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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Qorvo Us, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
George Maxim, Saratoga, CA (US);
Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, San Jose, CA (US);
Alexander Wayne Hietala, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Baker Scott, San Jose, CA (US);
Qorvo US, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
A multi-radio access technology (RAT) circuit is provided. The multi-RAT circuit includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit(s) coupled to an interconnect medium(s). The RF circuit(s) includes a power head circuit configured to receive a local oscillation (LO) pilot and an RF signal via the interconnect medium(s). The power head circuit generates an LO signal based on the LO pilot without requiring a synthesizer. Accordingly, the power head circuit modulates the RF signal to a carrier band based on the LO signal for transmission in a millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum. By generating the LO signal and modulating the RF signal to the carrier band in the power head circuit, it may be possible to minimize attenuation and/or interference to the RF signal. Further, it may also be possible to share the interconnect medium(s) with existing RATs, thus helping to reduce size, power, and cost impacts associated with supporting an mmWave RAT.