Radio frequency remote head front-end circuitry systems and methods
US10826169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/52
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for implementing and/or operating a radio frequency system, which includes a logic board that outputs an analog electrical signal indicative of data to be wirelessly transmitted from the radio frequency system and a remote head. The remote head includes an antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave to facilitate wirelessly transmitting the data, an antenna integrated circuit implemented using a first semiconductor manufacturing technique, in which the antenna integrated circuit amplifies the analog electrical signal to generate a first amplified analog electrical signal, and a remote front-end integrated circuit coupled between the antenna integrated circuit and the antenna. The remote front-end integrated circuit is implemented using a second semiconductor manufacturing technique different from the first semiconductor manufacturing technique and amplifies the first amplified analog electrical signal based on a target output power of the antenna to generate a second amplified analog electrical signal indicative of the data.
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