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- Patent Title: Methods of testing wireless devices in over-the-air radio-frequency test systems without path loss characterization
- Patent Title (中): 无线射频测试系统中测试无线设备的方法,无路径损耗表征
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Application No.: US12872963Application Date: 2010-08-31
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Publication No.: US08706044B2Publication Date: 2014-04-22
- Inventor: Thomas W. Chang , Adil Syed , David A. Donovan
- Applicant: Thomas W. Chang , Adil Syed , David A. Donovan
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent Jason Tsai
- Main IPC: H04B17/00
- IPC: H04B17/00

Abstract:
A method for testing wireless devices under test (DUTs) in a wireless test station is provided. Each test station may include a test unit, a test chamber with an antenna, and a radio-frequency (RF) cable that connects the test unit to the test chamber. Reference DUTs may be used to calibrate each test station to compute a corrected linear equation based on a nominal path loss value. Over-the-air (OTA) path loss of each test station may not be directly measured. Once calibrated, the test chambers may be used during product testing to test factory DUTs to determine whether a particular factory DUT satisfies pass/fail criteria. During product testing, measured output power levels may be compared with expected output power levels computed using the corrected linear equation. The amount of error between the measured and expected output power levels will determine whether a production DUT satisfies the pass/fail criteria.
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