公开(公告)号：US06798313B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-28

申请号：US10159420

申请日：2002-05-29

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H03H438

CPC分类号： H01L24/06 ,  H01L23/50 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L24/45 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/49 ,  H01L2223/6611 ,  H01L2223/665 ,  H01L2224/05624 ,  H01L2224/05644 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2224/45124 ,  H01L2224/45144 ,  H01L2224/45147 ,  H01L2224/48011 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48195 ,  H01L2224/48624 ,  H01L2224/48644 ,  H01L2224/48647 ,  H01L2224/48724 ,  H01L2224/48747 ,  H01L2224/48844 ,  H01L2224/48847 ,  H01L2224/49 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01006 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01014 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01031 ,  H01L2924/01032 ,  H01L2924/01049 ,  H01L2924/01058 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/10329 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/1305 ,  H01L2924/1306 ,  H01L2924/13064 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/1423 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/30111 ,  H03F3/195 ,  H03F2200/12 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/20643 ,  H01L2924/20653 ,  H01L2924/20654 ,  H01L2224/48824 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/48744

摘要： In general, the present invention provides an RF signal amplification system having an improved layout. The size of the MMIC can be reduced without loss of functionality and/or additional functionality can be added to the MMIC without increasing the size of the MMIC. The MMIC is configured with an off-chip bias feed system. The MMIC is configured with landing zones for receiving a bond wire such that on-chip bias circuitry can be reduced and/or eliminated.

摘要翻译： 通常，本发明提供了一种具有改进布局的RF信号放大系统。 可以减少MMIC的尺寸而不损失功能，并且/或者可以在不增加MMIC的尺寸的情况下将附加功能添加到MMIC。 MMIC配置有片外偏置馈电系统。 MMIC配置有用于接收接合线的着陆区，使得可以减少和/或消除片上偏置电路。

公开(公告)号：US06362689B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US09667942

申请日：2000-09-22

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H03F368

CPC分类号： H01L29/41758 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L29/42316 ,  H03F3/604

摘要： A MMIC (microwave monolithic integrated circuit) power amplifier and method for the same is provided. A smaller die size and higher power output are realized with the improved transistor geometry herein provided. In particular, transistors, such as FETs (field effect transistors) are displaced from a conventional FET geometry with alternating FETs being rotated in opposite directions. The inputs (gate pads) and outputs (drain pads) of two adjacent FETs may be “shared.” The improved configuration reduces the number of splitting and combining networks by up to 50% over the prior art. The die area for a typical 4 watt power amplifier is reduced by 48-72% over the prior art.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种MMIC（微波单片集成电路）功率放大器及其方法。 通过提供的改进的晶体管几何结构实现更小的管芯尺寸和更高的功率输出。 特别地，诸如FET（场效应晶体管）的晶体管从传统的FET几何形状中移位，交变的FET沿相反方向旋转。 两个相邻FET的输入（栅极焊盘）和输出（漏极焊盘）可以“共享”。 与现有技术相比，改进的配置将分离和组合网络的数量减少高达50％。 典型的4瓦功率放大器的管芯面积比现有技术减少了48-72％。

公开(公告)号：US5952886A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-14

申请号：US9497

申请日：1998-01-20

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer ,  David W. Corman ,  James R. Clark, II

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer ,  David W. Corman ,  James R. Clark, II

IPC分类号： H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H03F3/60 ,  H03F3/68 ,  H01L29/76 ,  H03F3/14

CPC分类号： H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0605 ,  H03F3/604

摘要： A multistage MMIC power amplifier with diagonal oriented field effect transistors (FETs) provides higher power output for a smaller MMIC die size. Corporate feed structures divide the RF input signal and combine the RF output signals and in a base two fashion. The corporate feed structures allow the FETs of the amplifier stages operate in-phase with adjacent circuitry appearing as an even-mode open circuit. The MMIC power amplifier is suitable for applications where reduced size, high efficiency and high gain are important, such as in commercial communication systems.

摘要翻译： 具有对角定向场效应晶体管（FET）的多级MMIC功率放大器为更小的MMIC管芯尺寸提供更高的功率输出。 公司饲料结构划分射频输入信号并组合射频输出信号，并以两种方式组合。 公司馈电结构允许放大器级的FET与相邻的电路同相工作，作为均衡模式开路。 MMIC功率放大器适用于缩小尺寸，高效率和高增益的应用，如商业通信系统。

公开(公告)号：US08520564B1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US13224798

申请日：2011-09-02

申请人： Shawn M. Lorg ,  Kenneth V. Buer ,  Ramana Darapu ,  Nitin Jain

发明人： Shawn M. Lorg ,  Kenneth V. Buer ,  Ramana Darapu ,  Nitin Jain

IPC分类号： H04B1/44

CPC分类号： H03G3/3042

摘要： The present disclosure includes an integrated full-duplex transceiver, which may be implemented on a single substrate or die. A single substrate may in turn, comprise, an I/O port configured for full-duplex operation, a transmit portion and a receive portion, a first mixer for up-converting a transmit signal, a second mixer for down-converting a receive signal, a first independently tunable local oscillator that drives the first mixer, and a second independently tunable local oscillator that drives the second mixer. The first independently tunable oscillator may facilitate up-conversion of a transmit IF signal, while a second independently tunable oscillator may facilitate down-conversion of a receive RF signal.

摘要翻译： 本公开包括可以在单个基板或管芯上实现的集成全双工收发器。 单个衬底可以依次包括被配置用于全双工操作的I / O端口，发送部分和接收部分，用于上变频发送信号的第一混频器，用于下变频接收信号的第二混频器 ，驱动第一混频器的第一独立可调谐本地振荡器，以及驱动第二混频器的第二独立可调谐本地振荡器。 第一独立可调谐振荡器可以促进发射IF信号的上变频，而第二独立可调振荡器可以促进接收RF信号的下变频。

公开(公告)号：US08401512B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US12756955

申请日：2010-04-08

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H04B1/26

CPC分类号： G06G7/16 ,  H03D7/1433 ,  H03D7/1441 ,  H03D7/1458 ,  H03D7/1466 ,  H03D2200/0088

摘要： A MMIC (microwave monolithic integrated circuit) based FET mixer and method for the same is provided. In particular, adjacent transistors, such as FETs (field effect transistors) share terminals reducing physical layout separation and interconnections. A smaller die size is realized with the improved system geometry herein provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于MMIC（微波单片集成电路）的FET混频器及其方法。 特别地，诸如FET（场效应晶体管）的相邻晶体管共享终端，从而减少物理布局分离和互连。 使用本文提供的改进的系统几何形状实现较小的模具尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US08385855B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US12614293

申请日：2009-11-06

申请人： Shawn M. Lorg ,  Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Shawn M. Lorg ,  Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H04B1/04 ,  H01Q11/12

CPC分类号： H03D7/163

摘要： The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods related to transmitters, and/or transceivers having a single, tunable oscillator in a dual conversion architecture. In various exemplary embodiments, this transmitter may include: a first mixer configured to receive a first oscillator signal from the single oscillator; a filter configured to band pass filter the converted signal and output a filtered signal; and a second mixer in communication with the filter, configured to receive the filtered signal. This dual conversion transmitter may be configured to receive a communication signal from an input to the transmitter and to output a converted signal based on the first oscillator signal and the communication signal. The second mixer may be configured to receive a scaled version of the first oscillator signal and to output a desired frequency output signal based on the scaled version of the first oscillator signal and the filtered signal.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及与发射机有关的系统，设备和方法，和/或在双转换架构中具有单个可调谐振荡器的收发器。 在各种示例性实施例中，该发射机可以包括：第一混频器，被配置为从单个振荡器接收第一振荡器信号; 滤波器，被配置为对转换的信号进行带通滤波并输出滤波信号; 以及与滤波器通信的第二混频器，被配置为接收经滤波的信号。 该双转换发射机可以被配置为接收从输入到发射机的通信信号，并且基于第一振荡器信号和通信信号输出转换的信号。 第二混频器可以被配置为接收第一振荡器信号的缩放版本，并且基于第一振荡器信号和滤波信号的缩放版本来输出期望的频率输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US08340016B1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US13560825

申请日：2012-07-27

申请人： Mark J. Miller ,  Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Mark J. Miller ,  Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H04J3/08

CPC分类号： H04B7/18584 ,  H04B7/18515 ,  H04B7/18519 ,  H04L49/10 ,  H04L49/252 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： A method for conducting communications via a satellite includes providing a hub-spoke spot beam group. The hub-spoke spot beam group includes at least one fixed location spot beam illuminating a location containing a gateway terminal and at least one fixed location spot beam illuminating a location containing at least one user terminal. The satellite comprises a pathway associated with the hub-spoke spot beam group. At least one receive-side switch is sequentially switched to connect an input of the pathway with different spot beams within the hub-spoke spot beam group. At least one transmit-side switch is sequentially switched to connect an output of the pathway with different spot beams within the hub-spoke spot beam group. Beam switching patterns support both forward and return traffic within a frame.

摘要翻译： 通过卫星进行通信的方法包括提供轮毂辐射点波束组。 轮毂辐射点光束组包括照亮包含网关终端的位置的至少一个固定位置点光束和照亮包含至少一个用户终端的位置的至少一个固定位置点光束。 卫星包括与轮毂辐射点波束组相关联的路径。 顺序地切换至少一个接收侧开关，以将路径的输入与轮毂辐射点波束组内的不同点波束相连。 顺序切换至少一个发射侧开关，以将该路径的输出与轮毂辐射点波束组内的不同点波束相连接。 光束切换模式支持帧内的前向和后向流量。

公开(公告)号：US08254851B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US12268840

申请日：2008-11-11

申请人： Dave Laidig ,  Kenneth V. Buer ,  Friedhelm Wachter

发明人： Dave Laidig ,  Kenneth V. Buer ,  Friedhelm Wachter

IPC分类号： H04B1/38

CPC分类号： H04B1/18 ,  H01P1/161 ,  H01Q1/247 ,  H01Q13/02 ,  H01Q23/00 ,  H04B1/40 ,  Y10T29/49016

摘要： A method and system for an integrated transceiver is presented. The integrated transceiver includes a transceiver housing, where a waveguide is formed inside the transceiver housing using a housing base and a sub-floor component. Neither the housing base nor the sub-floor component alone is configured to operate as a waveguide. In an exemplary embodiment, a portion of the waveguide is cast into the housing base and is part of the transceiver housing. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, an antenna system includes a feed horn, a polarizer, the integrated transceiver, and a transceiver circuit that communicates with the waveguide to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. The integrated transceiver, in the exemplary embodiment, includes a transceiver housing base that forms a portion of an integrated waveguide assembly, and another portion of the integrated waveguide assembly aligns with the transceiver housing base to form the integrated waveguide assembly.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种集成收发器的方法和系统。 集成收发器包括收发器壳体，其中使用壳体底座和副底板部件在收发器壳体内部形成波导。 壳体基座和底板部件单独都不配置为作为波导进行操作。 在示例性实施例中，波导的一部分被铸造到壳体基座中并且是收发器壳体的一部分。 此外，在示例性实施例中，天线系统包括馈电喇叭，偏振器，集成收发器和与波导通信以发送和接收射频信号的收发器电路。 在示例性实施例中，集成收发器包括形成集成波导组件的一部分的收发机壳体基座，并且集成波导组件的另一部分与收发机壳体基座对准以形成集成波导组件。

公开(公告)号：US08139370B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12409917

申请日：2009-03-24

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer

IPC分类号： H05K7/10

CPC分类号： H01L23/66 ,  H01L23/64 ,  H01L25/16 ,  H01L2223/6644 ,  H01L2223/6655 ,  H01L2223/6683 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/19051 ,  H01L2924/19105 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A method and system for a FET cell is presented. The FET cell includes multiple individual transistors and interconnect bumps that are configured to flip-chip connect to a substrate. The substrate may have the majority of a matching structure for the FET cell. Furthermore, the FET cell may include a stability circuit in communication with the terminals of the individual transistors and further in communication with the interconnect bumps. Additionally, different materials can be used in combination in the FET cell and the separate substrate having the majority of the matching structure. Various materials may be more efficiency used in a FET cell, while other materials are suitable for the separate substrate.

摘要翻译： 介绍了一种FET单元的方法和系统。 FET单元包括多个独立的晶体管和配置成倒装芯片连接到基板的互连凸块。 衬底可以具有用于FET单元的大部分匹配结构。 此外，FET单元可以包括与各个晶体管的端子通信并且还与互连凸块连通的稳定电路。 另外，在FET单元和具有大部分匹配结构的单独衬底中可以组合使用不同的材料。 各种材料可以在FET电池中更有效地使用，而其它材料适合于单独的衬底。

公开(公告)号：US20110280288A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-17

申请号：US12781611

申请日：2010-05-17

申请人： Kenneth V. Buer ,  Josh Tor ,  Michael Noji

发明人： Kenneth V. Buer ,  Josh Tor ,  Michael Noji

IPC分类号： H04B1/38

CPC分类号： H04B1/036

摘要： In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system comprising a transceiver, a sensor and a controller is provided. The sensor is coupled to an electrical component in the transceiver and is configured to measure a thermal load on the electrical component. The controller is configured with a predetermined threshold, and is configured to reduce the voltage and current bias point, in the power amplifier, in response to the thermal load measurement being greater than the predetermined threshold. The system provides an inexpensive solution to the problem of shedding thermal load in transceiver systems and can be incorporated into new systems or adapted to legacy systems.

摘要翻译： 根据示例性实施例，提供了包括收发器，传感器和控制器的系统。 传感器耦合到收发器中的电气部件，并且被配置成测量电气部件上的热负荷。 控制器配置有预定阈值，并且被配置为响应于热负载测量大于预定阈值而减小功率放大器中的电压和电流偏置点。 该系统为收发器系统中散热负荷的问题提供了一种便宜的解决方案，可以并入新系统或适应传统系统。