Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Postech Research and Business Development Foundation

Donggyu Minn

Youngchang Yoon

Kyuhwan An

Sangho Lee

Yonghoon Kim

Daehyun Kang

Jihoon Kim

Juho Son

Hyunchul Park

Yuichi Aoki

Sunggi Yang

Ho-Jin Song

Seunguk Choi

Seokhyeon Kim

Sehyug Jeon

Hyundo Ryu

Jeeho Park

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An electronic device, in a wireless communication system, may include: a processor, an antenna array, a plurality of first radio frequency (RF) paths related to a first stream, the first RF paths each including a transmit (TX) path and a receive (RX) path, and a plurality of second RF paths related to a second stream, the second RF paths each including a TX path and an RX path, and the processor may be configured to: generate a calibration signal for the antenna array, obtain characteristic information of the antenna array based on a phase difference or a gain difference between one TX path having the first stream and one RX path having the second stream obtained for each of measurement RF paths among the plurality of the first RF paths, and calibrate the plurality of the first RF paths based on the characteristic information.

Apparatus and method for error correction in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a device for variable signal attenuation equipped in a stack-up structure inside an RFIC. The device for signal attenuation comprises: a first transmission line positioned on a first layer inside the RFIC; a second transmission line positioned on a second layer, which is adjacent to the first layer, and electromagnetically coupled to the first transmission line; and a control unit. The first transmission line comprises an impedance control unit on one side. The control unit can variably control the impedance control unit.

Device and method for variable signal attenuation in wireless communication system

The disclosure relates to an RFIC apparatus, and more particularly, to an RFIC circuit having a test circuit, a test apparatus, and a test method thereof. Further, the disclosure relates to a method for estimating or determining a DC gain using a test apparatus and an RF circuit in a DC/AC test stage, and detecting defects of the RF circuit based on the estimated or determined DC gain.

Method and apparatus for detecting circuit defects

An apparatus including an electronic circuit. The apparatus includes a path unit configured to form a first impedance for controlling a gain of an input signal. The apparatus also includes a shunt unit configured to form a second impedance for performing attenuation between the path unit and a ground, wherein the path unit forms the first impedance using an on-resistance of at least one transistor.

Apparatus including electronic circuit for controlling gain of signal

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An electronic device and an operation method thereof are provided for testing performance of a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) in a wireless communication system. The method includes checking a connection state of elements operable as combiners and a plurality of RF chains of the RFIC; performing control to output RF signals from the plurality of RF chains; acquiring an integrated signal by combining the RF signals via the combiners; and determining a quality indicator for the RFIC based the integrated signal.

Device and method for testing RF integrated circuit in wireless communication system

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