197 patents
Utility
Wireless power receiver configurable for LDO or buck operation
17 Oct 23
A wireless power receiver according to some embodiments includes an integrated circuit which includes: a full-bridge rectifier coupled to receive wireless power from a receiver coil; a wireless receiver controller coupled to control the full-bridge rectifier; a pass device coupled between the full-bridge rectifier and an output; and a configurable controller coupled to the switch, the configurable controller configurable as a LDO controller or a Buck controller.
Rui Liu, Jiangjian Huang
Filed: 27 Sep 22
Utility
Light detection and ranging system and method for operating a light detection and ranging system
10 Oct 23
A light detection and ranging system is presented that includes at least one light source for emitting a light pulse to the surroundings of the light detection and ranging system, at least one monitoring optical sensor for monitoring the emitting of the light pulse by the at least one light source, at least one receiving optical sensor for receiving a light signal from the surroundings of the light detection and ranging system, and at least one signal processing unit for processing the signal of the at least one receiving optical sensor which is characterized in that the at least one signal processing unit comprises a multiplexer at the input for multiplexing between the signal of the at least one receiving optical sensor and the signal of the at least one monitoring optical sensor.
Giuseppe Tavano, Dominik Gruber, Serge Di Matteo
Filed: 22 Oct 19
Utility
Sliding window and DC offset correction technique for pulse doppler radar systems
18 Jul 23
A pulsed radar system is presented that includes a sliding window and DC offset.
Stephen Allott, Jonathan Gowing
Filed: 24 Sep 20
Utility
Calibration and linearization of position sensor
21 Mar 23
In some embodiments, a position sensor calibration and linearization system for position sensors is provided.
Gentjan Qama, Peter Kiesel
Filed: 18 Sep 19
Utility
Wireless Power Receiver Configurable for LDO or Buck Operation
9 Feb 23
A wireless power receiver according to some embodiments includes an integrated circuit which includes: a full-bridge rectifier coupled to receive wireless power from a receiver coil; a wireless receiver controller coupled to control the full-bridge rectifier; a pass device coupled between the full-bridge rectifier and an output; and a configurable controller coupled to the switch, the configurable controller configurable as a LDO controller or a Buck controller.
Rui Liu, Jiangjian Huang
Filed: 27 Sep 22
Utility
Solid-state optical receiver driver system and method for testing a solid-state optical receiver driver system
7 Feb 23
Embodiments of the invention relates to a Solid-state optical receiver driver system, particularly for automotive applications, comprising at least one optical receiver channel, the optical receiver channel being connectable to a respective optical receiver, which is characterized in that the solid-state optical receiver driver system further comprises at least one test signal generation unit, for providing a test signal to the at least one optical receiver channel.
Giuseppe Tavano, Dominik Gruber
Filed: 3 Oct 19
Utility
Light detection and ranging system and method for operating and testing a light detection and ranging system, particularly for safety relevant applications
17 Jan 23
A light detection and ranging system is disclosed.
Dominik Gruber, Giuseppe Tavano, Serge Di Matteo
Filed: 3 Oct 19
Utility
Enhanced foreign object detection with coil current sensing in wireless power transfer systems
13 Dec 22
Embodiments described herein provide foreign object detection based on coil current sensing.
Gustavo James Mehas, Amit D. Bavisi, Nicholaus Wayne Smith
Filed: 3 May 19
Utility
Wireless power receiver configurable for LDO or buck operation
25 Oct 22
A wireless power receiver according to some embodiments includes an integrated circuit which includes: a full-bridge rectifier coupled to receive wireless power from a receiver coil; a wireless receiver controller coupled to control the full-bridge rectifier; a pass device coupled between the full-bridge rectifier and an output; and a configurable controller coupled to the switch, the configurable controller configurable as a LDO controller or a Buck controller.
Rui Liu, Jiangjian Huang
Filed: 11 Jun 19
Utility
Enhanced foreign object detection with coil current sensing in wireless power transfer systems
16 Aug 22
Embodiments described herein provide foreign object detection based on coil current sensing.
Gustavo James Mehas, Amit D. Bavisi, Nicholaus Wayne Smith
Filed: 27 Sep 19
Utility
Method for detecting errors in a rotating position sensor system having sine and cosine signals
26 Jul 22
In some embodiments, a method of correcting for errors in a rotational position sensor having a sine signal and a cosine signal is presented.
Josef Janisch, Erhard Muesch
Filed: 11 Oct 19
Utility
Reconfigurable power in a wireless power transfer system
12 Jul 22
Embodiments described herein provide a method for wireless power transmission of reconfigurable power levels.
Detelin Borislavov Martchovsky
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Monolithic spectrometer
7 Jun 22
In some embodiments, a spectrometer is presented.
Dan Allen, Viresh Patel
Filed: 26 Sep 19
Utility
Q-factor determination of coil select
17 May 22
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a wireless power transmitter includes a transmit coil that includes a plurality of concentric coils; a switch circuit coupled to the plurality of concentric coils; a driver coupled to provide a voltage to the switch circuit; and a controller coupled to the switch circuit, the controller providing control signals to the switch circuit selecting to provide the voltage across one or more of the plurality of concentric coils depending on a Q-factor measuring in the presence of a receive coil.
Nicholaus Wayne Smith
Filed: 25 Feb 19
Utility
Recovery of modulation amplitude in wireless charger tx demodulation
19 Apr 22
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a method and apparatus for demodulating an amplitude-modulated wireless power signal is presented.
Yue Wang, Lijie Zhao
Filed: 1 Aug 18
Utility
Digital logic compatible inputs in compound semiconductor circuits
8 Mar 22
An apparatus includes a device comprising a semiconductor junction configured to generate a reference voltage, a voltage divider circuit, a comparator circuit, and a first output circuit.
Victor Korol, Roberto Aparicio Joo
Filed: 14 Dec 18
Utility
Arrangement and method for connecting various integrated circuits in an automotive control system
8 Mar 22
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method performing data exchange between various integrated circuits, IC, (3,4,5,6,7) in an automotive control system wherein the data are exchanged by a bus and has the object to enable ASIL C/D system coverage and to tie various ICs (clocks, regulators, memory interfaces, sensor signal conditioners, power management ICs etc.) This is solved the data are exchanged by a bus being ASIL C/D compliant and forming a common protocol to exchange information among the integrated circuits (3,4,5,6,7).
Manjit Singh, Serge Di Matteo, Jan Krellner, Kenneth C. Kwok
Filed: 14 Jun 18
Utility
DDR5 client PMIC power up sequence and state transitions
15 Feb 22
An apparatus includes a plurality of registers and a host interface comprising a plurality of pins.
Shwetal Arvind Patel, Chenxiao Ren
Filed: 23 Dec 19
Utility
Control of ionic cooling in wireless charging systems
1 Feb 22
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an ion cooling engine (ICE) controlled by a transmitting or receiving device cools a transmit or receive coil and possibly other parts of a wireless power transmitter or receiver system.
Nicholaus Wayne Smith, Tao Qi, Amit D. Bavisi, Changjae Kim
Filed: 16 Apr 19
Utility
Calibrated mobile gas sensor
25 Jan 22
A mobile gas monitor is presented.
Debra J. Deininger
Filed: 27 Jun 18