Which component's primary job is to generate spike timing to control the beam?

• A. Receiver
• B. Beam Former
• C. Transmitter
• D. Processor

Answer: (B)

The main concept here is steering a phased array beam by timing across the antenna elements. A beam former is the part that applies precise time delays (spike timing) to the signals feeding each element, so they combine constructively in a chosen direction. By adjusting those delays, the beam former shapes and steers the beam without moving hardware. The transmitter just provides the base signal, and the processor may compute which delays are needed, but the actual generation of the timing cues that control the beam lies with the beam former. The receiver isn’t responsible for steering the beam.