16th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150102795 | LEVEL SHIFTER, DC-DC CONVERTER, AND LEVEL SHIFT METHOD - A level shifter includes: a first cascode portion, including a first transistor of a first conductivity type and a second transistor of a second conductivity type which are cascode-coupled to each other, configured to transmit a first input signal; a second cascode portion, including a third transistor of the first conductivity type and a fourth transistor of the second conductivity type which are cascode-coupled to each other, configured to transmit a second input signal; a latch portion configured to retain a first output signal and a second output signal obtained by changing, based on a first voltage obtained by boosting a power supply voltage, potential levels of the first input signal and the second input signal; and a potential-difference suppression circuit, coupled in parallel to the first cascode portion, configured to control a potential difference between source and drain of each of the first transistor and the second transistor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102796 | PEAK DETECTOR FOR AMPLIFIER - Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit for peak voltage detection. The circuit includes a diode-based peak detector and a compensation circuit. The diode-based peak detector has a first diode, and is configured to receive a signal for peak voltage detection and generate a first voltage of a stable level indicative of a peak voltage of the signal based on the first diode. The compensation circuit has a second diode. The compensation circuit is configured to receive the first voltage and generate a second voltage of a stable level that is independent of the first diode. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102797 | MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches configured to control a conducting direction using a plurality of switching elements; a command generator configured to generate a control command for a PWM control on the plurality of switching elements; and a commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control on the plurality of bidirectional switches in a case where the control command changes. In a case where the control command changes during execution of the commutation control, the commutation controller executes a handover step for handover to a next commutation control and then executes the next commutation control from a step in a course of the next commutation control. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102798 | DC-DC CONVERTER WITH MODULAR STAGES - An apparatus for electric power conversion includes a converter having a regulating circuit and switching network. The regulating circuit has magnetic storage elements, and switches connected to the magnetic storage elements and controllable to switch between switching configurations. The regulating circuit maintains an average DC current through a magnetic storage element. The switching network includes charge storage elements connected to switches that are controllable to switch between plural switch configurations. In one configuration, the switches forms an arrangement of charge storage elements in which at least one charge storage element is charged using the magnetic storage element through the network input or output port. In another, the switches form an arrangement of charge storage elements in which an element discharges using the magnetic storage element through one of the input port and output port of the switching network. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102799 | JITTER DETERMINATION OF NOISY ELECTRICAL SIGNALS - A jitter analysis system includes an electronic circuit having a noisy electrical signal with jitter along a baseline of the signal. The jitter analysis system also includes a sampling unit coupled to the noisy electrical signal that provides waveform samples of the noisy electrical timing signal and a jitter detection unit coupled to the sampling unit that provides baseline crossings of the noisy electrical signal, wherein the baseline crossings are determined from a selection of the waveform samples proximate the baseline of the signal. A jitter determination method is also provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BRANCH CIRCUIT CURRENT - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a system monitor for a load center comprising a current sensor configured to be coupled to a circuit branch within the load center and to produce a measurement signal having a level related to a current level of the circuit branch, a sensor circuit coupled to the current sensor and removably coupled to a terminal, the sensor circuit configured to provide the measurement signal to the terminal, and a controller coupled to the terminal and configured to monitor signals at the terminal, wherein the controller is further configured to detect disconnection of the current sensor from the terminal based on a signal level at the terminal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN ENERGIZED E-FIELD - A method for detecting the presence of an energized e-field in a space, wherein the space includes at least one electrically conductive element disposed in the space and coupled with a controller, the method including receiving in the controller a signal from the at least one electrically conductive element, comparing the value to a threshold, and if the value exceeds the threshold, determining that an energized e-field occupies the space, and sending a signal from the controller indicative of the presence of the energized e-field in the space. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102802 | OPTICAL FIBER CURRENT SENSOR - An optical fiber current sensor includes a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) that is formed in a package of a linear polarizer that applies light from a light source to a sensor coil that is formed with an optical fiber by linearly polarizing, a polarization beam splitter that separates light that is reflected from the sensor coil according to polarization, and a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) that is formed in a package together with first and second photodetectors that detect separated light according to polarization. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102803 | CURRENT MONITORING DEVICE - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a current monitoring device comprising a current transformer configured to be removeably coupled to a power line and to generate a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the power line, a sensor circuit connected to the current transformer and configured to convert the reference signal to a measurement signal, a flexible cable having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the sensor circuit, and a connection portion coupled to the second end of the flexible cable and configured to be removeably coupled to a communications bus, wherein the sensor circuit is further configured to provide the measurement signal to the communication bus via the flexible cable and the connection portion. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102804 | System for Magnetic Self Test - The disclosure provides a system for magnetic self test. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) including a controller. Only one sensor is electrically coupled to the ECU, wherein the sensor includes a sensing element, a signal conditioning element electrically coupled to the sensing element and the controller, and a wire-on-chip (WOC) device disposed next to the sensing element. The system further includes a WOC stimulus element provided in the ECU or the sensor to drive the WOC to create a WOC magnetic field, wherein the system is configured to compare an expected sensor output signal that is caused by the WOC magnetic field with an actual sensor output signal by the controller or an additional signal assessment element in the sensor to identify whether the sensor is still functioning correctly. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102805 | INTELLIGENT TRAIN WHEEL SENSOR - This disclosure relates to an intelligent train wheel sensor including a permanent magnetic coil and a low-pass filter circuit, an amplifying and shaping circuit, an analog/digital conversion circuit, and an output interface and interface conversion circuit, which are connected to each other in turn. The analog/digital conversion circuit and the output interface and interface conversion circuit being connected to a micro-processing control unit. The permanent magnetic coil is further connected in turn to a rectifier and filter circuit, a power storage circuit, a charging control circuit and rechargeable batteries. The rechargeable batteries supply power to the low-pass filter circuit, the amplifying and shaping circuit, the analog/digital conversion circuit, the micro-processing control unit and the output interface and interface conversion circuit. Such intelligent sensor has high reliability, requires no external power supply, can be installed and maintained conveniently. Furthermore, such intelligent sensor can identify a wheel signal of a low-speed train. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102806 | ELECTRONIC INDUCTION TYPE SENSOR PANEL AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INDICATION ERROR - To reduce an indication error at a peripheral part of an electromagnetic induction type coordinate detection device, sensor coils having a coil width of 21 pitches are arranged at a central part at intervals of 4 pitches. At a peripheral part, the coil width is shortened from sensor coil #5 to coil #1 sequentially so that the coil width of a sensor coil is shorter than a coil width of an inwardly adjacent sensor coil by 2 pitches. This enables the coil side pitch that is 1 all over the coil group | 2015-04-16 |
20150102807 | Hall effect sensor with graphene detection layer - A Hall Effect sensor with a graphene detection layer implemented in a variety of geometries, including the possibility of a so-called “full 3-d” Hall sensor, with the option for integration in a BiCMOS process and a method for producing said Hall Effect sensor is disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102808 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnet is disposed on one face of a hollow section which is the conveyance path of an object of detection, and has a magnetic pole of designated length along the conveyance direction of the object of detection. A magnetic body is disposed along the conveyance direction opposite the magnet with the hollow section therebetween, and generates a cross magnetic field that crosses the hollow section formed between the magnetic body and the magnet. An anisotropic magnetoresistance element is disposed on the side of the magnetic body carrier facing the hollow section, and has magneto-sensing action in the conveyance direction. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102809 | Shimming procedure that includes determination of the target field by optimization in a parameter space of reduced dimensionality - A method for homogenizing the static magnetic field with a distribution B0(r) in the active volume of a magnetic resonance apparatus having a number N of shim coils defines a target field distribution B0T(r) using a filter method in which a norm of the shim currents is influenced by means of filter factors. An optimization procedure works in a parameter space having M control parameters, wherein 2≦M2015-04-16 | |
20150102810 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CREATE AT LEAST ONE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATA SET - In a method and apparatus to create at least one magnetic resonance image data set in particular angiographic image data sets, first magnetic resonance image data are acquired using a first projection acquisition sequence, second magnetic resonance image data are acquired after administration of contrast agent, using a second projection acquisition sequence, and at least one magnetic resonance image data set is created using the first magnetic resonance image data and the second magnetic resonance image data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102811 | MRI APPARATUS - An MRI apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to carry out sequential imaging; an SAR acquisition unit configured to acquire an actual SAR measurement value at a predetermined timing during the sequential imaging; and a prediction unit configured to update a subsequent predicted SAE value each time the actual SAR measurement value is acquired. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102812 | NMR REACTION MONITORING FLOW CELL - A monitoring cell, used to perform a measurement in an NMR spectrometer of a reaction fluid produced by a reaction vessel, has a body having inlet and outlet transport coaxial capillaries for transporting the reaction fluid between the body and the reaction vessel. Cooling lines are also positioned coaxially with the transport capillaries to transport cooling liquid between the body and the reaction vessel. The cell further has a hollow sample probe for insertion into the NMR spectrometer and a coupler section that removably connects the sample probe to the body so that the inlet transport capillary extends through the body into the interior of the sample probe and the outlet transport capillary is sealed to the sample probe to allow reaction fluid that enters the sample probe via the inlet transport capillary to exit the sample probe via the outlet transport capillary. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102813 | Acoustic Noise Reducing RF Coil For Magnetic Resonance Imaging - An RF coil assembly for use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner incorporates sound absorbing material in its construction for the purpose of attenuating the sound perceived by a patient lying inside the RF coil. Unlike a conventional RF coil assembly in which rigid components are used to support the coil within the magnet bore, the quiet RF coil assembly is constructed without rigid support components. In one embodiment, open cell foam may be used to support the RF coil components and the entire assembly is wrapped in a. flexible cloth-like material. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102814 | Lighting Maintenance, Testing and Repair Kit and Method of Use Thereof - The present invention is directed, in part, to an apparatus and methods thereof that effectively allow the testing, detection and identification of non-functioning light bulbs used in typical string lighting assemblies set up in series. The invention creates a circuit that determines whether there is a damaged bulb in holiday or occasion lighting assemblies by employing use of a power source, such as for example, a 9-volt battery, two wire leads and two terminals that create an electrical circuit when the terminals are attached to the lighting assembly wiring by means of the terminals. When the test kit is attached and the bulbs fail to illuminate, a user is thereby informed that a bulb within that series is damaged or otherwise non-functional. By further narrowing the number of bulbs tested, the kit allows the user to identify the damaged bulb and replace the bulb quickly and easily. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102815 | VOLTAGE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A voltage sensing system for a vehicle traction battery having a plurality of cells includes: a battery controller, a plurality of electrical circuits, each being respectively connected to at least one of the cells and including an electrical component for limiting current therethrough, and a plurality of wires, each being respectively connected to one of the electrical circuits in series with a respective one of the electrical components for limiting current and the controller. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102816 | Apparatus And Method For Identifying Batteries Of Different Thicknesses, And Electronic Device - An apparatus and method for identifying batteries with different thickness, and an electronic device thereof, the apparatus comprises a buckle switch arranged at a position close to battery compartment in the electronic device, and a control circuit connected with the buckle switch. When a thin battery is mounted in the electronic device, the state of the buckle switch is ON; and when a thick battery is mounted in the electronic device, the state of the buckle switch is OFF. According to the ON/OFF state of the buckle switch, the control circuit identifies whether a thin battery or a thick battery is mounted in the electronic device. The apparatus and method can identify whether a thin battery or a thick battery is used in the electronic device, and thereby can adopt different drivers to manage the battery. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102817 | SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SHORT CIRCUITS OF A BATTERY CELL AND METHOD FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTION - A short-circuit detection apparatus for detecting short circuits ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150102818 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A BATTERY STATUS OF A VEHICLE BATTERY IN A VEHICLE - A method and a device for determining a battery status of a vehicle battery in a vehicle. In this context, complete discharging (S | 2015-04-16 |
20150102819 | LITHIUM-ION ENERGY STORE WITH MEASURING CELL AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PROPERTIES OF THE LITHIUM-ION ENERGY STORE - A lithium-ion energy store ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150102820 | BATTERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A battery monitoring apparatus capable of reducing power consumption. At least one monitoring integrated circuit (IC) is electrically connected to a high-voltage battery formed of a plurality of cells and configured to monitor the high-voltage battery in a plurality of modes of operation. A low-voltage power supply circuit can deliver power of a lower voltage than the power of the high-voltage battery to the at least one monitoring IC. A power supply to the at least one monitoring IC is selected from a group of the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage power supply circuit depending on the mode of operation the at least one monitoring IC. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102821 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE - A sensor device for contacting first and second contact points of an electrochemical energy store which are situated inside a housing of the electrochemical energy store includes: a first terminal contact for the electrically conductive connection of the sensor device to the first contact point, a first terminal material on a surface of the first terminal contact corresponding to at least a first contact material on a surface of the first contact point; and a second terminal contact for the electrically conductive connection of the sensor device to the second contact point, a second terminal material on a surface of the second terminal contact corresponding to at least a second contact material on a surface of the second contact point. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102822 | PARTICLE COUNT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A particle count measurement device includes a preprocessing section configured to place an aerosol introduced into a measurement region in an electrical state of any of a neutralized state, a positively charged state or a negatively charged state, a unipolar charging section configured to place the aerosol which has been introduced in an electrical state different from at a time of introduction, an ion trap arranged on a downstream of the unipolar charging section in terms of a flow of the aerosol for generating an electric field that draws only gas ions in the aerosol, an exhaust mechanism configured to discharge the aerosol from the measurement region at a constant flow rate, and an ammeter for detecting, as a measurement value corresponding to a particle count concentration, a difference between current supplied by the unipolar charging section and current flowing into the ion trap. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102823 | CIRCUIT INTEGRITY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE INTEGRITY OF A SENSING WIRE IN ELECTRICALLY HEATED TEXTILES - A circuit integrity detection system for use in detecting the integrity of a sensing wire in a heating pad wherein the integrity of the sensing wire is checking the inputs from a first and second A/D converter connected to opposite ends of the sensing wire. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102824 | LOCATING LOOSE CONNECTIONS IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT - An electrical system includes an electrical circuit having a plurality of current paths and a plurality of switches for directing current to the plurality of current paths. A sensor senses a current or voltage in the electrical circuit. A processor connected to the sensor receives sensor data corresponding to the current or voltage in the circuit. The processor is configured to determine a location of a loose connection in the electrical circuit based on the current or voltage data and a switching sequence of the plurality of switches. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102825 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATUS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENT - Apparatus for determining a status of a medical device component, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one fusible component to indicate whether the medical device component has been used, and at least one reference component having at least one reference property that is representative of the presence, identity or type of the medical device component, wherein the reference component is non-fusible under ordinary operating conditions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102826 | DESIGN STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF DEVICE CHANNEL WIDTH - Methods and design structures for extraction of transistor channel width are disclosed. Embodiments may include determining effective channel widths of transistors of a plurality of integrated circuits as a function of drawn channel widths of the transistors, and determining a target channel width for a target transistor based on the effective channel widths. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102827 | TOUCH SCREEN SENSOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, A METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND A SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of operating a touch screen sensor integrated circuit includes: receiving a plurality of current signals through a plurality of pins, wherein each current signal is generated according to mutual capacitance in response to a modulation signal; sensing the current signals and generating a plurality of sensed current signals corresponding to each of the current signals; and generating a plurality of subtracted current signals, wherein each subtracted current signal is generated by performing a subtraction on sensed current signals corresponding to a pair of the pins. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102828 | CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE - Described herein are systems and methods that facilitate the measurement of the capacitance of high voltage devices while shielding an active device involved in the measurement from the high voltage. The systems and methods employ capacitors to store the high voltage such that the active device does not experience the high voltage. Placement of a reset device ensures that the active device is shielded from the high voltage. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102829 | FINGERPRINT SENSOR PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The objective of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint sensor package having a novel structure and a method for manufacturing same, the fingerprint sensor package enabled with obtaining an accurate fingerprint image by minimizing the distance between a top surface of a sensing portion in a fingerprint sensor and a fingerprint, so as to improve mechanical strength and tolerance to electrostatic discharge compared to existing fingerprint sensor packages. To this end, the present invention provides the fingerprint sensor package and the method for manufacturing same, the fingerprint sensor package comprising: the fingerprint sensor comprising a sensing portion on which pixels for detecting fingerprint data are arranged in an array; via frame being arranged around and spaced apart from the fingerprint sensor and comprising via; a connection electrode for electrically connecting a bonding pad, which is provided on an upper surface of the fingerprint sensor for external access, and the via hole on the via frames; a conductive pattern compring a driving electrode for generating a driving signal for the fingerprint sensor; a mold body which is formed so that the fingerprint sensor and the via frame are integrated; and a protective layer for covering the upper surface of the fingerprint sensor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102830 | ELECTRO-DIFFUSION ENHANCED BIO-MOLECULE CHARGE DETECTION USING ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION - According to one aspect, the disclosure is directed to an example embodiment in which a circuit-based arrangement includes a circuit-based substrate securing a channel, with an effective width that is not limited by the Debye screening length, along a surface of the substrate. A pair of reservoirs are included in or on the substrate and configured for containing and presenting a sample having bio-molecules for delivery in the channel. A pair of electrodes electrically couple a charge in the sample to enhance ionic current flow therein (e.g., to overcome the electrolyte screening), and a sense electrode is located along the channel for sensing a characteristic of the biological sample by using the electrostatic interaction between the enhanced ionic current flow of the sample and the sense electrode. Actual detection occurs by using a charge-signal processing circuit to process the sensed charge signal and, therefrom, provide an output indicative of a signature for the bio-molecules delivered in the channel. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102831 | METHOD OF INSPECTING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PROBING ASSEMBLY FOR USE THEREIN - A probing assembly includes a TDR probe coupling a time-domain reflectometry (TDR) device with a semiconductor device including a transistor therein, the transistor having a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on a substrate, wherein the TDR probe includes a first probe tip connecting the gate electrode to a signal line of the TDR device, and second to fourth probe tips connecting the source electrode, the drain electrode, and a bulk region of the substrate to ground lines of the TDR device, respectively. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102832 | CARRIER DISASSEMBLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE RETRIEVING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS - A carrier disassembling apparatus which disassembles a test carrier including a base member and a cover member coming into close contact with each other, includes: a first reversing arm which sucks and holds the cover member; and a disassembly table which sucks and holds the base member. The first reversing arm can approach and separate from the disassembly table. The first reversing arm includes a first contract surface which comes into contact with the cover member. The first contract surface includes a protrusion which protrudes toward the cover member. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102833 | Instantaneous IR Drop Measurement Circuit - A circuit for measuring instantaneous voltage drops in an IC is disclosed. In one embodiment, a measurement circuit is configured to perform measurements of a voltage drop between a supply voltage node and reference (e.g., ground) node. The measurement circuit may perform consecutive voltage measurements over a number of clock cycles. The measurements may be compared to a reference voltage, and the results of the comparisons may be provided to a register unit. The register unit may include a number of storage locations indicating at which cycles, if any, voltage droops have occurred. Additionally, the register may store information indicating maximum and minimum voltage droops. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102834 | SYNTHETIC TEST CIRCUIT FOR THYRISTOR VALVE IN HVDC TRANSMISSION - Provided is a synthetic test circuit for synthetic-testing a thyristor valve in high voltage direct current (HVDC). A resonant circuit applies forward DC current, a reverse DC voltage, and a forward DC voltage to synthetic-test the thyristor valve. A current generation unit generates DC current that is above a reference current value to supply the generated DC current into the resonant circuit. A voltage generates unit generating a DC voltage that is above a reference voltage value to supply the generated DC voltage into the resonant circuit. The resonant circuit includes a charging auxiliary valve for charging a gate driver of the thyristor valve. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102835 | SUBSTRATE PLATE FOR MEMS DEVICES - A substrate plate is provided for at least one MEMS device to be mounted thereon. The MEMS device has a certain footprint on the substrate plate, and the substrate plate has a pattern of electrically conductive leads to be connected to electric components of the MEMS device. The pattern forms contact pads within the footprint of the MEMS device and includes at least one lead structure that extends on the substrate plate outside of the footprint of the MEMS device and connects a number of the contact pads to an extra contact pad. The lead structure is a shunt bar that interconnects a plurality of contact pads of the MEMS device and is arranged to be removed by means of a dicing cut separating the substrate plate into a plurality of chip-sized units. At least a major part of the extra contact pad is formed within the footprint of one of the MEMS devices. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102836 | PLD EDITOR AND METHOD FOR EDITING PLD CODE - A PLD editor and method for editing PLD code to be programmed into a PLD are provided. The PLD editor includes an interface, a storage system, and a processing system configured to obtain a PLD code, with the PLD code comprising one or more logic instruction blocks and corresponding block parameters for each logic instruction block, with the PLD code being intended for programming into the PLD, compare the one or more logic instruction blocks of the PLD code to a subset of the library of logic instruction blocks applicable to the PLD according to the library of PLD devices, determine inconsistent logic instruction blocks of the one or more logic instruction blocks, indicate the inconsistent logic instruction blocks, and correct the inconsistent logic instruction blocks using the subset of the library of logic instruction blocks. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102837 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN ARBITER CELL - A semiconductor device is implemented with a technology for removing a command bubbling generated when performing a rank-to-rank switching on chips that are stacked and interconnected through a through silicon via (TSV). The semiconductor device includes a first memory, a second memory stacked over the first memory to input/output data through a TSV, and an arbiter configured to adjust first data received from the first memory and second data received from the second memory through the TSV and provide the adjusted data to an input/output (I/O) pad. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102838 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STATE OF INPUT SIGNAL OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a signal detection unit suitable for detecting a state of an input signal and generating a detection signal based on a detected result, and a signal transmission unit suitable for selectively transmitting the input signal in response to the detection signal, wherein the signal detection unit includes a state signal generation unit suitable for detecting a level shifting time of the input signal, and generating a state signal at a detected level shifting time, and a state determination unit suitable for comparing a voltage level of the input signal with a voltage level of a reference voltage in response to the state signal, and outputting the detection signal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102839 | LOW POWER INVERTER CIRCUIT - A low power inverter circuit includes first and second transistors that receive an input signal at their gate terminals. The first and second transistors are connected by way of their source terminals to third and fourth transistors, respectively. The third and fourth transistors are connected in parallel with fifth and sixth transistors, respectively. The third and fourth transistors are continuously switched on, and the fifth and sixth transistors are controlled in such a way to reduce short circuit current flowing through the first and second transistors when the input signal transitions from one state to another. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102840 | CASCODED COMPARATOR WITH DYNAMIC BIASING FOR COLUMN PARALLEL SINGLE SLOPE ADCS - Aspects of the invention may comprise receiving a first input signal and a second input signal via respective first and second input transistors. A biasing signal, generated by a cascode bias generator, that tracks the first input signal, where the biasing signal has a fixed offset with respect to the first input signal. The biasing signal may be applied to the first and second cascode transistors that may be cascoded to the first and second input transistors, respectively. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102841 | CIRCUIT FOR CURRENT SENSING IN HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR - An integrated circuit including a high-voltage n-channel MOS power transistor, a high-voltage n-channel MOS blocking transistor, a high-voltage n-channel MOS reference transistor, and a voltage comparator, configured to provide an overcurrent signal if drain current through the power transistor in the on state exceeds a predetermined value. The power transistor source node is grounded. The blocking transistor drain node is connected to the power transistor drain node. The blocking transistor source node is coupled to the comparator non-inverting input. The reference transistor drain node is fed by a current source and is connected to the comparator inverting input. The reference transistor gate node is coupled to a gate node of the power transistor. The comparator output provides the overcurrent signal. A process of operating the integrated circuit is disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102842 | Apparatuses and Methods for Conversion of Radio Frequency (RF) Signals to Intermediate Frequency (IF) Signals - Various embodiments implement apparatuses and methods for conversion of radio frequency (RF) signals to intermediate frequency (IF) signals. More particularly, some embodiments are directed toward down conversion of RF signals to IF signals in a multi-band radio receiver, such as a satellite receiver, using a single oscillator for different frequency bands. For example, some of the apparatuses and methods presented are suitable for integration into monolithic RF integrated circuits in low-cost satellite receivers for home entertainment use. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102843 | OSCILLATION CIRCUIT, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - An oscillation circuit, an oscillator, an electronic device and a moving object, having at least a serial interface and an output enabling function, which are capable of implementing the control of output enabling without performing exclusive switching control using a switch, are provided. The oscillation circuit generates an oscillation signal by oscillating an oscillation element, and includes a first terminal to which characteristic control data for controlling characteristics of the oscillation signal including at least a frequency is input and to which control data of a first output control signal for controlling an output of the oscillation signal is input. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102844 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND CIRCUITS INCLUDING A DELAY CIRCUIT - Apparatuses, methods, and delay circuits for delaying signals are described. An example apparatus includes a fine delay circuit configured to provide an output signal based on a ratio of a first input signal and a second input signal. The fine delay circuit including a phase mixer circuit including first signal drivers configured to receive the first input signal. The fine delay circuit further including second signal drivers configured to receive the second input signal, where at least two of the first signal drivers have different drive strengths and at least two of the second signal drivers have different drive strengths. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102845 | Phase Locked Loop - A circuit includes a phase locked loop and a logic IC. The phase locked loop is coupled to the logic IC. The logic IC is configured for generating an adaptive residue according to a first parameter and a second parameter. The phase locked loop is configured for providing the first parameter and the second parameter, and the phase locked loop generates an oscillator signal based on the adaptive residue. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102846 | DISTRIBUTING MULTIPLEXING LOGIC TO REMOVE MULTIPLEXOR LATENCY ON THE OUTPUT PATH FOR VARIABLE CLOCK CYCLE, DELAYED SIGNALS - A controller sets a selector register of programmable delay signal logic is to a value equal to a required number of clock cycles of delay for signals output from an integrated circuit to an external memory. The controller controls a selection of additional logic along the output path to perform on the delayed signal within a clock cycle without any latency added to the output path by delay signal logic outputting the delayed signal. The controller waits required number of clock cycles after setting the selector register before using the delayed signal output by the delay signal logic onto an output path. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102847 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM - An example embodiment discloses a flip-flop including a first inverter configured to invert first data, first and second transistors connected to each other in series and configured to receive the inverted first data and a first clock, respectively, a third transistor and a first gate configured to perform a logic operation on the first data and the first clock, the third transistor configured to receive an output of the logic operation. The second transistor and the third transistor are connected to a first node. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102848 | CMOS INPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT - A high-linearity CMOS input buffer circuit is provided for neutralizing non-linearity of follower circuits' transconductance and output impedance resulting from input signals' variation. In doing so, the linearity of CMOS input buffer is improved. The buffer circuit includes a CMOS input follower circuit, a linearity improvement circuit of follower transistor, a current source load, and a linearity improvement circuit of load impedance. The buffer circuit is fabricated in standard CMOS process, featuring low cost, simplicity and strong linearity at high frequency. It has wide applications in analog and hybrid analog-digital CMOS ICs requiring high linearity input buffer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102849 | LEVEL-SHIFT CIRCUITS COMPATIBLE WITH MULTIPLE SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A level-shift circuit, receiving a supply voltage and a input signal, includes a pre-stage voltage conversion circuit and a post-stage voltage conversion circuit. The pre-stage voltage conversion circuit includes a first voltage protection module generating an inner conversion voltage and a first voltage conversion module converting the input signal into a pre-stage output signal according to the inner conversion voltage. The post-stage voltage conversion circuit includes a second voltage protection module generating a first inverse output signal, a first output signal, a second inverse output signal, and a second output signal. The transistors of the pre-stage voltage conversion circuit and the post-stage voltage conversion circuit have a punch-through voltage. The level-shift makes the stress of the transistors less than the punch-through voltage when the supply voltage is greater than the punch-through voltage, and remains the driving capability when being less than the punch-through voltage. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102850 | DECOUPLING CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A decoupling circuit includes an inverter. The inverter includes i (i is an integer of 1 or more) PMOS transistors each having a first gate electrode, and j (j is an integer of 0 or more) PMOS transistors each having a second gate electrode. The inverter includes m (m is an integer of 1 or more) NMOS transistors each having a third gate electrode, and n (n is an integer of 0 or more) NMOS transistors each having a fourth gate electrode. The first to fourth gate electrodes are coupled to an input end of the inverter. A total area of the first and second gate electrodes is different from a total area of the third and fourth gate electrodes. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102851 | METHOD, CONTROL UNIT AND SWITCHING DEVICE FOR SWITCHING A CYCLE IN A POWER TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT - A method for switching a cycle in a power transistor circuit is created, especially in a parallel circuit of power transistors. The method includes the step of specifying a switching time difference and the switching of the power transistors of two switching times which are separate from one another by use of the switching time difference. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102852 | Stressed Substrates For Transient Electronic Systems - A stressed substrate for transient electronic systems (i.e., electronic systems that visually disappear when triggered to do so) that includes one or more stress-engineered layers that store potential energy in the form of a significant internal stress. An associated trigger mechanism is also provided that, when triggered, causes an initial fracture in the stressed substrate, whereby the fracture energy nearly instantaneously travels throughout the stressed substrate, causing the stressed substrate to shatter into multiple small (e.g., micron-sized) pieces that are difficult to detect. The internal stress is incorporated into the stressed substrate through strategies similar to glass tempering (for example through heat or chemical treatment), or by depositing thin-film layers with large amounts of stress. Patterned fracture features are optionally provided to control the final fractured particle size. Electronic systems built on the substrate are entirely destroyed and dispersed during the transience event. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102853 | WAKE UP BIAS CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A wake up circuit includes a bias signal control block configured to receive a sleep signal and to generate a plurality of bias control signals. The wake up circuit further includes a bias supply block configured to receive each bias control signal of the plurality of bias control signals and to generate a header bias signal. The bias supply block includes a first bias stage configured to receive a first bias control signal of the plurality of bias control signals, and to control the header bias signal to be equal to a first voltage. The bias supply block further includes a second bias stage configured to receive a second bias control signal of the plurality of bias control signals, and to control the header bias signal to be equal to a second voltage different from the first voltage. The wake up circuit further includes a header configured to receive the header bias signal, and to selectively connect a supply voltage to a load based on the header bias signal. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102854 | High Efficiency Charge Pump Circuit - The present document relates to charge pump voltage doublers for use in integrated circuits. A charge pump circuit configured to generate an output voltage Vout at an output of the circuit from an input voltage Vin at an input of the circuit is described. The circuit further comprises a boosting capacitor coupled at a first side to the output node of the first P-type switch and coupled at a second side to a capacitor control signal. Furthermore, the circuit comprises control circuitry configured to provide a capacitor control-signal-which alternates between a low level and a high level, and configured to generate first and second control signals based on the capacitor control signal for alternating the first and second P-type switches between on-states and off-states, respectively, such that electrical energy is transferred from the input to the output of the circuit using the boosting capacitor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102855 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor device in which an influence of a power source noise is suppressed and the number of pins and the area of the semiconductor device are reduced. A power source line for a first internal circuit and a power source line for a second internal circuit are coupled to a common pin terminal. A ground line for the first internal circuit and a ground line for the second internal circuit are coupled to another common pin terminal. A power source noise generated on the power source line for the first internal circuit during an operation of the first internal circuit is absorbed by a P-channel MOS transistor and a capacitor. A power source noise generated on the ground line is absorbed by an N-channel MOS transistor and the capacitor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102856 | PROGRAMMABLE BANDGAP REFERENCE VOLTAGE - Embodiments may include a method, system and apparatus for providing a reference voltage supply. A series resistor is provided between a power supply and a bandgap circuit coupled to an amplifier. A shunt transistor circuit is operatively coupled to the series resistor. A programmable output voltage is provided based upon the shunt transistor circuit and a first value of the series resistor. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102857 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND VOLTAGE GENERATING METHOD - A voltage generator includes: a first pump configured to generate and output a first voltage to a first node in response to a first clock signal; a second pump configured to generate and output a second voltage to a second node in response to the first clock signal; a third pump configured to generate and output a third voltage to the first and second nodes in response to the first clock signal; a first switch configured to deliver the third voltage to the first node in response to a first control signal; and a second switch configured to deliver the third voltage to the second node in response to a second control signal, in which the first pump has a first drivability, the second pump has a second drivability, and the third pump has a third drivability greater than the first and second drivabilities. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102858 | DISTRIBUTED POLE-ZERO COMPENSATION FOR AN AMPLIFIER - An amplifier includes an amplifier input and an amplifier output. A compensation network is coupled to the amplifier output. The compensation network includes at least one RC network tuned to a frequency in which the amplifier operates. The compensation network provides at least one zero to compensate for at least one pole introduced by a load coupled to the amplifier output. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102859 | AMPLIFYING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND AMPLIFICATION METHOD - An amplifying apparatus includes a decomposer, two amplifiers, a combiner, and a controller. The decomposer decomposes an input signal into two signals having different phases. The two amplifiers amplify the decomposed two signals, respectively. The combiner combines output of the amplifiers. The controller controls at least one of waveform information of at least one of the two signals and an operating state of the two amplifiers such that an output characteristic of the combiner matches a desired characteristic. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102860 | OSCILLATION CIRCUIT, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - An oscillation circuit, an oscillator, an electronic device, and a moving object which are capable of adjusting an output frequency in a high modulation bandwidth with a high level of accuracy and adjusting a timing at which the output frequency is changed are provided. The oscillation circuit generates an oscillation signal by oscillating an oscillation element and includes a communication unit that receives frequency setting data for setting a frequency of the oscillation signal and frequency change data which is given a timing at which the frequency of the oscillation signal is changed on the basis of the frequency setting data, by serial transfer, and registers in which the frequency setting data and the frequency change data received by the communication unit are stored, respectively. An address of the register storing the frequency setting data is continuous with an address of the register storing the frequency change data. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102861 | SHORT CURRENT-FREE EFFECTIVE CAPACITANCE TEST CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A method of determining an effective capacitance of a ring oscillator free of short current. The method comprises determining a frequency of an oscillator signal communicated from a ring oscillator to an inverter via a first communication path. The first communication path has connectivity to a first voltage source, a ground path and the inverter. The first communication path is divided into a second communication path and a third communication path. The method further comprises determining a voltage line current. The method additionally comprises determining an effective capacitance of the ring oscillator based on a first voltage of the first voltage source, the voltage line current and the frequency of the oscillator signal communicated to the inverter along the third communication path. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102862 | OSCILLATOR - The oscillator is provided with an oscillator | 2015-04-16 |
20150102863 | QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE, ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - An atomic oscillator includes: a base; a unit portion including a gas cell, in which alkali metal atoms are filled, and a heater that heats the gas cell; and a wiring line that electrically connects the base and the unit portion to each other and includes a portion having a cross-sectional area of 60 μm | 2015-04-16 |
20150102864 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A light emitting device includes a first semiconductor multilayer film mirror of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor multilayer film mirror of a second conductivity type that is different from the first conductivity type, an active layer formed between the first semiconductor multilayer film mirror and the second semiconductor multilayer film mirror, a third semiconductor multilayer film mirror of a semi-insulating type formed between the first semiconductor multilayer film mirror and the active layer, and a contact layer of the first conductivity type formed between the third semiconductor multilayer film mirror and the active layer, and the third semiconductor multilayer film mirror is formed of a material having a bandgap energy higher than an energy of light generated in the active layer. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102865 | VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extends in a direction that intersects with a normal line of the substrate from the base portion. In a planar view, when a length of the vibration portion in a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is L, and a length of the vibration portion in a direction that intersects with a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is W, a dimension ratio (L/W) of the vibration portion satisfies a relationship in which 0.2≦(L/W)≦7.0. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102866 | VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOVING OBJECT - A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extend in directions different from each other from the base portion. The MEMS vibrator has a curved surface between the adjacent vibration portions. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102867 | LC OSCILLATOR PROCESS COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - An LC oscillator process compensation circuit includes an LC oscillator, a reference voltage terminal, a follower and a current auxiliary circuit, the LC oscillator includes a gain stage, an inductor and two voltage-controlled capacitors, the gain stage includes a first Field Effect Transistor, a second Field Effect Transistor, a third Field Effect Transistor and a fourth Field Effect Transistor, the current auxiliary circuit is connected with an external power source and the follower that connected with the reference voltage terminal to provide a working voltage for the LC oscillator, the follower includes a detection circuit to detecting current changes of the gain stage. The LC oscillator process compensation circuit has simple circuit structure and eliminates frequency changes of the LC oscillator caused by the process variations of the gain stage, thereby ensuring stability of the frequency of the LC oscillator, improving work precision and reducing design difficult. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102868 | FREQUENCY MODULATOR HAVING DIGITALLY-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH MODULATION TUNING AND PHASE-LOCKED LOOP TUNING - A frequency modulator includes a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) arranged for producing a frequency deviation in response to a modulation tuning word and a phase-locked loop (PLL) tuning word. In addition, another frequency modulator includes a DCO and a DCO interface circuit. The DCO is arranged for producing a frequency deviation in response to an integer tuning word and a fractional tuning word. The DCO interface circuit is arranged for generating the integer tuning word and the fractional tuning word to the DCO, wherein the fractional tuning word is obtained through asynchronous sampling of a fixed-point tuning word. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102869 | DISTRIBUTEDLY MODULATED CAPACITORS FOR NON-RECIPROCAL COMPONENTS - An apparatus and method for realizing non-reciprocal components, such as isolators and circulators, for operation over a broad bandwidth without requiring magnetic components/material which would prevent integrated circuit manufacture utilizing standard processes is presented. In one example, a circulator is described including varactor diodes coupled at each unit cell in a balanced manner between halves of a differential signal path and halves of a differential carrier path. In another example, variable capacitors are coupled at each unit cell between a signal path and ground, and having a tuning input of the variable capacitor receiving a signal from a carrier path. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102870 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - A directional coupler arrangement comprising an air waveguide and a coupler port having a coupler line arranged inside the air waveguide. A method for producing a directional coupler arrangement comprising forming an air waveguide and forming a coupler port having a coupler line arranged inside the air waveguide is also disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102871 | Multiple Way Waveguide Power Module - Example power modules are described. In one implementation, a power module includes four RF signal ports that are electromagnetically coupled to a fifth RF signal port, which is substantially perpendicular to a geometric plane containing the four RF signal ports. Each of the four RF signal ports includes a waveguide and a reactive element extending into the waveguide. A termination port is electromagnetically coupled to the four RF signal ports and is substantially perpendicular to a geometric plane containing the four RF signal ports. The termination port is substantially coaxial with the fifth RF signal port. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102872 | RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER - An RF filter comprises a signal transmission path having an input and an output, a plurality of resonant elements disposed along the signal transmission path between the input and the output, and a plurality of non-resonant elements coupling the resonant elements together to form a stop band having a plurality of transmission zeroes corresponding to respective frequencies of the resonant elements, and at least one sub-band between the transmission zeroes. The non-resonant elements comprise at least one variable non-resonant element for selectively introducing at least one reflection zero within the stop band to create a pass band in a selected one of the sub-band(s). The RF filter further comprises an electrical controller configured for receiving an operating temperature, and adjusting the variable non-resonant element(s) based on the received operating temperature, thereby selectively moving the reflection zero(es) along the stop band to move the pass band within the selected sub-band. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102873 | CAVITY FILTER, POWER AMPLIFYING MODULE - A cavity filter is disclosed, which comprises a cavity, a cover plate, and a connector inner conductor disposed within the cavity, wherein the connector inner conductor passes through the cover plate to be connected with an external circuit board, the connector inner conductor comprises a first inner conductor and a second inner conductor, the first inner conductor is connected with a signal transmission point on the external circuit board, the second inner conductor is connected with an internal signal transmission point inside the cavity, the first inner conductor and the second inner conductor have a gap therebetween and cooperate with each other to form a structural capacitor, and the internal signal transmission point is connected with the signal transmission point on the external circuit board via the structural capacitor. A power amplifying module and a signal transceiving device are also disclosed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102874 | ATTENUATION REDUCTION STRUCTURE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL CONTACT PADS OF CIRCUIT BOARD - An attenuation reduction structure of a circuit board includes an expanded thickness formed between high frequency signal contact pads and a grounding layer of the circuit board. The expanded thickness is greater than a reference thickness between the grounding layer and high frequency signal lines. The circuit board is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyimide (PI). Alternatively, a rigid board including resin and fibrous material or a rigid-flex board is used. The circuit board can be a single-layer circuit board or a multi-layer board formed by combining at least two single-layer circuit boards. A thickness-expanding pad is mounted between the high frequency signal contact pads and the grounding layer or the thickness of a portion of a bonding layer of the circuit board is increased to provide an expanded thickness. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102875 | SWITCH FOR PROTECTION OF ELECTRIC CIRCUIT AGAINST OVERLOADING - The disclosure refers to a switch which is suitable to protect an electric circuit against overloading. The switch generally consists of a triggering assembly as well as of an interrupting assembly, wherein said triggering assembly comprises and induction unit, a thermic interrupter and an actuating needle. The induction unit comprises a coil with a yoke intended to displace the actuating needle towards the triggering assembly, when the short circuit occurs. Said thermic interrupter comprises a bimetallic membrane, which is mechanically interconnected with the actuating needle and is in the case of excess current and generating of heat displaced towards the interrupting assembly. In order to provide such switch, which could moreover enable protection against transient voltage, e.g. due to thunder bolt, such switch is furnished with a varistor, which is located within the triggering assembly in a heat-conductive relationship with said thermic interrupter. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102876 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR DEVICE HAVING A COIL - A method for actuating an electromagnetic actuator device having a coil includes providing a plunger to be activated having at least one section movably disposed in the magnetic field, after activation of the plunger, reducing a voltage again by applying an electrical voltage to end the activation, and after an end of the electrical activation of the plunger, applying a magnetization voltage, which is not sufficient for an activation, to the coil for a predefined time period. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102877 | COIL CARRIER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR HAVING A COIL CARRIER - A coil carrier for an electromagnetic actuator ( | 2015-04-16 |
20150102878 | HIGH SPEED SOLENOID - There is provided a high speed solenoid having enhanced response characteristics. The high speed solenoid includes: a movable shaft linearly movable in an axial direction; a movable coil unit coupled to the movable shaft; and a magnetic field forming unit forming a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular with respect to that of a current flowing in the movable coil unit, wherein when a current is applied to the movable coil unit, the movable coil unit is moved by a magnetic field formed by the magnetic field forming unit to move the movable shaft. According to the high speed solenoid, the weight of a moving part is significantly reduced, and since an electrical time constant is small, a response speed of the solenoid may be enhanced. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102879 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A magnetic coupling system for electromagnetically connecting an electric device to a mounting system, including: a first interface comprising a first plurality of magnetic elements and a first induction coil defining a first central axis, the first interface connected to the electric device; and a second interface comprising a second plurality of magnetic elements and a second induction coil defining a second central axis, the second interface connected to the mounting system, wherein magnetic attraction between the first and second plurality of magnetic elements biases the first interface toward the second interface and transiently retains the first and second induction coils in a substantially coaxial relationship. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102880 | MULTILEVEL CORRELATED MAGNETIC SYSTEM - A multilevel magnetic system described herein includes first and second magnetic structures that produce a net force that transitions from an attract force to a repel force as a separation distance between the first and second magnetic structures increases. The multi-level magnetic system is configured to maintain a minimum separation distance between a transition distance where the net force is zero and a separation distance at which a peak repel force is produced. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102881 | THREE-PHASE CHOKE - The invention concerns a magnetic core of a three-phase choke comprising a first, second and third magnetic leg for receiving a first, second and third electric winding respectively of a first, second and third electric phase respectively, wherein the first, second and third legs are arranged in a star or delta configuration. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102882 | ADJUSTABLE INTEGRATED COMBINED COMMON MODE AND DIFFERENTIAL MODE THREE PHASE INDUCTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - In some embodiments, the instant invention can provide an electrical system that at least includes the following: a three-phase inductor, having: a core, having: at least one first core segment, having a first shape; at least one second core segment, having a second shape; at least one third core segment, having a third shape; where the at least one first core segment, the at least one second core segment, and the at least one third core segment are configured to be: separate from each other and adjustable relative to each other; and where the core is configured so that differential mode inductance flux paths during the operation of the three-phase inductor depend on the first shape of the at least one first core segment, the second shape of the at least one second core segment, and the third shape of the at least one third core segment. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102883 | Planar Transformer - The present invention relates to a planar transformer, the transformer including a core provided to induce formation of a magnetic field, a bobbin coupled to a core, at least one primary winding interposed between the core and the bobbin to supply a power signal, a first insulation unit provided to the at least one primary winding to insulate the at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding provided to the first insulation unit and insulated by the first insulation unit to transform the power signal, and a second insulation unit provided to the at least one secondary winding to insulate the at least one secondary winding. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102884 | COMMON MODE FILTER - A common mode filter is disclosed. The common mode filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a magnetic substrate; a dielectric layer laminated on the magnetic substrate; an external electrode formed on the dielectric layer in such a way that one surface thereof is exposed to an outside; a conductive pattern formed on a surface of the dielectric layer so as to be located on a same plane as the external electrode and having one end thereof connected with the external electrode; an insulator film formed on a surface of the conductive pattern; and a magnetic layer formed on the insulator film so as to cover an upper surface and a lateral surface of the conductive pattern. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102885 | TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a transformer including a coiling frame, an iron core, and a fastener. There is a wire twining round the coiling frame, which has a through hole inside thereof. The iron core extends through the through hole and forms a magnet loop. The fastener comprises a first component and a second component. The first component connects with the second component in a horizontal direction thereby surrounding and fixing the coiling frame and the iron core. One advantage of the present invention is that the fastener fixing the coiling frame and the iron core has a split structure. The fastener is assembled with the coiling frame directly, and a combination of the coiling frame and the iron core need not be vertically assembled with the fastener so as to make the transformer assembling easier and avoid the size of the transformer troublesome. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102886 | COMMON MODE FILTER - A common mode filter is disclosed. The common mode filter in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a magnetic substrate; a coil pattern formed on the magnetic substrate; a dielectric layer formed on the magnetic substrate so as to cover an upper part, a lower part and a side surface of the coil pattern; and a first coupling agent interposed between the magnetic substrate and the dielectric layer so as to prevent the magnetic substrate and the dielectric layer from being separated. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102887 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A laminated inductor may include a body having a plurality of ceramic layers stacked therein, a plurality of conductive patterns formed on the ceramic layers, and via electrodes disposed between the ceramic layers and connecting the conductive patterns disposed in a vertical direction to form a coil. Each of the conductive patterns may include a plurality of unit patterns disposed in parallel to be spaced apart from each other on each of the ceramic layers. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102888 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer electronic component may include: a magnetic body in which a plurality of magnetic layers are stacked; and conductor patterns formed on the magnetic body. The magnetic body may include: metal magnetic particles; an oxide film formed on a surface of the metal magnetic particle as a first oxide obtained by oxidation of at least one component of the metal magnetic particle; and a filling portion formed in a space between the metal magnetic particles as a second oxide obtained by oxidization of at least one component of the metal magnetic particle. At least one of the first oxide and the second oxide is provided between adjacent metal magnetic particles, and an oxide film formed on a surface of a metal magnetic particle forms a neck portion with an oxide film formed on a surface of an adjacent metal magnetic particle. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102889 | INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An inductor may include: a body, and a first and a second external electrode formed on end surfaces of the body. The body may include a coil support layer, a conductive coil formed on at least one surface of the coil support layer, a lamination part formed in a gap of the conductive coil and on an upper surface thereof, an insulating coating part formed to enclose an overall surface of the conductive coil on which the lamination part is formed, and upper and lower cover layers covering the overall surface of the conductive coil on which the insulating coating part is formed. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102890 | COIL SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL SUBSTRATE AND INDUCTOR - A coil substrate includes a stacked structure in which a plurality of structures are stacked, each of the structures including a first insulating layer and a wiring formed on the first insulating layer, which becomes a part of a spiral-shaped coil; and an insulating film that covers a surface of the stacked structure, the spiral-shaped coil being formed by connecting the wirings of the adjacent structures in series. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102891 | CHIP ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, BOARD HAVING THE SAME, AND PACKAGING UNIT THEREOF - A chip electronic component may include: a magnetic body having first and second main surfaces opposing each other in a thickness direction, first and second side surfaces opposing each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces opposing each other in a length direction, a thickness of the magnetic body being greater than a width thereof; internal coil pattern parts disposed in the magnetic body; and external electrodes disposed on at least one surface of the magnetic body. The internal coil pattern parts may be disposed to be perpendicular with respect to the first and second main surfaces of the magnetic body. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102892 | MAGNETIC SHEET, WIRELESS CHARGING SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC SHEET - The present invention relates to a magnetic sheet, a wireless charging sheet, and a method for manufacturing a magnetic sheet. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a magnetic sheet used in a wireless charging sheet, which includes a metal sheet layer consisting of a plurality of divided segments; and an insulating material filled in a dividing space between the segments and forms a magnetic path of a magnetic field generated around a coil, is provided. Further, a wireless charging sheet and a method for manufacturing a magnetic sheet are provided. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102893 | COIL PART - There is to provide a coil part capable of reducing the number of fastening means such as screws and so on required when attaching it to a substrate. A coil part includes a transformer unit and a reactor unit, wherein the transformer unit includes: a primary winding part formed by winding a flat wire around a primary side hollow part; secondary winding parts, the secondary winding part being formed by winding a flat wire around a secondary side hollow part communicating with the primary side hollow part, arranged in pairs in a state of facing one side and another side of the primary winding part respectively; and a first core inserted into the primary side hollow part and the secondary side hollow part, and the reactor unit includes: a reactor winding part formed by extending one terminal side of the flat wire constituting the secondary winding part and winding the flat wire around a reactor side hollow part; and a second core inserted into the reactor side hollow part. | 2015-04-16 |
20150102894 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - A magnetic device is provided. The magnetic device includes a bobbin including a hollow portion extending in a longitudinal direction, coils wound around the outside of the bobbin, a core coupled to the bobbin outside the bobbin. The bobbin includes a first winding portion around which the coil is wound, a second winding portion which is disposed at one side of the first winding portion in the longitudinal direction, and around which the coil is wound, a tolerance relief part disposed between the first and second winding portions, coupling parts symmetrically disposed to each other on the outsides of the first and second winding portions, respectively. The tolerance relief part is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction. | 2015-04-16 |