Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Seoul National University

Bong-Su Kim

Myung-Sun Song

Kwang-Seon Kim

Woo-Jin Byun

Woo Jin Byun

Min Soo Kang

Kwang Seon Kim

Min-Soo Kang

Tae-Jin Chung

Ki-Chan Eun

Seung Keun Park

Myung Sun Song

Jung Sun Um

Igor Kim

Minsoo Kang

Yong Heui Cho

Tae Jin Chung

Hung Chul Park

Provided is a method and apparatus for determining an operating condition for frequency coexistence and an operating condition determining method includes a method of calculating and transferring an inference-free available frequency and an output level to an existing radio station that operates and needs to be protected or a method of calculating a channel access parameter for sharing a frequency with a heterogeneous device, a network, or a system.

Method and apparatus for determining operating conditions for frequency coexistence

A method of generating shared information includes determining an attenuation effect on transmission power of a new radio station due to a reception mask of an existing radio station, calculating an interference effect of the existing radio station due to the new radio station using the attenuation effect, determining a protection domain of the existing radio station according to the interference effect, and generating shared information to be used by the new radio station based on the protection domain, wherein the protection domain is a domain in which a frequency available to the new radio station is restricted.

Method and apparatus for generating shared information for joint use of frequencies between radio stations

A method for use with a reflectarray antenna for wireless telecommunication is described. The method involves providing a reflectarray antenna, and adjusting a phase of a scattered field of the reflectarray antenna for generating different radiation patterns for angular mode-based multiplexing. The reflectarray antenna includes a ground plane, a dielectric substrate attached on the ground plane; and a first antenna patch formed on one side of the dielectric substrate. Further, the reflectarray antenna includes a second antenna patch formed adjacent to the first antenna patch with a separation area therebetween; and a phase adjustment member disposed in the separation area. The phase of the scattered field of the antenna is adjusted by changing a DC voltage of the phase adjustment member.

Method for use with a reflectarray antenna for wireless telecommunication

Disclosed uses a digital to analog converter and an analog to digital converter that process a low bit for processing of a data signal at high speed according to analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion in a communication system and an analog to digital converter that processes high bit for processing of a signal for synchronization acquisition at low speed.

Apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in communication system

An antenna switching apparatus based on spatial modulation includes a plurality of antennas; a control signal generator configured to generate a plurality of switching control signals; and a plurality of switches configured to switch on to apply a transmission signal to the respective antennas according to the respective switching control signals. Further, the antenna switching apparatus includes a delay analyzer configured to receive the transmission signal output from each of the plurality of switches to calculate delay information for synchronizing the switching control signals applied to the respective switches; and a delay adjuster configured to synchronize the switching control signals to apply the synchronized switching control signals to the respective switches according to the calculated delay information.

Antenna switching apparatus based on spatial modulation

An apparatus for processing a digital transmission signal for a transmitter includes a transmission Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filter to perform shaping on initial setting data to convert the initial setting data into a signal having a predetermined passband, a comparator to compare the signal with data including degradation information provided as feedback by a receiver corresponding to the transmitter, to generate a control signal, and a band flatness correction filter to adjust a coefficient of the band flatness correction filter in response to the control signal, and to correct an in-band flatness.

Apparatus and method for processing digital transmission/reception signals to correct in-band gain flatness

Provided is a digital predistortion linearizer applicable to millimeter-wave band point-to-point communications. The digital predistortion linearizer includes a transmission unit and a reception unit. The reception unit receives a first signal including a transmission signal and a distortion signal through a millimeter-wave propagation environment, detects the distortion signal from the first signal, and transmits information on the detected distortion signal with the first signal to the transmission unit. The transmission unit generates a predistortion signal using the information on the distortion signal and the first signal received from the reception unit, couples the generated predistortion signal with the transmission signal, and outputs the coupled signal.

Method and apparatus for generating predistortion signal

Provided is a transceiver using a millimeter-wave (MM-wave). The transceiver determines output power of a transmitting signal according to a receiving signal of a receiving end in the same device so that a possible loss value occurring in the air may be predicted. By doing so, performance of a whole link budget may be enhanced, and the transmitting signal may be rapidly controlled.

Transceiver using millimeter-wave

Provided are a mixer and a transceiver having the mixer. The mixer includes: an local oscillation (LO) differential signal generator converting an input LO signal into a differential signal; and a mixing unit receiving the LO differential signal as a first input and a first signal having a first frequency as a second input and performing differential amplification on the LO differential signal and the first signal to output a second signal having a second frequency.

Mixer and transceiver having the mixer

Provided are a multi-output oscillator using a single oscillator, and a method of generating multiple outputs. The multi-output oscillator includes: an oscillator outputting the single frequency; a multiplier multiplying the single frequency to output a first frequency; a first frequency divider dividing the single frequency by a first division factor; a first mixer outputting a second frequency by mixing an output of the first frequency divider and an output of the multiplier; a second frequency divider dividing the single frequency by a second division factor; a second mixer mixing the output of the second frequency divider and the output of the first mixer to output a third frequency; and a third mixer mixing the output of the second frequency divider and the output of the multiplier to output a fourth frequency.

Multi-output oscillator using single oscillator

Provided is an apparatus for transitioning a millimeter wave between dielectric waveguide and transmission line using a millimeter wave transition structure formed by the dielectric waveguide, the transmission line, and a slot to transition a signal with lower losses. The apparatus includes: transmission lines disposed respectively at input and output terminals on an uppermost dielectric substrate in a signal transition direction and adapted to transition a signal; a dielectric waveguide formed by a via array disposed between top and bottom ground surfaces of a lowermost dielectric substrate in the signal transition direction as a signal transition path; and slots disposed at a signal transition path of an upper ground surface of each dielectric substrate to connect the transmission lines to the dielectric waveguide so as to transition a signal from the transmission line of the input terminal to the transmission line of the output terminal through the dielectric waveguide.

Apparatus for transitioning millimeter wave between dielectric waveguide and transmission line

Provided is a mode transition circuit for transferring a RF signal and a transceiver module having the same. The mode transition circuit includes: a planar transmission line mounted at a RF substrate for receiving a RF signal from a RF signal generating unit; a via formed inside the RF substrate and connected to one side of the planar transmission line for receiving the RF signal from the planar transmission line; at least one of metal patches formed inside the RF substrate and connected to the one side of the via for receiving the RF signal from the via; and a hole formed inside a low frequency substrate and connected to one side of the metal patch for receiving the RF signal from the metal patch.

Mode transition between a planar line and a waveguide with a low loss RF substrate and a high loss low frequency substrate

A transit structure of a standard waveguide and a dielectric waveguide is related to connecting the dielectric dielectric waveguide to the standard waveguide. The transit structure includes: a cavity to match the dielectric waveguide and the standard waveguide, wherein the dielectric waveguide and the standard waveguide are orthogonal to each other to connect. The transit structure drastically reduces a design time by simply implementing a transit structure by using only a dielectric waveguide, a cavity and a standard waveguide on a dielectric substrate and remarkably reduces a size thereof in comparison with a conventional transit structure since all designs are finished in the size of a metal waveguide.

Transit structure between a waveguide and a dielectric waveguide having a matching cavity

Provided is a microwave and millimeter wave transceiver package technology that can unify the transceiver composed of an amplifier, a filter and a mixer into a low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) module package by using an LTCC method utilizing a multilayer dielectric substrate, thereby achieving miniaturization, a loss reduction and moderate price. The transceiver includes a plurality of cavities arrayed in a multilayer substrate, an amplifier and a mixer mounted in the cavities and a filter provided with a strip line between the amplifier and the mixer.

Transceiver using low temperature co-fired ceramic method

A waveguide filter is disclosed. The waveguide filter includes a lower conductive layer; a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on the lower conductive layer; an upper conductive layer formed on a top surface of the plurality of dielectric layers; a waveguide formed on the upper conductive layer; and two sets of first via metals arranged at longitudinal sides of the waveguide filter, wherein each of the sets is formed in two-fold line shape.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Bong-Su Kim