Gain Control Patents (Class 455/127.2)
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Patent number: 9939521Abstract: Provided are apparatus and methods for ranging between a plurality of wireless devices. An exemplary method includes, at a first wireless device, transmitting a primary portion symbol comprising a first packet and transmitting a secondary portion symbol. The secondary portion symbol is transmitted simultaneously at a lower transmit power than the primary portion symbol, and the secondary portion symbol comprises a second packet identical to the first packet. The primary portion symbol can be transmitted in a first channel having a substantially 20 MHZ bandwidth and the secondary portion can be transmitted in a second channel having a substantially 20 MHZ bandwidth. The first and second channels are substantially adjacent in frequency. After transmitting the primary portion symbol, for example, a high-throughput long-training-field symbol or a very-high-throughput long-training-field symbol can be repetitively transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jubin Jose, Xinzhou Wu, Thomas Joseph Richardson
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Patent number: 9894615Abstract: A method, system, and device provide power-efficient communications within the context of available power. Transmission and receipt data rates are scalable in accordance with output power available from a power source. Data is transmitted at a data rate determined, at least in part, by the available output power.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SUNRISE MICRO DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Edgar H. Callaway, Jr., Paul E. Gorday
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Patent number: 9813273Abstract: A peak suppression device includes an acquiring unit that acquires multiple envelopes of carrier signals that are included in a multicarrier signal, an adding unit that adds the envelopes to generate a combined envelope, a detecting unit that detects a peak value and a peak timing of the multicarrier signal by using the combined envelope, and a suppressing unit that suppresses a peak of the multicarrier signal in accordance with the peak value and the peak timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyoshi Ishikawa, Toshio Kawasaki, Hikaru Ishikawa, Kazuo Nagatani
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Patent number: 9781611Abstract: A device includes a receiver, a determiner, and a demodulator. The receiver is configured to receive from a base station a reference signal having a power level such that a sum of the power level and a processing gain of a channel estimator of the device corresponds to a predetermined demodulation penalty for the device. The determiner is configured to determine the power level. The demodulator is configured to demodulate a data signal received from the base station based on the power level and a channel estimate generated based on the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Marvell World Trade LTD.Inventor: Daniel Yellin
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Patent number: 9761280Abstract: A power path controller included in a system-on-chip (SoC) is provided. The power path controller is coupled to a first power source and a second power source. The power path controller includes a first switch located between the first power source and a memory core included in the SoC, a second switch located between the second power source and the memory core, a comparator configured to compare a first power supply voltage supplied from the first power source with a second power supply voltage supplied from the second power source, and a switch controller configured to selectively activate the first switch or the second switch according to a comparison result of the comparator.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Se-Ki Kim, Dae-Yong Kim, Dong-Hun Heo
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Patent number: 9621286Abstract: A signal generation system can include an input source configured to provide an input radio frequency (RF) signal, a correction filter calculation (CFC) block configured to determine correction filter parameters, and an automatic level control (ALC) loop configured to provide ALC loop information to the CFC block. The correction filter parameters may be determined based at least in part on the ALC information. The system can also include a predistortion field programmable gate array (FPGA) configured to apply a correction filter to the input RF signal, wherein the correction filter is based at least in part on the correction filter parameters, and an RF output configured to provide an RF output signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey D. Earls
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Patent number: 9615334Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication interface configured to establish a communication channel; and a controller configured to adjust an amplification current of a signal outputted through the communication channel corresponding to a measured Adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) based on the communication channel, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a size of the amplification current corresponding to a difference between the measured ACLR and a specified condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Jung Hyung Kim, Jung Joon Kim, Ju Ho Van, Yu Seon Lee
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Patent number: 9538471Abstract: Computing devices can utilize various low power wakeup transceivers in order to control functional states of various components of those devices. Each transceiver can broadcast a beacon including appropriate information, which can be received by any other device with a transceiver that is within a propagation range of the beacon. A transceiver receiving the beacon can cause the received beacon to be analyzed by appropriate decision logic, which can determine any appropriate functionality to be activated or otherwise contacted in response to the beacon. In at least some embodiments, the beacon can cause another type of communication channel to be activated to establish communications with a device from which the beacon was received. In this way, the communications channel can be established without having to leave the channel active or manually activate that channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andrew D. Price, Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan, Robert D. Lau
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Patent number: 9509348Abstract: Radio transceiver efficiency is improved by operations involving a calibration mode and an operating mode. The calibration mode includes a first calibration to determine a first optimized tuning control data for a first antenna matching network of a first transmitter when a second transmitter of the portable transceiver system inactive. A second calibration of the first antenna matching network while the second transmitter is active to determine second optimized tuning control data. In operational mode the first optimized tuning control data is used when the second transmitter is not active. The second optimized tuning control data is used when the second transmitter is active.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: Melissa S. Daminski, Cory N. Fitzsimmons
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Patent number: 9419688Abstract: Provided is a transmission device including a terminal connected electrically to a terminal of another device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information through the terminal by performing load modulation according to contact between the terminal and the terminal of the other device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Takanori Washiro
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Patent number: 9380540Abstract: A method comprising for adjusting a power level in a key fob includes transmitting a first output signal at a first power setting. A feedback signal is received via a feedback mechanism that indicates a first power level of the first output signal. The first output level is compared to a threshold level. A second output signal at a second power setting greater than the first power setting is transmitted if the first output power level is below the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Thomas Joseph Hermann, Tye Arthur Winkel, John Locke, Lawrence Banasky, Jr., Mark Wisnewski
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Patent number: 9294056Abstract: A scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is presented. Varying power levels can be accommodated by selectively activating or deactivating unit cells of which the scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is comprised. Tunable matching allows individual unit cells to see a constant output impedance, reducing need for transforming a low impedance up to a system impedance and attendant power loss. The scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier can also be tuned for different operating conditions such as different frequencies of operation or different modes.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Peregrine Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Dan William Nobbe, David Halchin, Jeffrey A. Dykstra, Michael P. Gaynor, David Kovac, Kelly Michael Mekechuk, Gary Frederick Kaatz, Chris Olson
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Patent number: 9258784Abstract: A method is provided, comprising transmitting a radio transmission using a radio transmitter circuit connected to a corresponding antenna of a mobile electronic device, detecting a change in transmission conditions, and adjusting the power radiated by said antenna in response to a detected change. A mobile electronic device is provided, comprising a radio transmitter circuit, an antenna connected to said radio transmitter circuit, and a controller adapted for transmitting a radio transmission using said radio transmitter circuit, detecting a change in transmission conditions, and adjusting the power radiated by said antenna in response to a detected change.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lee Corey Sinton, Neil Briffett
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Patent number: 9237576Abstract: The present invention discloses a power control method and apparatus. The power control method of the present invention includes: when a service runs in a first-standard communication system, determining a transmit power P1 of the first-standard communication system; determining that the transmit power P1 is higher than or equal to a threshold value P2 of power interference of the first-standard communication system to a second-standard communication system; use a power lower than P1 to send data on an interference frequency of the first-standard communication system. According to the power control method in the present invention, a signal transmit power of the interfering frequency of the first-standard communication system can be reduced when it is determined that the first-standard communication system will cause interference to the second-standard communication system, thereby reducing the interference of the first-standard communication system to the second-standard communication system.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Kai Yang, Xiang Peng, Zhen Li
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Patent number: 9178734Abstract: A communications transmitter includes a combination modulator and a baseband processor configured to generate amplitude, angle, in-phase and quadrature signals. The combination modulator is configured to modulate in the quadrature domain or the polar domain, depending on an output power level of the transmitter and/or the type of modulation scheme being used. When configured to modulate in the quadrature domain, the baseband processor is configured to generate time-varying in-phase and quadrature modulating signals and time-invariant amplitude and angle signals for the combination modulator. When configured to modulate in the polar domain, the baseband processor is configured to generate time-varying amplitude and angle modulating signals and time-invariant in-phase and quadrature signals for the combination modulator. In another embodiment of the invention, the communications transmitter is configurable to operate in three different operational modes: linear, envelope tracking and switch modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Inventor: Earl W. McCune, Jr.
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Patent number: 9178728Abstract: A transmitter may include a first path configured to receive a signal, to attenuate the low frequency components of the signal, and to output the low frequency component attenuated signal. The transmitter may further include a second path configured to receive the signal, to amplify the signal, and to output the amplified signal. The transmitter may also include a node coupled to the first path and the second path and configured such that the low frequency component attenuated signal and the amplified signal combine at the node.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Samir Parikh
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Patent number: 9166527Abstract: A Power amplifier circuit comprising an input, an output comprising: means for sensing the input voltage; and a set of n cascode circuits, each comprising a first transistor having a gate, a source and a drain terminal and further comprising a second transistor having gate, source and drain terminal; the source and gate of the first transistor of said cascode circuits being respectively connected to a first reference voltage and to receive the input signal, the drain of said first transistor being connected to the source of said second transistor, the drain of which being coupled to said output. By activating or deactivating one or more of the n cascode circuits, the total size of the amplification components can be adapted to the value of the output power to generate.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: ST-ERICSSON SAInventor: Vincent Knopik
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Patent number: 9136809Abstract: An RF power amplifier operates over the range of supply voltages provided by a DC/DC converter whether the range of voltages is intentional or unintentional. A system for digitally adjusting the bias levels relative to the supply voltage includes at least one RF power amplifier stage, a digital control block, and a bias circuit. The RF power amplifier stage has at least one RF input signal, at least one RF output signal, and at least one bias input that controls its bias conditions. The RF Power Amplifier Stage includes one or more active gain elements used to amplify the RF input signals. The RF power amplifier operates in a number of bias states controlled by the digital control block. The digital control block uses information related to the supply voltage and may use other information stored in memory to select the desired bias.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Robert J. McMorrow, Susanne A. Paul, Aria Eshraghi, Marius Goldenberg
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Patent number: 9112548Abstract: A method to optimize the power assignment of user streams transmitted from base stations in coordinated base station transmission systems. In the method of the invention said CBST systems employ block diagonalization techniques and are deployed in MIMO-OFDM scenarios, and it further comprises using a new waterfilling technique which provides a performance very close to the theoretical ideal but with a reduced computational complexity.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Telefonica, S.A.Inventors: Ana Garcia Armada, Ma Luz Pablo Gonzalez, Matilde Sanchez Fernandez, Roberto Corvaja, Ignacio Berberana Fernandez Murias
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Patent number: 9100921Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatus for performing transmit power control. A gain application element receives a sequence of digital input samples and a digital gain signal, and combines the digital gain signal with the digital input samples to generate a sequence of gain-compensated digital samples. A power amplifier receives and amplifies an analog version of the gain-compensated digital samples in order to generate an antenna output signal. A feedback path generates an analog feedback signal from the antenna output signal, produces a sequence of digital feedback samples from the analog feedback signal, and generates difference values based on the digital feedback samples. When a specified type of constant modulus symbol is represented in the antenna output symbol, the feedback path accumulates the difference values into an accumulated error value, and produces the digital gain signal from the accumulated error value.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bing Xu, Mahibur Rahman, Chunmig Zhao
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Patent number: 9084117Abstract: In a cellular communication network, a method of dynamic mobility management in which a base station employing cell-breathing or other similar energy-efficiency mechanism notifies User Equipments (UEs) in its cell, either via broadcasting or with direct over-the-air signaling, that such a mechanism is utilized within the cell. The base station may also notify neighbor base stations of its use of cell-breathing. The neighbor base stations disseminate this information to UEs within their own cells, and consider this information when deciding whether to hand over a UE to a base station that is capable of performing cell-breathing. The base station may also inform UEs in the cell and/or neighbor base stations when it is preparing to reduce transmission power. UEs store information regarding which base stations use cell-breathing, and consider this information when performing cell reselections.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Konstantinos Dimou
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Patent number: 9072057Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a signal suitable for an indoor environment. The method for transmitting a signal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: preprocessing a signal using a signal power to sidelobe power ratio (SSR) parameter defining a signal to sidelobe ratio to minimize an inter-symbol interference and prevent performance deterioration due to reduction in signal strength; and transmitting the preprocessed signal to a receiving apparatus through a predetermined channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYInventors: Chung Yong Lee, Mi Sun Yoon
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Patent number: 9054065Abstract: This disclosure relates to bipolar transistors, such as heterojunction bipolar transistors, having at least one grading in the collector. One aspect of this disclosure is a bipolar transistor that includes a collector having a high doping concentration at a junction with the base and at least one grading in which doping concentration increases away from the base. In some embodiments, the high doping concentration can be at least about 3×1016 cm?3. According to certain embodiments, the collector includes two gradings. Such bipolar transistors can be implemented, for example, in power amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Peter J. Zampardi, Jr.
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Patent number: 9042936Abstract: A communication device and a power control method thereof are provided. The power control method, performed by a communication device, includes: determining a power range of a transmit power of an uplink signal; determining a gain switch range based on the power range; when the transmit power of the uplink signal is within the gain switch range, determining a first gain mode for amplifying the uplink signal; and when the transmit power of the uplink signal is out of the gain switch range, determining a second gain mode for amplifying the uplink signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Wistron Corp.Inventors: Sheng-Lun Chiou, Wen-Chieh Wu
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Patent number: 9042820Abstract: An optical receiver circuit is disclosed in which a number of electrical signals are processed to extract data encoded therein. The electrical signals may be compared during the process to selectively remove one or more waveforms from one or more corresponding electrical signals. Various data signals, each including one or more waveforms, may then be processed to extract the encoded data. The optical receiver circuit reduces, or eliminates, electrical offsets which may be present in one or more of the electrical signals to reduce corresponding errors in the encoded data signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Infinera CorporationInventors: Huan-Shang Tsai, Jeffrey T. Rahn
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Patent number: 9042848Abstract: A method of calibrating an envelope tracking system for a supply voltage for a power amplifier module within a radio frequency (RF) transmitter module. The method includes deriving a mapping function between an instantaneous envelope of a waveform signal to be amplified by the power amplifier module and the power amplifier module supply voltage to achieve a constant power amplifier module gain based on a gain compression factor, setting an envelope tracking path of the transmitter module into an envelope tracking mode in which mapping between the instantaneous envelope of the waveform signal and the power amplifier module supply voltage is performed using the derived mapping function, applying a training signal comprising an envelope that varies with time to the RF transmitter module, measuring a battery current, modifying the gain compression factor based on the measured battery current, and re-deriving the mapping function based on the modified gain compression factor.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Manel Collados Asensio, Hsin-Hung Chen, Jonathan Richard Strange
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Publication number: 20150126142Abstract: Compression of an input signal prior to high power radio frequency (RF) amplification and transmission is disclosed. A compression device can receive an input signal and generate a compressed signal that can be passed to an amplification stage to reduce intermodulation effects. The compression device can further generate compression information that can be transmitted to enable a mobile device receiving an amplified version of the compressed signal and the compression information to decompress the amplified version of the compressed signal. Further, a mobile device that can receive an amplified compressed signal and compression information, such that the mobile device can decompress the amplified compressed signal, is also disclosed. The disclosed subject matter can enable use of lower cost, smaller, and less complex RF amplifiers within a wireless network environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Sheldon Kent Meredith
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Patent number: 9025793Abstract: A selector selects an analog audio signal input to one input port from among analog audio signals input to multiple input ports according to an instruction from the user. An analog gain control circuit amplifies the analog audio signal received from the selector, with a corresponding one of the gains set for the respective input ports. An analog gain control circuit is configured to gradually change its gain when the gain is switched. An A/D converter converts an output signal of the analog gain control circuit into a digital audio signal. A first audio signal processing circuit is monolithically integrated on a signal semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mitsuteru Sakai
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Publication number: 20150119115Abstract: A device or system for transmission and reception for voice or data communication applications. The device or system is capable of duplex operation and adapted to operate in an environment using a plurality of frequency bands. The present disclosure also relates to a communication means including a transmitter and receiver arrangement and to antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Oluf Bagger, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen, Michael Wilhelm
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Patent number: 9020455Abstract: A transceiver may include an antenna tuning control system operably associated with an antenna tuner to control the current power levels of the transmission signal and the receive signal. The antenna tuner control system may receive transmit power control (TPC) information, which was transmitted to the transceiver from a base station on the receive signal. The TPC information may be utilized to change the current power level of the transmission signal to a desired transmission power level. In addition, the antenna tuner control system may generate receive power control (RPC) information. The RPC information may be utilized to change the current power level of the receive signal to a desired receive power level. The antenna tuner control system is operable to adjust the pass band in accordance with the TPC information and the RPC information.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.Inventor: Nadim Khlat
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Publication number: 20150111511Abstract: A transmission apparatus of the present invention includes polar modulator (601) that generates a power supply modulation signal and RF signals of a plurality of carrier frequency bands to be transmitted, power amplifier (603) that amplifies the RF signals from polar modulator (601), and power supply modulator (602) that modulates the power supply terminal of power amplifier (603) by a signal obtained by amplifying the power supply modulation signal from polar modulator (601). The power supply modulation signal is set based on a function using, as an argument, the power of the RF signal of each carrier frequency band output from power amplifier (603).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Shingo Yamanouchi
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Publication number: 20150111512Abstract: In a wireless communication device, baseband variable gain amplifiers amplify a baseband signal. Mixers convert the amplified baseband signal into a high-frequency transmission signal. Hybrid variable gain amplifiers amplify an in-phase local signal and an orthogonal local signal which are input to the mixers. The level detection controller changes respective gains of the baseband variable gain amplifiers and the hybrid variable gain amplifiers (505a, 505b), in response to power of the high-frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Takayuki Tsukizawa
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Patent number: 9014618Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network base station repeater for a mobile terminal in a network having a power control function causes, during an active communication session, mobile terminal uplink transmit power to decrease in response to an increase in signal strength of the received uplink signal. The gain of the repeater is increased in response to an increase in the uplink signal received at the repeater above a threshold, and subsequently decreasing the gain until the measured power in the received uplink signal exceeds the threshold. Due to the power control function, increasing the gain causes the transmit power of the mobile terminal, and hence the uplink signal received at the repeater, to decrease. Decreasing the gain causes the transmit power, and hence the received uplink signal, to increase. The threshold not being exceeded is indicative of the communication no longer being active, and the repeater will eventually deactivate.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Vodafone Group PLCInventors: Youssef Chami, Allan Bartlett
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Patent number: 9008592Abstract: A transmitter includes a power amplifier driver connected with a first transformer and a second transformer. The first transformer is configured for a first band mode and the second transformer is configured for a second band mode. The power amplifier driver drives both the first transformer and the second transformer.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmad Mirzaei, Hooman Darabi
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Patent number: 9002301Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide system and method for generating a transmission signal. A transmitter generates and transmits a transmission signal based on signal components. Circuitry that is coupled to the transmitter receives complex plane components of a signal to be transmitted and alters the signal such that a complex plane trajectory of the signal passes nearer to an origin of a complex plane of the complex plane trajectory than does an original complex plane trajectory of the signal. The circuitry determines the signal components to be transmitted by the transmitter based on the altered signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Luca Vercesi, Fernando De Bernardinis
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Publication number: 20150093989Abstract: A variable gain circuit used in an in-band communication system is provided that includes a current sense pickup that is coupled to the output of a DC power source that senses current from the DC power source and provides a first output signal. A variable controlled amplifier structure, that is coupled to the DC power source, receives the first output signal and provides a specified amount of gain to the first output signal so as to produce a second output signal. A digital signal is produced using the second output having a selected frequency bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: William Plumb, Anand Satyamoorthy, Patrick Stanley Riehl
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Patent number: 8995937Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling power for a power amplifier utilizing a leaky wave antenna (LWA) are disclosed and may include configuring one or more power amplifiers (PAs) in a wireless device at a desired output power level. The PAs may be coupled to feed points on the LWAs that may exhibit an input impedance corresponding to an output impedance of the PAs. RF signals may be transmitted utilizing the LWAs. A resonant frequency of the LWAs may be configured utilizing micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) deflection. The LWAs may be configured to transmit the RF signals in a desired direction. The LWAs may comprise microstrip or coplanar waveguides, wherein a cavity height of the LWAs is dependent on spacing between conductive lines in the waveguides. The input impedances of the feed points may be dependent on a position of the feed points in the cavities.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8995565Abstract: This invention includes a waveform analyzing means (13) for calculating an estimated value of a back-off value required by a power amplifier (2), which amplifies a high-frequency signal generated from a baseband signal (I, Q) to a predetermined transmission power, by analyzing the waveform of the baseband signal (I, Q), and a control means (14) for controlling at least one of the amplitude of high-frequency power input to the power amplifier (2) and the supply power of the power amplifier (2) on the basis of the estimated value. The invention calculates the estimated value of a back-off value by analyzing the waveform of a baseband in this manner, and hence need not generate a table in advance by calculating a back-off value for each combination of code channels. The invention can therefore be applied to even a case in which the number of code channels greatly increases, and can effectively prevent an increase in adjacent channel leakage power due to a signal obtained by multiplexing these code channels.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)Inventor: Masaki Ichihara
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Patent number: 8989688Abstract: A circuit for a low-noise interface between an amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may comprise a capacitor element having a capacitance of C coupled between a first and second output node of the amplifier. A first resistor R1 may be coupled in parallel with the capacitor. A second resistor R2 may be coupled between the first output node of the amplifier and a first input node of the ADC. A third resistor R3 may be coupled between the second output node of the amplifier and a second input node of the ADC. Initial values of the resistances R1, R2, and R3 may be selected to provide a desired value RL for a load resistance of the amplifier. A value of the capacitance C may be selected so that, in combination with the desired value RL, a desired bandwidth for the amplifier is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Mohyee Mikhemar, Amir Hadji-Abdolhamid, Hooman Darabi
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Patent number: 8989253Abstract: A technique for a reconditioning equalizer filter for non-constant envelope signals is described. The input to a transmitter chain is modified by a reconditioning equalizer filter, prior to being applied to the transmitter. The reconditioning equalizer filter modifies and smoothens the amplitude of the signal. The modified and smoothened signal has its peaks reduced which results in lower Crest Factor. The input to the reconditioning equalizer filter could be a baseband, intermediate frequency (IF) or radio frequency (RF) signal. When the signal is an IF or RF signal, it needs to be down-converted to baseband before being applied to the reconditioning equalizer filter. The reconditioning equalizer filter could be performed in a digital or analog domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Altera CorporationInventor: Kiomars Anvari
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Publication number: 20150079914Abstract: An antenna driving device includes an antenna driving circuit arranged to generate driving current of a transmission antenna, a power supply circuit arranged to generate an output voltage from an input voltage so as to supply the output voltage to the antenna driving circuit, and a logic circuit arranged to control the antenna driving circuit and the power supply circuit. The power supply circuit has a function of temporarily disabling current feedback control so as to perform voltage feedback control using a reference value just before halting the drive of the transmission antenna when the power supply circuit restarts to drive the transmission antenna, or has a function of performing variable control of a reference value for current feedback control in accordance with a rising edge of the driving current when the power supply circuit restarts to drive the transmission antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Masaki Omi, Muga Imamura, Yohei Okuno
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Publication number: 20150079915Abstract: A method for enabling a power amplifier to support multiple powers includes: calculating a transmit power according to RF parameters delivered by a baseband board, determining a power amplifier voltage according to the transmit power and a corresponding relationship between the transmit power and the power amplifier voltage, and adjusting a supply voltage of the power amplifier according to the determined power amplifier voltage so as to adjust an output power of the power amplifier. An RF module includes a conversion module that converts a baseband board signal into an RF signal, an antenna linear device, a storage module, a power amplifier module, an adjustable power module, and a power control module. A test method is employed to determine the relationship between a transmit power and a power amplifier voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Qinhuai FAN
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Patent number: 8983411Abstract: A method to control adjustable power levels uses a network of attenuators that includes a fixed attenuation and a variable attenuation. The method adjusts the variable attenuation to approach the fixed attenuation, provides gain to an attenuated signal in an amount proximate to the fixed attenuation to generate a compensated signal, and compares power levels of a non-attenuated signal and the compensated signal to generate a first error signal. The method introduces the fixed attenuation and correspondingly reduces the variable attenuation to maintain a combined attenuation. The combined attenuation generates a modified compensated signal. The method measures a difference between the first power levels of the non-attenuated signal and the modified compensated signal to generate a second error signal, and generates a control signal as function of the first and second error signals to adjust the variable attenuation to reduce an attenuation mismatch introduced between the fixed and variable attenuations.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Dmitriy Rozenblit, Darioush Agahi
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Publication number: 20150072632Abstract: A RF transmitter includes a power amplifier that generates a transmit signal modulated with outbound data for transmission to a remote communication device via an antenna section. A supply voltage to power the power amplifier is adjusted based on an average power tracking signal. A reflected power from the antenna section is measured. The average power tracking signal is adjusted based on the reflected power to compensate for the changes in impedance of the antenna section and to maintain a desired linearity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Mohsen Pourkhaatoun, Philippe Riondet, Alireza Tarighat Mehrabani, Vipin Kumar Aggarwal
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Patent number: 8976897Abstract: The transmission path of a communication device includes, in part, N upconverters each of which receives M phases of a signal to be transmitted. Each upconverter further receives one of N sets of phases of a LO signal. Each of the N sets includes M phases of the LO signal. The communication device further includes at least one combiner, and N amplifiers each responsive to a different one of the N upconverters to generate N amplified signals. The combiner combines the N amplified signals to generate an output signal. By selecting the gain of one of the amplifiers to be different than the gain of the remaining amplifiers, the undesired harmonics of the signal to be transmitted, caused by non-linearity of the amplifiers, is reduced. Each upconverter optionally includes a multitude of upconverters whose outputs are combined to further reduce the spurious harmonic upconversion products and the counter-intermodulation distortion (IM3).Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sameer Vasantlal Vora, Wing Fat Andy Lau
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Publication number: 20150065072Abstract: A wireless communications transmitter is divided into N binary weighted communication signal processing paths including both fixed and variable gain communication signal processing chains. Specific bit sequences are used to select a combination of fixed and variable gain signal processing paths to adjust to a desired transmitter output power. Alternately, high and low power communication signal processing paths are chosen as needed with the high power communication signal processing path including an odd order harmonic notch filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Behnam Mohammadi, Masoud Kahrizi, Ahmad Mirzaei, Bernd Pregardier, John Cumming Leete
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Patent number: 8971832Abstract: An integrated communications system. Comprising a substrate having a receiver disposed on the substrate for converting a received signal to an IF signal. Coupled to a VGA for low voltage applications and coupled to the receiver for processing the IF signal. The VGA includes a bank pair having a first bank of differential pairs of transistors and a second bank of differential pairs of transistors. The bank pair is cross-coupled in parallel, the IF signal is applied to the bank pair decoupled from a control signal used to control transconductance output gain of the bank pair over a range of input voltages. A digital IF demodulator is disposed on the substrate and coupled to the VGA for low voltage applications, for converting the IF signal to a demodulated baseband signal. And a transmitter is disposed on the substrate operating in cooperation with the receiver to establish a two way communications path.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Klaas Bult, Rudy Van De Plassche, Pieter Vorenkamp, Arnoldus Venes
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Patent number: 8938205Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for improving the power consumption of a transmission chain by varying the operating point of a power amplifier to optimize (e.g., reduce) the current that is consumed by the amplifier. The operating point is varied by changing the bias voltage(s) (e.g., supply voltage, quiescent voltage) of the amplifier to a predetermined value that is chosen based upon the effect that a given transmitted signal modulation scheme characteristic (e.g., channel bandwidth and/or number of subcarriers) has on the operating point of a power amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Andreas Langer, Christoph Hepp
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Publication number: 20150017936Abstract: An electronic device performs a method for controlling a transmission output based on an input mode entrance. The electronic device includes a display configured to detect an input and a processor configured to control a transmission output according to whether an input is detected by the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Dong-Hyun Cho
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Publication number: 20150017935Abstract: A wireless device may include a first detection unit configured to detect movement of the wireless device. The wireless device may also include a controller configured to determine whether a user is holding the wireless device based on the movement of the wireless device detected by the first detection unit. The controller may also be configured to generate a power adjust signal based on a determination that the user is holding the wireless device. The wireless device may also include a wireless radio controller configured to adjust a power level of a radio signal broadcast by the wireless device based on the power adjust signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Rajesh SUNDARAM