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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Imec, Leuven, BE;
Jakub Raczkowski, Leuven, BE;
Piet Wambacq, Groot-Bijgaarden, BE;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates a method for performing hybrid beamforming in a wireless communication device or any device that uses signal phase shifting for transmission and/or reception. The method comprises performing phase shifting in at least two different domains (or paths), each characterized by an operational frequency, in the communication device. More in particular, the disclosure relates in a first aspect to a method for performing at a receiver beamforming on a beam of incoming signals received via plurality of antenna paths. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates a method for performing hybrid beamforming at a transmitter device, wherein also phase shifting in at least two different domains is performed. More in particular, the disclosure also relates to a method for performing at a transmitter device beamforming on a beam of outgoing signals via a plurality of antenna paths.