Abstract: The invention discloses a container for a non-rectangular reticle, adapted for accommodating an elliptical reticle, and including a cover and a base which are configured to define an elliptical space when engaged with each other. The cover and the base have reticle retainers and reticle supports, respectively, which are configured to securely hold the elliptical reticle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless transmission system and a transmission method thereof. A wireless transmitting system thereof receives encoded data via a first processing unit, which processes the encoded data and outputs the encoded data to a plurality of modulation units for modulating the encoded data to produce a plurality of modulated data. A plurality of first conversion units converts the plurality of modulated data to a plurality of transmitting signals. A plurality of radio-frequency (RF) circuits receives the plurality of transmitting signals and transmits RF signals according to the frequency-hopping sequence of a piconet. A plurality of receiving processing units of a wireless receiving system according to the present invention receives the RF signals, respectively, according to the frequency-hopping sequence of the piconet and transmits to a plurality of second conversion units for converting the RF signals to received data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a frequency-hopping analysis circuit of a receiving apparatus in a wireless transmission system, which includes an RF receiving circuit, a detection circuit, and a matching module. The RF receiving circuit receives an RF signal according to an initial frequency-hopping sequence to produce a baseband signal. The detection circuit detects the signal strength of the baseband signal, and identifies the corresponding piconet group of the baseband signal according to the estimated strength. Then, the matching module matches a preamble of the baseband signal according to a plurality of piconets of the corresponding piconet group of the baseband signal, and gives the corresponding piconet of the baseband signal. Thereby, the corresponding frequency-hopping sequence of the baseband signal is given and is transmitted to the RF receiving circuit for replacing the initial frequency-hopping sequence.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a frequency offset estimation circuit of receiving device of wireless transmission system, which includes a delay unit, a multiplier, an angle estimator, a compensation unit, and an arithmetic logic unit. The delay unit receives a preamble symbol of a baseband and delays the preamble symbol, the preamble symbol adjusts by a launcher of the wireless transmission system, and the launcher adjusts the preamble symbol in accordance with a cover sequence. The multiplier multiplies the preamble symbol and after delayed the preamble symbol by the delay unit for producing a first data. The angle estimator estimates the first data for an estimative value of phase shift. The compensation unit determines the estimative value of phase shift to compensate the estimative value of phase shift. The arithmetic logic unit produces a frequency deviation in accordance with after compensated the estimative value of phase shift by the compensation unit.

Abstract: A synchronous circuit of a receiving device of a wireless transmission system composed of a delaying unit, a multiplier, a matched filter and a checking unit is disclosed. The delaying unit receives a preamble of a baseband signal and delays the preamble that includes a plurality of symbols. Through the multiplier, the symbols of the preamble are multiplied by the symbols of the preamble delayed by the delaying unit so as to generate a plurality of matched data. Then the matched filter matches and filters the matched data to generate a plurality of output data according to a plurality of matched parameters. At last, the checking unit checks these output data to obtain the maximum output data and the corresponding symbol so as to generate a synchronous signal. Therefore, the receiving device demodulates the baseband signal and obtains the data correctly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transceiver puncture circuit of wireless communication system, which is amounted with a control circuit and a clipper module, the puncture module couples to a coding unit of the transceiver. The control circuit bases on a fixed clock signal, results in an enable signal to the coding unit and also results in a selecting signal to the clipper circuit; the coding unit codes an input data as a coding data and transfers the coding data to the clipper module, the coding data comprises a plurality of bit data; the clipper module selects the partial bit data of the bit data according to the selecting signal, and then results in a output data according to the fixed clock signal. Therefore, it achieves that the control circuit synchronously controls a clipper module and a coding unit of the transceiver for improving the deal effect of the transceiver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pseudo-random number demodulation circuit of receiving device of wireless communication system. More particularly, it can demodulate the symbol data transmitted from a transmitting device for a wireless communication system. The transmitting device modulates multiple pilot subcarriers and multiple data subcarriers of the symbol data according to a first PN. The present invention uses a first demodulator demodulates all pilot subcarriers and data subcarriers of the symbol data according to a second PN. Further, a splitter splits the symbol data to the pilot subcarriers and the data subcarriers. More, a second demodulator is used to demodulate the data subcarriers according to a third PN. Therefore, the present invention can demodulate the pilot subcarriers and the data subcarriers which have not been modulated.

Abstract: A time domain spreading method and apparatus for a UWB receiver are provided. Wherein, a series of received symbol signals are received by the UWB receiver, and transformed by the fast Fourier transform to obtain a series of transformed signals Y(m) according to one of the received symbol signals. Y(m)=Y1(m)+jYQ(m), and m is a positive integer more than zero. The real part and imaginary part of the transferred signals are exchanged and the exchanged signals are inversely outputted to obtain a plurality of despreading received data signals X(m), and X(m)=YQ(?m)+jY1(?m).

Abstract: A time domain spreading method and apparatus for a UWB receiver are provided. Wherein, a series of received symbol signals are received by the UWB receiver, and transformed by the fast Fourier transform to obtain a series of transformed signals Y(m) according to one of the received symbol signals. Y(m)=Y1(m)+jYQ(m), and m is a positive integer more than zero. The real part and imaginary part of the transferred signals are exchanged and the exchanged signals are inversely outputted to obtain a plurality of despreading received data signals X(m), and X(m)=YQ(?m)+jY1(?m).

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of defining symbol timing window and capturing signal are provided for a UWB receiver. The present invention is characterized in delaying a start point of a symbol timing window for a preset time T. According to the symbol timing window, a serial symbol signals are received and each of received symbol signals comprises a prefix signal, a received data signal, and a guard signal. The time period of the prefix signal is T1?T, the time period of the guard signal is T2+T, and T?T1?T2. In addition, the received data signal and the guard signal are captured, and then the guard signal is added to the received data signal for outputting the added received data signal.