Mediatek Corporation

Mediatek Incorporation

Integrated Programmable Communications, Inc.

Tsung-Liang Lin

Jan-Kwo Leeng

Jui-Hsi Cheng

Shu-Ping Hsu

Yi-Huei Chen

Tai-Yuan Cheng

Tsung-Lu Tsai

Ming-Chou Lee

Kai-Te Chen

An apparatus for providing a multi-mode interface between a baseband receiver and radio frequency (RF) circuitry. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus includes a first differential-to-single-ended converter, a second differential-to-single-ended converter and an analog-to-digital converter. The first differential-to-single-ended converter receives an incoming differential current pair to be converted into a first single-ended voltage signal. The second differential-to-single-ended converter receives an incoming differential voltage pair to be converted into a second single-ended voltage signal. Further, the analog-to-digital converter selectively receives an incoming single-ended voltage signal, the first single-ended voltage signal, or the second single-ended voltage signal to be converted into a digital signal to be further processed by the baseband processor. Note that the incoming single-ended voltage signal, as well as the incoming differential voltage and current signal pairs together form the multi-mode interface to the RF circuitry.

Apparatus for providing a multi-mode interface between a baseband receiver and radio frequency circuitry

An antenna structure has a substrate, having a first-side surface and a second-side surface. A first antenna substructure on the first-side surface has a first straight metal line and a second straight metal line. The second straight metal line joins to the first straight metal line, and is substantially perpendicular to the first straight metal line. A second antenna substructure disposed on the second-side surface has a metal plate, serving as a ground, wherein the first straight metal line is overlapping with the metal plate. An L-shape metal line protrudes from the metal plate, wherein a portion of the L-shape metal line is parallel and overlapping with the second straight metal line, and a portion of the L-shape metal line is parallel to the first straight metal line without overlapping.

Dual band patch antenna

An antenna on a printed circuit board (PCB) with a compensating capacitor. The antenna has a radiator disposed over a first surface of the PCB. Wherein the radiator includes a signal feeding section and a tuning section coupled together at a joint. The tuning section includes a bending portion. Also and, a ground layer with or without a protuding portion is disposed on a second surface of the PCB, wherein the bending portion of the tuning section is overlapping with the ground layer to form the compensating capacitor. In addition, the radiator can also have a short circuit stub section, electrically coupled to the ground layer.

Antenna with printed compensating capacitor

A layout of a wireless communication circuit on a printed circuit board (PCB), which is a rectangular board wherein a first side is a Y-axis and a second side is an X-axis. The layout has a first antenna located at a corner between the first side and the second side. An antenna switch and a first filter are located at middle y-coordinate and a X-coordinate. A RF integrated circuit (RFIC) is located after the first filter. A first regulator is located near the second side and higher than the RFIC. A media access control (MAC) is located at about a middle y-coordinate and higher than the first regulator. An oscillator is located at a corner between the second side and the third side. A second regulator is located near the fourth side and above the first regulator. A power amplifier is located near the fourth side above the RFIC. A second filter and a transmitting/receiving (T/R) switch are located before the power amplifier. A second antenna is located at a corner between the first side and the fourth side.

Layout of wireless communication circuit on a printed circuit board

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Tsung-Liang Lin