Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Attila Zolomy

Pasi Rahikkala

Thomas Edward Voor

Zoltan Vida

Tuomas Hänninen

Péter Onódy

Christopher L McCrank

Eric Unruh

Tamas Bodi

Tibor Herman

Terry Lee Dickey

Tibor Toro

DeWitt C Seward

Marton Komancsik

An electromagnetic pulse detector in an integrated circuit includes one or more peak hold circuits coupled to one or more traces in the integrated circuit and configured to asynchronously detect voltage spike(s) on the one or more traces and store voltage value(s) corresponding to the voltage spike(s). One or more comparator circuits are coupled to the peak hold circuits to compare the voltage values corresponding to the voltage spikes to one or more threshold voltage values. Storage locations are coupled to the comparator circuits to store indications of the voltage spike(s) being greater than the threshold voltage value to thereby indicate detection of an electromagnetic pulse.

Asynchronous peak hold circuit on an integrated circuit trace to monitor for voltage spikes caused by an electromagnetic pulse

A dual band antenna structure is disclosed. The dual band antenna structure utilizes features from loop ground edge radiating antennas and inverted-F antennas to create an antenna that has two resonance frequencies. The dual band antenna structure includes a loop ground edge radiating antenna, which has a first resonance frequency. A monopole branch is also located at the end of the feeding trace to provide a second resonance frequency. The dual band antenna structure is useful for network devices that operate at multiple frequencies, such as those using the WiFi/BLE/IEEE802.15.4 protocols.

Dual band loop and inverted-F ground edge radiating antenna structure

A dual resonant wideband meandered PCB antenna is disclosed. The antenna includes two meandered paths that are joined at a common feeding path. The meandered paths have different lengths, which results in different resonance frequencies. The antenna may also include a short circuit stub connected to the feeding path for impedance matching. In some embodiments, the antenna is formed on one layer of a printed circuit board. In another embodiment, to conserve space, the antenna may be formed on multiple layers of the printed circuit board.

Dual resonant wideband meandered PCB antenna

An apparatus includes an RF apparatus, and a wideband multi-band matching balun. The wideband multi-band matching balun includes a multi-band balun, which includes at least one three-element frequency-dependent resonator (TEFDR). The wideband multi-band matching balun further includes a differential-to-differential matching circuit coupled to the RF apparatus. The differential-to-differential matching circuit includes at least one TEFDR.

Radio-frequency apparatus with multi-band wideband balun and associated methods

An apparatus includes a module. The module includes an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a printed monopole antenna. The antenna structure further includes first and second inductive-capacitive (LC) resonant networks that are coupled to the printed monopole antenna. The antenna structure further includes a double slotted loop coupled to the first and second LC resonant networks.

Antenna structure with double-slotted loop and associated methods

An apparatus includes a substrate and a loop antenna formed using the substrate. The loop antenna includes a set of gaps formed to isolate a first part of the loop antenna from a second part of the loop antenna.

Apparatus with partitioned radio frequency antenna and matching network and associated methods

An apparatus includes a radio-frequency (RF) apparatus, and a multi-band matching balun coupled to the RF apparatus. The multi-band matching balun including a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of inductors. None of the plurality of capacitors and none of the plurality of inductors is variable or tunable.

Radio-frequency apparatus with multi-band balun and associated methods

An apparatus includes an RF apparatus, and a multi-band matching balun coupled to the RF apparatus. The multi-band matching balun includes at least one three-element frequency-dependent resonator (TEFDR) and at most three reactive elements.

Radio-frequency apparatus with multi-band balun with improved performance and associated methods

An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The apparatus further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit includes lumped reactive components.

An apparatus includes a module. The module includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit to transmit or receive RF signals, and a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The module further comprises an impedance matching circuit coupled to the RF circuit and to the loop antenna. The impedance matching circuit comprises lumped reactive components.

An apparatus includes a module, which includes an impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor that is external to the module, and is coupled to the impedance matching circuit. The apparatus further includes a loop antenna to transmit or receive the RF signals. The loop antenna is coupled to the capacitor.

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Attila Zolomy