ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UWB SIGNAL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240267080A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18625962

    申请日:2024-04-03

    发明人: Namjun CHO

    IPC分类号: H04B1/69

    CPC分类号: H04B1/69

    摘要: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a communication processor; an intermediate frequency integrated circuit (IFIC) to convert a baseband signal received from the communication processor into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal; a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) convert the received IF signal into a first radio frequency (RF) signal; an ultra-wideband (UWB) integrated circuit (IC) generating a UWB signal corresponding to a first frequency; at least one UWB antenna to transmit/receive the UWB signal corresponding to the first frequency; and at least one first switch connected between the UWB IC and the UWB antenna. The at least one first switch may be controlled so that the UWB signal corresponding to the first frequency, generated by the UWB IC, is transmitted to the RFIC in a state in which a communication operation, for a signal transmitted/received from the communication processor, by the RFIC is inactivated.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNAS FACING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230121342A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17963540

    申请日:2022-10-11

    IPC分类号: H04B7/06 H04B7/08 H04B17/309

    摘要: An electronic device includes a first antenna facing a first direction, a second antenna facing a second direction, and at least one processor configured to obtain a first value indicating a quality of a first signal received via a beam formed by using the first antenna and a second value indicating a quality of a second signal received via a beam formed by using the second antenna; based on identifying that a value from among the first value and the second value is greater than or equal to a reference value, enable both the first antenna and the second antenna; based on identifying that the first value is less than the reference value and is greater than or equal to the second value, enable the first antenna; and based on identifying that the second value is less than the reference value and is greater than the first value, enable the second antenna.

    VOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT TO PREVENT POWER AMPLIFIER BURNOUT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220116060A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17561101

    申请日:2021-12-23

    IPC分类号: H04B1/04 H03F3/24

    摘要: Disclosed is a voltage protection circuit for preventing power amplifier burnout in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a power amplifier (PA) configured to amplify a transmission signal, a switch configured to set a path of a signal outputted from the PA, a bias control circuit configured to control the supply of a bias current driving the PA, and a voltage protection circuit configured to provide a main control signal for turning off the PA earlier than turning off the switch based on a battery voltage providing a driving power of the electronic device, and forward the main control signal to the bias control circuit, wherein, in response to receiving the main control signal instructing to turn off the PA from the voltage protection circuit, the bias control unit stops the supply of the bias current driving the PA.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SELECTING ANTENNA TO SUPPORT DESIGNATED RADIO COMMUNICATION AMONG PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS

    公开(公告)号:US20210384950A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17401807

    申请日:2021-08-13

    发明人: Namjun CHO

    摘要: An electronic device includes a first antenna configured to process a first radio frequency (RF) signal within a first frequency band; a second antenna spaced apart from the first antenna configured to process a second RF within a second frequency band different from the first frequency band; a first radio frequency front end (RFFE) and a second RFFE configured to process a third RF signal within a third frequency band different from the first frequency band and the second frequency band; a communication processor electrically connected to the first switch and the second switch; and a memory operatively coupled to the communication processor and configured to store performance information having, at least, a first value indicating an efficiency of the first antenna when performing a first radio communication, and a second value indicating an efficiency of the second antenna when performing the first radio communication. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the communication processor to transmit or receive a signal within at least one of the first frequency band, the second frequency band or the third frequency band, and select an antenna to support the first radio communication among the first antenna and the second antenna based on the performance information having the first value or the second value. The first RFFE and the second RFFE support the first radio communication within the third frequency band.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING RADIO SIGNAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210234522A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US17154264

    申请日:2021-01-21

    摘要: Various embodiments relate to an apparatus and a method for processing a radio signal in an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a communication processor; and a power amplifier electrically connected to the communication processor, the power amplifier including a first switch, an input port, a first output port, and a second output port, the power amplifier further including a first amplification circuit disposed on a first electrical path between the input port and the first switch, a second amplification circuit disposed on a second electrical path between the first switch and the first output port, and a third amplification circuit disposed on a third electrical path between the first switch and the second output port.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING RADIO SIGNAL FOR PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20240223225A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18608351

    申请日:2024-03-18

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00 H04B1/40

    CPC分类号: H04B1/0064 H04B1/40

    摘要: An example electronic device may include a first transmission mixer configured to up-convert transmission signals, a second transmission mixer configured to up-convert signals output by the first transmission mixer, a divider circuit configured to divide signals output by the second transmission mixer, first antenna ports associated with a first antenna structure for performing first frequency band communication based on signals output by the divider circuit, a third transmission mixer configured to up-convert output signals from the divider circuit, and second antenna ports associated with a second antenna structure for performing second frequency band communication based on signals output by the third transmission mixer.

    MODEM SUPPORTING DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION, ANTENNA MODULE, AND METHOD FOR  OPERATING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240006774A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18345061

    申请日:2023-06-30

    IPC分类号: H01Q15/00 H04B1/3805

    摘要: An antenna module may include antennas, RF chains connected to the antennas, a splitter/combiner connected to the RF chains, a mixer configured to upconvert an IF signal input to the antenna module into a transmission RF signal and output the upconverted signal to the splitter/combiner and/or to downconvert a reception RF signal which is a combination of signals from the RF chains provided from the splitter/combiner, a plurality of first couplers connected between the RF chains and the antennas, a second coupler for measuring a magnitude corresponding to a transmission RF signal before split by the splitter/combiner and/or the reception RF signal combined by the splitter/combiner, and a power detector configured to provide a plurality of magnitudes of a plurality of signals from the plurality of first couplers and a magnitude of a signal from the second coupler.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING WIRELESS SIGNAL BASED ON CHIRP SIGNAL BY MODIFYING FREQUENCY OF FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZING CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230120237A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17966546

    申请日:2022-10-14

    IPC分类号: H04L27/26 H04L27/10 H04L7/00

    摘要: In an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first frequency synthesizing circuit outputting a second electronic signal from a first electronic signal, a second frequency synthesizing circuit outputting a fourth electronic signal for converting a frequency of a third electronic signal obtained from the first electronic signal based on the second electronic signal, and a communication processor. The communication processor may be configured to transmit, to the first frequency synthesizing circuit, a first parameter indicating a frequency of the second electronic signal, and changing based on a first preset frequency interval according to a first preset period. The communication processor may be configured to transmit, to the second frequency synthesizing circuit, a second parameter indicating a frequency of the fourth electronic signal based on a frequency of a second clock signal, and changing based on a second preset frequency interval different from the first preset frequency interval.

    PROTECTION CIRCUIT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220337200A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17263044

    申请日:2020-10-30

    IPC分类号: H03F1/52 H03F3/24 H02H3/087

    摘要: An electronic device and method thereof of are provided to prevent burnout due to overcurrent. An electronic device includes a power amplifier configured to amplify a transmission signal; a battery configured to provide a bias voltage to the at least one power amplifier; and an overcurrent protection circuit configured to prevent overcurrent from flowing through the power amplifier. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a configurer configured to configure a reference current value, based on the power amplifier; a measurer configured to measure a bias current value due to the bias voltage; a comparator configured to compare the measured bias current value with the reference current value; and a controller configured to recognize overcurrent flowing through the power amplifier and control provision of the bias voltage, based on a result of the comparison.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING DUAL CONNECTIVITY AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220086766A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17533648

    申请日:2021-11-23

    摘要: An electronic device including a housing, at least one antenna disposed inside the housing or disposed on at least a part of the housing, a first transceiver configured to generate a first signal corresponding to a first communication network and transmit the first signal to the at least one antenna, a second transceiver configured to generate a second signal corresponding to a second communication network and transmit the second signal to the at least one antenna, a first coupler electrically connected between the at least one antenna and the first transceiver, a first communication processor operatively connected to the first transceiver, and a second communication processor operatively connected to the second transceiver, wherein the second communication processor is configured to control a transmission power of the second signal, at least partially based on a signal received via feedback by the first coupler.