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20110218723 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE DIFFERENCE MOMENT - In a method for generating a difference moment that is acting on a vehicle, the actuation of a wheel brake unit sets a difference moment between two vehicle wheels, and a difference moment is generated via an additional actuator, separately from the wheel brake unit. The setting of the desired difference moment takes place primarily via the additional actuator, the wheel brake unit being used in supplementary fashion in the event that the difference moment is unable to be set via the additional actuator. | 09-08-2011 |
20120323462 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVE UNIT, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A DRIVE UNIT - A method for operating a drive unit having at least one drive machine which generates the torque supplied by the drive unit, a first parameter, which causes a slow change in the torque supplied by the drive unit, and a second parameter, which causes a rapid change of the torque, being used for setting a setpoint torque. Prior to raising the setpoint torque to a target torque, the first parameter is selected according to an actuating torque, which is greater than the setpoint torque; and the second parameter is selected in such a way that the drive unit continues to supply the setpoint torque. Furthermore, a control device for a drive unit is also described. | 12-20-2012 |
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20110074618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING TIME INTERVALS - A method and a system for converting time intervals are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first time-to-digital converter having a first resolution configured to convert a first time interval, a second time-to-digital converter having a second resolution configured to convert a second time interval, and a third time-to-digital converter having a third resolution and coupled to the first time-to-digital converter and the second time-to-digital converter, the third time-to-digital converter configured to convert a third time interval and a fourth time interval. | 03-31-2011 |
20110304361 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH CALIBRATION - Time-to-digital converter arrangements and corresponding methods as well as applications thereof are described. The time-to-digital converter in a first mode is coupled with a calibration signal generator and in a second mode is coupled with signal input. | 12-15-2011 |
20110309814 | USE OF AUXILIARY CURRENTS FOR VOLTAGE REGULATION - One embodiment relates to an apparatus that includes at least one circuit block and a voltage source configured to supply a first voltage to the at least one circuit block. The apparatus also includes a power delivery unit configured to be selectively activated based on a whether a quantity of power is to be delivered from the power delivery unit to the circuit block. A control unit is configured to, upon a change in power consumption of the at least one circuit block, activate the auxiliary power delivery unit to deliver the quantity of power to the circuit block. The auxiliary power delivery unit can quickly supply large currents since it does not necessarily rely on slow control loops using voltage sensing. Rather, the auxiliary power delivery unit often delivers pre-calculated current profiles to respond to the timing characteristic of the change of power consumption and of the voltage regulator. | 12-22-2011 |
20120044102 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH BUILT-IN SELF TEST - Apparatuses and methods related to time-to-digital converters (TDCs) are herein described. Generally, a time-to-digital converter is a device which measures a time period or time interval and outputs a digital value representing the measured time period. In an implementation, an apparatus is provided comprising a time-to-digital converter circuit, which further comprises a built-in self test (BIST). The built-in self test may be implemented using one or more oscillators coupled to the time-to-digital converter via one or more multiplexer devices. | 02-23-2012 |
20120303994 | APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING A DATA HANDOVER BETWEEN A FIRST CLOCK DOMAIN AND A SECOND CLOCK DOMAIN - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for synchronizing a data handover between a first clock domain and a second clock domain. The apparatus includes a calculator, a first-in-first-out storage, a synchronization pulse generator, a fill level information provider and a feedback path. The calculator is clocked with the clock of the first clock domain and configured to provide a synchronization pulse cycle duration information describing a temporal position of synchronization pulses at a clock of the second clock domain. The first-in-first-out storage is configured to take over an input data value in synchronization with the first clock domain and to provide an output data value in synchronization with the second clock domain and in response to a current synchronization pulse. The synchronization pulse generator is clocked with the clock of the second clock domain and configured to generate the subsequent synchronization pulse such that the subsequent synchronization pulse is located at the temporal position described by the synchronization pulse cycle duration information. The fill level information provider is configured to provide a fill level information describing a fill level of the first-in-first-out storage. The feedback path is configured for feeding back the fill level information to the calculator that is further configured to adjust the synchronization pulse cycle duration information based on the fill level information. | 11-29-2012 |
20130016982 | ADJUSTABLE DELAYER, METHOD FOR DELAYING AN INPUT SIGNAL AND POLAR TRANSMITTERAANM Henzler; StephanAACI MuenchenAACO DEAAGP Henzler; Stephan Muenchen DE - An adjustable delayer for adjustably delaying an input signal based on a delay adjustment input information describing a desired delay includes a plurality of series-connected tunable delay circuits, wherein a first of the tunable delay circuits is configured to receive the input signal. The adjustable delayer also includes a closed-loop control circuit configured to provide a first delay tuning information to tune a combined delay of the plurality of tunable delay circuits to fulfill a predetermined condition. The adjustable delayer also includes a combiner to combine the first delay tuning information with a second delay tuning information, that is based on the delay adjustment input information, to obtain a combined delay tuning information. The adjustable delayer is configured to tune a delay of one or more of the tunable delay circuits based on the combined delay tuning information. The adjustable delayer is configured to provide the output signal based on one or more signals present at outputs of one or more of the adjustable delay circuits. | 01-17-2013 |
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20110016982 | PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM - A pressure connection concept for pressure sensor modules is provided, using which the influence of assembly-related stresses in the sensor system on the sensor diaphragm and accordingly on the measuring signal detection is kept very low. The sensor system includes a sensor module for pressure detection and a connecting piece and at least one seal for coupling the sensor module to a measuring system. The sensor module includes at least one sensor element having a diaphragm and means for signal detection. Together with the means for signal detection, the sensor element is provided with packaging having a pressure connection opening and electrical contacts. A pressure channel is provided in the connecting piece, the pressure channel being coupled to the pressure connection opening of the sensor module using the seal. The packaging of the sensor module includes a tube-shaped projection which forms the pressure connection opening, and the pressure channel of the connecting piece terminates in a connecting tube. The tube-shaped projection of the sensor module and the connecting tube of the connecting piece fit into each other, and the seal designed as a radial seal is situated between the walls of the tube-shaped projection and the connecting tube. | 01-27-2011 |
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20110187433 | On-Chip Self Calibrating Delay Monitoring Circuitry - The present disclosure relates to on-chip self calibrating delay monitoring circuitry. | 08-04-2011 |
20120268184 | On-Chip Self Calibrating Delay Monitoring Circuitry - The present disclosure relates to on-chip self calibrating delay monitoring circuitry. | 10-25-2012 |
20130063100 | DC/DC Converter, Method for Providing an Output Voltage on the Basis of an Input Voltage and Computer Program - A DC/DC converter includes a switch mode converter for providing an output voltage based on an input voltage and a drive signal generator configured to to provide a drive signal for the switch mode converter. The drive signal generator is configured to switch between a non-pulse-skipping mode and a pulse-skipping mode. Moreover, the drive signal generator is configured to adapt a setting of a pulse generation such that a length of a first pulse following a pulse skipping is larger than a minimum length of a pulse in the non-pulse-skipping mode. | 03-14-2013 |
20130307509 | DIGITAL EVENT GENERATOR, COMPARATOR, SWITCHED MODE ENERGY CONVERTER AND METHOD - A digital event generator includes a counter configured to provide at least one count value based on a clock signal, and a comparator configured to evaluate a first portion of a first count value to detect a near occurrence of an event, in response to a detection of a near occurrence of an event, evaluate a second portion of a second count value, and provide the event signal based on the evaluation and digital event time information. A switched mode energy converter uses said digital event generator. | 11-21-2013 |
20140266116 | DIGITALLY CONTROLLED CURRENT MODE POWER CONVERTER - A current mode converter includes a converter stage comprising a first switch, a second switch, an inductor, and a capacitor, and a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert a digital target current signal to an analog current signal. The current mode converter further includes a slope compensation circuit coupled to the digital-to-analog converter and is configured to convert the analog target current signal to a slope compensated analog target signal. A comparator is coupled to the converter stage and the slope compensation stage and is configured to generate and output a signal when a value of an actual analog signal is equal to a value of the slope compensated analog target signal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266822 | Digital-To-Time Converter and Calibration of Digital-To-Time Converter - A digital-to-time converter (DTC) comprises a gate controller configured to generate a gate enable signal based on first and second digital values so that the gate enable signal has a first enable period and a second enable period for each pair of a first digital value and a second digital value. A gate conditionally passes a main clock signal to a gate output in response to the gate enable signal, the gate thus providing a gated signal at a gate output. A frequency divider generates a frequency divided signal as the output signal of the digital-to-time converter based on the gated signal. The DTC may be calibrated by a time-to-digital converter connected between an input for the main clock signal and an output of a delay element of the DTC. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266837 | REDUNDANT DELAY DIGITAL-TO-TIME CONVERTER - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a time delay based on an input value. A digital delay may be generated based on a coarse delay and a fine delay. The coarse delay may be selected based on the input value. The fine delay may be selected from an overlapping set of fine delay intervals, based on the selected coarse delay. In some implementations, a control component may be used to select the fine delay when more than one fine delay interval is indicated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266848 | BIPOLAR TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide bipolar time-to-digital conversion. For example, either a positive time duration or a negative time duration may be converted to a digital representation by a linear time-to-digital converter (TDC). A set of logic functions may be applied to the input of the TDC to provide start and/or stop signals for the TDC. Further, a correction component may be applied to an input or an output of the TDC to compensate for a delay offset of the TDC. | 09-18-2014 |