Beamforming RF circuit and applications thereof
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1. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises:
- baseband processing module configured to convert outbound data into an outbound baseband signal;
an up-conversion module configured to convert the outbound baseband signal into an outbound RF signal;
an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of the outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components, wherein the adjust module comprises, for each of the plurality of RF signal components;
a first gain stage to amplify an I component of the outbound RF signal in accordance with a first gain value to produce a gained I component;
a second gain stage to amplify a Q component of the outbound RF signal in accordance with a second gain value to produce a gained Q component; and
an adder operably coupled to add the gained I component and the gained Q component to produce a corresponding one of the plurality of RF signal components, wherein the first and second gain values are based on a beamforming factor;
a plurality of power amplifiers configured to amplify the plurality of RF signal components output by the adjust module to produce a plurality of amplified RF signal components, wherein one or more of the plurality of power amplifiers have different gain settings based on the beamforming factor, and wherein the plurality of power amplifiers provide 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.
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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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5 Claims
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1. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises:
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baseband processing module configured to convert outbound data into an outbound baseband signal; an up-conversion module configured to convert the outbound baseband signal into an outbound RF signal; an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of the outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components, wherein the adjust module comprises, for each of the plurality of RF signal components; a first gain stage to amplify an I component of the outbound RF signal in accordance with a first gain value to produce a gained I component; a second gain stage to amplify a Q component of the outbound RF signal in accordance with a second gain value to produce a gained Q component; and an adder operably coupled to add the gained I component and the gained Q component to produce a corresponding one of the plurality of RF signal components, wherein the first and second gain values are based on a beamforming factor; a plurality of power amplifiers configured to amplify the plurality of RF signal components output by the adjust module to produce a plurality of amplified RF signal components, wherein one or more of the plurality of power amplifiers have different gain settings based on the beamforming factor, and wherein the plurality of power amplifiers provide 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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