High linearly WiGig baseband amplifier with channel select filter

    公开(公告)号:US10734957B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16352575

    申请日:2019-03-13

    Abstract: A circuit comprises a Sallen-Key filter, which includes a source follower that implements a unity-gain amplifier; and a programmable-gain amplifier coupled to the Sallen-Key filter. The circuit enables programmable gain via adjustment to a current mirror copying ratio in the programmable-gain amplifier, which decouples the bandwidth of the circuit from its gain settings. The programmable-gain amplifier can comprise a differential voltage-to-current converter, a current mirror pair, and programmable output gain stages. The Sallen-Key filter and at least one branch in the programmable-gain amplifier can comprise transistors arranged in identical circuit configurations.

    High linearly WiGig baseband amplifier with channel select filter

    公开(公告)号:US10277182B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15833458

    申请日:2017-12-06

    Abstract: A circuit comprises a Sallen-Key filter, which includes a source follower that implements a unity-gain amplifier; and a programmable-gain amplifier coupled to the Sallen-Key filter. The circuit enables programmable gain via adjustment to a current mirror copying ratio in the programmable-gain amplifier, which decouples the bandwidth of the circuit from its gain settings. The programmable-gain amplifier can comprise a differential voltage-to-current converter, a current mirror pair, and programmable output gain stages. The Sallen-Key filter and at least one branch in the programmable-gain amplifier can comprise transistors arranged in identical circuit configurations.

    Direct coupled biasing circuit for high frequency applications

    公开(公告)号:US09793880B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-17

    申请号:US14828955

    申请日:2015-08-18

    CPC classification number: H03K3/012 G05F3/16 H01Q1/50 H03K17/56 H04B5/0075

    Abstract: This invention eliminates the need for “capacitor coupling” or “transformer coupling,” and the associated undesirable parasitic capacitance and inductance associated with these coupling techniques when designing high frequency (˜60 GHz) circuits. At this frequency, the distance between two adjacent stages needs to be minimized. A resonant circuit in series with the power or ground leads is used to isolate a biasing signal from a high frequency signal. The introduction of this resonant circuit allows a first stage to be “directly coupled” to a next stage using a metallic trace. The “direct coupling” technique passes both the high frequency signal and the biasing voltage to the next stage. The “direct coupling” approach overcomes the large die area usage when compared to either the “AC coupling” or “transformer coupling” approach since neither capacitors nor transformers are required to transfer the high frequency signals between stages.

    Method and apparatus for the alignment of a 60 GHz endfire antenna
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for the alignment of a 60 GHz endfire antenna 有权
    用于60 GHz终端天线对准的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09478873B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-25

    申请号:US14641968

    申请日:2015-03-09

    Abstract: A portable unit with an endfire antenna and operating at 60 GHz makes an optimum communication channel with an endfire antenna in an array of antennas distributed over the area of a ceiling. The portable unit is pointed towards the ceiling and the system controlling the ceiling units selects and adjusts the positioning of an endfire antenna mounted on a 3-D adjustable rotatable unit. Several transceivers can be mounted together, offset from one another, to provide a wide coverage in both azimuth direction and elevation direction. These units can be rigidly mounted as an array in a ceiling, apparatus. The system controlling the ceiling array selects one of the transceivers in one of the units to make the optimum communication channel to the portable unit. The system includes the integration of power management features by switching between Wi-Fi in favor of the 60 GHz channel.

    Abstract translation: 具有端射天线并以60GHz操作的便携式单元与分布在天花板区域上的天线阵列中的端射天线形成最佳通信信道。 便携式设备被指向天花板,并且控制天花板单元的系统选择并调节安装在3-D可调节可旋转单元上的端面天线的定位。 几个收发器可以一起安装在一起,彼此偏移,以便在方位方向和仰角方向上提供广泛的覆盖。 这些单元可以作为阵列刚性地安装在天花板,装置中。 控制天花板阵列的系统选择其中一个单元中的一个收发器,以将便携式单元的最佳通信信道。 该系统包括通过在支持60 GHz频道的Wi-Fi之间切换来集成电源管理功能。

    Method and Apparatus of a Fully-Pipelined Layered LDPC Decoder
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus of a Fully-Pipelined Layered LDPC Decoder 审中-公开
    全流水线分层LDPC解码器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160173131A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-16

    申请号:US15011252

    申请日:2016-01-29

    Abstract: Processors are arranged in a pipeline structure to operate on multiple layers of data, each layer comprising multiple groups of data. An input to a memory is coupled to an output of the last processor in the pipeline, and the memory's output is coupled to an input of the first processor in the pipeline. Multiplexing and de-multiplexing operations are performed in the pipeline. For each group in each layer, a stored result read from the memory is applied to the first processor in the pipeline structure. A calculated result of the stored result is output at the last processor and stored in the memory. Once processing for the last group of data in a first layer is completed, the corresponding processor is configured to process data in a next layer before the pipeline finishes processing the first layer. The stored result obtained from the next layer comprises a calculated result produced from a layer previous to the first layer.

    Abstract translation: 处理器被布置在流水线结构中以在多层数据上操作,每层包括多组数据。 存储器的输入耦合到流水线中的最后一个处理器的输出,并且存储器的输出耦合到流水线中的第一处理器的输入。 在流水线中执行多路复用和解复用操作。 对于每个层中的每个组,将从存储器读取的存储结果应用于流水线结构中的第一处理器。 存储结果的计算结果在最后一个处理器处输出并存储在存储器中。 一旦对第一层中的最后一组数据的处理完成,相应的处理器被配置为在管线完成对第一层的处理之前处理下一层中的数据。 从下一层获得的存储结果包括从第一层之前的层产生的计算结果。

    Method and Apparatus for an Active Negative-Capacitor Circuit to Cancel the Input Capacitance of Comparators
    7.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for an Active Negative-Capacitor Circuit to Cancel the Input Capacitance of Comparators 有权
    用于消除比较器的输入电容的有源负电容电路的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150207517A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-23

    申请号:US14672214

    申请日:2015-03-29

    Inventor: Dai Dai

    Abstract: The differential output of a Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA) is loaded by the input differential gate capacitance of a plurality of Analog to Digital convertors (ADC) comparators and the differential metal layer traces to interconnect these comparators to the PGA. The differential capacitive load presented to the PGA is quite large and reduces the bandwidth of this interconnect between the PGA and ADC. To overcome the performance degradation due to the differential capacitive load, an active negative-capacitor circuit cancels the effect of the large input capacitance of the ADC comparators. This cancelation extends the gain characteristics of the interconnect between the PGA's output and the inputs of the first stage of the comparators. The active negative-capacitance is comprised of a cross pair NMOS with a capacitor connecting their sources where each NMOS is biased by a current source.

    Abstract translation: 可编程增益放大器(PGA)的差分输出由多个模数转换器(ADC)比较器和差分金属层迹线的输入差分栅极电容加载,以将这些比较器与PGA互连。 提供给PGA的差分电容性负载相当大,并降低了PGA和ADC之间的这种互连的带宽。 为了克服由于差分电容性负载引起的性能下降,有源负电容电路消除了ADC比较器的大输入电容的影响。 该取消扩展了PGA输出与比较器的第一级的输入之间的互连的增益特性。 有源负电容由交叉对NMOS组成,其中电容器连接其源极,其中每个NMOS由电流源偏置。

    Method and Apparatus for the Alignment of a 60 GHz Endfire Antenna
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for the Alignment of a 60 GHz Endfire Antenna 有权
    用于60 GHz终端天线对准的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150194741A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-09

    申请号:US14641968

    申请日:2015-03-09

    Abstract: A portable unit with an endfire antenna and operating at 60 GHz makes an optimum communication channel with an endfire antenna in an array of antennas distributed over the area of a ceiling. The portable unit is pointed towards the ceiling and the system controlling the ceiling units selects and adjusts the positioning of an endfire antenna mounted on a 3-D adjustable rotatable unit. Several transceivers can be mounted together, offset from one another, to provide a wide coverage in both azimuth direction and elevation direction. These units can be rigidly mounted as an array in a ceiling, apparatus. The system controlling the ceiling array selects one of the transceivers in one of the units to make the optimum communication channel to the portable unit. The system includes the integration of power management features by switching between Wi-Fi in favor of the 60 GHz channel.

    Abstract translation: 具有端射天线并以60GHz操作的便携式单元与分布在天花板区域上的天线阵列中的端射天线形成最佳通信信道。 便携式设备被指向天花板,并且控制天花板单元的系统选择并调整安装在3-D可调节可旋转单元上的端面天线的定位。 几个收发器可以一起安装在一起,彼此偏移,以便在方位方向和仰角方向上提供广泛的覆盖。 这些单元可以作为阵列刚性地安装在天花板,装置中。 控制天花板阵列的系统选择其中一个单元中的一个收发器,以将便携式单元的最佳通信信道。 该系统包括通过在支持60 GHz频道的Wi-Fi之间切换来集成电源管理功能。

    Frequency Pulling Reduction in Wide-Band Direct Conversion Transmitters
    9.
    发明申请
    Frequency Pulling Reduction in Wide-Band Direct Conversion Transmitters 有权
    宽带直接转换发射机中的降频

    公开(公告)号:US20140254710A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13789682

    申请日:2013-03-08

    Inventor: Zaw Soe

    CPC classification number: H04B1/02 H03D7/165

    Abstract: In an up-converter path of a transmitter, wide-band signal system like direct. conversion WiGig, a high pass filter (HPF) is placed in the baseband path after the low pass filter (LPF) but before the mixers. The baseband signal of WiGig can have a bandwidth of 800 MHz. The HPF removes the frequencies from 0-40 MHz from the baseband signal and degrades the overall signal of the baseband by a dB or so. However, the frequency pulling is significantly reduced since oscillator frequency and Radio frequency (RF) transmitter frequencies after conversion become further separated when compared a system using to the conventional approach. This causes the injected signal to fall outside the locking range of the oscillator. The concern of substrate coupling is reduced and allows for a reduction in the physical distance between the oscillator and the mixer and reduces a shift in the desired target frequency of operation.

    Abstract translation: 在发射机的上变频器路径中,像直接的宽带信号系统。 转换WiGig,高通滤波器(HPF)放置在低通滤波器(LPF)之后但混频器之前的基带路径中。 WiGig的基带信号可以具有800 MHz的带宽。 HPF从基带信号中删除0-40 MHz的频率,并将基带的整体信号降低dB左右。 然而,与使用传统方法的系统进行比较时,振荡器频率和转换后的射频(RF)发射机频率变得更加分离时,频率牵引显着减少。 这会使注入的信号落在振荡器的锁定范围之外。 衬底耦合的问题被减少并且允许减小振荡器和混频器之间的物理距离,并减少所需目标操作频率的偏移。

    GILBERT MIXER WITH NEGATIVE GM TO INCREASE NMOS MIXER CONVERSION
    10.
    发明申请
    GILBERT MIXER WITH NEGATIVE GM TO INCREASE NMOS MIXER CONVERSION 有权
    GILBERT混合器与负极GM增加NMOS混合器转换

    公开(公告)号:US20140253216A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US13789681

    申请日:2013-03-08

    Abstract: A cross coupled NMOS transistors providing a negative gm transistor feedback allows a mixer to saturate at a reduced input signal swing voltage when compared to a conventional mixer allowing the mixer to enter into the current mode operation at a reduced signal input voltage range. The linearity of the baseband signal path can be traded against the mixer gain and is improved if the signal swing in the baseband signal path is reduced. The input mixer transistors operate in the saturated mode at a reduced input signal swing voltage causing the power efficiency of the system to increase since the transmit chain operates at a class-D power efficient. Efficiency is very important in mobile applications to save and extend the battery power of a mobile phone providing a better utilization of the available power since most of that power is supplied to the energy of the outgoing modulated signal.

    Abstract translation: 提供负gm晶体管反馈的交叉耦合NMOS晶体管使混频器能够与传统的混频器相比,作为降低的输入信号摆幅电压饱和,从而允许混频器在降低的信号输入电压范围内进入电流模式操作。 基带信号路径的线性度可以抵抗混频器增益进行交易,如果基带信号路径中的信号摆幅减小,则可以得到改善。 输入混频器晶体管以降低的输入信号摆幅电压在饱和模式下工作,导致系统的功率效率增加,因为发射链以D类功率有效工作。 在移动应用中,效率对于节省和扩展移动电话的电池电力是非常重要的,其提供了对可用功率的更好的利用,因为大部分功率被提供给输出调制信号的能量。

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