RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE HEAD FRONT-END CIRCUITRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20200220256A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16368535

    申请日:2019-03-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.

    RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE HEAD FRONT-END CIRCUITRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210050658A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US17087029

    申请日:2020-11-02

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.

    Radio Frequency Remote Head Front-End Circuitry Systems and Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20240363999A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18767315

    申请日:2024-07-09

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.

    Radio frequency remote head front-end circuitry systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10826168B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16368525

    申请日:2019-03-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board having a transceiver integrated circuit and a remote head coupled to the logic board via a one or more electrical connectors. The remote head includes an antenna circuit board having a pad, an antenna formed on a surface of the antenna circuit board opposite the pad, and a remote head system-in-package. The remote head system-in-package includes a system-in-package circuit board having a pin that interfaces with the pad on the antenna circuit board and an integrated circuit device coupled to a surface of the system-in-package circuit board opposite the pin, in which the integrated circuit device includes one or more amplifier units that each amplifies a corresponding analog electrical signal communicated with the antenna.

    Radio frequency remote head front-end circuitry systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US12068533B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17087029

    申请日:2020-11-02

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.

    Radio frequency remote head front-end circuitry systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10826169B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16368535

    申请日:2019-03-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.

    Radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) external front-end module

    公开(公告)号:US10763899B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16584176

    申请日:2019-09-26

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00 H03F3/213 H03F3/21

    摘要: Systems and methods for driving using a radio-frequency integrated circuit to drive one or more front end modules. The front end modules provide signal flexibility to an electronic device. The radio-frequency integrated circuit drives the one or more front end modules via dual-pole, dual-throw switches that enable a pair of radio-frequency chains in the radio-frequency integrated circuit to drive two pairs of radio-frequency chains in each of two connected front end modules.

    RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE HEAD FRONT-END CIRCUITRY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20200220255A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16368525

    申请日:2019-03-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board having a transceiver integrated circuit and a remote head coupled to the logic board via a one or more electrical connectors. The remote head includes an antenna circuit board having a pad, an antenna formed on a surface of the antenna circuit board opposite the pad, and a remote head system-in-package. The remote head system-in-package includes a system-in-package circuit board having a pin that interfaces with the pad on the antenna circuit board and an integrated circuit device coupled to a surface of the system-in-package circuit board opposite the pin, in which the integrated circuit device includes one or more amplifier units that each amplifies a corresponding analog electrical signal communicated with the antenna.