Patents by Inventor Wael Al-Qaq
Wael Al-Qaq 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: 11943085Abstract: A circuit includes a polar transmitter to generate a radio frequency output from amplitude and phase signal components. The polar transmitter includes an amplifier to combine amplitude and phase signal components. A processor is coupled to the polar transmitter to provide the amplitude and phase signal components. The processor includes: a digital modulation circuit to generate a modulated digital signal including in-phase and quadrature signal components and a correction circuit to calculate and apply a complex digital offset for local oscillator feedthrough of the amplifier. The complex digital offset includes an in-phase offset correction factor and a quadrature offset correction factor.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Xiaobao Yu, Zhihang Zhang, Min Yi
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Patent number: 11881877Abstract: A method includes producing a plurality of TX LO signals by a first LO generator comprising a first frequency doubler and a first frequency divider, the first frequency doubler configured to receive a VCO signal having a first frequency and generate a first signal fed into the first frequency divider, the first signal having a second frequency that is twice the first frequency, producing a plurality of MRX LO signals by a second LO generator comprising a second frequency doubler and a second frequency divider, the second frequency doubler configured to receive the VCO signal and generate a second signal fed into the second frequency divider, the second signal having the second frequency, configuring the TX to operate at a first LO frequency equal to the second frequency, and configuring the MRX to operate at a second LO frequency equal to the first frequency through disabling the second frequency doubler.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Wael Al-Qaq, Zhihang Zhang
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Publication number: 20230231585Abstract: A method for reducing distortions of a radio frequency (RF) system includes configuring a plurality of mixers to convert between a plurality of phase signals and a plurality of RF signals, configuring a first mixer of the plurality of mixers to operate in a six-phase operating mode to reduce the distortions of the RF system, and configuring a second mixer of the plurality of mixers to operate in a three-phase operating mode to reduce power consumption of the RF system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Hong Jiang, Wael Al-Qaq, Zhihang Zhang
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Publication number: 20230106513Abstract: A circuit includes a polar transmitter to generate a radio frequency output from amplitude and phase signal components. The polar transmitter includes an amplifier to combine amplitude and phase signal components. A processor is coupled to the polar transmitter to provide the amplitude and phase signal components. The processor includes: a digital modulation circuit to generate a modulated digital signal including in-phase and quadrature signal components and a correction circuit to calculate and apply a complex digital offset for local oscillator feedthrough of the amplifier. The complex digital offset includes an in-phase offset correction factor and a quadrature offset correction factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Xiaobao Yu, Zhihang Zhang, Min Yi
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Patent number: 11533113Abstract: Techniques are presented to improve the accuracy of and reduce the time required for calibration of an in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) transmission circuit. A measurement receiver measures the I/Q mismatch, where an RF phase shift is introduced to distinguish between the transmitter and measurement receiver I/Q mismatches. Rather than assuming an amount of introduced phase shift, a measurement is used to estimate the phase shift. This phase estimate is then used to determine and correct the I/Q mismatch in the transmitter and measurement receiver. An iterative process can be used to improve the I/Q correction factors. Using simple signal processing to measure the phase shift during calibration and to perform the image calibration calculations, the phase shifter requirements can be significantly relaxed, resulting in faster design time and reduced design area/cost. This approach results in reduced calibration time, thus contributing to reduced factory production time and enabling faster live mode image calibration.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 11528180Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: FutureWei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 11516054Abstract: A circuit includes a polar transmitter to generate a radio frequency output from amplitude and phase signal components. The polar transmitter includes an amplifier to combine amplitude and phase signal components. A processor is coupled to the polar transmitter to provide the amplitude and phase signal components. The processor includes: a digital modulation circuit to generate a modulated digital signal including in-phase and quadrature signal components and a correction circuit to calculate and apply a complex digital offset for local oscillator feedthrough of the amplifier. The complex digital offset includes an in-phase offset correction factor and a quadrature offset correction factor.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Xiaobao Yu, Zhihang Zhang, Min Yi
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Publication number: 20220294684Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Publication number: 20220190848Abstract: A method includes producing a plurality of TX LO signals by a first LO generator comprising a first frequency doubler and a first frequency divider, the first frequency doubler configured to receive a VCO signal having a first frequency and generate a first signal fed into the first frequency divider, the first signal having a second frequency that is twice the first frequency, producing a plurality of MRX LO signals by a second LO generator comprising a second frequency doubler and a second frequency divider, the second frequency doubler configured to receive the VCO signal and generate a second signal fed into the second frequency divider, the second signal having the second frequency, configuring the TX to operate at a first LO frequency equal to the second frequency, and configuring the MRX to operate at a second LO frequency equal to the first frequency through disabling the second frequency doubler.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Hong Jiang, Wael Al-Qaq, Zhihang Zhang
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Patent number: 11251880Abstract: A system and method for transmitting and for detecting a transmission power level of a carrier of aggregated carrier signals is configured to generate a plurality of carrier signals as a carrier aggregated signal and to generate an outgoing radio frequency (RF) signal based on the carrier aggregated signal and to produce a feedback signal based the outgoing RF signal. The system process the feedback signal by down converting a first carrier signal within the feedback signal from RF, canceling a down converted harmonically-related signal or an ADC Fs related signal of a second carrier of the carrier aggregated signal and producing a signal representative of the output power of the first carrier of the carrier aggregated signal within the feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Hong Jiang
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Patent number: 11218356Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Publication number: 20210314204Abstract: A circuit includes a polar transmitter to generate a radio frequency output from amplitude and phase signal components. The polar transmitter includes an amplifier to combine amplitude and phase signal components. A processor is coupled to the polar transmitter to provide the amplitude and phase signal components. The processor includes: a digital modulation circuit to generate a modulated digital signal including in-phase and quadrature signal components and a correction circuit to calculate and apply a complex digital offset for local oscillator feedthrough of the amplifier. The complex digital offset includes an in-phase offset correction factor and a quadrature offset correction factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Xiaobao Yu, Zhihang Zhang, Min Yi
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Publication number: 20210083781Abstract: Techniques are presented to improve the accuracy of and reduce the time required for calibration of an in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) transmission circuit. A measurement receiver measures the I/Q mismatch, where an RF phase shift is introduced to distinguish between the transmitter and measurement receiver I/Q mismatches. Rather than assuming an amount of introduced phase shift, a measurement is used to estimate the phase shift. This phase estimate is then used to determine and correct the I/Q mismatch in the transmitter and measurement receiver. An iterative process can be used to improve the I/Q correction factors. Using simple signal processing to measure the phase shift during calibration and to perform the image calibration calculations, the phase shifter requirements can be significantly relaxed, resulting in faster design time and reduced design area/cost. This approach results in reduced calibration time, thus contributing to reduced factory production time and enabling faster live mode image calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wael Al-Qaq
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Publication number: 20210075664Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 10848365Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 10694405Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for setting a local oscillator duty ratio based on an image distortion level. A first signal is transmitted utilizing a first X-phase path of a transmitter. Further, an image distortion level is measured in connection with the first signal. Based on the measurement, a duty ratio of a local oscillator is set, for reducing a distortion in connection with a transmission of a second signal utilizing a second Y-phase path of the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Wael Al-Qaq
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Publication number: 20200028597Abstract: A system and method for transmitting and for detecting a transmission power level of a carrier of aggregated carrier signals is configured to generate a plurality of carrier signals as a carrier aggregated signal and to generate an outgoing radio frequency (RF) signal based on the carrier aggregated signal and to produce a feedback signal based the outgoing RF signal. The system process the feedback signal by down converting a first carrier signal within the feedback signal from RF, canceling a down converted harmonically-related signal or an ADC Fs related signal of a second carrier of the carrier aggregated signal and producing a signal representative of the output power of the first carrier of the carrier aggregated signal within the feedback signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wael Al-Qaq, Hong Jiang
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Publication number: 20190386868Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device that includes: a first quadrature modulator configured to receive an in-phase portion of a baseband signal and a quadrature portion of the baseband signal, and to produce a first portion of an output signal according to the in-phase and quadrature portions of the baseband signal; a second quadrature modulator configured to receive a first modified signal and a second modified signal, and to produce a second portion of the output signal according to the first and second modified signals; an output circuit configured to sum the first and second portions of the output signal, and to transmit the output signal to an antenna; and a mode selection circuit configured to turn on the first quadrature modulator, to receive a control signal, and to determine whether to turn on the second quadrature modulator according to the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Hong Jiang, Zhihang Zhang, Jamil Mark Forrester, Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 10484108Abstract: Techniques are presented to improve the accuracy of and reduce the time required for calibration of an in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) transmission circuit. A measurement receiver measures the I/Q mismatch, where an RF phase shift is introduced to help distinguish between the transmitter and measurement receiver I/Q mismatches. Rather than assuming an amount of introduced phase shift, a measurement is used to estimate the phase shift. This phase estimate is then used to determine and correct the I/Q mismatch in the transmitter and measurement receiver. An iterative process can be used to improve the I/Q correction factors. Using simple signal processing to measure the phase shift during calibration and using it to carry out the image calibration calculations, the phase shifter requirements can be significantly relaxed, resulting in faster design time and reduced design area/cost.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Wael Al-Qaq
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Patent number: 10476549Abstract: An apparatus for testing a circuit includes a source signal input configured to receive a source signal, an evaluation signal input configured to receive an evaluation signal, and a coefficient extractor configured to extract a plurality of coefficients of a preselected polynomial representing the evaluation signal and the source signal. A weight factor storage contains a plurality of weight factors corresponding to frequency filters. An Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR) calculator is configured to calculate an ACPR value from the evaluation signal and the source signal by applying the plurality of weight factors from the weight factor storage to the plurality of coefficients the plurality of weight factors selected according to a main channel frequency range and an adjacent channel frequency range, and determining whether the ACPR value is within an acceptable range and generating a corresponding indication.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hong Jiang, Wael Al-Qaq