Mediatek Corporation

Qualcomm Incorporated

International Business Machines Corporation

National Taiwan University

Qualcomm Atheros Inc.

Ho-Chung Chen

Qinfang Sun

Kuo-Fong Hung

Wen-Chang Yeh

Mao-Lin Wu

James Han Wang

Duixian Liu

Yi-Cheng Lin

Brian Allan Floyd

Shih-Wei Hsieh

Chien-Chih Lee

Li-Chun Yang

Chia-Yu Hsieh

An interface module coupled between a host device and a wireless device is disclosed. The interface module includes a connector, having a first part covered in a first case with a first depth and a second part covered in a second case with a second depth; and a control circuit coupled to the first part of the connector, for controlling data transmission between the host device and the wireless device; wherein the second case is made of a conductive material and which can be further covered by an absorptive material.

Interface module and related method

A MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) antenna includes a system ground plane, an antenna ground plane, an EBG (Electromagnetic Band-Gap) structure, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The antenna ground plane overlaps a first portion of the system ground plane. The EBG structure is formed on a second portion of the system ground plane. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are both disposed in proximity to the EBG structure, but substantially extend in different directions.

Multi-input multi-output antenna with electromagnetic band-gap structure

An antenna unit is provided. The antenna unit includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a first planar conductive ring and a feed conductor. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first surface. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second surface, wherein a main opening surrounded by a plurality of first conductive vias electrically connecting the first and the second conductive surface is formed on the second conductive layer, and the main opening defines a radiation cavity and center frequency. The first planar conductive ring surrounds the radiation cavity. The feed conductor feeds a wireless signal to the antenna unit. Both the first planar conductive ring and the feed conductor are placed between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.

Antenna unit

A high sensitivity GPS receiver includes an acquisition engine and a tracking engine. The acquisition engine processes GPS satellite data at data rate that is substantially equal to twice the coarse acquisition (CA) code chip rate. This data rate advantageously enables the acquisition engine to process GPS satellite data with relatively less hardware area than traditional GPS acquisition approaches. In one embodiment, the high efficiency acquisition engine may be over-clocked, thereby allowing different phases of a CA code to be correlated quickly. The tracking engine can advantageously process GPS satellite data at a data rate that does not have an integer relationship to the CA code chip rate.

High sensitivity GPS receiver

A circular polarization antenna includes a substrate, a ground plane, a tuning stub, a feeding element, and a cavity structure. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The feeding element is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The ground plane is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and has a hole. The tuning stub is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and connected to the edge of the hole. The cavity structure is connected to the ground plane and configured to reflect an electromagnetic wave.

Circular polarization antenna

A circuit device includes a multilayer circuit carrier, a first signal transmission line, a second signal transmission line, a signal line transition element, a first impedance transformer, and a second impedance transformer. The multilayer circuit carrier includes a first layer and a second layer. The first signal transmission line is on the surface of the first layer. The second signal transmission line is on the surface of the second layer. The signal line transition element passes through the first layer and the second layer, and has a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal. The first impedance transformer is on the surface of the first layer and electrically connected between the first signal transmission line and the first signal terminal. The second impedance transformer is on the surface of the second layer and electrically connected between the second signal transmission line and the second signal terminal.

Circuit device with signal line transition element

An antenna unit is provided. The antenna unit includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a plurality of conductive vias, a feed conductor and a patch. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first surface. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second surface, wherein an opening is formed on the second conductive layer, and the opening has an opening edge. The conductive vias are formed in the first substrate and connect the first conductive layer to the second conductive layer, wherein the conductive vias surround the opening to define a cavity. The feed conductor extends above the opening to feed a wireless signal to the antenna unit. The patch is disposed above the opening and is separated from the feed conductor.

Antenna module and antenna unit thereof

A high sensitivity GPS receiver includes an acquisition engine and a tracking engine. The acquisition engine processes GPS satellite data at data rate that is substantially equal to twice the coarse acquisition (CA) code chip rate. This data rate advantageously enables the acquisition engine to process GPS satellite data with relatively less hardware area than traditional GPS acquisition approaches. In one embodiment, the high efficiency acquisition engine may be over-clocked, thereby allowing different phases of a CA code to be correlated quickly. The tracking engine can advantageously processes GPS satellite data at a data rate that does not have an integer relationship to the CA code chip rate.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Ho-Chung Chen