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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130266156 | SENSOR AMPLIFIER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION OF A SENSOR SIGNAL - A sensor amplifier arrangement includes an amplifier having a signal input to receive a sensor signal and a signal output to provide an amplified sensor signal, and a feedback path that couples the signal output to the signal input and provides a feedback current that is an attenuated signal of the amplified sensor signal and is inverted with respect to the sensor signal. | 10-10-2013 |
20130222953 | HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR, ESD-PROTECTION CIRCUIT, AND USE OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR IN AN ESD-PROTECTION CIRCUIT - In the high-voltage transistor, which is suitable for an ESD-protection circuit, there is no doped well or at most a portion of a second well ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130002732 | Circuit Configuration and Method for Controlling Particularly Segmented LED Background Illumination - A circuit arrangement for controlling a segmented LED backlight in particular, comprises a generator ( | 01-03-2013 |
20120293148 | DC/DC CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR THE CURRENT CONTROL OF A DC/DC CONVERTER - A DC/DC converter includes an input to which an input current is supplied, an output at which an output current is provided, and a current control circuit coupled to the input and the output includes a unit that provides an instantaneous value signal proportional to the output current of the DC/DC converter with the aid of the input current, an internal input that supplies a reference signal, and a comparison device coupled to the unit that provides the instantaneous value signal and the internal input and comprises an internal output that provides a control signal dependent on a comparison of the instantaneous value signal with the reference signal, wherein the control signal adjusts the output current of the DC/DC converter. | 11-22-2012 |
20120280743 | SIGNAL PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PARTICULARLY FOR ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A signal processing arrangement including a signal processing stage that divides an input signal (Vin) applied to a signal input (In) of the signal processing stage into at least two subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b) as a function of a signal amplitude (A) of the input signal (Vin), wherein the signal processing stage is designed for parallel signal processing of the subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b), and a reconstruction stage connected to the signal processing stage and provides an output signal (Vout) by weighting and combining the at least two processed subsignals (Vin_a, Vin_b). | 11-08-2012 |
20120280726 | CONTROL CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED DC/DC CONVERTERS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED CONVERTER - A control circuit arrangement for pulse-width modulated DC/DC converters includes a phase generator for a complementary driver which provides respective gate signals to a first and second driver transistor in response to a control signal. A clock control circuit receives a clock signal and a pulse-width modulated signal and provides the control signal in response to a signal edge of the pulse-width modulated signal and the clock signal applied thereto. A mode selection input terminal receives a mode selection signal to select a first mode or a second mode of operation. The phase generator provides in the first mode each of the gate signals the control signal and the respective other gate signal. In the second mode of operation, it provides each gate signal in response to the control signal. | 11-08-2012 |
20120268212 | Amplifier Arrangement and Method for Operating an Amplifier Arrangement - An amplifier arrangement comprising an amplifier (AMP) with a terminal (SPL) for a supply signal (VSPL) and a bias circuit (BIAS) for providing the supply signal (VSPL) at the terminal (SPL). The bias circuit holds an operating point (OP) of the amplifier (AMP) constant by means of the supply signal (VSPL). The bias circuit (BIAS) comprises a reference circuit (REF) for providing a reference signal (VREF) and a correction device (COR) by means of which the supply signal (VSPL) is regulated based on the reference signal (VREF) and a correction signal (Vfeed), the correction signal (Vfeed) being dependent on the operating point (OP) of the amplifier (AMP). A method for operating an amplifier arrangement is also described. | 10-25-2012 |
20120268029 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Operating a Light Source, in Particular, a Light-Emitting Diode - A circuit arrangement for driving a light source, in particular, a light-emitting diode, comprises a first adjustable current path ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120228934 | Multi-Current Source and Method for Regulating Current - A multi-current-source comprises a voltage converter (VC), a first current source (CS | 09-13-2012 |
20120215942 | Electronic Component with Assignment of an Address to the Component - An electronic component ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120211842 | Semiconductor Body Having a Terminal Cell - A semiconductor body comprising a first connection for feeding an upper supply potential and a first and a second terminal cell, which are situated at a distance from each other. The semiconductor body further comprises an arrester structure, which is arranged between the first and second terminal cells in a p-doped substrate. The arrester structure comprises a first and a second p-channel field-effect transistor structure, each of which is set in a respective n-doped well substantially parallel to the first and second terminal cells, and a diode structure with a p-doped region set in a further n-doped well between the n-doped wells of the first and second p-channel field-effect transistor structures. The diode structure is designed to activate the first and second p-channel field-effect transistor structure as arrester elements during an electrostatic discharge in the semiconductor body. | 08-23-2012 |
20120200233 | Circuit Arrangement for a Piezo Transformer, and Method Therefor - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120187932 | Voltage Converter and Method for Voltage Conversion - A voltage converter ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120187458 | Asymmetric High-Voltage JFET and Manufacturing Process - A high voltage JFET has a deep well of a first type of conductivity made in a semiconductor substrate, a further well of an opposite second type of conductivity arranged in the deep well, a shallow well of a first type of conductivity arranged in the further well, a first contact region for source and a second contact region for drain arranged in the further well, a third contact region for gate arranged between the first contact region and the second contact region in the shallow well, a first distance between the first contact region and the third contact region being smaller than a second distance between the second contact region and the third contact region, and an electrical connection between the first contact region and the second contact region via at least one channel region present between the deep well and the shallow well in the further well. | 07-26-2012 |
20120169422 | Amplifier with Non-Linear Current Mirror - An amplifier with a non-linear current mirror comprises an amplification stage having an input terminal for an input signal as well as an output stage coupled to the amplification stage by a current mirror stage. The current mirror stage comprises at least one mirror transistor coupled to the amplification stage and at least one output transistor coupled to the output stage. The amplifier comprises two variable resistive elements, each of them connected in series to one of the mirror transistor and the output transistor. A tuning stage is adapted to tune the variable resistive elements in response to the input signal. | 07-05-2012 |
20120155675 | Microphone Amplifier - A microphone amplifier comprises an input terminal (E | 06-21-2012 |
20120146709 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Temperature Measurement - A circuit arrangement for temperature measurement comprises an input for connecting a temperature-sensitive element, a that is connected to a first input of a comparator. A reference voltage is connected to a second input of the comparator. Furthermore, the arrangement comprises a sequential logic, that is coupled to the output of the comparator that comprises a first output and a second output. A digitally controllable switch element for providing a superposition signal is connected to the output of the sequential logic and the first input of the comparator. | 06-14-2012 |
20120119710 | Charging Circuit for a Charge Accumulator and Method for Charging the Same - In one embodiment, a charging circuit for a charge accumulator comprises a first terminal (A | 05-17-2012 |
20120119677 | Power Supply Arrangement and Method for the Power Supply of an Electrical Load - A power supply arrangement ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120105138 | Circuit Charge Pump Arrangement and Method for Providing a Regulated Current - A power source arrangement comprises a controlled and clocked operated power source, that power source providing an output voltage out of a plurality of output voltages in response to a first multiplication factor. One or more regulated current sources are connected to the controlled and clocked operated power source to provide an output current to respective loads. Each of the one or more regulated current sources is adapted to provide a first indication signal upon a regulated operation of the respective current source. The power source arrangement further comprises a dummy power source as well as a dummy current source connected to the dummy power source. The dummy current source receives a load signal corresponding to a voltage drop over the loads connected to the one or more regulated current sources and provides a second indication signal in response thereto. A control circuit receives the respective first and second indication signal and provides the control signal to the controlled and clocked operated power source in response thereto. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104605 | Chip Design having Integrated Fuse and Method for the Production Thereof - A chip design ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120068765 | Method for Offset Compensation of a Switched-Capacitor Amplifier and Switched Capacitor Amplifier Arrangement - A method for offset compensation of a switched-capacitor amplifier comprises a reset phase (φ | 03-22-2012 |
20110316499 | Current Source Regulator - A current source regulator for controlling an output device (Mp) of current source, the output device (Mp) providing an output current (Isrc) to a load. The current source regulator comprises a first feedback loop ( | 12-29-2011 |
20110316488 | Circuit Arrangement for the Energy Supply of a Battery and Associated Method - A circuit arrangement for supplying energy, comprising: a first input adapted to receive a first voltage from a first terminal of a control component, a second input adapted to receive a second voltage from a second terminal of the control component, a first output adapted to receive output a control signal to a control terminal of the control component for controlling an energy supply of an electrical load; and a power determining arrangement, comprising a switched-capacitor arrangement having an input coupled to the first and the second input of the circuit arrangement and an output coupled to the first output of the circuit arrangement. | 12-29-2011 |
20110309803 | Method for Switching an Electrical Load in a Bridge Branch of a Bridge Circuit, and Bridge Circuit - In one embodiment, a method for switching an electrical load having at least one capacitive component and one inductive component in a bridge branch of a bridge circuit comprises a charging of the bridge branch to a first voltage (V | 12-22-2011 |
20110298104 | Semiconductor Body with a Protective Structure and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A semiconductor body comprises a protective structure. The protective structure ( | 12-08-2011 |
20110293106 | Signal Processing Circuit for the Generation of a Loudspeaker Signal and Signal-Processing Method - A signal-processing circuit for the generation of a loudspeaker signal comprises an input for the feeding of a digital input signal and a digital equalizer filter that is coupled with the input and has at least one first recursive filter that is defined by a first adjustable set of coefficients. An amplification device coupled with the equalizer filter is designed to generate the loudspeaker signal as a function of the filtered input signal and to output on an output terminal. A current measurement device is designed to output a digital measurement signal that represents a current of the loudspeaker signal. A digital filter block is designed to generate, through filtering, an estimate signal as a function of the measurement signal. For this purpose, the filter block has at least one second recursive filter that is defined by a second adjustable set of coefficients. A matching block is designed to determine a new set of coefficients as a function of the measurement signal, the estimate signal, and the filtered input signal and to use the newly determined coefficients in the first and second adjustable set of coefficients such that the resulting transfer functions of the at least one first and the at least one second filters are inverse relative to each other. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291633 | Current Source Arrangement, Circuit Arrangement with the Current Source Arrangement and Method for Operating Such an Arrangement - In one embodiment, the current source arrangement comprises a current source (B), that has two output terminals ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110279173 | Controlled Charge Pump Arrangement and Method for Controlling a Clocked Charge Pump - A controlled charge pump comprises a clock operated charge pump having an output terminal to provide an output voltage. A first sub-circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the clocked operated charge pump and adapted to provide a first control signal in response to a comparison of the output voltage with a first reference signal. A second sub-circuit is coupled to the clocked operated charge pump and provides a second control signal in response to a comparison of a switch current within the clocked operated charge pump with a second reference signal. A clock skip controller is adapted to control the mode of operation of the clocked operated charge pump in response to that first and second control signals. | 11-17-2011 |
20110273173 | Sensor Arrangement and Method for Operating a Sensor Arrangement - A sensor arrangement comprises at least one magnetic-field sensor (SM | 11-10-2011 |
20110273172 | Sensor Arrangement and Method for Operating a Sensor Arrangement - A sensor arrangement comprises at least a first magnetic-field sensor (SM | 11-10-2011 |
20110260702 | Voltage Converter and Method for Voltage Conversion - In one embodiment, a voltage converter comprises a step-down converter (DC), to which can be supplied, on the inlet side, an inlet voltage (VBat), to which is supplied, on the inlet side, a control voltage (Vs), and which has an outlet ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110260284 | Method for Producing a Semiconductor Component, and Semiconductor Component - In the insulation layer ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110227652 | Differential Amplifier and Method for the Operation of a Differential Amplifier - A differential amplifier comprises a first amplifier (A | 09-22-2011 |
20110227567 | Sensor Arrangement and Method for Operating a Sensor Arrangement - A sensor arrangement comprises a first, a second and a third magnetic field sensor that are arranged along a curved principal direction. A first combination means is connected to the first and second magnetic field sensors and a first channel signal can be derived from the signals of the first and second magnetic field sensors by the first combination means. A second combination means is connected to the first, second and third magnetic field sensors (SM | 09-22-2011 |
20110223946 | Central Unit, Terminal Unit, System and Method for Downloading a Light Pattern - In one embodiment, a central unit, particularly for use in a network, has a memory ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110215737 | Voltage Conversion Circuit and Voltage Conversion Method - A voltage conversion circuit comprises a first and a second output (O | 09-08-2011 |
20110199070 | Current Mirror Arrangement and Method for Switching on a Current - A current mirror arrangement comprises a switchable, adjustable current source (Q | 08-18-2011 |
20110199069 | Band Gap Reference Circuit - A band gap reference circuit comprises a first branch ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110199062 | DC/DC Converter Arrangement and Method for DC/DC Conversion - A DC/DC converter arrangement comprises an input terminal ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110199008 | Current source, current source arrangement and their use - A current source ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110187339 | Voltage-Converter Arrangement and Method for Voltage Conversion - A voltage-converter arrangement comprises an arrangement input ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110187338 | Controlled Current Source and Method for Sourcing a Current - A controlled current source comprises a signal input to receive a control input bus signal (D | 08-04-2011 |
20110172001 | Housing and Loudspeaker Module - A housing ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110170699 | Loudspeaker and System for Active Noise Cancellation - A loudspeaker for active noise cancellation is disclosed in which a measurement microphone ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110169420 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Driving an Electrical Load - A circuit arrangement for driving an electrical load comprises a connection node (LED) for connecting the electrical load and a control device (Ctrl) that is coupled to the connection node (LED) to drive the electrical load. A detection circuit (Det) is coupled to the connection node (LED) for detecting a trigger signal (trig) at the connection node (LED) and coupled to the control device (Ctrl) via a measurement channel (Mes). | 07-14-2011 |
20110133723 | Sensor Arrangement and Method for Operating a Sensor Arrangement - A sensor arrangement has a plurality of Hall sensor devices, each configured to provide a sensor voltage in response to a magnetic field intensity. A selection unit is configured to forward either of the sensor voltages in response to a selection signal. A transconductance amplifier is configured to generate a sensing current depending on a forwarded sensor voltage. A filter stage has a resistor and a filter capacitor connected in parallel in a switchable manner in response to a first switching signal. The filter stage is configured to generate a filtered voltage across the filter capacitor depending on a sensing current. A capacitive analog-to-digital converter has an input capacitor being connected to the filter capacitor in a switchable manner in response to a second switching signal. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to generate a digital sensor value based on a filtered voltage. The sensor arrangement further has a control circuit which is configured to generate the selection signal and the first and the second switching signals such that for each of the forwarded sensor voltages in a first time segment, the filtered voltage across the filter capacitor is generated, and in a second time segment, the input capacitor is connected to the filter capacitor. | 06-09-2011 |
20110110004 | Circuit Arrangement for Protection from Electrostatic Discharges and Method for Operating Same - A circuit arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharges has a diverting structure (ESD | 05-12-2011 |
20110101895 | METHODS FOR HYBRID VELOCITY CONTROL OF AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESONANT ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A method, computer readable medium, and system for controlling velocity of an at least partially resonant actuator system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes determining with an actuator controller computing device a sequence of full bridge and half bridge outputs to control an output velocity of an at least partially resonant actuator device. The actuator controller computing device controls a driver system to output a driving signal based on the determined sequence of full bridge and half bridge outputs. The driver system provides the driving signal to the at least one at least partially resonant actuator device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110101894 | Methods for reducing power consumption of at least partially resonant actuator systems and systems thereof - A method, computer readable medium, and a system for reducing power consumption of an at least partially resonant actuator system includes adjusting a driving system with an actuator controller computing device configured to provide a driving signal including a delay interval during a transition in the driving signal. The driving system provides the driving signal with the delay interval to an at least one partially resonant actuator device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110063921 | Circuit Arrangement with a Column Latch and Method for Operating a Column Latch - In one embodiment, a circuit arrangement with a column latch has a first terminal (A | 03-17-2011 |
20110062950 | Measuring Method, Sensor Arrangement and Method for Mounting a Measuring System - In a measurement method, a plurality of magnetic field sensors (MS | 03-17-2011 |
20110050210 | Vertical Hall Sensor and Method for Manufacturing a Vertical Hall Sensor | 03-03-2011 |
20110044424 | Frequency Divider and Method for Frequency Division - A frequency divider comprises a cascade of at least two triggered delay elements (FF | 02-24-2011 |
20110025377 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Evaluating a Data Signal - A circuit arrangement ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110025365 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Testing a Reset Circuit - A circuit arrangement ( | 02-03-2011 |
20100327985 | Oscillator Circuit and Method for Generating a Clock Signal - An oscillator circuit comprises a charging block ( | 12-30-2010 |
20100327833 | Buck-Boost Switching Regulator and Method Thereof - A method for DC/DC conversion comprises operating in a Boost mode of operation or in a Buck-Boost mode of operation. Furthermore, the method comprises switching from the Boost mode of operation to the Buck-Boost mode of operation, if a desired value (VOUTR) of an output voltage (VOUT) which is generated from a supply voltage (VIN) by the DC/DC conversion is smaller than a first reference voltage (VR | 12-30-2010 |
20100315442 | Circuit Configuration and Method for Controlling Particularly Segmented LED Background Illumination - A circuit arrangement for controlling a segmented LED backlight in particular, comprises a generator ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100314762 | Semiconductor Substrate with Through-Contact and Method for Production Thereof - The interlayer connection of the substrate is formed by a contact-hole filling ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100308903 | Filtering Arrangement, Filtering Method and Current Sensing Arrangement - A filtering arrangement comprises a reference voltage input ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100308404 | Field-Effect Transistor and Method for Producing a Field-Effect Transistor - A semiconductor body ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100295576 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Shifting a Voltage Level - A circuit arrangement for shifting a voltage level comprises a data-current converter ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100290165 | Circuit Arrangement for Protection Against Electrostatic Charges and Method for Dissipation Thereof - A circuit arrangement for protection against electrostatic discharges comprises an shunt device, which is connected between a first and a second terminal of the circuit arrangement and has a control input, via which the conduction of the shunt device can be controlled. In addition there is a trigger element, which has a trigger output for issuing a trigger signal in dependence on a voltage between the first and the second terminal of the circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement additionally comprises an interruption unit that can be controlled via a deactivation input by means of a sendable deactivation signal and which is connected on the input side to the trigger output and on the output side to the control input. In addition, a method for shunting electrostatic discharges is shown. | 11-18-2010 |
20100276811 | Semiconductor Component with Terminal Contact Surface - At least one terminal contact surface ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100253399 | Circuit Arrangement for Operating Voltage Detection - A circuit arrangement for operating voltage detection has a detection block ( | 10-07-2010 |
20100252900 | Vertical Hall Sensor and Method of Producing a Vertical Hall Sensor - Through a main surface ( | 10-07-2010 |
20100246540 | Method for Channel Switching and Device for Communication - A method for channel switching comprising the steps: establishing ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100220532 | Readout Circuit for Rewritable Memories and Readout Method for Same - In one embodiment, a readout circuit for rewritable memories comprises a control logic unit with an input for supplying a start signal and with several outputs for providing a respective control signal as a function of start signal, a first terminal for switchable connection to a first memory cell by means of a first switch, and a second terminal for switchable connection by means of a second switch to a second memory cell, and a readout unit coupled to the control logic unit, as well as to the first and second terminals, with an output for providing an output signal as a function of a state of the first and/or the second memory cell and as a function of the control signals, wherein the readout circuit is designed for self-terminating operation in a reading mode and in a test mode. A readout method for rewritable memories is additionally provided. | 09-02-2010 |
20100194366 | DC/DC Converter and Method for Controlling a DC/DC Converter - A DC/DC converter comprises an inductive element (L) having a first terminal connected to an input connection ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100181973 | Voltage Converter with Connected Capacitors and Device for the Compensation of the Capacitors Voltages - A voltage converter comprises a first, a second and a third capacitor ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100164594 | System and Method for Charge Integration - An arrangement for charge integration comprises a charge-generating circuit ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100164451 | Voltage Regulator and Method for Voltage Regulation - A voltage regulator, comprising: an input terminal; an output terminal at which an output voltage is provided; an output transistor which couples the input terminal of the voltage regulator to the output terminal of the voltage regulator; and a transimpedance amplifier including an input terminal which is coupled to the output terminal of the voltage regulator and an output terminal which is coupled to a control terminal of the output transistor, optionally via a coupling, the coupling having an impedance value between the output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier and the control terminal of the output transistor which at a given frequency is smaller than or equal to an impedance value of an output impedance of the transimpedance amplifier. The transimpedance amplifier comprises an amplifier including an input terminal which is coupled to the input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier, and an output terminal which is coupled to the output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier, and wherein the transimpedance amplifier further comprises a first impedance which couples the output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier to the input terminal of the transimpedance amplifier and which comprises a first resistor with a first terminal which is connected to a first terminal of the first impedance, a second resistor with a first terminal which is connected to a second terminal of the first resistor and a second terminal which is connected to the second terminal of the first impedance, and a first capacitor which couples the second terminal of the first resistor to the input terminal of the voltage regulator. | 07-01-2010 |
20100148257 | MOS-FET Having a Channel Connection, and Method for the Production of a MOS-FET Having a Channel Connection - A MOSFET comprising a substrate of a semiconductor material; source/drain regions, which are arranged at a distance from each other at a surface of the substrate; a gate electrode arranged above an area of the surface of the substrate between the source/drain regions, the gate electrode being electrically insulated from the semiconductor material; at least one recess in the gate electrode, a through-contact arranged in the recess of the gate electrode, the through-contact being electrically insulated from the gate electrode; a terminal contact on the semiconductor material; and a terminal conductor arranged on the side of the gate electrode that faces away from the substrate, wherein the through-contact electrically connects the terminal contact to the terminal conductor. | 06-17-2010 |
20100146302 | Microcontroller and Method for Starting an Application Program on a Microcontroller - A microcontroller comprises a microprocessor ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100124824 | Etch Apparatus and Method of Etching Silicon Nitride - An etch apparatus, especially for silicon nitride etch includes a control unit coupled to at least one component of the group of components comprising heater current sensors, a pump transducer sensor and a flow sensor provided for a diluting liquid. A malfunction of the apparatus is avoided and the etching process can be controlled for better performance. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123254 | Semiconductor Device and a Method for Making the Semiconductor Device - An opening ( | 05-20-2010 |
20100117556 | Voltage Converter - A voltage converter is provided in which a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B) are provided, each coupled to a switching means, the switching means is coupled to respective terminals for connecting a first capacitor (C | 05-13-2010 |
20100117162 | Semiconductor Body and Method for the Design of a Semiconductor Body with a Connecting Line - A semiconductor body ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100109677 | Circuit Arrangement Comprising a Fuse and a Method for Determining a Condition of a Fuse - A circuit arrangement including a fuse comprises a fuse path (SP) which is coupled to a control input (SE) and comprises the fuse (RS) and a first charge reservoir (C | 05-06-2010 |
20100090278 | High-Voltage Transistor with High Current Load Capacity and Method for its Production - An isolation area ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100085103 | System and Method for Charge Integration - An arrangement for charge integration comprises an input ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100061131 | Circuit Arrangement Comprising a Memory Cell Field and Method for Operation Thereof - A circuit arrangement comprises a memory cell array ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100060490 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for the Operation of a Circuit Arrangement - A circuit arrangement ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100039177 | Amplifier Arrangement and Method for Amplification - An amplifier arrangement comprises a first transistor ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100032675 | Component Comprising a Thin-Film Transistor and CMOS-Transistors and Methods for Production - An electrical component, in the crystalline semiconductor body of which several CMOS transistors in high-voltage or low-voltage technology are formed. The individual CMOS transistors are separated from one another by insulation regions. On one insulation region, a thin-film transistor is formed, having a gate that is realized simultaneously with the gates of the CMOS transistors from the same polysilicon layer. The gate oxide of the thin-film transistor, just like a second polysilicon layer for source drain and body of the thin-film transistor, can be produced together with the structural elements already present in the CMOS process. | 02-11-2010 |
20100007216 | Switch Arrangement and Method for Electrical Switching - A switch arrangement comprises a first and a second terminal ( | 01-14-2010 |
20090321822 | HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR WITH IMPROVED HIGH STRIDE PERFORMANCE - A high voltage NMOS transistor is disclosed where the p-doped body is isolated against the p-doped substrate by a DN well having a pinch-off region where the depth of the DN-well is at minimum. By the forming space charge region at raising drain potentials a shielding of the drain potential results because the space charge region touches the field oxide between source and drain at the pinch-off region. An operation at the high side at enhanced voltage levels is possible. | 12-31-2009 |
20090315407 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Actuating an Electrical Load - A circuit arrangement ( | 12-24-2009 |
20090309171 | Mems Sensor Comprising a Deformation-free Back Electrode - An MEMS sensor constructed on a base chip and having a capacitive mode of operation is disclosed. The MEMS sensor has a patterned layer construction applied on the base chip. A cutout is produced in the layer construction, the moveable electrode, for example a membrane, being arranged in said cutout. The cutout is spanned by a covering layer, which bears on the layer construction around the cutout and comprises the back electrode. | 12-17-2009 |
20090295615 | Sigma-Delta Converter and Signal Processing Method - A sigma-delta converter comprises a sigma-delta modulator (SDM) with a signal processing block (SP) and a quantizer (QNT), as well as a stage adaptation element (DCC). The signal processing block (SP) is designed for deriving a modulated signal (MOD) in dependence on the respective signals at a signal input (SIN) and at a feedback input (FIN). The quantizer (QNT) comprises a quantization input (QIN) that is coupled to the signal output (SOT) and a quantization output (QOT) that is coupled to the feedback input (FIN), wherein the quantizer is designed for deriving a first quantized signal (Q1) from the modulated signal (MOD) by quantization with a first number of stages and for outputting this first quantized signal at the quantization output (QOT). The stage adaptation element is coupled to the quantization output (QOT) on the input side and to a converter output (COT) on the output side and is designed for deriving a second quantized signal (Q2) with a second number of stages that is smaller than the first number of stages from the first quantized signal (Q1). | 12-03-2009 |
20090284178 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for Voltage Conversion - A circuit arrangement ( | 11-19-2009 |
20090273030 | Semiconductor Device with a Trench Isolation and Method of Manufacturing Trenches in a Semiconductor Body - A low cost integration method for a plurality of deep isolation trenches on the same chip is provided. The trenches have an additional n-type or p-type doped region surrounding the trench—silicon interface. Providing such variations of doping the trench interface is achieved by using implantation masking layers or doped glass films structured by a simple resist mask. By simple layout variation of the top dimension of the trench various trench depths at the same time can be ensured. Using this method, wider trenches will be deeper and smaller trenches will be shallower. | 11-05-2009 |
20090267817 | Adjustable Analogue-Digital Converter Arrangement and Method for Analogue-To-Digital Conversion - An adjustable analog-digital converter arrangement comprising: an input adapted for receiving an input signal; an analog-digital converter operating by successive approximation, having a signal input coupled with the input, wherein said converter is adapted for converting an analog signal at the signal input into a digital value; an attenuator with an output, wherein an input of said attenuator is coupled to the signal input and is adapted for an amplitude change of signals applied to its input, wherein the amplitude change is controllable by means of a control input, and wherein the attenuator comprises switchable capacitors and forms a part of a first stage of said analog-digital converter; a control circuit having an output coupled to the control input of the attenuator and adapted to initialize, as a function of a comparison of a signal output by the analog-digital converter with a threshold, an automatic adjustment of the attenuation by generating a control signal, and having an output for the output of the control signal that is coupled to the attenuator. | 10-29-2009 |
20090256636 | Amplifier Arrangement and Method for Signal Amplification - An amplifier arrangement comprises a signal input (Iin+, Iin−) to receive a signal to be amplified, a signal output (Out) to provide an amplified signal, an amplifier stage (AS) coupled between the signal input (Iin+, Iin−) and the signal output (Out), a switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin−), a switchable gain boosting stage (GB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin−), and a switching device (SD) coupled to the amplifier stage (AS) such that either an output of the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) or an output of the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) are coupled to the amplifier stage (AS). In one embodiment, by enabling the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) in an initial large-signal phase of amplification and the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) in a latter small-signal phase of amplification by means of the switching device (SD), high gain and low current consumption are simultaneously realised. Furthermore, a method for signal amplification is disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
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