Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for self-calibrating noise figures
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Application No.: US15154746Application Date: 2016-05-13
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Publication No.: US09673918B1Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Amir Shwartz , Elad Hadari
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent Paul Holdaway; Joseph Agusta
- Main IPC: H04B17/21
- IPC: H04B17/21 ; H04B1/10 ; H04B17/318 ; H04W52/02

Abstract:
One aspect of this disclosure provides an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA), an attenuator, and a processing system. The attenuator is configured to receive a signal from the LNA, generate a first attenuated signal based on the received signal, and generate a second attenuated signal based on the received signal. The processing system is configured to measure a first signal strength of the first attenuated signal at a position and measure a second signal strength of the second attenuated signal at the position. The processing system is further configured to determine a first value based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determine a second value based on the first attenuated signal and the second attenuated signal. The processing system is also configured to adjust a current of the LNA if the first value exceeds the second value.
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