Beamforming RF circuit and applications thereof
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1. A beamforming radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprises:
- a plurality of power amplifiers operably coupled to amplify a plurality of RF signal components to produce a plurality of amplified RF signal components;
a plurality of antennas operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified RF signal components to produce a beamformed RF signal having, in air, a desired coordinate; and
an adjust module operably coupled to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce the plurality of RF signal components.
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Abstract
A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers and an adjust module. The plurality of antennas is operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal. The plurality of amplifiers is operably coupled to interrelate the plurality of beamformed signal components with a plurality of adjusted signal components. The adjust module is operably coupled to interrelate coordinates of a signal with the plurality of adjusted signal components.
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1. A beamforming radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprises:
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a plurality of power amplifiers operably coupled to amplify a plurality of RF signal components to produce a plurality of amplified RF signal components;
a plurality of antennas operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified RF signal components to produce a beamformed RF signal having, in air, a desired coordinate; and
an adjust module operably coupled to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce the plurality of RF signal components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit comprises:
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a plurality of antennas operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal;
a plurality of amplifiers operably coupled to interrelate the plurality of beamformed signal components with a plurality of adjusted signal components; and
an adjust module operably coupled to interrelate coordinates of a signal with the plurality of adjusted signal components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises:
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baseband processing module operably coupled to convert outbound data into an outbound baseband signal;
an up-conversion module operably coupled to convert the outbound baseband signal into an outbound RF signal;
a plurality of power amplifiers operably coupled to amplify a plurality of RF signal components to produce a plurality of amplified RF signal components, wherein the plurality of power amplifiers provides the plurality of amplified RF signal components to a plurality of antennas that transmit the plurality of amplified RF signal components to produce a beamformed RF signal having, in air, a desired coordinate; and
an adjust module operably coupled to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce the plurality of RF signal components. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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