-
公开(公告)号:US10153934B1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-11
申请号:US15730040
申请日:2017-10-11
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Chirag Dipak Patel , Lai Kan Leung , Xinmin Yu , Rajagopalan Rangarajan
Abstract: In certain aspects, a circuit comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA) configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, a first mixer coupled to the low noise amplifier (LNA), and a first trans-impedance filter coupled to the first mixer. The first trans-impedance filter comprises a tunable inductor and capacitor (LC) network configured to be a portion of a doubly terminated LC ladder filter and a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) coupled to the tunable inductor and capacitor (LC) network. The circuit further comprises a second mixer coupled to the low noise amplifier (LNA) and a second trans-impedance filter coupled to the second mixer.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180278277A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-27
申请号:US15927022
申请日:2018-03-20
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Chirag Dipak Patel , Lai Kan Leung , Xinmin Yu , Timothy Donald Gathman , Ravi Sridhara
CPC classification number: H04B1/0067 , H03F1/223 , H03F1/42 , H03F1/565 , H03F3/193 , H03F3/245 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/111 , H03F2200/451 , H03F2203/7209 , H04B1/005 , H04B1/719
Abstract: Devices and techniques are described to extract specific frequency band signals from a wide-band radio-frequency signal. A network entity may include an antenna for receiving the wide-band radio-frequency signal and may include a receiver circuit for processing the wide-band radio-frequency signal. The receiver circuit may include a transconductance amplifier and a plurality of single-band circuits. The transconductance amplifier may be configured to generate an amplified wide-band radio-frequency signal and send it to one or more of the single-band circuits. Each single-band circuit may be configured to extract a different frequency band signal from the amplified wide-band radio-frequency signal.
-
13.
公开(公告)号:US09991875B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US15352402
申请日:2016-11-15
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Ojas Choksi , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Sasha Vujcic , Chirag Dipak Patel , Wu-Hsin Chen , Klaas Van Zalinge
CPC classification number: H03H11/0427 , H03F3/19 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/451 , H03H11/126 , H03H2011/0483 , H03H2011/0488 , H04B1/0053 , H04B1/1036 , H04L5/0041 , H04W88/08
Abstract: A reconfigurable filter circuit has a first path including a transimpedance amplifier (TIA). The transimpedance amplifier has an input that receives an input current and an output that outputs a voltage. The reconfigurable filter circuit also includes a switchable feedback path. The switchable feedback path includes a first low-pass filter coupled to an output of the TIA. The switchable feedback path also includes a first switch to couple the feedback path to provide a feedback current to the first path resulting in a bandpass response in the output voltage when the switch is closed and a low-pass response in the output voltage when the switch is open.
-
公开(公告)号:US12068724B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17403595
申请日:2021-08-16
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Gary Lee Brown, Jr. , Chirag Dipak Patel
CPC classification number: H03F3/195 , H03F1/223 , H03H7/20 , H03H7/38 , H03F2200/204
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a radio frequency phase shifter. An example includes an amplification stage to produce an amplified voltage, the amplification stage having a first amplifier with a first input coupled to a first output of a hybrid coupler and a second amplifier with a complementary second input coupled to a complementary second output of the hybrid coupler. A vector modulation stage coupled to the amplification stage receives the amplified voltage and produces a modulated vector, the vector modulation stage has an in-phase section and a quadrature section to control the phase of the modulated vector in response to a phase control signal. A varactor coupled across the first input and the second input of the amplification stage adjusts the capacitance between the first input and the second input in response to a capacitance control signal.
-
公开(公告)号:US20220060200A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-24
申请号:US17001568
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventor: Laya Mohammadi , Chirag Dipak Patel , Bhushan Shanti Asuri
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for phase-shifting signals with a compensation circuit. In example implementations, an apparatus for phase-shifting signals includes a phase shifter having a first port and a second port. The phase shifter also includes a signal phase generator, a compensation circuit, and a vector modulator. The compensation circuit includes a first capacitor with a first capacitance and a second capacitor with a second capacitance. The first capacitance is different from the second capacitance. The signal phase generator is coupled between the first port and the compensation circuit. The vector modulator is coupled between the compensation circuit and the second port.
-
公开(公告)号:US20210175589A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-10
申请号:US16785440
申请日:2020-02-07
Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventor: Chirag Dipak Patel , Xinmin Yu , Lai Kan Leung
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for phase-shifting signals. In example implementations, the apparatus includes a phase shifter. The phase shifter includes a first port, a second port, a vector modulator coupled to the first port, and a signal phase generator. The signal phase generator includes multiple amplifiers coupled between the vector modulator and the second port. The signal phase generator also includes multiple capacitors that couple the multiple amplifiers together to form a loop. Each respective capacitor of the multiple capacitors is coupled between a respective pair of consecutive amplifiers of the multiple amplifiers to form the loop.
-
公开(公告)号:US10673411B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-02
申请号:US16256733
申请日:2019-01-24
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Xinmin Yu , Lai Kan Leung , Yunfei Feng , Chirag Dipak Patel
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus that includes a first mixer circuit configured to convert between an RF signal and an IF signal based at least in part on an local oscillator (LO) signal. The first mixer circuit is electrically coupled to a first node that is configured to receive the LO signal and a first bias voltage, a second node that is configured to receive the RF signal or the IF signal, and a third node that is configured to provide the IF signal or the RF signal. The apparatus further includes a second mixer circuit electrically coupled to a fourth node configured to receive the LO signal and a second bias voltage, the second node, and the third node. The second bias voltage has a voltage level that is offset from the first bias voltage.
-
公开(公告)号:US10651807B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-12
申请号:US16115475
申请日:2018-08-28
Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Chirag Dipak Patel , Lai Kan Leung , Xinmin Yu
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for complementary variable gain amplification. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a variable gain amplifier that includes multiple amplifiers. The multiple amplifiers include at least one first amplifier and at least one second amplifier cascaded together in series. The first amplifier includes a first set of transistors having a first doping type. At least a portion of the first set of transistors is configured to implement a first current mirror. The second amplifier includes a second set of transistors having a second doping type. At least a portion of the second set of transistors is configured to implement a second current mirror. The second current mirror is coupled to the first current mirror.
-
公开(公告)号:US10014845B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-03
申请号:US15472055
申请日:2017-03-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Chirag Dipak Patel , Sasha Vujcic , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Wu-Hsin Chen , Klaas van Zalinge
CPC classification number: H03H11/32 , H03F1/086 , H03F1/3205 , H03F1/3217 , H03F1/3223 , H03F3/19 , H03F3/193 , H03F3/21 , H03F3/3022 , H03F3/45183 , H03F3/45237 , H03F3/45475 , H03F2200/06 , H03F2200/09 , H03F2200/129 , H03F2200/144 , H03F2200/18 , H03F2200/21 , H03F2200/24 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/321 , H03F2200/33 , H03F2200/42 , H03F2200/451 , H03F2200/453 , H03F2200/555 , H03F2203/30069 , H03F2203/45091 , H03F2203/45101 , H03F2203/45116 , H03F2203/45136 , H03F2203/45208 , H03F2203/45288 , H03F2203/45374 , H03F2203/45458 , H03F2203/45526 , H03F2203/45528 , H03F2203/45544 , H03F2203/45596 , H03F2203/45712 , H04L7/0337
Abstract: A circuit includes an active balun having an RF signal input and having differential signal outputs, the active balun including a first pair of transistors coupled to the RF signal input, the first pair of transistors including a first transistor of a first type and a second transistor of a second type, wherein the first type and second type are complementary; and an intermodulation distortion (IMD) sink circuit having an operational amplifier (op amp) coupled between a first node and a second node, wherein the first transistor and second transistor are coupled in series between the first node and the second node.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180048294A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-15
申请号:US15472055
申请日:2017-03-28
Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Chirag Dipak Patel , Sasha Vujcic , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Wu-Hsin Chen , Klaas van Zalinge
CPC classification number: H03H11/32 , H03F1/086 , H03F1/3205 , H03F1/3217 , H03F1/3223 , H03F3/19 , H03F3/193 , H03F3/21 , H03F3/3022 , H03F3/45183 , H03F3/45237 , H03F3/45475 , H03F2200/06 , H03F2200/09 , H03F2200/129 , H03F2200/144 , H03F2200/18 , H03F2200/21 , H03F2200/24 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/321 , H03F2200/33 , H03F2200/42 , H03F2200/451 , H03F2200/453 , H03F2200/555 , H03F2203/30069 , H03F2203/45091 , H03F2203/45101 , H03F2203/45116 , H03F2203/45136 , H03F2203/45208 , H03F2203/45288 , H03F2203/45374 , H03F2203/45458 , H03F2203/45526 , H03F2203/45528 , H03F2203/45544 , H03F2203/45596 , H03F2203/45712 , H04L7/0337
Abstract: A circuit includes an active balun having an RF signal input and having differential signal outputs, the active balun including a first pair of transistors coupled to the RF signal input, the first pair of transistors including a first transistor of a first type and a second transistor of a second type, wherein the first type and second type are complementary; and an intermodulation distortion (IMD) sink circuit having an operational amplifier (op amp) coupled between a first node and a second node, wherein the first transistor and second transistor are coupled in series between the first node and the second node.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-