Abstract:
Systems, methods, devices and apparatuses directed to transceiver devices are disclosed. In accordance with one method, a first set of antenna positions in a first section of a set of sections of a circuit layout for the circuit package is selected. The method further includes selecting another set of antenna positions in another section of the circuit layout such that an arrangement of selected antenna positions of the other set is different from an arrangement of selected antenna positions of a previously selected set of antenna positions. The selecting another set of positions in another section is iterated until selections have been made for a total number of antennas. The selecting the other set is performed such that consecutive unselected positions in the other section do not exceed a predetermined number of positions. In addition, antenna elements are formed at the selected positions to fabricate the circuit package.
Abstract:
A control system and method is provided for synchronized control of a harvester (10) and transport vehicle (20) during unload on the go operation. The control system can maintain a desired lateral distance (LAD) between the harvester (10) and transport vehicle (20) using swath information that is used to steer the harvester (10). In addition, the control system can also bring a transport vehicle (20) into appropriate alignment with the harvester (10) using the same swath information.
Abstract:
A differential cross-coupled power combiner in one aspect comprises a plurality of inputs, an output, a plurality of differential transmission lines each coupled between a corresponding one of the inputs and the output, and at least one set of additional differential transmission lines arranged in series between any two of the inputs. First and second ones of the additional differential transmission lines in the set are coupled to one another using a cross- coupling arrangement. Other aspects of the invention provide a differential cross-coupled power divider, communication system receivers and transmitters incorporating respective power combiners and dividers, and integrated circuit implementations of power combiners and dividers.
Abstract:
A phased array mm-wave device includes a substrate, a mm-wave transmitter integrated onto the substrate configured to transmit a mm-wave signal and/or a mm-wave receiver integrated onto the substrate and configured to receive a mm-wave signal. The mm-wave device also includes a phased array antenna system integrated onto the substrate and including two or more antenna elements. The phased array mm-wave device also includes one or more dielectric lenses. A distributed mm-wave distributed combining tree circuit includes at least two pairs of differential tranconductors with regenerative degeneration and accepts at least two differential input signals. Two mm-wave loopback methods measure the phased array antenna patterns and the performance of an integrated receiver transmitter system.
Abstract:
A phase shifter includes a phase shifter core and load devices. The phase shifter core has an input port for receiving an input signal, an output port for outputting an output signal, and connection ports. The load devices are coupled to the connection ports, respectively. At leas t one of the load devices includes first varactor units each having a first node and a second node, where first nodes of the first varactor units are coupled to a first voltage, second nodes of the first varactor units are respectively coupled to a plurality of second voltages, and the second voltages include at least two voltages different from each other.
Abstract:
A fully integrated CMOS multi-element phased-array transmitter (transmitter)includes, in part, on-chip power amplifiers (PA) (262), with integrated output matching. The transmitter is adapted to be configured as a two-dimensional 2-by-2 array or as a one dimensional l-by-4 array. The transmitter uses a two step up-conversion architecture with an IF frequency of 4.8GHz. Double-quadrature architecture for the up-conversion stages attenuates the signal at image frequencies. The phase selectors (252, 254) in each transmitter path have independent access to all the phases of the VCO (202). The double quadrature architecture results in two sets of phase selectors for each path, one for the in-phase (1) and one for the quadrature phase (Q) of the LO signal. The phase selection is done in two stages, with the first stage determining the desired VCO differential phase pair and the next stage selecting the appropriate polarity. An on-chip Balun is used for differential to single-ended conversion.
Abstract:
A fully integrated CMOS multi-element phased-array transmitter (transmitter) includes, in part, on-chip power amplifiers (PA), with integrated output matching. The transmitter is adapted to be configured as a two-dimensional 2-by-2 array or as a one dimensional 1-by-4 array. The transmitter uses a two step up-conversion architecture with an IF frequency of 4.8GHz. Double-quadrature architecture for the up-conversion stages attenuates the signal at image frequencies. The phase selectors in each transmitter path have independent access to all the phases of the VCO. The double quadrature architecture results in two sets of phase selectors for each path, one for the in-phase (I) and one for the quadrature phase (Q) of the LO signal. The phase selection is done in two stages, with the first stage determining the desired VCO differential phase pair and the next stage selecting the appropriate polarity. An on-chip Balun is used for differential to single-ended conversion.
Abstract:
A control system and method is provided to control a longitudinal position of a transport vehicle (20) relative to a harvester (10) during an unload on the go operation and to control both the lateral position and the longitudinal position of a transport vehicle relative to a harvester (10) during an unload on the go operation to evenly fill a receiving area of the transport vehicle (20) with crop material from the harvester (10). The longitudinal position of the transport vehicle (20) is maintained within an acceptable range by adjusting the velocity of the transport vehicle (20). The receiving area of the transport vehicle (20) can be more evenly filled with crop material by adjusting the lateral position and the longitudinal position of the transport vehicle (20) within predetermined trim distances associated with the receiving area of the transport vehicle (20).
Abstract:
An apparatus, imager elements, and a method for detecting a radio frequency image using phased array techniques. An example apparatus includes an array of radio frequency antennas fabricated on one or more packaged integrated circuits. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to selectively phase shift radio frequency signals from the antennas such that the at least a portion of the radio frequency image is focused.
Abstract:
Improved phased array techniques and architectures are provided. For example, a linear phased array includes N discrete phase shifters and N-I variable phase shifters, wherein the N-I variable phase shifters are respectively coupled between adjacent output nodes of the N discrete phase shifters such that the N discrete phase shifters reduce an amount of continuous phase shift provided by the N-I variable phase shifters. Each of the N discrete phase shifters may select between two or more discrete phase shifts. The N discrete phase shifters also preferably eliminate a need for a variable termination impedance in the linear phased array.