Abstract:
A ring-based multi-push voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) generates a multi-push output signal using a control voltage. The ring-based multi-push VCO includes a plurality of delay cells, a plurality of buffer amplifiers, and a bias unit. The delay cells connect each other in sequence to form a ring structure, and each delay cell connects with the respective buffer amplifier. The bias unit connects with the buffer amplifiers to output the multi-push output signal. The control voltage supplied to the delay cells is utilized to control the frequency of the multi-push output signal, and the ring structure formed by the delay cells is to multiply the frequency of the multi-push output signal to increase the frequency tuning range.
Abstract:
A V-band radio frequency (RF) electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit uses meander inductors and diodes connecting in series to provide ESD protection. When operated in low frequency, the static electricity input from a RF pad may discharge to ground or to a voltage VDD through the meander inductor and the diode, so that a core circuit does not be damaged by ESD. When operated in high frequency, the high frequency stray effect of the core circuit is substantially reduced due to impedance isolation generated by the meander inductors. Therefore, a low-noised amplifier (LNA) can receive an accurate high frequency input signal.
Abstract:
A distributed active transformer (DAT) based millimeter-wave (MMW) power amplifier circuit is designed for power amplification of MMW frequency signals. The proposed MMW power amplifier circuit is characterized by distributing the input frequency signals into two sets of differential signals and by the use of a distributed active transformer circuit unit to process these two sets of differential signals to thereby generate an amplified frequency signal as the end result of output. The invention provides higher and greater added values and power added efficiency (PAE) and is ideal for use in millimeter-wave communications systems with an operation frequency around 60 GHz.
Abstract:
A subcarrier allocation method for use by a transmitter, the transmitter being configured to, when transmitting first and second data streams, allocate pilot symbols for the first and second data streams to subcarriers, such that a first plurality of subcarriers carry the pilot symbols for the first data stream and a second plurality of subcarriers carry the pilot symbols for the second data stream. The method includes allocating, when the transmitter transmits the first data stream but does not transmit the second data stream, the second plurality of subcarriers to carry no formation or information relating to the first data stream.
Abstract:
An estimation method is provided for use in a receiver of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) system to estimate the ICI (inter-carrier interference) and the noise power of a channel. Two pilot signals respectively carried by two subcarriers are received from the channel wherein the two pilot signals are adjacent and differ by a first phase angle. Another two pilot signals respectively carried by another two subcarrier are received from the channel wherein the another two pilot signals are adjacent and differ by a second phase angle. According to some embodiments of the invention, these phases are correlated with the ICI power, but are uncorrelated with the noise power. The estimation method then individually estimates the ICI power and noise power according to the first phase and the second phase.
Abstract:
A microwave or millimeter-wave balun is provided. The balun uses three edge-coupled lines along with a plurality of air bridges instead of two edge-coupled lines used in a conventional planar Marchand balun. The first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line are substantially parallel, and the third edge-coupled line is disposed also substantially in parallel between the first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line. The plurality of air bridges are transmission lines between the first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line. The air bridges have total width longer than one half of the total length of the first edge-coupled line or the second edge-coupled line. By combining three edge-coupled-lines and a plurality of air bridges, the Marchand balun has a higher coupling coefficient and increases the operation bandwidth. The microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) mixer based on the balun can provide compact size compared to conventional ones.
Abstract:
A single-pole-double-throw switch is provided, which is configured to be integrated with a bandpass filtering function and includes four quarter-wavelength transmission lines connected in series, five resonators connected in parallel to each other, and four transistors connected in parallel to four of the five resonators. When two of the four transistors are turned on and the others are turned off, the single-pole-double-throw switch is equivalent to a third-order quarter-wavelength short-circuited stub bandpass filter.
Abstract:
A power amplifier includes a first transformer, a first transistor, a first resistor, a second transformer, a second transistor, a second resistor, and a bias circuit. The first transformer drives the first transistor. The second transformer drives the second transistor. The first transformer is connected in series with the second transformer. The first transistor is connected in series with the second transistor. Therefore, the power amplifier has input impedance and output power both greater than those of a conventional power amplifier.
Abstract:
A traveling-wave switch includes a FET-integrated Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) line structure. The FET-integrated CPW line structure incorporates a transistor, a signal line, and the ground, that can be used to eliminate the limitations imposed by the parasitic inductance of the prior art on the operation frequency of the switch. The signal line is connected directly to the drain of the transistor, eliminating the parasitic inductance caused by the connection wire between the signal line and the transistor. The source of the transistor is coupled directly to the ground of the coplanar waveguide line, thus eliminating the parasitic inductance between the transistor and ground, and raising the operation frequency of the switch.
Abstract:
An applicator includes a tubular container, and a soft applicator tip bonded to the tubular container and having a composition including 60˜85% by weight of thermoplastic elastomer, 10˜30% by weight of polyolefin, and 5˜10% by weight of an adhesive. The adhesive is a modified polyolefin adhesive resin.