SINGLE DIE DESIGN FOR DIFFERENT POLARIZATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220311137A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17651832

    申请日:2022-02-21

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprising a package, phased antenna array and die. The die comprises a plurality of unit cells, wherein each unit cell is divided into quadrants. Each quadrant comprises a receiver terminal located on a first axis, and a transmitter terminal located on a second axis, wherein the first axis is orthogonal to the second axis, and there is mirror symmetry between the nearest neighbour quadrants in the unit cell. The package comprises a plurality of pairs of feed lines, each pair of feed lines comprising a receiver feed line and a transmitter feed line. The receiver feed line is connected to one of the receiver terminals and the transmitter feed line is connected to the transmitter terminal in the same die quadrant. The receiver feed line is orthogonal to the transmitter feed line. Each antenna element is coupled to a respective pair of feed lines.

    Outphasing amplifier
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10116383B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15427092

    申请日:2017-02-08

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: An outphasing amplifier having: a first branch arranged to receive and process a first branch signal, the first branch signal being phase modulated, with constant amplitude envelope; and a second branch arranged to receive and process a second branch signal, the second branch signal being phase modulated, with constant amplitude envelope, and at least a portion of the second branch signal anti-phase from the first branch signal, wherein each branch includes: circuitry arranged to process the signal to reduce the energy in sidebands of the signal away from the central frequency, while retaining the phase information in the signal; and an amplifier arranged to amplify the filtered and re-asserted branch signal.

    Amplifier circuit
    13.
    发明授权
    Amplifier circuit 有权
    放大器电路

    公开(公告)号:US09118283B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US14027109

    申请日:2013-09-13

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H03F3/2171 H03F3/2176

    Abstract: An amplifier circuit comprising a driver (204, 304) configured to provide a switched mode input signal, a switching mode power amplifier (206, 306) configured to receive the switched mode input signal and provide an output signal for an external load (210, 310); and a sensor (208, 308) configured to sense the impedance of the external load (210, 310) The driver is configured to set the duty cycle of the switched mode input signal in accordance with the sensed impedance of the external load (210, 310).

    Abstract translation: 一种放大器电路,包括被配置为提供开关模式输入信号的驱动器(204,304),被配置为接收所述开关模式输入信号并提供用于外部负载的输出信号的开关模式功率放大器(206,306) 310); 被配置为感测外部负载(210,310)的阻抗的传感器(208,308)。驱动器被配置为根据感测到的外部负载的阻抗来设置开关模式输入信号的占空比, 310)。

    RF component and method
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12114472B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US18059611

    申请日:2022-11-29

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H05K9/0081 H01P3/08 H01Q1/526 H05K9/0037

    Abstract: A Radio Frequency, “RF”, component and a method of making the same. The component includes a first electrically conductive signal member for conveying an RF signal and a second electrically conductive signal member for conveying an RF signal. The component also includes a barrier located between the first signal member and the second signal member electromagnetically to shield the first and second signal members from each other. The barrier includes a first row of electrically conductive shielding members spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the first row, and a second row of electrically conductive shielding members spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the second row. Each shielding member includes a polyhedron. The shielding members of the first row are offset with respect to the shielding members of the second row to prevent a direct line of sight between the first signal member and the second signal member.

    A CIRCUIT
    15.
    发明公开
    A CIRCUIT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240098906A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18459759

    申请日:2023-09-01

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H05K3/3405 H05K1/0233 H05K1/025 H05K2201/10053

    Abstract: A circuit comprising: a digital attenuator part comprising: a first and second attenuator terminal; a first inductor having a first terminal coupled to the first attenuator terminal and a second terminal coupled to the second attenuator terminal; a first switched arrangement comprising a first switch having a first switch-terminal and a second switch-terminal, wherein the first switch-terminal is coupled to the first terminal of the first inductor, and a first resistor and a first capacitor are arranged in parallel, coupled between the second switch-terminal and a reference voltage; and a second switched arrangement comprising a second switch having a first switch-terminal and a second switch-terminal, wherein the first switch-terminal is coupled to the second terminal of the first inductor, and wherein a second resistor and a second capacitor are arranged in parallel and coupled between the second switch-terminal and the reference voltage.

    BEAMFORMER AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF A BEAMFORMER FOR MIMO ANTENNA SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230387985A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18306391

    申请日:2023-04-25

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H04B7/0617 H04B7/0426

    Abstract: A beamformer device for a multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antenna system and method of operating a beamformer device is described. the beamformer device includes a number of beamformer channels. Each beamformer channel includes a RF terminal, an antenna connection terminal; and a power detector having a power detector output, The beamformer device includes a digital control interface comprising a serial data input and a serial data output; a control input coupled to the serial data input; and a beamformer monitor output configured to be selectively coupled to either the serial data output or the power detector output of one of the beamformer channels.

    RF COMPONENT AND METHOD
    17.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230189492A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18059611

    申请日:2022-11-29

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    CPC classification number: H05K9/0081 H01Q1/526 H01P3/08

    Abstract: A Radio Frequency, “RF”, component and a method of making the same. The component comprises a first electrically conductive signal member for conveying an RF signal and a second electrically conductive signal member for conveying an RF signal. The component also comprises a barrier located between the first signal member and the second signal member electromagnetically to shield the first and second signal members from each other. The barrier comprises a first row of electrically conductive shielding members spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the first row, and a second row of electrically conductive shielding members spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the second row. Each shielding member comprises a polyhedron. The shielding members of the first row are offset with respect to the shielding members of the second row to prevent a direct line of sight between the first signal member and the second signal member.

    Inductor and method of making an inductor

    公开(公告)号:US11574760B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16210524

    申请日:2018-12-05

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: An inductor and a method of making an inductor. The inductor includes a stack of dielectric layers. The inductor also includes a plurality of metal levels comprising patterned metallic features of the inductor. Each metal level is located at an interface between adjacent dielectric layers in the stack. The patterned metallic features include a first plurality of inductor windings arranged in a substantially flat spiral in one of the metal levels. The patterned metallic features also include a second plurality of inductor windings in which each winding is located in a respective one of the plurality of metal levels. The first plurality of windings is connected in series with the second plurality of windings.

    Power amplifier cell
    20.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10594274B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16119692

    申请日:2018-08-31

    Applicant: NXP B.V.

    Abstract: A power amplifier cell comprising a first power amplifier, a second power amplifier and a balun. The balun comprises a first inductor and a second inductor that define a first transformer; and a third inductor and a fourth inductor that define a second transformer. The following: (i) a parasitic capacitance of the first power amplifier; (ii) a leakage inductance of the first transformer; and (iii) a capacitive coupling between the first inductor and the second inductor, contribute to a first impedance matching circuit for the first power amplifier. Also, the following (iv) a parasitic capacitance of the second power amplifier; (v) a leakage inductance of the second transformer; and (vi) a capacitive coupling between the third inductor and the fourth inductor, contribute to a second impedance matching circuit for the second power amplifier.

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