Wideband millimeter-wave frontend integrated circuit
US10135478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03L7/093
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frontend integrated circuit includes an array of mm-wave transceivers, where each of the mm-wave transceivers transmits and receives coherent mm-wave signals with variable amplitudes and phase shifts. The mm-wave frontend IC chip further includes a wideband frequency synthesizer coupled to the mm-wave transceivers. The full-based or wideband frequency synthesizer generates and provides a local oscillator (LO) signal to each of the mm-wave transceivers to enable the mm-wave transceiver to mix, modulate, and/or demodulate mm-wave signals. The array of mm-wave wideband transceivers and the wideband frequency synthesizer may be implemented within a single IC chip as a single mm-wave frontend IC chip or package.
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