Abstract:
A power amplifier system includes a differential power amplifier and a bias circuit. The differential power amplifier is arranged for receiving a differential input pair to generate an output signal. The bias circuit is arranged for generating a bias voltage to bias the differential power amplifier, and the bias circuit comprises a source follower for receiving a reference voltage to generate the bias voltage.
Abstract:
A hybrid passive device for synergizing at least one passive component which resides in at least one technology is provided. The hybrid passive device includes a first passive component and a second passive component. The first passive component resides in a first technology of the at least one technology and/or a second technology of the at least one technology, the second technology is different from the first technology, and a technology boundary is arranged between the second technology and the first technology. The second passive component of the at least one passive component is different from the first passive component. The second passive component resides in the first technology and/or the second technology, and the first passive component and the second passive component are electromagnetically coupled to each other through the technology boundary.
Abstract:
A diplexer, for coupling a first radio frequency (RF) signal corresponding to a first carrier frequency and a second RF signal corresponding to a second carrier frequency is disclosed. The diplexer includes a first port arranged to couple the first RF signal; a second port arranged to couple the second RF signal; a third port capable of connecting an antenna; a first impedance unit coupled to the first port and the third port; and a second impedance unit coupled to the second port and the third port; wherein the first port, the second port and the third port are coupled to a direct current (DC) ground; wherein the first impedance unit is arranged to provide an first open-circuit impedance against the second RF signal, and the second impedance unit is arranged to provide a second open-circuit impedance against the first RF signal.
Abstract:
A power combiner includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein at least the primary winding comprises a center-tap; and a termination module operably coupled to the center-tapped primary winding and arranged to provide harmonic terminations on a plurality of frequencies. In addition, there is provided a radio frequency transmitter having a power combiner, where the power combiner includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein at least the primary winding includes a center-tap; and a termination module operably coupled to the center-tapped primary winding and arranged to provide harmonic terminations on a plurality of frequencies.
Abstract:
A receiver front end circuit includes a low-noise amplifier including: a first receiver path having: a first low-noise transconductor to amplify a received signal and output the amplified received signal; and a first mixer to down-convert the amplified received signal. A second receiver path includes: an auxiliary receiver having: a second transconductor to output an amplified received signal; a baseband amplifier having an input port and an output port; a first resistance coupling the input port to the output port of the baseband amplifier and to convert the amplified received signal from current to voltage and set a voltage gain of the second receiver path; and a second resistance coupled from the output port of the baseband amplifier to the first mixer output. In some examples, frequency-upconversion feedback path includes a third mixer to frequency up-convert the amplified received signal at an output of the second receiver path.
Abstract:
A power combiner includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein at least the primary winding comprises a centre-tap; and a termination module operably coupled to the centre-tapped primary winding and arranged to provide harmonic terminations on a plurality of frequencies. In addition, there is provided a radio frequency transmitter having a power combiner, where the power combiner includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein at least the primary winding includes a centre-tap; and a termination module operably coupled to the centre-tapped primary winding and arranged to provide harmonic terminations on a plurality of frequencies.
Abstract:
A phased-array receiver that may be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate. A receiver includes multiple radio frequency (RF) front-ends, each configured to receive a signal with a given delay relative to the others such that the gain of the received signal is highest in a given direction. The receiver also includes a power combination network configured to accept an RF signal from each of the RF front-ends and to pass a combined RF signal to a down-conversion element, where the power distribution network includes a combination of active and passive components. Each RF front-end includes a phase shifter configured to delay the signal in accordance with the given direction and a variable amplifier configured to adjust the gain of the signal.
Abstract:
A low noise amplifier is used to amplify a differential input pair to generate a differential output pair. The low noise amplifier includes two main paths, two assistant circuits and two adders to make noise carried on two output signals of the differential output pair be the same; therefore, the noise of the two output signals can be fully cancelled in the following operations.