摘要:
Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for self-calibrating direct current (DC) offset and imbalance between orthogonal signals, which may occur in a mobile transceiver. In the apparatus, a transmitter of a mobile terminal functions as a signal generator, and a receiver of the mobile terminal functions as a response characteristic detector. Further, a baseband processor applies test signals to the transmitter, receives the test signals returning from the receiver, and compensates the imbalance and DC offset for the transmitter side and the receiver side by using the test signals.
摘要:
An apparatus for generating an in-phase/quadrature-phase (I/Q) signal in a wireless transceiver is disclosed, including a local oscillator for generating an oscillation signal, and first and second mixers for mixing an oscillation signal with a transmission/reception signal to convert the transmission/reception signal into a baseband or high-frequency signal. The apparatus includes a phase locked circuit for controlling the local oscillator, and a polyphase filter installed between the local oscillator and the mixers, for separating the oscillation signal from the local oscillator into an I signal and a Q signal depending on a control signal from the phase locked circuit, and outputting the separated I and Q signals to the first and second mixers, respectively.
摘要:
An inductor used in an RF unit for a wireless communication terminal, includes first inductor means for electrically connecting an RF chip placed over a substrate at a predetermined distance from the substrate that are enclosed by an interlayer dielectric layer and second inductor means for connecting the RF chip to the first inductor means.
摘要:
A predistorter that linearizes the nonlinearity of a power amplifier in a system supporting a multimode and a multiband (frequency band). The predistorter includes a field-effect transistor, an impedance transform unit, a first inductor, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The field-effect transistor has a source connected to the ground and uses a variable gate bias voltage. The impedance transform unit is connected to a drain of the field-effect transistor to perform impedance transform. The first inductor is connected between the impedance transform unit and a voltage provided to the field-effect transistor. The first capacitor is connected between a power input terminal and the impedance transform unit. The second capacitor is connected between a power output terminal and the impedance transform unit.
摘要:
A frequency mixing apparatus is provided. In the frequency mixing apparatus, a PMOS transistor is coupled to an NMOS transistor in a cascode configuration and an LO signal is applied to the bulks of the PMOS and NMOS transistors so that an input signal applied to their gates is mixed with the LO signal. High isolation between the bulks and gates of the transistors resulting from application of the LO signal to the bulks prevents leakage of the LO signal, thereby decreasing a DC offset voltage. This renders the frequency mixing applicable to a DCR. Also, due to the cascade configuration similar to an inverter configuration, the frequency mixing apparatus can be incorporated in an FPGA of a MODEM in SDR applications. Frequency mixing based on switching of a threshold voltage decreases a noise factor and enables frequency mixing in a low supply voltage range, thereby decreasing power consumption.
摘要:
An active inductor capable of tuning a self-resonant frequency, an inductance, a Q factor, and a peak Q frequency by applying a tunable feedback resistor to a cascode-grounded active inductor is disclosed. The tunable active inductor includes a first transistor having a source connected to a power supply voltage and a gate connected to first bias voltage; a second transistor having a drain connected to a drain of the first transistor and a gate connected to a second bias voltage; a third transistor having a drain connected to a source of the second transistor and a source connected to a ground voltage; a fourth transistor having a drain connected to a gate of the third transistor, a source connected to the ground voltage and a gate connected to a third bias voltage; a fifth transistor having a source connected to the drain of the fourth transistor and a drain connected to the power supply voltage.
摘要:
Provided is a multiband low noise amplifier including a first transistor, an input matching circuit, and a first capacitor. The first transistor includes a collector electrically connected to a first power supply, a grounded emitter, and a base connected to the other end of a first inductor having one end as an input end of the low noise amplifier. The input matching circuit is connected between the collector and the base of the first transistor. The first capacitor connected to the collector of the first transistior. The input matching circuit includes a varactor. The input matching circuit includes a second capacitor connected to the varactor. The input matching circuit includes a first resistor connected to the varactor. In the multiband low noise amplifier, a varactor having a variable capacitance is installed at an input end, thereby easily performing band switching through bias voltage control by a small amount and minimizing noises that may be caused by a control signal.
摘要:
A direct conversion transceiver capable of reducing a DC offset, using a multi-chip module is provided. In the transceiver, a mixer and an element constituting a local oscillator are positioned above a shielding ground surface, and an interconnection connecting the mixer and the element constituting the local oscillator are positioned below the shielding ground surface. The transceiver is formed as a multi-chip module and thus its size is not bigger than a one-chip direct conversion receiver and advantageous in that its size and manufacturing costs are less than a general direct conversion receiver that additionally includes a DC offset cancellation circuit or an off-chip type oscillator for reducing a DC offset.
摘要:
Provided is an apparatus for generating remote plasma, which can improve thin-film quality by preventing an arc at a bias electrode. The apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) electrode installed inside an upper portion of a chamber, a bias electrode installed apart from the RF electrode, and including a plurality of through holes through which plasma passes, wherein a bias power is supplied to the bias electrode, a plasma generating unit formed between the RF electrode and the bias electrode, wherein a plasma gas is supplied to the plasma generating unit, and a ground electrode installed under and spaced apart from the bias electrode, and including plasma through holes corresponding to the through holes of the bias electrode, wherein a pulsed DC bias of a second voltage level, which has a first voltage level periodically, is applied to the bias electrode.
摘要:
Provided is a mixer for use in a direct conversion receiver. The mixer includes Field Effect Transistors (FETs), a current source (IBias), two load resistors (RLoad), another FET, and two inductors L1 and L2. The FET M21 constitutes a current bleeding circuitry and the other components except for the two inductors L1 and L2 constitute a so-called Gilbert cell mixer.
摘要翻译:提供一种用于直接转换接收机的混频器。 混频器包括场效应晶体管(FET),电流源(IBias),两个负载电阻(RLoad),另一个FET和两个电感器L 1和L 2。 FET M 21构成电流泄放电路,除了两个电感器L 1和L 2之外的其它部件构成所谓的吉尔伯特细胞混合器。