal that may be used to modulate and/or demodulate communication signals transmitted between communication devices. A quadrature signal generator may include a control block, a mixer, and a filter. The control block may generate a reference signal and a filter control signal based on an input clock signal. The mixer may generate a mixer output signal based on the input clock signal and the reference signal. The filter, controlled by the filter control signal, may filter the mixer output signal to suppress a band of frequencies within the mixer output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Jianlei Shi
  • Patent number: 9543900
    Abstract: A transceiver configured to transmit data in a plurality of operating modes including a Wi-Fi mode and two or more different Bluetooth power modes, the transceiver comprising: a first power amplifier configured to amplify Bluetooth signals; a second power amplifier configured to amplify Wi-Fi signals; an antenna coupled to the second power amplifier; and a tunable load circuit, coupled between the first amplifier and the second amplifier, configured to provide a different load impedance for each of the plurality of operating modes, the tunable load circuit consisting of: two impedance paths coupled in parallel between output terminals of the first and second amplifiers; and a number of shunt paths coupled between the tunable load circuit and ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Jonghoon Choi
  • Publication number: 20160373064
    Abstract: A transceiver configured to transmit data in a plurality of operating modes including a Wi-Fi mode and two or more different Bluetooth power modes, the transceiver comprising: a first power amplifier configured to amplify Bluetooth signals; a second power amplifier configured to amplify Wi-Fi signals; an antenna coupled to the second power amplifier; and a tunable load circuit, coupled between the first amplifier and the second amplifier, configured to provide a different load impedance for each of the plurality of operating modes, the tunable load circuit consisting of: two impedance paths coupled in parallel between output terminals of the first and second amplifiers; and a number of shunt paths coupled between the tunable load circuit and ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Jonghoon Choi
  • Patent number: 9509256
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a plurality of amplification stages, each stage comprising a cascode transistor; and a bridge circuit coupled between gate terminals of cascode transistors in two adjacent stages of the plurality of amplification stages, the bridge circuit including a plurality of diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Anup Savla
  • Patent number: 9490886
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a beamforming device. A device may include at least one receive path; and an amplifier coupled to an output of each receive path. The device configured to process each a signal from each receive path in at least one of a voltage domain and a current domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Saihua Lin
  • Patent number: 9473101
    Abstract: An amplifier is disclosed that may include a filter, such as a notch-filter, to filter an output signal provided by the amplifier. The included filter may suppress and/or reduce a gain of the amplifier for a particular range of frequencies. In one embodiment, a frequency response of the filter may be determined by one or more reactive components included within the amplifier. In at least one embodiment, the amplifier may include two or more mutual inductors to reduce the gain of the amplifier when operated at or near a predetermined frequency. In another embodiment, the amplifier may include one or more variable capacitors that may enable the frequency response of the filter to be changed and/or modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Ngar Loong Chan, Saihua Lin
  • Publication number: 20160248460
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a quadrature signal that may be used to modulate and/or demodulate communication signals transmitted between communication devices. A quadrature signal generator may include a control block, a mixer, and a filter. The control block may generate a reference signal and a filter control signal based on an input clock signal. The mixer may generate a mixer output signal based on the input clock signal and the reference signal. The filter, controlled by the filter control signal, may filter the mixer output signal to suppress a band of frequencies within the mixer output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Saihua Lin, Jianlei Shi
  • Publication number: 20160233843
    Abstract: An amplifier is disclosed that may include a filter, such as a notch-filter, to filter an output signal provided by the amplifier. The included filter may suppress and/or reduce a gain of the amplifier for a particular range of frequencies. In one embodiment, a frequency response of the filter may be determined by one or more reactive components included within the amplifier. In at least one embodiment, the amplifier may include two or more mutual inductors to reduce the gain of the amplifier when operated at or near a predetermined frequency. In another embodiment, the amplifier may include one or more variable capacitors that may enable the frequency response of the filter to be changed and/or modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Ngar Loong Chan, Saihua Lin