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公开(公告)号：US20140167794A1
公开(公告)日：2014-06-19
申请号：US13715648
申请日：2012-12-14
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Jayesh Nath , Liang Han , Matthew A. Mow , Ming-Ju Tsai , Joshua G. Nickel , Hao Xu , Peter Bevelacqua , Mattia Pascolini , Robert W. Schiub , Ruben Caballero
IPC: G01R35/00
CPC classification number: G01R35/007 , G01R31/2822 , G01R31/2879 , G01R31/3191
Abstract: A manufacturing system for assembling wireless electronic devices is provided. The manufacturing system may include test stations for testing the radio-frequency performance of components that are to be assembled within the electronic devices. A reference test station may be calibrated using calibration coupons having known radio-frequency characteristics. The calibration coupons may include transmission line structures. The reference test station may measure verification standards to establish baseline measurement data. The verification standards may include circuitry having electrical components with given impedance values. Many verification coupons may be measured to enable testing for a wide range of impedance values. Test stations in the manufacturing system may subsequently measure the verification standards to generate test measurement data. The test measurement data may be compared to the baseline measurement data to characterize the performance of the test stations to ensure consistent test measurements across the test stations.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于组装无线电子设备的制造系统。 制造系统可以包括用于测试要在电子设备内组装的组件的射频性能的测试站。 可以使用具有已知射频特性的校准试样来校准参考测试台。 校准试样可以包括传输线结构。 参考测试站可以测量验证标准以建立基线测量数据。 验证标准可以包括具有给定阻抗值的电气部件的电路。 可以测量许多验证券，以测试宽范围的阻抗值。 制造系统中的测试台随后可以测量验证标准以产生测试测量数据。 可以将测试测量数据与基线测量数据进行比较，以表征测试站的性能，以确保跨越测试站的一致的测试测量。
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142.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20140087668A1
公开(公告)日：2014-03-27
申请号：US13629414
申请日：2012-09-27
Applicant: APPLE INC
Inventor： Matthew A. Mow , Thomas E. Biedka , Ming-Ju Tsai , Liang Han , Xu Han , Anand Lakshmanan , Nanbo Jin , Hongfei Hu , Dean F. Darnell , Joshua G. Nickel , Jayesh Nath , Yijun Zhou , Hao Xu , Yuehui Ouyang , Nirali Shah , Mattia Pascolini , Robert W. Schlub , Ruben Caballero
IPC: H04W24/00
CPC classification number: H04W24/08 , H04B17/318 , H04B17/345 , H04W24/06
Abstract: Radio frequency test systems for characterizing antenna performance in various radio coexistence scenarios are provided. In one suitable arrangement, a test system may be used to perform passive radio coexistence characterization. During passive radio coexistence characterization, at least one signal generator may be used to feed aggressor signals directly to antennas within an electronic device under test (DUT). The aggressor signals may generate undesired interference signals in a victim frequency band, which can then be received and analyzed using a spectrum analyzer. During active radio coexistence characterization, at least one radio communications emulator may be used to communicate with a DUT via a first test antenna. While the DUT is communicating with the at least one radio communications emulator, test signals may also be conveyed between DUT 10 and a second test antenna. Test signals conveyed through the second test antenna may be used in obtaining signal interference level measurements.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于在各种无线电共存场景中表征天线性能的射频测试系统。 在一种合适的布置中，可以使用测试系统来执行被动无线电共存表征。 在被动无线电共存表征期间，可以使用至少一个信号发生器将攻击者信号直接馈送到被测电子设备（DUT）内的天线。 攻击者信号可能在受害频段中产生不期望的干扰信号，然后使用频谱分析仪接收和分析。 在有源无线电共存表征期间，可以使用至少一个无线电通信仿真器来经由第一测试天线与DUT进行通信。 当DUT正在与至少一个无线电通信仿真器进行通信时，也可以在DUT 10和第二测试天线之间传送测试信号。 通过第二测试天线传送的测试信号可用于获得信号干扰电平测量。
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公开(公告)号：US12207100B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-21
申请号：US17208282
申请日：2021-03-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yakun Sun , Mingguang Xu , Mithat C. Dogan , Ehsan Haghani , Rohit U. Nabar , Matthew A. Mow
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include a phased antenna array. Sensors and other circuitry in the electronic device may generate sensor data such as accelerometer data, gyroscope data, magnetometer data, location data, and spatial ranging data. The wireless circuitry may establish and maintain one or more wireless links with external devices based on the sensor data as the device moves over time. For example, the wireless circuitry may perform physical layer beam adjustments, inter-radio access technology handovers, intra-radio access technology handovers, and/or dual connectivity adjustments based on the sensor data. This may allow the device to maintain one or more wireless links without having to sweep the signal beam of the phased antenna array over its entire field of view each time the device has moved.
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公开(公告)号：US20240103124A1
公开(公告)日：2024-03-28
申请号：US18467473
申请日：2023-09-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Matthew A. Mow , Jiaming Cui , Fanfan He , Joseph Hakim
CPC classification number: G01S7/024 , G01S7/4004 , G01S13/56 , G01S13/755
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for cross-polarization-based object detection and classification. One example includes a system implemented for cross-polarization-based object detection and classification. The system includes a first transmitter antenna configured for radiating a first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, where the first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal including a first polarization. The system further includes a first receiver antenna configured for receiving a second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal including a second polarization. The system further includes a processing circuitry configured to detect an object based at least in part on the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, the object being impacted by the first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal to cause the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal to reflect off the object.
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公开(公告)号：US20240072417A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-29
申请号：US18502979
申请日：2023-11-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jennifer M. Edwards , Harish Rajagopalan , Simone Paulotto , Bilgehan Avser , Hao Xu , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Siwen Yong , Matthew A. Mow , Mattia Pascolini
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q3/26 , H01Q3/2605 , H01Q3/2658 , H01Q9/0414 , H01Q21/061 , H01Q21/065 , H01Q21/22
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a dielectric cover layer, a dielectric substrate, and a phased antenna array on the dielectric substrate for conveying millimeter wave signals through the dielectric cover layer. The array may include conductive traces mounted against the dielectric layer. The conductive traces may form patch elements or parasitic elements for the phased antenna array. The dielectric layer may have a dielectric constant and a thickness selected to form a quarter wave impedance transformer for the array at a wavelength of operation of the array. The substrate may include fences of conductive vias that laterally surround each of the antennas within the array. When configured in this way, signal attenuation, destructive interference, and surface wave generation associated with the presence of the dielectric layer over the phased antenna array may be minimized.
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公开(公告)号：US11811133B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-07
申请号：US17314740
申请日：2021-05-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jennifer M. Edwards , Harish Rajagopalan , Simone Paulotto , Bilgehan Avser , Hao Xu , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Siwen Yong , Matthew A. Mow , Mattia Pascolini
CPC classification number: H01Q1/243 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q3/26 , H01Q3/2605 , H01Q3/2658 , H01Q21/061 , H01Q21/065 , H01Q21/22
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a dielectric cover layer, a dielectric substrate, and a phased antenna array on the dielectric substrate for conveying millimeter wave signals through the dielectric cover layer. The array may include conductive traces mounted against the dielectric layer. The conductive traces may form patch elements or parasitic elements for the phased antenna array. The dielectric layer may have a dielectric constant and a thickness selected to form a quarter wave impedance transformer for the array at a wavelength of operation of the array. The substrate may include fences of conductive vias that laterally surround each of the antennas within the array. When configured in this way, signal attenuation, destructive interference, and surface wave generation associated with the presence of the dielectric layer over the phased antenna array may be minimized.
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公开(公告)号：US11456768B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-27
申请号：US15930298
申请日：2020-05-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Liang Han , Matthew A. Mow , Mattia Pascolini , Ruben Caballero , Thomas E. Biedka , Yuancheng Xu , Iyappan Ramachandran
IPC: H04B1/3827 , H04M1/03 , H04M1/02 , G06K9/62 , G06T7/521 , H04W52/28 , G06T7/55 , H04M1/72454 , G06V10/143
Abstract: An electronic device may include control circuitry, sensors, and wireless circuitry having antennas. The sensors may generate sensor data that is used by the control circuitry to identify an operating environment for the device. The sensor data may include a grip map generated by a touch-sensitive display, infrared facial recognition image signals or other image signals, an angle of arrival of sound received by a set of microphones, impedance data from an impedance sensor, and any other desired sensor data. The control circuitry may use the sensor data, radio-frequency spatial ranging data, information about whether audio is being played over an ear speaker, and/or information about communications protocols in use to identify the operating environment. The control circuitry may adjust antenna settings for the wireless circuitry based on the identified operating environment to ensure that the antennas operate with satisfactory antenna efficiency regardless of operating conditions.
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公开(公告)号：US11356131B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-07
申请号：US17211710
申请日：2021-03-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Yuehui Ouyang , Yi Jiang , Matthew A. Mow , Basim Noori , Mattia Pascolini , Ruben Caballero
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be mounted along edges of a housing for the electronic device, behind a dielectric window such as a dielectric logo window in the housing, in alignment with dielectric housing portions at corners of the housing, or elsewhere in the electronic device. A phased antenna array may include arrays of patch antenna elements on dielectric layers separated by a ground layer. A baseband processor may distribute wireless signals to the phased antenna arrays at intermediate frequencies over intermediate frequency signal paths. Transceiver circuits at the phased antenna arrays may include upconverters and downconverters coupled to the intermediate frequency signal paths.
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公开(公告)号：US11165139B1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-02
申请号：US16920312
申请日：2020-07-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Simone Paulotto , Matthew A. Mow , Mattia Pascolini
IPC: H01Q1/24
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display and a phased array antenna that transmits radio-frequency signals at frequencies greater than 10 GHz. The display may include a conductive layer that is used to form pixel circuitry and/or touch sensor electrodes. A filter may be formed from conductive structures within the conductive layer. The conductive structures may include an array of conductive patches separated by slots or may include conductive paths that define an array of slots. The filter may include an additional array of conductive patches stacked under the array of conductive patches to allow the slots to be narrower than would be resolvable to the unaided human eye. The periodicity of the conductive structures and the slots in the filter may be selected to tune a cutoff frequency of the filter to be greater than frequencies handled by the phased antenna array.
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公开(公告)号：US11139588B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-05
申请号：US15950677
申请日：2018-04-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Jennifer M. Edwards , Harish Rajagopalan , Simone Paulotto , Bilgehan Avser , Hao Xu , Rodney A. Gomez Angulo , Siwen Yong , Matthew A. Mow , Mattia Pascolini
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a dielectric cover layer, a dielectric substrate, and a phased antenna array on the dielectric substrate for conveying millimeter wave signals through the dielectric cover layer. The array may include conductive traces mounted against the dielectric layer. The conductive traces may form patch elements or parasitic elements for the phased antenna array. The dielectric layer may have a dielectric constant and a thickness selected to form a quarter wave impedance transformer for the array at a wavelength of operation of the array. The substrate may include fences of conductive vias that laterally surround each of the antennas within the array. When configured in this way, signal attenuation, destructive interference, and surface wave generation associated with the presence of the dielectric layer over the phased antenna array may be minimized.
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