Beamforming RF circuit and applications thereof
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1. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises:
- an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components based on a beamforming factor, 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 the beamforming factor; and
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.
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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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16 Claims
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1. A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) comprises:
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an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components based on a beamforming factor, 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 the beamforming factor; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A radio frequency (RF) transmitter comprises:
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an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components based on a beamforming factor, 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 the beamforming factor; and 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 a plurality of antennas operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified RF signal components to produce a beamformed RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radio frequency (RF) front end comprises:
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a transmitter section including; an adjust module configured to adjust coordinates of an outbound RF signal to produce a plurality of RF signal components 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 a plurality of antennas operably coupled to transmit the plurality of amplified RF signal components to produce a beamformed RF signal; a receiver section that receives an RF feedback signal from a targeted recipient of the beamformed RF signal, wherein the beamforming factor is generated based on the RF feedback signal; and wherein the adjust module is further configured to, when the RF feedback signal indicates that a desired level of transmission of the beamformed RF signal is not provided by the plurality of antennas, further adjusting the coordinates of the outbound RF signal components and one or more of the gain settings of the plurality of power amplifiers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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