16th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180109203 | Method of Manufacturing a Device with a Cavity - A method includes providing a substrate having a first sacrificial oxide region, the substrate comprising a first interconnect layer, the first interconnect layer comprising the first sacrificial oxide region. The method further includes covering the first sacrificial oxide region with a first porous layer being permeable to a vapor hydrofluoric acid (HF) etchant and selectively etching the first sacrificial oxide region through the first porous layer using the vapor HF etchant. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109204 | VIBRATOR, ULTRASONIC MOTOR, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A vibrator includes a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric ceramic having an electrode, a vibration plate, and an adhesive layer between the piezoelectric element and the vibration plate, wherein the adhesive layer is obtained by a resin containing 50 parts by mass or more and 80 parts by mass or less of organic particles having a number average particle size of 5 μm or more and 15 μm or less, relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109205 | VIBRATION MOTOR THAT PREVENTS RESONANCE OF CONTACT MEMBER, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A small-sized vibration motor. The vibration motor includes a vibrator having a piezoelectric element, a contact member brought into friction contact with the vibrator, and a fixing member to which the contact member is fixed. The vibrator and the contact member are moved relative to each other in a driving direction by high-frequency vibration of the piezoelectric element. The contact member includes a sliding portion brought into friction contact with the vibrator when the vibrator and the contact member are moved relative to each other in the driving direction, and fixed portions via which the contact member is fixed to the fixing member. The fixed portions are formed at respective locations alongside the sliding portion in a second predetermined direction orthogonal to the first predetermined direction, and also inward of opposite ends of the contact member in the first predetermined direction. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109206 | Plate, Transducer and Methods for Making and Operating a Transducer - A plate, a transducer, a method for making a transducer, and a method for operating a transducer are disclosed. An embodiment comprises a plate comprising a first material layer comprising a first stress, a second material layer arranged beneath the first material layer, the second material layer comprising a second stress, an opening arranged in the first material layer and the second material layer, and an extension extending into opening, wherein the extension comprises a portion of the first material layer and a portion of the second material layer, and wherein the extension is curved away from a top surface of the plate based on a difference in the first stress and the second stress. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109207 | MULTI-AXIS MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM, MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS, AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - A multi-axis motor control system includes a host control apparatus, motors, motor control apparatuses that drives the motors and each includes circuitry that acquires control related information transmitted and received between the host control apparatus and at least one other motor control apparatus, and controls a corresponding motor of the motors based on the control related information, and a communication channel that connects the host control apparatus and the motor control apparatuses in series. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109208 | SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR ASSEMBLY, PUMP, AND VENTILATION FAN USING SAME - A synchronous motor assembly includes a motor connected between two nodes of an AC power source, a motor drive circuit, and a regulation unit. The drive circuit drives the motor to rotate. The regulation unit regulates a rotation speed of the motor via regulating the motor to different steady voltage points. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109209 | DUAL-INVERTER FOR A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A power tool is provided including: an electric brushless direct current (BLDC) motor having rotor and a stator defining phases; a power unit including a first switch circuit connected electrically between a first power supply and the motor, and a second switch circuit connected electrically between a second power supply and the motor; and a controller configured to control a switching operation of the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to regulate a supply of power from at least one of the first power supply and/or the second power supply to the motor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109210 | DUAL-INVERTER FOR A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A power tool is provided including: an electric brushless direct current (BLDC) motor having rotor and a stator defining phases; a power unit including a first switch circuit connected electrically between a first power supply and the motor, and a second switch circuit connected electrically between a second power supply and the motor; and a controller configured to control a switching operation of the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to regulate a supply of power from at least one of the first power supply and/or the second power supply to the motor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109211 | DUAL-INVERTER FOR A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A power tool is provided including: an electric brushless direct current (BLDC) motor having rotor and a stator defining phases; a power unit including a first switch circuit connected electrically between a first power supply and the motor, and a second switch circuit connected electrically between a second power supply and the motor; and a controller configured to control a switching operation of the first switch circuit and the second switch circuit to regulate a supply of power from at least one of the first power supply and/or the second power supply to the motor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109212 | MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT - An electrical circuit for driving at least one electric motor, the at least one motor having at least one set of phases windings. The electrical circuit is arranged as at least one lane comprising a motor drive circuit that is operable in use to supply drive voltages to one of the sets of phase windings of the motor. A reverse battery protection circuit is provided for at least one lane and is located in either a feed to the motor drive circuit from a power supply or in a return path from the motor drive circuit to the power supply. The reverse battery protection circuit comprises a switch which is normally open when the battery is disconnected and which remains open in the event that the battery is connected in error with a reverse polarity to the drive circuit. The electrical circuit also includes a control means which is arranged to control the switch of the reverse battery protection circuit so as to close the switch in the event that the control means determines that the battery is connected with the correct polarity. The switch is also opened during operation of the motor in the event that that one or more additional conditions are met. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109213 | MICROSTEPPER MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT PWM OUTPUT COUPLED TO H-BRIDGE GATES - A stepper motor control system includes stepper motor error reduction. For example, first and second power switches respectively energize and de-energize a stepper motor coil during each cycle for pulse-width modulating (PWM) the coil current. During a cycle including a zero crossing microstep, a calibrator detects a type of a body diode effect that occurs in the second power switch when the second switch stops de-energization of the coil. A selected offset is adjusted in response to the type of detection of the body diode effect of the second power switch. Adjusting the selected offset controls the trigger time for a comparator for comparing an offset reference voltage to a motor voltage developed in response to the coil current. Progressively adjusting the selected offset over successive cycles compensates for delays of components in the PWM control loop and reduces errors resulting from, for example, process, voltage, and temperature variations. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109214 | Positioning Drive and Method for Positioning an Output Element - A positioning drive has a first stepper drive unit having a first stepper drive controller and a first stepper motor, and a second stepper drive unit having a second stepper drive controller and a second stepper drive. The two stepper drives and the power take-off element are force-coupled and drive-coupled by a mechanical coupling unit. A central unit controls the two stepper drive controllers by a control signal, in each instance. The control signals predetermine the stator reference field angle and the rotor reference field angle set by the stepper drive controller. The central unit has an overriding regulator for the position of the power take-off element, and a subordinate regulator for setting a tensioning moment for each stepper motor. The tensioning moments occur by setting a load actual angle at the stepper drive. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109215 | THERMAL FUSE PROTECTION OF A FORM COIL GENERATOR OF A WIND POWER PLANT - A generator of a gearless wind power installation, with a rotor and a stator, wherein at least the rotor or the stator is provided with a fuse wire, for detecting a local temperature increase, and wherein the fuse wire comprises an electrically conducting material and the electrically conducting material melts when a predetermined temperature is reached, and thereby brings about an interruption of the electrical conduction, in order thereby to detect the local temperature increase. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109216 | AUTOMATED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED RATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - In the context of electric power generation facilities, a system and method that enable control of maximum sustained rate of change in output to accommodate changing load conditions and to facilitate efficient use of system resources are disclosed. In accordance with aspects of the disclosed subject matter, a ramp rate for an electric generator source may be set, operating parameters may be monitored, rates of change or discrepancies of the operating parameters over time may be computed; and output signals may then be used selectively to control certain system components. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109217 | SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD - A control method for controlling a synchronous motor includes calculating d-axis and q-axis current commands according to a frequency command and frequency of the synchronous motor by a MTPA control unit; when a feedback output voltage of the synchronous motor is larger than a control level, outputting a flux-weakening current command by a voltage control unit; calculating a flux-weakening current feed-forward value according to the frequency, a target level and the q-axis current command by a feed-forward control unit; when the sum of the flux-weakening current command and the flux-weakening current feed-forward value is smaller than the d-axis current command, adjusting the d-axis current command by the sum of the flux-weakening current command and the flux-weakening current feed-forward value; and outputting d-axis and q-axis voltage commands according to the adjusted d-axis current command and the q-axis current command to control the synchronous motor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSORLESS CONTROL OF ELECTRIC MACHINES USING MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT SIGNATURES - A system and method for position sensorless control of an AC electric machine is disclosed. A drive system for driving an AC electric machine provides a primary current excitation to drive the AC electric machine, the primary current excitation comprising a current vector having a magnitude and angle. The drive system injects a carrier signal to the AC electric machine that is superimposed onto the current vector, with the carrier signal being selected to generate a carrier response signal that has sensitivity to magnetic alignment information of the AC electric machine at its operating point. The drive system measures at least one magnetic alignment signature of the AC electric machine from the generated carrier response signal and controls an orientation of the current vector using the measured at least one magnetic alignment signature, so as to achieve a desired magnetic operation of the AC electric machine. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSORLESS CONTROL OF ELECTRIC MACHINES USING MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT SIGNATURES - A system and method for position sensorless control of an AC electric machine is disclosed. A drive system for driving an AC electric machine provides a primary current excitation to drive the AC electric machine, the primary current excitation comprising a current vector having a magnitude and angle. The drive system injects a carrier signal to the AC electric machine that is superimposed onto the current vector, with the carrier signal generating a carrier response signal responsive to the injected carrier signal. The drive system measures at least one magnetic alignment signature of the AC electric machine from the generated carrier response signal and controls an orientation of the current vector using the measured at least one magnetic alignment signature to operate the AC electric machine. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109220 | Motor Control Circuit - A motor control circuit for an electric motor of an electric power assisted steering system comprises a switching circuit comprising a plurality of electrical switches, a current demand signal generator which converts the torque demand signal into a current demands signal; and a fault mode motor current controller that is responsive to an error signal that represents the difference between the current demand signal and the actual current flowing in the motor and is operable in the event of a fault where one phase is open-circuit to drive the remaining two phases as a single combined phase by generating a single voltage demand signal that is representative of the voltage to be applied across the combined phases, the voltage signal being in turn fed into a drive circuit for the switches that generates pulse width modulated switching signals for the switching circuit required to apply the voltage across the combined phases. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109221 | SYSTEM OF CALCULATING TEMPERATURE USING THERMAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT - A system of calculating temperature may include: a motor including a housing having opened ends, a cover connected to the housing to close at least one of the opened ends, a shaft rotatably disposed in the housing and having one end which penetrates through a center portion of the cover, a rotor fixed on an exterior circumference of the shaft in the housing and the cover, a stator fixed on an interior circumference of the housing, and an air gap formed between an exterior circumference of the rotor and an interior circumference of the stator; an input portion receiving a real time input and a predetermined input; and a control portion establishing a thermal equivalent circuit using the inputs of the input portion and convection or conduction characteristics between constituent elements of the motor, and calculating a temperature of each constituent element using the thermal equivalent circuit. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109222 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - A lubricating oil temperature sensor to detect a temperature of a lubricating oil is provided in a lubricating oil passage in a speed reducer, a coil temperature sensor to detect a temperature of a motor coil is provided in a stator of an electric motor, and a rotation speed detection sensor to detect a rotation speed of the electric motor is provided. A control device includes: an abnormality detector to detect an abnormality in the lubricating oil temperature sensor; and a lubricating oil temperature estimator to estimate the temperature of the lubricating oil on the basis of a determined relationship using the temperature detected by the coil temperature sensor and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection sensor, when the abnormality detector detects the abnormality in the lubricating oil temperature sensor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109223 | AIRBORNE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE - An energy collection system uses one or more airborne energy collection vehicles having a lighter-than-air balloon structure. The balloon structure has an outer gas envelope formed of a substantially inelastic material and an inner gas envelope at least partially separate from the outer gas envelope, contained within the outer gas envelope and separated from the outer gas envelope by a flexible diaphragm. The space between the outer and inner gas envelopes is filled with air. An air chamber pressurization mechanism maintains the outer gas envelope gas pressure at a target value. An energy storage facility receives energy from a photovoltaic collector array and converts the received energy to stored energy. Storage of the received energy can be accomplished by conversion of a precursor to a high energy fuel as the stored energy, by use of storage batteries or by storage in an inertial mass. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109224 | REMOTE ARRAY MAPPING - Electrical component location is provided. Employed location techniques may include providing a cycling signal, having components to be located sense the cycling signal at the same time, report back the sensed signal, and determining relative locations for one or more of the components using the sensed signals reported by the components. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109225 | ULTRA-LOW POWER VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - A voltage controlled oscillator (“VCO”) circuit is disclosed. The VCO includes a switch module comprising a first transistor and a second transistor; a first LC-tank module, the first LC-tank module is operatively connected between the drain of the first transistor and the drain of the second transistor; and a second LC-tank module, the second LC-tank module is operatively connected between the gate of the first transistor and the gate of the second transistor, the source of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor are operatively connected. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109226 | PHASE NOISE REDUCTION IN VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS - A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a method of designing a voltage controlled oscillator, and a design structure comprising a semiconductor substrate including a voltage controlled oscillator are disclosed. In one embodiment, the VCO comprises an LC tank circuit for generating an oscillator output at an oscillator frequency, and an oscillator core including cross-coupled semiconductor devices to provide feedback to the tank circuit. The VCO further comprises a supply node, a tail node, and a noise by-pass circuit connected to the supply and tail nodes, in parallel with the tank circuit and the oscillator core. The by-pass circuit forms a low-impedance path at a frequency approximately twice the oscillator frequency to at least partially immunize the oscillator core from external noise and to reduce noise contribution from the cross-coupled semiconductor devices. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109227 | AMPLIFIER WITH ADJUSTABLE GAIN - An amplifier with adjustable gain including a plurality of differential amplifiers and an output stage circuit is provided. Each of the differential amplifiers has at least one differential pair, two current terminals of each of the differential pairs are coupled by a connection structure, and the connection structure provides a negative feedback resistance. The differential amplifiers commonly receive a differential input signal pair, and output terminals of the differential amplifiers are coupled together. The output stage circuit inverts a voltage on the output terminals of the differential amplifiers to generate an output voltage. A direct current gain of the amplifier with adjustable gain is determined by adjusting at least one of working numbers of the differential amplifiers and the differential pairs. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109228 | PHASE SHIFTERS FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE AMPLIFIERS AND RELATED METHODS - Circuits for protecting devices, such as gallium nitride (GaN) devices, and operating methods thereof are described. Such circuits may include a temperature sensor configured to sense the temperature of at least a portion of a device, and a phase shifter configured to shift the phase of the signal output by the device, when the sensed temperature is outside a safe temperature range, e.g., above a predefined temperature threshold. The phase may be shifted discretely or continuously. These circuits safeguard devices from damaging operating conditions to prolong the operating life of the protected devices. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109229 | Impedance Flattening Network for High Efficiency Wideband Doherty Power Amplifier - A wideband power amplifier includes a set of amplifiers connected in parallel to amplify signals from input ports of the amplifiers, a matching network configured to match the signals amplified by the amplifiers with predetermined load values, the matching network having a first impedance frequency response as a monotonically decreasing function of frequency of the amplified signals in a target operation frequency range, a converter network configured to convert the signals matched by the matching network, and an impedance flattening network having a second impedance frequency response as a monotonically increasing function of frequency of the amplified signals in the target operation frequency range. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109230 | Supervisory Control of Radio Frequency (RF) Impedance Tuning Operation - A radio frequency (RF) control system including a RF generator having a power amplifier that outputs a RF signal and a controller. A matching network receives the RF signal and generates at least one RF output signal. In a first mode of operation, the controller enables adjustment of the frequency of the RF signal and a tune element of the matching network to achieve an impedance match and in a second mode of operation the controller enables adjustment of only the tune element of the matching network to achieve an impedance match while the frequency is adjusted to a target frequency. The RF controls system operates in a continuous and pulse mode of operation. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109231 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS AND METHODS - A circuit includes a first integration stage, a quantizer, a second integration stage coupled between the first integration stage and the quantizer, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The first integration stage includes a first input node pair configured to receive a pair of differential analog input signals, and the quantizer is configured to generate a digital signal based on the pair of differential analog input signals and a clock signal. The second integration stage includes a second input node pair, and the DAC is configured to receive the digital signal and output feedback signals to at least one input node pair of the first input node pair or the second input node pair. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109232 | AMPLIFIER DEVICE - An amplifier device includes an amplifier circuit, a feedback circuit, and a filter circuit. The amplifier circuit is configured to receive an input signal and a filtered signal, and to output a first output signal and a second output signal at a first output terminal and a second output terminal respectively. The first output signal and the second output signal are a pair of differential signals. The feedback circuit is configured to set direct current (DC) voltage levels of the first output signal and the second output signal to be at a predetermined voltage. The filter circuit is configured to low-pass filter the input signal or to low-pass filter the pair of differential signals so as to generate the filtered signal, and is configured to output the filtered signal to the amplifier circuit. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Use of a closed loop APC may involve a problem of cost and power consumption due to increased circuit scale. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109234 | Wireless Receiver with Reduced Number of Phase Shifters - A wireless receiver includes an antenna receiving a right-handed circularly polarized (RHCP) signal and a left-handed circularly polarized (LHCP) signal, a first amplifier and a second amplifier coupled to the antenna, an intermediate summer coupled to the first and second amplifiers and providing a first intermediate signal, an intermediate subtractor coupled to the first and second amplifiers and providing a second intermediate signal. The wireless receiver also includes a V-signal summer providing a V-component output based on a sum of the first intermediate signal and the second intermediate signal, and an H-signal subtractor providing an H-component output based on a difference between the first intermediate signal and the second intermediate signal. The wireless receiver is configured to provide the V-component output and the H-component output without using a phase shifter. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109235 | ADAPTIVE MATCHING NETWORK - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure can include, for example, an apparatus having a matching network adapted to reduce a magnitude of a signal reflection at a port of the matching network. The matching network can have one or more controllable variable reactive elements. A controller can be adapted to determine reflection coefficient information from incident and reflected waves sampled at the port of the matching network, and follow at least one cycle of a coarse tune process for generating one or more control signals to tune one or more reactances of the one or more controllable variable reactive elements. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109236 | ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE - An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer electrode provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The interdigital transducer electrode includes at least one electrode layer including an outermost electrode layer, and a protective electrode layer protecting the outermost electrode layer, the protective electrode layer has a higher electric resistivity than the outermost electrode layer, the outermost electrode layer includes a first principal surface located at a side opposite to the piezoelectric substrate side, and a side surface connected to the first principal surface, the first principal surface of the outermost electrode layer and a region extending from the first principal surface to at least a portion of the side surface are covered with the protective electrode layer, and the protective electrode layer does not extend beyond a lower edge of the side surface of the outermost electrode layer. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109237 | WAFER-LEVEL-PACKAGED BAW DEVICES WITH SURFACE MOUNT CONNECTION STRUCTURES - The present disclosure relates to a Wafer-Level-Packaged (WLP) Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) device that includes a BAW resonator, a WLP enclosure, and a surface mount connection structure. The BAW resonator includes a piezoelectric layer with an opening and a bottom electrode lead underneath the piezoelectric layer, such that a portion of the bottom electrode lead is exposed through the opening of the piezoelectric layer. The WLP enclosure includes a cap and an outer wall that extends from the cap toward the piezoelectric layer to form a cavity. The opening of the piezoelectric layer is outside the cavity. The surface mount connection structure covers a portion of a top surface of the cap and extends continuously over a side portion of the WLP enclosure and to the exposed portion of the bottom electrode lead through the opening of the piezoelectric layer. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109238 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ELEMENTS WITH VARYING ELECTRODE FINGER PITCH AND CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS - A SAW element configured to suppress spurious emissions resulting from non-periodicity of an IDT electrode finger arrangement. In one example, the SAW element is a resonator comprising an IDT electrode including a first plurality of IDT electrode fingers connected to a first busbar and a second plurality of IDT electrode fingers connected to a second busbar, and reflectors having a plurality of reflector fingers. The pluralities of first and second IDT electrode fingers are alternatively connected to each busbar by either normal connections or reversed connections and include regions arranged by at least two different types of pitches. The normal connections are such that either the odd-numbered or even-numbered IDT electrode fingers connect to the first busbar, and the reversed connections are such that the opposite group of IDT electrode fingers connect to the first busbar. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109239 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE WITH RESONANCE REGION - According to one configuration, an acoustical device includes a piezoelectric substrate and at least one curved electrode. Material on a surface of the piezoelectric substrate defines boundaries of a resonance region. The curved electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric substrate in the resonance region and is operable to receive a voltage input signal through a first conductive waveguide. When present, the voltage input signal causes generation and conveyance of acoustical waves from the curved electrode into the resonance region. The acoustical device optionally includes a second curved electrode in the resonance region, which converts the acoustical waves present in the resonance region to an output voltage signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109240 | BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH A MASS ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE AND ITS APPLICATION TO BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER - A bulk acoustic wave resonator with a mass adjustment structure comprises a supporting layer, a lower metal layer, a piezoelectric layer, an upper metal layer and a mass adjustment structure. The supporting layer is formed on a substrate. The supporting layer has a cavity, and the cavity has a top-inner surface. The lower metal layer is formed on the supporting layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed on the lower metal layer. The upper metal layer is formed on the piezoelectric layer. An acoustic wave resonance region is defined by an overlapping region of projections of the upper metal layer, the piezoelectric layer, the lower metal layer, the supporting layer and the cavity. The acoustic wave resonance region is divided into a peripheral region and a central region. The mass adjustment structure comprises a peripheral mass adjustment structure formed on the top-inner surface within the peripheral region. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109241 | GUIDED ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A guided acoustic wave device includes a substrate, a lithium tantalate layer on the substrate, and a transducer on the lithium tantalate film. The lithium tantalate has a crystalline orientation defined by (YXl)Θ°, where Θ is between 10° and 37°. The inventors discovered that limiting the crystalline orientation of the lithium tantalate in this manner provides significant increases in the electromechanical coupling coefficient of the acoustic wave device, thereby increasing bandwidth and improving performance. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109242 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) DEVICE WITH ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE - A device including a piezoelectric substrate, an interdigital transducer (IDT), and an antireflective structure is disclosed herein. The piezoelectric substrate has a front-side surface and a smoothed back-side surface. The IDT is on the front-side surface of the piezoelectric substrate. The antireflective structure is over at least a portion of the smoothed back-side surface of the piezoelectric substrate. By having the antireflective structure on at least a portion of the smoothed back-side surface of the piezoelectric substrate, reflection of spurious bulk acoustic waves toward the front-side surface of the piezoelectric substrate can be reduced and/or eliminated to lessen interference with surface acoustic waves. The reduction and/or elimination of spurious bulk acoustic waves allows the device to forego conventional roughening of the back-side surface of the piezoelectric substrate, thereby reducing fractures at the back-side surface and allowing for singulation techniques capable of producing smaller die sizes. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109243 | MULTIPLEXER, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, HIGH-FREQUENCY FRONT END CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXER - A multiplexer includes elastic wave filters with different pass bands, a common terminal to which an inductance element is serially connected in a connection path between an antenna element and the common terminal; and an inductance element. Among the elastic wave filters, a reception input terminal of a first reception filter is connected to the common terminal via the inductance element and is connected to a parallel resonator. Transmission output terminals of transmission filters and a reception input terminal of a second reception filter are connected to the common terminal, are connected to series resonators, and are not connected to parallel resonators. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109244 | PHASE SHIFTER, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PHASED ARRAY SYSTEM - A phase shifter includes a first variable amplifier circuit configured to receive and amplify a first signal having a first phase; and a second variable amplifier circuit configured to receive and amplify a second signal having a second phase different from the first phase. The phase shifter is configured to generate an output signal having a desired phase by phase combination of an output of the first variable amplifier circuit and an output of the second variable amplifier circuit, and the first variable amplifier circuit and the second variable amplifier circuit each includes a plurality of amplifier circuit units. The amplifier circuit unit includes a first transistor with a grounded gate and a second transistor with a grounded source, and gains of the first variable amplifier circuit and the second variable amplifier circuit are specified according to the number of amplifier circuit units to be activated. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109245 | SLEW RATE ADJUSTING CIRCUIT AND SLEW RATE ADJUSTING METHOD - A slew rate adjusting circuit includes: a variable delay unit configured to delay an output of a signal source in response to a first control signal; an output buffer unit configured to adjust a slew rate in response to a second control signal; a differential buffer unit configured to compare the resulting signal output from the output buffer unit with a reference voltage; a first phase comparison unit configured to compare a phase of the output of the signal source with a phase of a signal; a first count unit configured to count the signal output from the first phase comparison unit and output the first control signal; and a second count unit configured to count the signal output from the second phase comparison unit and output the second control signal based on a count result. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING POWER ACROSS AN ISOLATION BARRIER - It is often desirable to transmit data between circuits or components operating at a relatively high voltage and circuits operating at a relatively low voltage. Such a task can be performed by use of an isolator. Some isolator designs use magnetic coupling to transfer the data as this is more robust against inadvertently transmitting high voltage transients than capacitor based isolators. However it is often desirable to encode the data for exchange across the transformer of the isolator and decode after transmission across the transformer. This requires power for the encoding and decoding circuits. To ensure both sides are powered, power may be transferred by another transformer. The transformer primary is driven by an oscillating signal. The system disclosed in some embodiments herein varies the frequency of the oscillating signal to mitigate the risk of it interfering with other circuits or systems associated with the isolator. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109247 | PHASE INTERPOLATOR AND CLOCK GENERATING METHOD - A phase interpolator includes a current generating circuit, a current controlling circuit and a signal generating circuit, wherein the current generating circuit is arranged to generate a current; and the current controlling circuit is arranged to generate a control signal to the current generating circuit to control a current value of the current. The signal generating circuit includes a capacitor, wherein the signal generating circuit generates a phase interpolation signal by using the capacitor to receive the current, wherein a phase of the phase interpolation signal is varied according to the current. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING LOCK-LOOP CIRCUITS, CLOCK SIGNAL ALIGNMENT, PHASE-AVERAGING FEEDBACK CLOCK CIRCUITRY - Systems and methods associated with reducing clock skew are disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments, there is provided circuitry associated with lock loop circuits such as a phase lock loop (PLL). Such circuitry may comprise output clock tree circuitry and phase averaging circuitry. In other exemplary embodiments, there is provided circuitry associated with delay lock loop (DLL) circuits. Such circuitry may comprise output clock tree circuitry and/or phase averaging circuitry. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109249 | MOLDED POWER MODULE HAVING SINGLE IN-LINE LEADS - A power module has a lead frame, a first power chip, a second power chip, a plurality of single in-line leads, a gate drive and protection integrated circuit (IC), a plurality of bonding wires and a molding encapsulation. The first and second power chips are attached to a top surface of the lead frame. The plurality of single in-line leads has a high voltage power lead, a low voltage power lead and a plurality of signal control leads. The low voltage power lead has a lead portion and an extension portion. The gate drive and protection IC is attached to the extension portion of the low voltage power lead. The molding encapsulation encloses the first and second power chips, the extension portion of the low voltage power lead, the gate drive and protection IC, the plurality of bonding wires and at least a majority portion of the lead frame. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109250 | HIGH PERFORMANCE RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH - A HEMT cell includes two or more gallium nitride (“GaN”) high-electron-mobility transistor (“HEMT”) devices electrically connected in series with each other. The HEMT cell includes a HEMT cell drain, a HEMT cell source and a HEMT cell gate. The HEMT cell drain connects with the drain of a first GaN HEMT device in the series. The HEMT cell source connects with the source of a last GaN HEMT device in the series. The HEMT cell gate connects to a first two-dimensional electron gas (“2DEG”) gate bias resistor that connects with the gate of the first GaN HEMT device. The HEMT cell gate connects to a second 2DEG gate bias resistor that connects with the gate of the second GaN HEMT device. The first and second 2DEG gate bias resistors are located in a 2DEG layer of the HEMT cell. A multi-throw RF switch is also disclosed. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109251 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRONIC SWITCH - A driver circuit for an electronic switch is described herein. According to one embodiment the driver circuit includes an input buffer with an input node for receiving a buffer input signal, a pull-down circuit coupled to the input node and a ground node, and a pull-up circuit coupled to the input node and a supply node. The driver circuit further includes control circuitry configured to activate either the pull-down circuit or the pull-up circuit. The pull-up circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is above a first threshold, and the pull-down circuit is activated when the voltage level of the buffer input signal is below a second threshold. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109252 | RF Circuit with Switch Transistor with Body Connection - In some method and apparatus embodiments, an RF circuit comprises a switch transistor having a source, a drain, a gate, and a body. A gate control voltage is applied to the gate of the switch transistor. A body control voltage is applied to the body of the switch transistor. The body control voltage is a positive bias voltage when the switch transistor is in an on state. In some embodiments, an RF circuit comprises a control voltage applied to the gate of the switch transistor through a first resistance and applied to the body of the switch transistor through a second resistance. The first resistance is different from the second resistance. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109253 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - An electric power conversion apparatus includes at least one semiconductor module, a capacitor, a pair of positive and negative busbars and an insulator. The positive busbar includes a positive busbar base protruding from the capacitor in a Y direction and at least one positive busbar terminal extending perpendicular to an X direction. The negative busbar includes a negative busbar base protruding from the capacitor in the Y direction and at least one negative busbar terminal extending perpendicular to the X direction. The positive and negative busbar bases are arranged to have their major surfaces facing each other in a Z direction. The positive and negative busbar terminals at least partially overlap each other in the X direction with the insulator interposed therebetween. The at least one semiconductor module has a pair of positive and negative power terminals connected respectively to the positive and negative busbar terminals. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109254 | CONTROLLING AT LEAST TWO TRANSISTORS - A device is suggested comprising at least two transistors, each of the transistors comprising a current path and a control terminal, wherein the current paths of the at least two transistors are arranged in parallel, wherein the control terminals of the at least two transistors are connected to a control node via at least one voltage drop component. Also, a method to efficiently control at least two transistors is provided. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109255 | HIGH VOLTAGE OUTPUT DRIVER WITH LOW VOLTAGE DEVICES - A high voltage output driver may be provided. The high voltage output driver may include a pull-up driver and a pull-down driver. The high voltage output driver may include a first driver boosting control logic circuit configured to apply a first bias control signal to the pull-up driver. The high voltage output driver may include a second driver boosting control logic circuit configured to apply a second bias control signal to the pull-down driver. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109256 | RECEIVER FOR RESONANCE-COUPLED SIGNALING - An illustrative integrated circuit configured for galvanically isolated signaling includes a receiver having: a detector module coupled to receive a differential signal from terminals of a transformer secondary, the detector module responsively presenting an impedance that varies based on a magnitude of the differential signal; a biasing module that converts the detector module impedance to a response signal; and a comparator module that compares the response signal to a reference signal to obtain a detection signal indicative of oscillation in the differential signal. A method of receiving a pulse modulated alternating current (AC) signal from a resonantly-coupled signaling path comprises: supplying balanced quiescent currents from a cross-coupled FET pair in a common gate amplifier configuration thereby obtaining an impedance that varies based on an AC signal magnitude; converting the impedance into a response signal; and comparing the response signal to a reference signal to obtain a detection signal representing pulses in the differential AC signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109257 | GALVANICALLY-ISOLATED SIGNALING BETWEEN MODULES WITH STEP-UP TRANSFORMER - An illustrative embodiment of an integrated circuit configured for galvanically isolated signaling includes a transfer conductor carrying a modulated carrier signal. A floating transfer loop is electromagnetically coupled to the transfer conductor to receive the modulated carrier signal. The floating transfer loop includes a primary of a step-up transformer. A receiver is coupled to a secondary of the step-up transformer to receive the modulated carrier signal in an amplified, differential fashion, and to demodulate the modulated carrier signal to obtain a digital receive signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109258 | Electronic Drive Circuit - According to an embodiment of an electronic circuit, the electronic circuit includes a first input pin, a second input pin, an output pin, a control circuit and an output circuit. The first input pin is configured to receive a first input signal that includes an enable information and at least one operation parameter information. The second input pin is configured to receive a second input signal. The control circuit is configured to generate a drive signal based on the enable information included in the first input signal and the second input signal. The output circuit is configured to generate an output signal at the output pin such that a timing of the output signal is dependent on the drive signal and at least one parameter of the output signal is dependent on the at least one operation parameter information included in the first input signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109259 | VEHICULAR DOOR OPERATION DETECTING APPARATUS - A vehicular door operation detecting apparatus includes a first electrode and a second electrode mounted at a vehicle and positioned away from each other, a switch member switching the first electrode and the second electrode between a conductive state and an open state, and a control portion controlling the switch member and detecting an operation of the user relative to a door for the vehicle by sensing a total capacitance obtained by the first electrode and the second electrode in a first mode where the total capacitance is sensed each predetermined intermittent time and by sensing an individual capacitance of each of the first electrode and the second electrode in a second mode where the individual capacitance is sensed each detection time shorter than the predetermined intermittent time in a case where a presence of the user is determined because the total capacitance exceeds a detection threshold value. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109260 | LEVEL SHIFTER - The present disclosure provides a level shifter including: a level shifter section that is driven by a first power source voltage, and that, in accordance with switching of an input signal of a voltage lower than the first power source voltage, switches an output signal that has been level-shifted, from the first power source voltage to a voltage lower than the first power source voltage; and a threshold voltage changing circuit that, in accordance with a switching direction of the input signal, changes a threshold voltage of the input signal for switching the output signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109261 | APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING PULSE SIGNAL - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for recognizing a pulse signal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for recognizing a pulse signal, which maintains the pulse signal being input for a scan time until an end time point of the scan time, and stores the pulse signal in a pulse signal storage area as pulse input data. The apparatus for recognizing a pulse signal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a signal maintaining unit configured to maintain and output the pulse signal, which is input for the scan time, as a pulse maintaining signal; a signal transmission unit configured to receive the pulse maintaining signal from the signal maintaining unit and transmit the input pulse maintaining signal; and a control unit configured to output the transmission control signal to the signal transmission unit to receive and store the received pulse maintaining signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109262 | Techniques For Handling High Voltage Circuitry In An Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit formed using a semiconductor substrate may include a logic circuit and a switch circuit, whereby the logic circuit operates at a first power supply voltage and the switch circuit operates at a second power supply voltage that is greater than the first power supply voltage. The logic circuit may be formed within a first triple well structure within the semiconductor substrate and is supplied with a first bias voltage. The switch circuit may be formed within a second triple well structure that is electrically isolated from the first triple well structure within the semiconductor substrate and is supplied with a second bias voltage. The switch circuit may receive a control signal that controls the first bias voltage and the second power supply voltage to turn off a transistor in the logic circuit during a programming operation of the integrated circuit. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109263 | APPARATUSES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR VIBRATION EFFECTS CORRECTION IN OSCILLATORS - A method and system for vibration correction in an oscillator. The method includes sensing vibrations along one or more axes via at least one accelerometer mounted on the oscillator, determining corrective factors based on an acceleration signal received from the at least one accelerometer by referencing a look-up table; and controlling the oscillator based on at least the corrective factors. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109264 | LOW POWER CRYSTAL OSCILLATION CIRCUITS - A crystal oscillation circuit includes a crystal oscillator coupled between an input pad node and an output pad node, a current mirror inverting amplifier configured to have a first input terminal coupled to the input pad node and an output terminal coupled to the output pad node, a detection logic circuit configured to detect a signal of the output pad node to generate an output pad node detection signal, and an automatic control logic circuit configured to apply a pull-up driver control signal to a second input terminal of the current mirror inverting amplifier in response to the output pad node detection signal. The current mirror inverting amplifier operates with a first gain or a second gain lower than the first gain according to the pull-up driver control signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109265 | Differential Phase-Frequency Detector - A phase-frequency detector (PFD) is electrically coupled to a charge pump of a phase-locked-loop (PLL). The PFD includes a first differential latch electrically coupled to the charge pump. The first differential latch drives a differential pair of increment signals to the charge pump in response to differential pairs of both reference clock signals and reset signals. The PFD also includes a second differential latch electrically coupled to the charge pump. The second differential latch drives a differential pair of decrement signals to the charge pump in response to differential pairs of both feedback clock signals and reset signals. The PFD also includes a differential AND gate electrically coupled to both the first differential latch and the second differential latch. The differential AND gate drives the differential pair of reset signals to both of the differential latches in response to the differential pairs of both increment signals and decrement signals. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109266 | Programmable Clock Divider - In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes an input clock terminal, an output clock terminal, a first input data terminal, and a set of input data terminals having a number of terminals. A divide-by-two block is coupled to the output clock terminal. A modular one-shot clock divider is coupled between the input clock terminal and the divide-by-two block. The modular one-shot clock divider is further coupled to the set of input data terminals. An intermediate clock generation block is coupled between the input clock terminal and the modular one-shot clock divider. The intermediate clock generation block includes a first digital logic block coupled between the input clock terminal and the modular one-shot clock divider. The first digital logic block is further coupled to the first input data terminal, and a clock-blocking block is coupled between the divide-by-two block and the first digital logic block. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109267 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, WIRELESS SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object is to reduce power consumption of an analog-digital converter circuit. An analog potential obtained in a sensor or the like is held in a sample-and-hold circuit including a transistor with an extremely low off-state current. In the sample-and-hold circuit, the analog potential is held in a node which is able to hold a charge by turning off the transistor. Then, power supply to a buffer circuit or the like included in the sample-and-hold circuit is stopped to reduce power consumption. In a structure where a potential is hold in each node, power consumption can be further reduced when a transistor with an extremely low off-state current is connected to a node holding a potential of a comparator, a successive approximation register, a digital-analog converter circuit, or the like, and power supply to these circuits is stopped. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109268 | DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR - A delta-sigma modulator includes a first integrator configured to integrate a sum of an input signal and a first feedback signal, a second integrator configured to integrate a sum of an output value of the first integrator and a second feedback signal, a first FIR filter circuit configured to perform a first FIR filtering on an output modulation signal and a delay modulation signal and feeds back the signals to stage prior to the first integrator, and a second FIR filter circuit configured to perform a second FIR filtering on the output modulation signal and the delay modulation signal and feeds back the signals to a stage prior to the second integrator. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109269 | ADJUSTED MIN-SUM DECODER - Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for efficient, high-performance decoding of low-density parity check (LDPC) codes, for example, by using an adjusted minimum-sum (AdjMS) algorithm, which involves approximating an update function and determining magnitudes of outgoing log likelihood ratios (LLRs). Similar techniques may also be used for decoding turbo codes. Other aspects, embodiments, and features (such as encoding technique) are also claimed and described. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109270 | BIT INTERLEAVER FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODEWORD HAVING LENGTH OF 64800 AND CODE RATE OF 2/15 AND 16-SYMBOL MAPPING, AND BIT INTERLEAVING METHOD USING SAME - A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 2/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 16-symbol mapping. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109271 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by performing LDPC encoding, an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword, and a modulator configured to modulate the interleaved LDPC codeword according to a modulation method to generate a modulation symbol. The interleaver performs interleaving by dividing the LDPC codeword into a plurality of groups, rearranging an order of the plurality of groups in group units, and dividing the plurality of rearranged groups based on a modulation order according to the modulation method. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109272 | DYNAMIC FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN DELTA-SIGMA BASED SOFTWARE DEFINED RECEIVER - A method and apparatus for dynamically modifying filter characteristics of a Delta-Sigma modulator to accommodate for Doppler shift. A transceiver in a wireless cellular communication system for adapt to changes in the RF carrier frequency for maintaining signal integrity by applying a pilot tone in calibration to determine a frequency shift response for a bandpass filter. During operation, the system is operative to determine a Doppler shift and to shift the bandpass filter in response. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109273 | DYNAMIC FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN DELTA-SIGMA BASED SOFTWARE DEFINED RECEIVER - A method and apparatus for dynamically modifying filter characteristics of a Delta-Sigma modulator to accommodate for Doppler shift. A transceiver in a wireless cellular communication system for adapt to changes in the RF carrier frequency for maintaining signal integrity by applying a pilot tone in calibration to determine a frequency shift response for a bandpass filter. During operation, the system is operative to determine a Doppler shift and to shift the bandpass filter in response. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109274 | HIGH-FREQUENCY FRONT-END CIRCUIT - A high-frequency front-end circuit includes a communication band selection circuit, a high-frequency processing circuit, and a multi-band amplifier. The multi-band amplifier amplifies high-frequency signals in a plurality of communication bands. The communication band selection circuit is connected an output end of the multi-band amplifier. The communication band selection circuit includes a communication band selection switch. The high-frequency processing circuit is connected between a first connection line connecting the multi-band amplifier and the communication band selection circuit and a ground potential. The high-frequency processing circuit includes a passive element and an impedance selection switch. The passive element is connected between the first connection line and the ground potential. A first terminal of the impedance selection switch is connected to a second connection line connecting the passive element and the first connection line, and a second terminal of the impedance selection switch is connected to the ground potential. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109275 | COMMUNICATION MODULE - A communication module includes a first input terminal to which a first signal of a first frequency band is input, a second input terminal to which a second signal of a second frequency band is input, an amplifier that outputs an amplified signal which is obtained by amplifying the first signal, a diplexer that receives the amplified signal and/or the second signal and that outputs an output signal of the first and/or second frequency band, and a harmonic termination circuit that short-circuits a harmonic of the second signal. The harmonic termination circuit has an end connected between the second input terminal and the diplexer, and another end grounded at a ground position. A distance in plan view between the first input terminal and the ground position of the harmonic termination circuit is longer than a distance in plan view between the first input terminal and the second input terminal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109276 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS - A communications device including a receiver configured to receive a plurality of sub-units of an encoded transport block of data in a plurality of time-divided units within frequency resources of a wireless access interface allocated to the mobile terminal, each of the sub-units being received a repeated number of times within a repetition cycle; and circuitry configured to combine a same sub-unit received the repeated number of times to form a composite sub-unit to recover the transport block. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109277 | PORTABLE, WEARABLE RADIO - A portable, wearable radio includes a modular harness having the flexibility to be reconfigured into a plurality of different profiles, the modular harness having an interior and a plurality of radio components removably disposed within the interior of the modular harness. The plurality of radio components includes a first radio component, a second radio component electrically coupled to the first radio component via a first flexible electrical connector, and a third radio component electrically coupled to the first radio component via at least one of a group selected from the first flexible electrical connector and a second flexible electrical connector. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109278 | BELT SYSTEM INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH RADIO TRANSMITTER - A radio connection apparatus configured for use with a radio comprising an accessory connector arrangement is provided. The design includes a radio connector comprising physical radio interconnection hardware configured to fit with and physically fixedly join with the radio and a pouch connector including a pouch connector plug configured to fit with and physically fixedly interconnect with a connector formed within a radio pouch such that physical removal of the radio from the radio pouch causes a corresponding physical removal of the pouch connector from the connector formed within the radio pouch. The radio connector and pouch connector electrically interconnect with a processing device such that signals are transmitted between the radio and the processing device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109279 | PORTFOLIO CASE FOR USE WITH TABLET COMPUTER - Tablet computers are increasing in popularity due to their versatility and portability. However, despite the ease with which such touch-screen devices may be operated in certain circumstances, there are situations in which a conventional desktop computer and/or laptop computer are preferred. The present invention provides a portfolio case in which a tablet may be secured to an inside surface of the lid for operable connection to a fold-out keyboard and power pack retained within the case. In this way, a tablet computer may achieve all the functionality of a laptop computer, while retaining the versatility of a tablet. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109280 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a case; a metal plate mounted in the case; a first radiator comprising one end connected to the metal plate via a connection portion and extended from the connection portion in a first direction, the first radiator being spaced apart a preset distance from the metal plate; a first feeder connected to the first radiator and supplying power; an additional radiator; and a first switch configured to be switched on and off to connect and disconnect the additional radiator and the first feeder to and from each other. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109281 | DUAL-MODE SIGNAL TRANSCEIVER AND TRANSCEIVING METHOD THEREOF - A dual-mode signal transceiver includes a first transmitter circuit, a second transmitter circuit, and a receiver circuit. The first transmitter circuit is configured to operate in a first mode and configured to process a first input signal according to a first oscillating signal, in order to output a first output signal. The second transmitter circuit is configured to operate in a second mode and configured to process a second input signal according to a second oscillating signal, in order to output a second output signal, wherein a frequency of the second oscillating signal is not an integral multiple of a frequency of the first oscillating signal. The receiver circuit is configured to process an external signal associated with one of the first mode and the second mode according to the first oscillating signal, in order to read data associated with the external signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109282 | Portable Millimeter-Wave Communications Device - A portable millimeter-wave wireless communications device relies on millimeter-wave spectrum for wireless communications. The millimeter-wave device may be a smart-phone, a laptop computer or a tablet computer. The millimeter-wave device may be a module that is added to an existing portable device such as a smart-phone, a laptop computer or a tablet computer to provide millimeter-wave communications capability. The module may be incorporated into a protective encapsulating case of such portable devices. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109283 | TRANSMIT-AND-RECEIVE MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A transmit-and-receive module includes a duplexer, a power amplifier, and a low-noise amplifier. The duplexer includes a transmit filter and a receive filter. The power amplifier and the low-noise amplifier are integrated with each other. In a Smith chart, impedance in a receive band of the receive filter seen from a receive terminal intersects a line connecting a center point of noise figure circles and a center point of gain circles. The center point of the noise figure circles represents the impedance at which the noise figure of the low-noise amplifier is minimized. The center point of the gain circles represents the impedance at which the gain of the low-noise amplifier is maximized. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYMPLECTIC ORTHOGONAL TIME FREQUENCY SHIFTING MODULATION AND TRANSMISSION OF DATA - An alternative method of data communications using orthogonal time frequency shifting (OTFS) wireless waveforms configured so as to transmit data in a manner that is relatively insensitive to communications channel distortions and frequency shifts. In contrast to prior methods taught by applicant, the present disclosure teaches an alternative modulation scheme that maps data symbols intended for data transmission onto a symplectic-like 2D Fourier transform which operates on a form of the original data symbols. This 2D Fourier transform in turn is passed through a filter bank of narrow band filters, and the output in turn used to modulate transmitted waveforms according to various time slices until the entire 2D Fourier transform has been transmitted. At the receiver, and inverse of this process can be used to both characterize the data channel and correct the received signals for channel distortions, thus receiving a clear form of the original data symbols. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109285 | USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention is designed to reduce the decrease of spectral efficiency even when repetitious transmission is applied to communication by user terminals, in which the band to use is limited to a partial narrow band in a system band. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal, in which the band to use is limited to partial narrow bands in a system band, has a receiving section that receives information related to spreading codes, a generation section that generates uplink signals, and a transmission section that repeats transmitting uplink signals in a plurality of subframes, and the generation section applies a predetermined spreading code to an uplink signal that is transmitted in part or all of the plurality of subframes, based on the information related to spreading codes. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109286 | FREQUENCY HOPPING METHOD FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus may include receiving, by a machine type communication user equipment, parameters for frequency hopping in downlink or uplink. The parameters comprise an “X,” ‘Y,” and “Z” parameters, “X” corresponds to a duration for which the same physical resource blocks are used for transmission. ‘Y” corresponds to a frequency hopping period, and “Z” corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern indication. The method may also include performing frequency hopping in accordance with the parameters. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109287 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A transmission device, method, and program for signal transmission with reduced intersymbol interference are disclosed. In one example, a mapping unit maps binary data to symbols and a generating unit generates a signal from the mapped symbols. A transmission band-limiting filter performs band limitation of the signal at a corner frequency higher than half a frequency of a symbol rate. A frequency modulating unit performs frequency modulation on a carrier wave on the basis of the band limitation and the signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109288 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION INTERFERENCE PROBING AND MEASUREMENT ON DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for wireline communication. A digital subscriber line (DSL) receiver may detect one or more power line communication (PLC) sound packets and measure PLC signal leakage on a set of DSL lines based on the detected sound packets. For example, PLC sound packets may be transmitted by PLC devices within a PLC network, and impulse noise received on the set of DSL lines corresponding to the transmitted PLC sound packet may be detected by a DSL receiver (such as a consumer premises equipment (CPE)). The DSL receiver may measure PLC signal leakage on the set of DSL lines based on the detected PLC sound packets. In some cases, the PLC sound packets may be detected based on a duration, a position, or an arrival time of a PLC sound packet. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109289 | DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTS AND POWER LINE COMMUNICATION BEAMFORMING OPTIMIZATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for wireline communication. Independent control of probing signals transmitted on different power line couplings may be used to characterize power line communication (PLC) signal leakage on a set of digital subscriber line (DSL) lines. For example, PLC packets may be sent on a primary coupling and an alternate coupling, and PLC signal leakage from these couplings may be measured by a device, such as a PLC device or a DSL device, connected to the set of DSL lines. The measurements from each coupling may enable a determination as to which of the couplings (either primary or alternate) is more imbalanced and results in relatively more PLC signal leakage into the set of DSL lines. Accordingly, a transmission power and a precoder may be determined based on the measured PLC signal leakage to mitigate interference on the twisted pair. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109290 | COUPLING CIRCUIT FOR POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS - A coupling circuit for power line communications includes a coupling transformer having first and second mutually coupled windings, with the first winding connectable to a power line. The second winding includes a pair of intermediate taps with one or more tuning inductor therebetween. The inductor or inductors are set between a first portion and a second portion of the second winding of the coupling transformer. A switch member is provided coupled with the inductor. The switch member is selectively actuatable to short-circuit the inductor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109291 | Mobile Device with Near Field Communication Function - A mobile device with the NFC function includes an NFC chip, multiple SIM card slots, a power supply unit, and an eSE integrated into the NFC chip. One SIM card slot is connected to a first power port on the NFC chip. The power supply unit is connected to a second power port on the NFC chip. When the mobile device performs near field communication, the second power port on the NFC chip is triggered to output a first level signal. Each of the rest SIM card slots is connected to the power supply unit. The eSE is connected to the power supply unit. The power supply unit is configured to supply power to the eSE and the SIM card slot that is connected to the power supply unit, when the first level signal is received. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109292 | SECONDARY PAD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reception pad for a wireless power transfer (WPT) system includes: a plate-shaped ferrite; an insulating layer disposed on one side of the ferrite; a first coil layer disposed on the insulating layer; an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first coil layer; and a second coil layer disposed on the interlayer insulating layer. The insulating layer at least partially surrounds the first coil layer and the second coil layer, the first coil layer and the second coil layer at least partially overlap each other and are arranged in a rectangular ring form on the one side of the ferrite, and a ratio of a width which is larger between a first width of the first coil layer and a second width of the second coil layer to a first length of the ferrite in a width direction corresponding to the first width or the second width is 0.14 to 0.15. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109293 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND POWER FEEDING METHOD - A power feeding device includes a power feeder that wirelessly feeds power to one of a plurality of power receivers, a transceiver that communicates with the plurality of power receivers, and a controller that causes, when the transceiver receives a plurality of signals from two or more of the plurality of power receivers, the power feeder to suspend the feeding of power to the one of the plurality of power receivers for a predetermined period. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109294 | METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTRACTLESS CHARGING WITH A SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - A system includes an antenna, and communications circuitry coupled to the antenna and configured for at least one of receiving and transmitting information via the antenna based on a contactless communications protocol. A charger is configured for contactless charging a power supply module via the antenna. A controller is configured for selectively operating the communications circuitry and the charger. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109295 | MOBILE TERMINAL - There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a housing comprising a first metal case, a second metal case and a first non-conductive case arranged between the first metal case and the second metal case, a battery embedded in the housing, a first coil arranged in an area covered by the first metal case inside the housing, a main board comprising a charging module implemented to recharge the battery using electric currents which flow in the first coil, and a first resonator arranged in an area covered by the first non-conductive case and comprising a first matching circuit corresponding to a first frequency, such that the examples of the mobile terminal in accordance with the present disclosure may enhance performance of the wireless communication unit and wireless charging performance, without design change of the housing having the metal case. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109296 | Antenna Control Apparatus, Antenna Control Program, and Antenna Control System - Provided is an antenna control technique for forming the boundary of a communication area at a desired location. An antenna parameter control apparatus | 2018-04-19 |
20180109297 | Reference Signal Tracking in a Wireless Communication System - A wireless device ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180109298 | TECHNIQUES FOR MU-MIMO SOUNDING SEQUENCE PROTECTION - The disclosure provides techniques for sounding sequence protection in multi-user multiple-input-multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communications for wireless local area networks (WLANs). An access point (AP) may select a station (STA) from multiple STAs in a MU-MIMO group. The AP may then transmit a request-to-send (RTS) frame, where the RTS is addressed to the selected STA. The AP may receive a clear-to-send (CTS) frame from the selected station and may perform, in response to receiving the CTS frame, a sounding sequence with the MU-MIMO group. After completion of the sounding sequence, the AP may transmit MU-MIMO data communications to at least one of the STAs in the MU-MIMO group. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109299 | RADIO BASE STATION, USER TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - To suppress deterioration of reception characteristics of a user terminal even in the case where a radio base station performs power multiplexing on downlink MIMO signals to transmit, a radio base station according to one aspect of the present invention has a transmission section that performs power multiplexing on downlink signals to a plurality of user terminals each having a MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) configuration to transmit, and a control section that controls a PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) and/or an RI (Rank Indicator) applied to the downlink signals, where the transmission section transmits information on the PMI and/or the RI of another user terminal subjected to power multiplexing to a predetermined user terminal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIGNAL FIELD USED FOR MULTIPLE RESOURCE UNITS IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM - The present specification suggests a method and an apparatus regarding first and/or second signal fields used in a wireless LAN system. When multiple resource units are used for a specific band, a bit map field may be configured first by a resource unit having a first size, and for the remaining bands, allocation information may be configured by a resource unit having a second size. Also, a bit map field which indicates whether MU-MIMO technique is applied to the specific band or not can be further included. For example, the resource unit having the first size may comprise 242-RU and the resource unit having the second size may comprise 26-RU. A specific resource unit to which the MU-MIMO technique is applied may be 106-RU or more. When discontinuous channel bonding is an issue, additional changes can be made to the first/second signal fields of the present specification. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109301 | MOBILE STATION, RADIO BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, a mobile station, which carries out communication using a plurality of antenna ports, includes a receiving section configured to receive, from a radio base station, first-amount information that indicates a number of antenna ports in a first dimension, and second-amount information that indicates a number of antenna ports in a second dimension; and a transmitting section configured to transmit, to the radio base station, a precoding matrix codebook index that is obtained using the first-amount information and/or the second-amount information. Accordingly, a mobile station, a radio base station and a radio communication method can be provided in which a precoding matrix for a two-dimensional antenna array can be generated with flexibility. | 2018-04-19 |
20180109302 | REFERENCE SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for assisting a UE in measuring reference signals in a wireless communication system using beams. A BS may transmit, to a UE, information regarding one or more measurement gaps for measuring one or more reference signals. The BS may transmit, to the UE, additional information regarding at least one of direction information associated with the one or more reference signals or rank indication to be used by the UE to measure the one or more reference signals during the one or more measurement gaps. A UE may perform corresponding operations. | 2018-04-19 |