Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110115482 | ULTRASENSITIVE DETECTION PLATFORM FOR SENSING MAGNETIC AND/OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY CHANGE - A scalable and ultrasensitive frequency-shift magnetic array scheme. The theoretical limit of the sensor noise floor is shown to be dominated by the phase noise of the sensing oscillators. To increase the sensitivity, a noise suppression technique, Correlated Double Counting (CDC), is described with no power overhead. As an implementation example, a 64-cell sensor array is designed in a standard 65 nm CMOS process. The CDC scheme achieves an additional 6 dB noise suppression. The magnetic sensing capability of the presented sensor is verified by detecting micron size magnetic particles with an SNR of 14.6 dB for a single bead and an effective dynamic range of at least 74.5 dB. Applications in biosensing are contemplated, among other possible uses. Measurement of electrical properties is also contemplated. | 05-19-2011 |
20110140772 | SELF-HEALING POWER AMPLIFIER: METHODS AND APPARATUS - An integrated power amplifier includes a divider and a combiner. The integrated power amplifier also includes two or more amplifiers. Each of the amplifier input terminals is electrically coupled to a divider output terminal and each of the amplifier output terminals is electrically coupled to a combiner input terminal. At least one power sensor is configured to provide a power amplifier performance metric. The divider and the combiner include a plurality of actuators. Each actuator has at least one actuator control terminal which is configured to provide an actuator setting. The actuators are configured via the actuator control terminals to optimize the power amplifier performance metric. Methods to simulate the operation of a self-healing power amplifier and a process for the operation of a self-healing circuit are also described. | 06-16-2011 |
20110175602 | INDUCTORS WITH UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH IN THE NEAR-FIELD - An integrated inductor includes a plurality of coils. Each of the plurality of coils is electromagnetically coupled together to form an inductor between a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal. At least one of the plurality of coils is disposed in a layer on an integrated structure and at least another of one of the plurality of coils disposed in a layer of the integrated structure. One of the plurality of coils is spaced with respect to another of the plurality of coils to cause a substantially uniform magnetic field strength across a surface of the integrated inductor. An integrated magnetic particle sensor system, an integrated inductor having a section having a different width than another section, an integrated inductor having at least one gradual transition section, and an integrated inductor having at least one floating metal structure are also described. | 07-21-2011 |
20120064563 | CELL-BASED SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure describes cell-based sensors. Cell-based sensors can comprise cells coupled with a sensor for sensing change of configuration and/or movement of the cells. Such changes of configuration and/or movement of the cells can be sensed through changes to one or more parameters such as electrical, mechanical and/or optical parameters. By way of example, the sensors can be magnetic based sensors or electrochemical sensors. | 03-15-2012 |
20120105182 | INTEGRATED 3-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ELEMENT ARRAYS - Systems and methods for constructing integrated three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays using a bulk resonator are illustrated. In several embodiments, the integrated three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays include electromagnetic elements buried within the bulk resonator. In many embodiments, inclusion of a third dimension in the electromagnetic element array can alleviate or eliminate the trade-offs that are experienced in conventional integrated antennas by using the third physical dimension to provide an additional degree of freedom to manipulate electromagnetic boundary conditions in the near-field of the substrate, affecting both the resulting electromagnetic near- and far-fields. In several embodiments, three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays are formed by mechanically stacking substrates on which integrated planar circuits are formed (i.e. chips) using conventional die stacking techniques. | 05-03-2012 |
20120155580 | BROADBAND PHASE SYNTHESIS NETWORK WITH SELF-HEALING CAPABILITY - A phase synthesis network having self healing capability. The phase synthesis network includes two phase rotators that receive I and Q input LO signals, that receive a digital control signal, and that can adjust a phase and a gain in response to the digital control signal. An output of each of the phase rotators provides a respective output signal to a switch. The switch provides a selected one of the respective output signals for mixing with a predetermined one of the respective output signals. Two mixers mix signals from the phase rotators with an RF signal. Two analog-to-digital converters provide a respective digital signal representative of the output of the mixers. A baseband digital processor generates digital control signals that are provided to the phase rotators. The circuit has an output terminal configured to provide an output signal representative of the RF signal. | 06-21-2012 |
20120212383 | TRAVELLING WAVE DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ANTENNA RADIATOR STRUCTURES, HIGH FREQUENCY POWER GENERATION AND QUASI-OPTICAL FILTERING - An integrated distributed active radiator (DAR) device includes first and second conductors disposed adjacent to each other. The conductors define curves which close on themselves to within a distance of a gap. The first conductor first end is electrically coupled to the second conductor second end across the gap. The second conductor first end is electrically coupled to the first conductor second end across the gap. At least one active element is configured to produce a self-oscillation current at a frequency f | 08-23-2012 |
20130193324 | INTEGRATED TERAHERTZ IMAGING SYSTEMS - A low-power 4×4-pixel THz camera with responsivity greater than 2.5 MV/W and sub-10 pW/√Hz NEP at 0.25 THz is integrated in 130 nm silicon without using either high-resistivity substrates or silicon lenses. Imaging results with a fully integrated radiating CMOS power source demonstrate the first entirely silicon-based THz imager. | 08-01-2013 |
20130278473 | EFFICIENT ACTIVE MULTI-DRIVE RADIATOR - An integrated Multi-Port Driven (MPD) antenna that can be driven at many points with different signals. An integrated MPD radiating source utilizing an 8-phase ring oscillator and eight power amplifiers to drive the MPD antenna at 161 GHz with a total radiated power of −2 dBm and a single element EIRP of 4.6 dBm has been demonstrated in silicon with single lobe well behaved radiation patterns closely matching simulation. | 10-24-2013 |
20130279631 | Dynamic Polarization Modulation and Control - A method for sending a data from an electromagnetic radiator by polarization modulation of an electromagnetic wave includes radiating from the radiator first and second electromagnetic waves including first and second polarizations respectively, the first polarization being different than the second polarization. The first and second electromagnetic waves form a third electromagnetic wave having a third polarization different from the first or second polarization. The method includes modulating the third polarization responsive to the data by modulating one or more parts of the third electromagnetic wave. The data is sent in the third polarization. A system for sending a data includes an oscillator adapted to generate an oscillating signal, and a phase shifter coupled to the oscillator and adapted to generate a first phase-shifted oscillating signal having a first phase. The phase shifter is adapted to vary the phase difference across a predefined range in response to the data. | 10-24-2013 |
20130322807 | Integrated Light Source Independent Linewidth Reduction - An integrated optical linewidth reduction system detects/estimates the phase noise of an incoming optical signal and subtracts the detected phase noise from the phase noise of the incoming signal. A first coupler/splitter of the linewidth reduction system may split the incoming signal into first and second optical signals travelling through first and second optical paths. A second coupler/splitter may split the second optical signal into third and fourth optical signals travelling through third and fourth optical paths. The third optical path has a longer propagation delay than the fourth optical path. Two different coupling ratios of the third and fourth optical signals are used to generate an electrical signal representative of the phase noise of the incoming signal. A phase detector/estimator estimates the phase noise from the electrical signal. A phase modulator subtracts the detected/estimated phase noise from the phase noise of the incoming signal. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322892 | Integrated Optical Phased Array - An integrated optical phased array includes an input channel receiving an optical input signal, and a multitude of signal processing channels each adapted to supply an associated optical output signal along a first axis in response to the input signal. Each signal processing channel includes, in part, a phase modulator adapted to modulate the phase of the signal travelling through the channel, thereby to control or steer the output signal of the phased array. Each channel optionally includes first and second photo detection circuits respectively generating first and second detection signals. The first and second detection signals in each channel may be used to modulate the amplitude and/or phase of the output signal of that channel thereby to control and steer the output signal of the phased array. | 12-05-2013 |
20140055832 | Integrated Two-Dimensional Planar Optical Phased Array - An optical phased array includes, in part, a multitude of optical signal emitters and a multitude of optical signal phase/delay elements each associated with and disposed between a different pair of the optical signal emitters. Each optical signal phase/delay element is adapted to cause a phase/delay shift between the optical signals emitted from its associated pair of optical signal emitters. Each optical signal phase/delay element is optically a ring resonator that includes a p-i-n junction. By varying the bias applied to the p-i-n junction, the phase/delay generated by the ring resonator is varied. Furthermore, each optical signal emitter is optionally an optical grating having a multitude of grooves. The groove lengths of the optical gratings are optionally selected so as to increase along the direction of travel of the input optical signal through the optical phase array. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062805 | Sensing Radiation Metrics Through Mode-Pickup Sensors - A sensing structure includes an integrated circuit substrate, and a first sensor formed on or above the integrated circuit substrate adapted to detect a first part of an electromagnetic field in the integrated circuit substrate. A sensing structure includes a dielectric substrate and a first sensor formed on or above the dielectric substrate adapted to detect a first part of an electromagnetic field in the integrated circuit substrate. A sensing structure includes an integrated circuit substrate and a multitude of sensors formed on or above the integrated circuit substrate adapted to detect a multitude of parts of an electromagnetic field in the integrated circuit substrate. A method for sensing a first part of an electromagnetic field includes providing an integrated circuit substrate, forming a first sensor on or above the integrated circuit substrate, and detecting the first part of the electromagnetic field in the integrated circuit substrate. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071249 | COHERENT CAMERA - A camera includes, in part, an optical signal source generating a frequency varying optical signal, a multitude of pixels arranged along rows and columns, an optical focusing element, and an opto-electronic circuit. A portion of the optical signal generated by the optical signal is caused to reflect from a target object and then directed toward the pixels. A multitude of samples of a second portion of the optical signal are combined with the signals received by the pixels to generate a multitude of combined optical signals. The optical signals so combined are converted to electrical signals. Each electrical signal has a frequency defined by a difference between a frequency of the second portion of the optical signal and a frequency of a signal received from a pixel. The frequency differences are used to form an image of the target object. | 03-13-2014 |
20140077799 | INTEGRATED MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER FOR MULTIPLEXED BIOSENSING - A magnetic spectrometer is integrated in a semiconductor substrate and provides high sensitivity without using an external magnet field. The spectrometer includes one or more highly stable on-chip oscillator and LC resonator. A current caused to pass through the inductor generates a magnetic field and polarizes the nanoparticles placed in its proximity, thereby changing the effective inductance of the inductor, and in turn, modifying the oscillation frequency of the LC resonator. The shift in the oscillation frequency is used to characterize the nanoparticles and measure their magnetic susceptibility frequency profile. The spectrometer operates at multiple frequencies over a diverse range without using a reference sensor thereby effectively increasing its spatial multiplexing density. The magnetic spectrometer uses the relationship between the sizes of the particles and the resonance frequency F | 03-20-2014 |
20140140652 | Integrated Light Source Independent Linewidth Reduction of Lasers Using Electro-Optical Feedback Techniques - An integrated optical linewidth reduction system includes a phase modulator adapted to modulate the phase of an incoming optical signal in response to a feedback control signal defined by a first electrical signal. The phase modulator is further adapted to generate a first optical signal travelling through a first optical path. The first electrical signal is representative of a phase noise of the first optical signal. An optical linewidth of the first optical signal is less than an optical linewidth of the incoming optical signal. | 05-22-2014 |
20140175893 | SMART RF LENSING: EFFICIENT, DYNAMIC AND MOBILE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - An RF lens includes a multitude of radiators adapted to transmit radio frequency electromagnetic EM waves whose phases are modulated so as to concentrate the radiated power in a small volume of space in order to power an electronic device positioned in that space. Accordingly, the waves emitted by the radiators are caused to interfere constructively at that space. The multitude of radiators are optionally formed in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array. The electromagnetic waves radiated by the radiators have the same frequency but variable amplitudes. | 06-26-2014 |
20140354350 | SELF-HEALING TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUITS - A self-healing monolithic integrated includes an electronic circuit having a plurality of transistors. At least one sensor is disposed within and electrically coupled to the electronic circuit and configured to sense a performance metric of the electronic circuit. A plurality of actuators is disposed within the circuit. Each actuator of the plurality of actuators has electrically coupled to it a control terminal. The plurality of actuators is configured to perform a selected one of, electrically coupling at least one transistor of the plurality of transistors into the electronic circuit and electrically de-coupling at least one transistor of the plurality of transistors, in response to operation of one of the control terminals to improve the performance metric. | 12-04-2014 |
20140367575 | INTEGRATED TERAHERTZ IMAGING SYSTEMS - A low-power 4×4-pixel THz camera with responsivity greater than 2.5 MV/W and sub-10 pW/√Hz NEP at 0.25 THz is integrated in 130 nm silicon without using either high-resistivity substrates or silicon lenses. Imaging results with a fully integrated radiating CMOS power source demonstrate the first entirely silicon-based THz imager. | 12-18-2014 |
20150078754 | OPTICALLY BALANCED OPTO-ELECTRICAL OSCILLATOR - An opto-electrical oscillator includes, in part, first and second optical phase modulators, a coupler, an optical-to-electrical signal conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The first optical phase modulator modulates the phase of a first optical signal in response to a first feedback signal to generate a first phase modulated signal. The second optical phase modulator modulates the phase of a second optical signal in response to a second feedback signal to generate a second phase modulated signal. The first and second optical signals travel through first and second optical paths respectively and are generated from the same optical source. The optical-to-electrical signal conversion circuit receives an optical signal from the coupler and in response generates an electrical signal applied to the control circuit. The output signals of the control circuit cause the first and second feedback signals to be out of phase. | 03-19-2015 |