AUTOMATIC ATTENUATION OF ANALOG-DIGITAL-CONVERTER (ADC) INPUT SIGNAL BASED ON ERROR VECTOR MAGNITUDE (EVM) PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20240106551A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US17953943

    申请日:2022-09-27

    IPC分类号: H04B17/29

    CPC分类号: H04B17/29

    摘要: A radio frequency (RF) test device such as a spectrum analyzer may include an RF attenuator to attenuate a received RF signal; a mixer to down-convert the attenuated RF signal; an IF attenuator to attenuate the down-converted signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to digitize the attenuated, down-converted signal; and a processor, which may select attenuation values for one or more of the RF attenuator and the IF attenuator based on an error magnitude vector (EVM) analysis, an RF signal type, and/or a signal level at an input of the ADC. The processor may use a look-up table for the selection. Initial attenuation values may be selected based on an expected RF signal type, RF signal frequency, and/or RF signal bandwidth. The attenuation values may also be selected in an iterative manner stepping the attenuation values up or down.

    Power Detection in the Time Domain on a Periodic Basis with Statistical Counters

    公开(公告)号:US20240106549A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18534885

    申请日:2023-12-11

    IPC分类号: H04B17/18 H04B17/29

    CPC分类号: H04B17/18 H04B17/29

    摘要: Technology described herein can gather and statistically analyze time domain power data for enabling real-time adjustment of one or more parameters of a radio system. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a read circuit communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor controls the read circuit to read power data in a time domain from a radio system, and an analysis component communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the analysis component compares the power data in the time domain to a power threshold, and wherein, based on a result of the power data being compared to the power threshold, the analysis component sorts the power data into bins at a storage component communicatively coupled to the processor.

    Frequency response calibration for radio frequency integrated circuit with multiple receiving channels

    公开(公告)号:US11899128B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17406645

    申请日:2021-08-19

    IPC分类号: G01S7/40 H04B17/29 H04B17/21

    摘要: A method of calibrating an analog front end (AFE) filter of a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) includes: making a first measurement of the RFIC at a first measuring frequency while the AFE filter is bypassed; generating a first amplitude estimate and a first phase estimate at the first measuring frequency using the first measurement; making a second measurement of the RFIC at the first measuring frequency while the AFE filter is turned on; generating a second amplitude estimate and a second phase estimate at the first measuring frequency using the second measurement; and calculating a frequency response of the AFE filter at the first measuring frequency, which includes calculating an amplitude response of the AFE filter based on the second amplitude estimate and the first amplitude estimate; and calculating a phase response of the filter based on the first phase estimate and the second phase estimate.

    Device for testing antenna module comprising plurality of antenna elements

    公开(公告)号:US11848715B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US17415385

    申请日:2019-12-26

    摘要: The present invention relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, a security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention provides a device for testing an antenna module, the device comprising: a seating unit which has seated thereon a first antenna module comprising a plurality of antenna elements; a second antenna module which comprises a plurality of antenna elements and is disposed so as to face the seating unit so as to be capable of emitting a radio wave toward the first antenna module; and a control unit which is electrically connected to the second antenna module and tests the performance of the first antenna module by controlling the second antenna module by grouping each antenna element of the second antenna module into at least one antenna element group.