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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Severine Catreux, Cardiff, CA (US);
Vinko Erceg, Cardiff, CA (US);
Pieter Roux, San Diego, CA (US);
Pieter Van Rooyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Jack Winters, Middletown, NJ (US);
Severine Catreux, Cardiff, CA (US);
Vinko Erceg, Cardiff, CA (US);
Pieter Roux, San Diego, CA (US);
Pieter van Rooyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Jack Winters, Middletown, NJ (US);
Broadcom Corporation, , US;
Abstract
A method for processing signals is disclosed and may include performing using one or more processor and/or circuits in a receiver that uses a plurality of antennas: receiving via a channel, a plurality of RF signals by one or more of the plurality of antennas. The plurality of received RF signals may be weighted utilizing one or more corresponding RF weighting values to generate a plurality of weighted RF signals. The one or more corresponding RF weighting values may include a frequency-independent weight coefficient that is constant over the channel. At least a portion of the plurality of weighted RF signals may be combined to generate one or more combined RF signals. The one or more corresponding RF weighing values may be selected to maximize an output signal-to-noise ratio of the channel. The output signal-to-noise ratio may be averaged over the channel.