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公开(公告)号:US20140197886A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-17
申请号:US13899091
申请日:2013-05-21
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Chirag D. Patel
IPC: H03F3/217
CPC classification number: H03F3/2171 , H03F3/72 , H03G1/0029 , H03G1/0088 , H03G3/3052
Abstract: An amplifier having a switchable common gate gain buffer is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of selectable gain channels that provide constant input impedance at a common input to receive an input signal and generate an output signal having at least one of selected gain and current characteristics. At least two gain channels utilize transistors having different transconductance values. The apparatus also includes at least one impedance network coupled to at least one gain channel to provide the constant input impedance.
Abstract translation: 公开了具有可切换公共栅极增益缓冲器的放大器。 在示例性实施例中,一种装置包括多个可选择的增益通道,其在公共输入处提供恒定的输入阻抗以接收输入信号并产生具有选定的增益和电流特性中的至少一个的输出信号。 至少两个增益通道利用具有不同跨导值的晶体管。 该装置还包括耦合到至少一个增益通道以提供恒定输入阻抗的至少一个阻抗网络。
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公开(公告)号:US11632098B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-18
申请号:US17211716
申请日:2021-03-24
Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventor: Timothy Donald Gathman , Lai Kan Leung , Chirag Dipak Patel , Xinmin Yu , Rajagopalan Rangarajan
Abstract: An example apparatus includes a polyphase transconductance-capacitor filter. The polyphase filter includes a DC bias voltage node, a plus in-phase filter unit, a minus in-phase filter unit, a plus quadrature-phase filter unit, and a minus quadrature-phase filter unit. Each filter unit respectively includes an input node, an output node, and a control node. The polyphase filter also includes a plus in-phase switch and a minus in-phase switch. The plus in-phase switch is coupled to the control node of the plus in-phase filter unit, the DC bias voltage node, and the input node of one or both of the plus quadrature-phase filter unit and the minus quadrature-phase filter unit. The minus in-phase switch is coupled to the control node of the minus in-phase filter unit, the DC bias voltage node, and the input node of one or both of the plus quadrature-phase filter unit and the minus quadrature-phase filter unit.
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公开(公告)号:US10439858B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-08
申请号:US15715006
申请日:2017-09-25
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Chiewcharn Narathong , Christian Holenstein , Dongling Pan , Yiwu Tang , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Lai Kan Leung
IPC: H04L27/26 , H04L12/761 , H04L12/709 , H03F1/22 , H04B1/00 , H03F3/193 , H03F3/24 , H04L5/00
Abstract: An apparatus includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) multiplexer configured to receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals at a plurality of input terminals and to combine the plurality of RF signals into a combined RF signal that is output at an output terminal. The LNA multiplexer includes a plurality of input signal paths, and each input signal path is coupleable to a respective input terminal of the plurality of input terminals and is configured to receive a respective RF signal of the plurality of RF signals. The apparatus further includes an LNA demultiplexer configured to receive the combined RF signal at an input port coupled to the output terminal and to distribute the combined RF signal to a plurality of output ports, each output port of the plurality of output ports configured to output the combined RF signal to a respective downconverter of a plurality of downconverters.
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公开(公告)号:US09712226B2
公开(公告)日:2017-07-18
申请号:US14677056
申请日:2015-04-02
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Lai Kan Leung , Chiewcharn Narathong , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Dongling Pan , Yiwu Tang , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic
IPC: H04B1/16 , H04B7/08 , H04L27/152 , H04B1/00
CPC classification number: H04B7/0897 , H04B1/0082 , H04B1/16 , H04L27/152
Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide multi-way diversity receivers with multiple synthesizers. Such a multi-way diversity receiver may be implemented in a carrier aggregation (CA) transceiver. One example wireless reception diversity circuit generally includes three or more receive paths for processing received signals and two or more frequency synthesizing circuits configured to generate local oscillating signals to downconvert the received signals. Each of the frequency synthesizing circuits is shared by at most two of the receive paths, and each pair of the frequency synthesizing circuits may generate a pair of local oscillating signals having the same frequency.
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公开(公告)号:US09681447B2
公开(公告)日:2017-06-13
申请号:US14636591
申请日:2015-03-03
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Yiwu Tang , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Chiewcharn Narathong , Lai Kan Leung , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Dongling Pan
CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 , H04B1/16 , H04B1/30 , H04B1/38 , H04L5/001 , H04L5/003 , H04L27/2647
Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for dynamically adjusting a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) frequency, a local oscillator (LO) divider ratio, and/or a receive path when adding or discontinuing reception of a component carrier (CC) in a carrier aggregation (CA) scheme. This dynamic adjustment is utilized to avoid (or at least reduce) VCO, LO, and transmit signal coupling issues with multiple component carriers, with minimal (or at least reduced) current consumption by the VCO and the LO divider.
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公开(公告)号:US20150349907A1
公开(公告)日:2015-12-03
申请号:US14513003
申请日:2014-10-13
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Chiewcharn Narathong , Lai Kan Leung , Dongling Pan , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Kevin Hsi-huai Wang , Bhushan Shanti Asuri , Yiwu Tang
IPC: H04J4/00 , H04B1/3827 , H04L5/14 , H04W88/02
CPC classification number: H04J4/00 , H04B1/0082 , H04B1/3833 , H04B1/403 , H04B1/50 , H04B1/54 , H04B7/00 , H04L5/001 , H04L5/0023 , H04L5/14 , H04L5/1469 , H04L7/00 , H04L27/36 , H04L27/38 , H04W88/02
Abstract: Reconfiguring a transceiver design using a plurality of frequency synthesizers and a plurality of carrier aggregation (CA) receiver (Rx) and transmitter (Tx) chains, the method including: connecting a first frequency synthesizer to a first CA Tx chain; connecting the plurality of frequency synthesizers to the plurality of CA Rx chains, wherein a second frequency synthesizer of the plurality of frequency synthesizers is connected as a shared synthesizer to a first CA Rx chain and a second CA Tx chain.
Abstract translation: 使用多个频率合成器和多个载波聚合(CA)接收机(Rx)和发射机(Tx)链重新配置收发器设计,所述方法包括:将第一频率合成器连接到第一CA Tx链; 将多个频率合成器连接到多个CA Rx链,其中多个频率合成器中的第二频率合成器作为共享合成器连接到第一CA Rx链和第二CA Tx链。
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公开(公告)号:US20150334711A1
公开(公告)日:2015-11-19
申请号:US14644677
申请日:2015-03-11
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Chiewcharn Narathong , Lai Kan Leung , Dongling Pan , Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic , Yiwu Tang
IPC: H04W72/04 , H04W88/06 , H04L12/709
CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 , H04B1/005 , H04B15/06 , H04L45/245 , H04W88/06
Abstract: Methods and apparatus including: setting up a plurality of configurations for a plurality of local oscillator (LO) paths of a carrier aggregation (CA) transceiver operating with a plurality of bands; calculating and comparing frequencies for each LO path of the plurality of LO paths and at least one divider ratio of LO dividers for each band of the plurality of bands to identify frequency conflicts; and reconfiguring the LO dividers for the plurality of LO paths and the plurality of bands when the frequency conflicts are identified.
Abstract translation: 一种方法和装置,包括:为多个频带操作的载波聚合(CA)收发机的多个本地振荡器(LO)路径建立多个配置; 计算和比较所述多个LO路径中的每个LO路径的频率和所述多个频带中的每个频带的LO分频器的至少一个分频比,以识别频率冲突; 以及当识别出频率冲突时,为多个LO路径和多个频带重新配置LO分频器。
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公开(公告)号:US11290058B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US17076998
申请日:2020-10-22
Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Inventor: Yue Chao , Yinghan Wang , Marco Zanuso , Rajagopalan Rangarajan
Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and buffer circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a buffer circuit configured to receive a signal generated by the VCO, the buffer circuit comprising a first transistor having a parasitic gate-source capacitance (Cgs), and a second transistor coupled across the first transistor, wherein a gate of the first transistor is coupled to a drain and a source of the second transistor, and a gate of the second transistor is coupled to a source of the first transistor.
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公开(公告)号:US11025260B1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US17003923
申请日:2020-08-26
Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventor: Yue Chao , Marco Zanuso , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Yiwu Tang
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that implements a phase-locked loop (PLL) that uses multiple error determiners as part of a feedback loop. In an example aspect, an apparatus for generating a frequency includes a PLL. The PLL includes a loop filter, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a frequency divider, and multiple error determiners. The loop filter includes a filter input node and a filter output node. The VCO includes a VCO input node and a VCO output node. The VCO input node is coupled to the filter output node. The frequency divider includes a divider input node and multiple divider output nodes. The divider input node is coupled to the VCO output node. The multiple error determiners are coupled between the multiple divider output nodes and the filter input node.
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公开(公告)号:US10664001B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-26
申请号:US16356435
申请日:2019-03-18
Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventor: Mohamed Abouzied , Rajagopalan Rangarajan , Peter Shah
Abstract: A circuit includes a first transistor that conducts a first current responsive to a DC bias voltage and an RF signal. A second transistor conducts a second current responsive to the DC bias voltage. The first current and the second current are mirrored through a pair of current mirrors coupled together through a low-pass filter to filter the envelope of the RF signal.
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