Patents by Inventor Stephen Wu
Stephen Wu 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).
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Patent number: 11588254Abstract: An antenna system, includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array. The waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas, Zhihui Wang
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Publication number: 20230051891Abstract: An antenna system that includes a plurality of chips and a beam forming phased array. The beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Seunghwan YOON, Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN, Sam GHARAVI, Kartik SRIDHARAN, Donghyup SHIN, Farid SHIRINFAR, Stephen WU, Maryam ROFOUGARAN, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas, Zhihui WANG
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Publication number: 20230014090Abstract: An antenna system includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, a system board having an upper and lower surface, and a beam forming phased array that includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells for millimeter wave communication. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins where a first pin is connected with a body of a corresponding radiating waveguide antenna cell and the body corresponds to ground for the pins. A first end of the radiating waveguide antenna cells is mounted on the first substrate, where the upper surface of the system board comprises a plurality of electrically conductive connection points to connect the first end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Seunghwan YOON, Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN, Sam GHARAVI, Kartik SRIDHARAN, Donghyup SHIN, Farid SHIRINFAR, Stephen WU, Maryam ROFOUGARAN, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas
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Patent number: 11558105Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11552401Abstract: An antenna system includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array that includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells for millimeter wave communication. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins where a first pin is connected with a body of a corresponding radiating waveguide antenna cell and the body corresponds to ground for the pins. The first pin includes a first and a second current path, the first current path being longer than the second current path. A first end of the radiating waveguide antenna cells is mounted on the first substrate, where the plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: MOVANDI CORPORATIONInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas
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Publication number: 20230006362Abstract: An antenna module that includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells on a first surface of the antenna substrate, a plurality of packaged circuitry on a second surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of supporting balls mounted on the second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry includes a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) chips on the second surface of the antenna substrate. Each of the plurality of 3-D antenna cells comprises a raised antenna patch with a plurality of projections and a plurality of supporting legs, where at least a relief cut is provided between one of the plurality of projections and one of the plurality of supporting legs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Zhihui Wang, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Publication number: 20220416442Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of antenna modules and a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of packaged circuitry mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Each of the plurality of antenna modules is mounted on a plurality of portions of the heat sink such that a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry is in a direct contact with the plurality of portions of the heat sink embedded within the plurality of holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11539143Abstract: An antenna system, includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips, and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array. The waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins that are connected to ground. A body of each radiating waveguide antenna cell corresponds to the ground. The plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells to control beamforming through a second end of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas, Zhihui Wang
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Publication number: 20220393757Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern based on a location of each of a plurality of user equipment (UEs). A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, the plurality of UEs based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Sam GHARAVI, Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN, Michael BOERS, Seunghwan YOON, Kartik SRIDHARAN, Donghyup SHIN, Farid SHIRINFAR, Stephen WU, Maryam ROFOUGARAN
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Patent number: 11509067Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least a plurality of antenna modules mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module comprises an antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells that are mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of packaged circuitry that are mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Furthermore, each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Zhihui Wang, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11509066Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including a plurality of antenna modules and a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of packaged circuitry mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SILICON VALLEY BANKInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Publication number: 20220368407Abstract: A device includes a primary sector and secondary sectors communicatively coupled to the primary sector. The processor included in the primary sector is configured to down convert a Radio Frequency (RF) signals with a first frequency to an analog baseband (IQ) signal with a second frequency, and receive a second digital baseband signal that comprises a first digital baseband signal and a digital echo signal. The first digital baseband signal comprises a training sequence signal. Further, the processor estimates a plurality of filter taps of the FIR filter based on the digital echo signal and estimate the digital echo signal in the received second digital baseband signal based on the first digital baseband signal and the plurality of filter taps of the FIR filter. The estimated digital echo signal is removed from at least one current digital baseband signal based on the down conversion of the RF signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Sam GHARAVI, Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN, Michael BOERS, Seunghwan YOON, Kartik SRIDHARAN, Donghyup SHIN, Farid SHIRINFAR, Stephen WU, Maryam ROFOUGARAN
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Patent number: 11502417Abstract: An antenna system includes a first substrate, a plurality of chips and a waveguide antenna element based beam forming phased array that includes a plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells for millimeter wave communication. Each radiating waveguide antenna cell includes a plurality of pins where a first pin is connected with a body of a corresponding radiating waveguide antenna cell and the body corresponds to ground for the pins. The first pin includes a first and a second current path, the first current path being longer than the second current path. A first end of the radiating waveguide antenna cells is mounted on the first substrate, where the plurality of chips are electrically connected with the plurality of pins and the ground of each of the plurality of radiating waveguide antenna cells.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MOVANDI CORPORATIONInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Sam Gharavi, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli, Enver Adas
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Patent number: 11496207Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11476590Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least a plurality of antenna modules mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The PCB includes a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module comprises an antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells that are mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate. Each antenna module further comprises a plurality of packaged circuitry that are mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Furthermore, each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Zhihui Wang, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11469521Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including a plurality of antenna modules and a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of holes embedded with a heat sink. Each antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a plurality of three-dimensional (3-D) antenna cells mounted on a first surface of the antenna substrate, and a plurality of packaged circuitry mounted on a second surface of the antenna substrate. The plurality of packaged circuitry are electrically connected with the plurality of 3-D antenna cells. Each antenna module is mounted on the plurality of holes via a corresponding packaged circuitry of the plurality of packaged circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SILICON VALLEY BANKInventors: Seunghwan Yoon, Franco De Flaviis, Alfred Grau Besoli, Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11463154Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and one or more secondary sectors, receives a first beam of input RF signals. A first set of analog baseband signals, are generated based on received first beam of input RF signals. The first set of analog baseband signals are converted to a first set of coded data signals and control information is extracted from the first set of coded data signals by decoding only a header portion of the first set of coded data signals without demodulation of data portion of the first set of coded data signals. Based on the extracted control information, the first set of coded data signals are transmitted as beams of output RF signals to remote user equipment. The transmission is independent of demodulation of the data portion within the active repeater device to reduce latency for transmission of the first set of coded data signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 11463155Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
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Publication number: 20220308441Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, a computer system and a computer program product. The method, computer system and computer program product including measuring an initial state of a set of SRAM bits on the wafer, identifying a first set of signature SRAM bits on the wafer, of the set of SRAM bits on the wafer, where the first set of SRAM bits comprise a consistent initial state greater than a first threshold percentage of times, measuring physically dimensions of features of the first set of SRAM bits on the wafer; and identifying a set of signature SRAM bits of the first set of SRAM bits on the wafer, wherein the set of signature SRAM bits comprise physical dimensions of features which correlate to the initial state of each correlated SRAM bit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Effendi Leobandung, Stephen Wu
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Patent number: 11424814Abstract: An active repeater device includes a primary sector and one or more secondary sectors, receives a first beam of input RF signals. A first set of analog baseband signals, are generated based on received first beam of input RF signals. The first set of analog baseband signals are converted to a first set of coded data signals and control information is extracted from the first set of coded data signals by decoding only a header portion of the first set of coded data signals without demodulation of data portion of the first set of coded data signals. Based on the extracted control information, the first set of coded data signals are transmitted as beams of output RF signals to remote user equipment. The transmission is independent of demodulation of the data portion within the active repeater device to reduce latency for transmission of the first set of coded data signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Sam Gharavi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Kartik Sridharan, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran