公开(公告)号：US07791556B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US11536625

申请日：2006-09-28

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01Q21/062 ,  H01P1/184 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H03B5/18 ,  H03B5/1841 ,  H03F1/223 ,  H03F3/604 ,  H03F2200/108 ,  H03F2200/495

摘要： In one embodiment, an integrated circuit antenna array includes: a substrate, a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; and an RF network adjacent the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate, wherein the RF feed network and the distributed plurality of amplifiers are configured to form a resonant network such that if a timing signal is injected into an input port of the RF network, the resonant network oscillates to provide a globally synchronized RF signal to each of the antennas.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，集成电路天线阵列包括：衬底，与衬底相邻的多个天线; 以及邻近所述衬底的RF网络，所述RF馈送网络耦合到与所述衬底集成的分布式多个放大器，其中所述RF馈送网络和所述分布式多个放大器被配置为形成谐振网络，使得如果注入定时信号 进入RF网络的输入端口，谐振网络振荡以向每个天线提供全局同步的RF信号。

公开(公告)号：US07728784B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US11535928

申请日：2006-09-27

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H03B5/18 ,  H01Q21/062 ,  H03B5/1841 ,  H04B7/0617

摘要： In one embodiment, an integrated phase shifter includes: a plurality of stages, wherein each stage comprises: a transistor amplifier configured to amplify a voltage signal received at an input node into an amplified voltage signal at an output node according to a gain, wherein the transistor amplifier is configured such that the gain is proportional to a bias signal; an integrated inductor loading the output node, wherein the gain of the transistor amplifier is also proportional to an inductance of the integrated inductor; and a varactor diode loading the output node, wherein the varactor diode has a variable capacitance responsive to a control voltage.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，集成移相器包括：多个级，其中每个级包括：晶体管放大器，被配置为根据增益将输入节点处接收的电压信号放大到输出节点处的放大电压信号，其中， 晶体管放大器被配置为使得增益与偏置信号成比例; 负载输出节点的集成电感器，其中晶体管放大器的增益也与集成电感器的电感成比例; 以及负载输出节点的变容二极管，其中变容二极管具有响应于控制电压的可变电容。

公开(公告)号：US20100097182A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12253923

申请日：2008-10-17

申请人： Afshin Niktash ,  Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Afshin Niktash ,  Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H04Q5/22 ,  H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04B5/02 ,  H04B5/0056

摘要： In one embodiment, an RF disturbance detection system is provided that includes: an RF interrogator configured to transmit an RF interrogation signal; and a plurality of RF transceiver modules configured to respond to the RF interrogation signal by transmitting unique RF response signals, wherein the RF interrogator is further configured to periodically interrogate the RF transceiver modules to detect the power of the corresponding response signals so as to detect any changes in the response signal powers over time.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供一种RF干扰检测系统，其包括：RF询问器，被配置为发送RF询问信号; 以及多个RF收发器模块，其被配置为通过发射唯一的RF响应信号来响应所述RF询问信号，其中所述RF询问器还被配置为周期性地询问所述RF收发器模块以检测对应的响应信号的功率，以便检测任何 随着时间的推移，响应信号的功率变化。

公开(公告)号：US07692585B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US12245628

申请日：2008-10-03

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q3/00 ,  G08B13/14

CPC分类号： H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q1/2216

摘要： In one embodiment, an RFID reader and active tag (RAT) includes: a first antenna; a second antenna orthogonally aligned with the first antenna; an RFID interface operable to generate RF transmissions to the interrogate RFID tags; a fixed phase variable gain beam forming interface coupled to the first and second antennas and to the RFID interface, the variable gain beam forming interface being operable to independently adjust a set of gains for the RF transmissions from the RFID interface to the antennas so as to steer an interrogating RF transmission throughout the space to obtain RFID data from the RFID tags within the space; a third antenna; and a wireless interface configured to communicate through the third antenna with an access point, the wireless interface being operable to transmit the RFID data to the access point.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，RFID读取器和有源标签（RAT）包括：第一天线; 与所述第一天线正交对准的第二天线; RFID接口，其可操作以产生对所述询问RFID标签的RF传输; 耦合到第一和第二天线和RFID接口的固定相可变增益波束形成接口，可变增益波束形成接口可操作以独立地调整从RFID接口到天线的RF传输的一组增益，以便 引导整个空间的询问RF传输，以从空间内的RFID标签获得RFID数据; 第三个天线; 以及被配置为通过第三天线与接入点进行通信的无线接口，所述无线接口可操作以将RFID数据发送到接入点。

公开(公告)号：US07548205B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-16

申请号：US11384589

申请日：2006-03-20

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q1/38

CPC分类号： G01S13/765 ,  G01S13/78 ,  H01Q21/0093

摘要： In one embodiment, wafer-scale antenna module is provided that includes: a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a plurality of conductive contact regions extending from the first surface into the substrate towards the second surface; active circuitry formed in the substrate adjacent the second surface, the active circuitry electrically coupled to the conductive contact regions; an insulating layer adjacent the first surface, the insulating layer forming a plurality of vias arranged corresponding to the plurality of conductive contact regions, each via forming an opening at the corresponding conductive contact region; and a plurality of antennas formed on the insulating layer corresponding to the plurality of vias; wherein each via contains an electrical conductor to electrically couple the corresponding contact region to the antenna corresponding to the via, whereby a resulting separation between the driving circuitry and the antennas aids an electrical isolation of the driving circuitry from the antennas.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供晶片级天线模块，其包括：具有第一表面和相对的第二表面的基板; 多个导电接触区域，从所述第一表面延伸到所述基板朝向所述第二表面; 形成在邻近第二表面的衬底中的有源电路，有源电路电耦合到导电接触区域; 与所述第一表面相邻的绝缘层，所述绝缘层形成对应于所述多个导电接触区域布置的多个通孔，每个通孔在相应的导电接触区域处形成开口; 以及形成在所述绝缘层上的对应于所述多个通孔的多个天线; 其中每个通孔包含用于将对应的接触区域电连接到对应于通孔的天线的电导体，由此驱动电路和天线之间的最终间隔有助于驱动电路与天线的电隔离。

公开(公告)号：US07542005B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US11567650

申请日：2006-12-06

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q23/00

摘要： In accordance with an embodiment, an integrated circuit is provided that includes a substrate, a plurality of dipoles adjacent the substrate; an RF feed network adjacent the substrate and coupled to drive a plurality of output nodes with an RF signal; and a plurality of tuning circuits corresponding to the plurality of dipoles, each tuning circuit configured to load an RF signal from a corresponding one of the output nodes with a variable capacitance responsive to a control signal, the loaded RF signal driving the dipole antenna corresponding to the tuning circuit.

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，提供集成电路，其包括基板，与基板相邻的多个偶极子; 邻近所述衬底的RF馈送网络，并被耦合以用RF信号驱动多个输出节点; 以及多个对应于所述多个偶极子的调谐电路，每个调谐电路被配置为响应于控制信号将具有可变电容的来自所述输出节点中的相应一个的RF信号加载，所述加载的RF信号驱动对应于 调谐电路。

公开(公告)号：US20080252546A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US11555210

申请日：2006-10-31

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01Q21/0006 ,  G01S7/032 ,  G01S13/0209 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H01Q21/0093 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H03F1/22 ,  H03F1/223 ,  H03F3/193 ,  H03F3/602 ,  H03F2200/378 ,  H03F2200/405 ,  H03F2200/451 ,  H03F2200/543 ,  H03J3/185

摘要： In one embodiment, a wafer scale radar antenna module (WSAM) is provided that includes: a substrate; a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; an RF feed network adjacent the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate, wherein the RF feed network and the distributed plurality of amplifiers are configured to form a resonant network such that if a timing signal is injected into an input port of the RF feed network, the resonant network oscillates to provide a globally synchronized RF signal to a plurality of integrated antenna circuits, wherein each integrated antenna circuits includes a corresponding subset of antennas from the plurality of antennas, and wherein each integrated antenna circuit includes a pulse shaping circuit having a plurality of selectable delay paths, each pulse shaping circuit being configured to rectify and level shift a version of the globally synchronized signal through selected ones of the selectable delay paths to provide an pulse train output signal; and a controller operable to control each integrated antenna circuit such that only selected pulses from the pulse train output signal are transmitted through the integrated antenna circuit's subset of antennas to form transmitted pulses.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供了一种晶片级雷达天线模块（WSAM），其包括：基板; 与基板相邻的多个天线; 邻近衬底的RF馈送网络，RF馈送网络耦合到与衬底集成的分布式多个放大器，其中RF馈送网络和分布式多个放大器被配置为形成谐振网络，使得如果注入定时信号 进入RF馈送网络的输入端口，谐振网络振荡以向多个集成天线电路提供全局同步的RF信号，其中每个集成天线电路包括来自多个天线的对应的天线子集，并且其中每个集成 天线电路包括具有多个可选择的延迟路径的脉冲整形电路，每个脉冲整形电路被配置为通过选择的可选延迟路径对全局同步信号的版本进行整流和电平移位，以提供脉冲串输出信号; 以及控制器，其可操作以控制每个集成天线电路，使得仅来自所述脉冲串输出信号的所选脉冲通过所述集成天线电路的天线子集发送以形成发射脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US07432855B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US11153019

申请日：2005-06-14

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q15/00 ,  H01Q17/00

CPC分类号： H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q1/2216

摘要： In one embodiment, an RFID reader and active tag (RAT) includes: a first beam forming means for interrogating a plurality of RFID tags using at least a first set of two antennas coupled to a first fixed phase feed network, the beam forming means being configured to adjust gains in the first fixed phase feed network to scan with respect to the plurality of RFID tags; and a second beam forming means for uploading RFID data from the interrogated plurality of RFID tags to an external access point using at least a second set of two antennas coupled to a second fixed phase feed network, the beam forming means being configured to adjust gains in the second fixed phase feed network to direct its RF beam at the external access point.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，RFID读取器和有源标签（RAT）包括：第一波束形成装置，用于使用耦合到第一固定相馈电网络的至少第一组两个天线来询问多个RFID标签，所述波束形成装置是 被配置为调整所述第一固定相馈送网络中相对于所述多个RFID标签进行扫描的增益; 以及第二波束形成装置，用于使用耦合到第二固定相馈电网络的至少第二组两个天线将RFID数据从所询问的多个RFID标签上载到外部接入点，所述波束形成装置被配置为调节 第二固定相馈电网络将其RF射束引导到外部接入点。

公开(公告)号：US20080079652A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-03

申请号：US11834530

申请日：2007-08-06

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q21/00

CPC分类号： H01L23/66 ,  H01L2223/6677 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/30 ,  H01Q21/0093 ,  H01Q21/062 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： In one embodiment, an integrated circuit antenna array is provided that includes: a low-voltage substrate; a high-voltage substrate; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) integrated with the low-voltage substrate, the DAC being operable to receive a digital command and convert it into an analog voltage; a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) integrated with the low-voltage substrate, the VCO providing an RF signal having an output frequency responsive to the analog voltage; a plurality of switching power amplifiers integrated with the high-voltage substrate, each switching power amplifier receiving an RF signal from the low-voltage substrate and providing an amplified RF output signal; and a plurality of antennas adjacent the high-power substrate, each antenna associating with a corresponding one of the switching power amplifier so as to transmit the amplified RF output signal from the corresponding switching power amplifier.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供集成电路天线阵列，其包括：低电压基板; 高压基板; 与低电压基板集成的数模转换器（DAC），DAC可操作以接收数字命令并将其转换为模拟电压; 与低电压基板集成的压控振荡器（VCO），VCO提供具有响应于模拟电压的输出频率的RF信号; 多个与高电压基板集成的开关功率放大器，每个开关功率放大器从低电压基板接收RF信号并提供放大的RF输出信号; 以及与所述大功率基板相邻的多个天线，每个天线与所述开关功率放大器中的对应的一个相关联，以便从相应的开关功率放大器发射放大的RF输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20070146207A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11454915

申请日：2006-06-16

申请人： Farrokh Mohamadi

发明人： Farrokh Mohamadi

IPC分类号： H01Q1/38

CPC分类号： H01Q21/0006 ,  H01Q21/0093 ,  H01Q21/065 ,  H01Q23/00

摘要： In one embodiment, an impulse radio is provided that includes: a signal source operable to provide a sinusoidal source signal; a pulse shaping circuit having a plurality of selectable delay paths, the pulse shaping circuit being configured to rectify and level shift the sinusoidal source signal through selected ones of the selectable delay paths to provide an impulse signal output; a substrate; a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; an RF feed network adjacent the substrate and coupled to the pulse shaping circuit, the RF feed network being configured to transmit the impulse signal output to the plurality of antennas, and a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate and operable to amplify the impulse signal output propagated through RF feed network.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供脉冲无线电，其包括：信号源，可操作以提供正弦源信号; 脉冲整形电路，具有多个可选择的延迟路径，所述脉冲整形电路被配置为通过所选择的可选择的延迟路径对所述正弦源信号进行整流和电平移位，以提供脉冲信号输出; 底物; 与基板相邻的多个天线; 与所述衬底相邻并耦合到所述脉冲整形电路的RF馈送网络，所述RF馈送网络被配置为将所述脉冲信号输出传输到所述多个天线，以及分布式多个放大器与所述衬底集成并且可操作以放大所述脉冲信号 输出通过RF馈线传播。