A system for transmitting or receiving signals may include an integrated circuit (IC), a transducer operatively coupled to the IC for converting between electrical signals and electromagnetic signals; and insulating material that fixes the locations of the transducer and IC in spaced relationship relative to each other. The system may further include a lead frame providing external connections to conductors on the IC. An electromagnetic-energy directing assembly may be mounted relative to the transducer for directing electromagnetic energy in a region including the transducer and in a direction away from the IC. The directing assembly may include the lead frame, a printed circuit board ground plane, or external conductive elements spaced from the transducer. In a receiver, a signal-detector circuit may be responsive to a monitor signal representative of a received first radio-frequency electrical signal for generating a control signal that enables or disables an output from the receiver.

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›1.independentA system comprising:na first transducer configured to convert electromagnetic signals into electrical signals; anda first integrated circuit (IC) oper…+6

›2.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the reference is representative of a threshold signal strength below which reception is disabled and above which recept…d2

›3.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the monitor signal is representative of average signal strength.d2

›4.↳ 1The system of claim 1, further comprising:na second transducer configured to convert electrical signals into electromagnetic signals, the second trans…d2

›5.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic signals converted by the first transducer are in an extremely high frequency (EHF) band.d2

›6.↳ 1The system of claim 1, further comprising:na gain control circuit to compare the monitor signal to a target level signal and to generate a gain contro…d2

›7.↳ 1The system of claim 1, wherein the signal detector circuit comprises a low pass filter to generate the monitor signal by low pass filtering the first …d2

›8.independentA method comprising:nreceiving by a first transducer a first radio-frequency electromagnetic signal;converting by the first transducer the first radio…+6

›9.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the reference is representative of a threshold signal strength below which reception is disabled and above which recept…d2

›10.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the monitor signal is representative of average signal strength.d2

›11.↳ 8The method of claim 8, further comprising:nreceiving by a second IC containing a transmitter circuit a second baseband signal;transforming the second …d2

›12.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the first radio-frequency electromagnetic signal is in an extremely high frequency (EHF) band.d2

›13.↳ 8The method of claim 8, further comprising:ncomparing the monitor signal to a target level signal and generating a gain control signal based on the com…d2

›14.↳ 8The system of claim 8, wherein the monitor signal is generated by low pass filtering the first baseband signal.d2

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10 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04L25/02
H01Q19/18
H01L23/66
H01Q19/02
H01L23/31
H01Q1/48
H01L23/498
H01Q7/00
H01L23/00
H01Q9/26

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61467334	24 Mar 2011
related publication	US 20120263244 A1	18 Oct 2012

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