Patents Assigned to INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
  • Built-in self-test for receiver
    Patent number: 9515751
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a built-in self-test for a RF communication device. The communication device self-generates a test signal and processes the test signal through the communication device to determine an operational state of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Hammes, Rainer Kreienkamp, Junlin Yan, Harald Doppke
  • Radio communication devices and methods for operating radio communication devices
    Patent number: 9497797
    Abstract: A radio communication device is described having a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver to transmit signals during a transmitting period, the transmitting period comprising a first time period, during which signals are transmitted, and a second time period, during which no signals are transmitted; and a second processor configured to control the second transceiver to transmit signals taking into account the transmitting period of the first transceiver such that the second transceiver transmits signals at least partially during the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Francois Deparis, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Volker Aue
  • Circuit arrangement for processing a radio-frequency signal
    Patent number: 9496907
    Abstract: Described herein is a circuit arrangement for processing a radio-frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Golly
  • Digitally controlled current mode power converter
    Patent number: 9490699
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Giacomo Curatolo, Marcin Daniel
  • Cache refill control
    Patent number: 9477602
    Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for a cache memory refill control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Remi Hardy, Vincent Rezard
  • Mobile communication apparatuses, method for performing signal reception quality measurements and method for ascertaining a movement by a mobile communication apparatus
    Patent number: 9473951
    Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus is provided, which may have a receiver, and may ascertain whether a movement of the apparatus is below a prescribed limit and on that basis may prompt the receiver of the mobile communication apparatus to perform a signal reception quality measurement. A mobile communication apparatus is also provided, which may have a transmission/reception device, and may ascertain whether a movement of the apparatus is below a prescribed limit based on a set of radio cells in a mobile radio communication that is active, a radio cell that serves the mobile communication apparatus, or a set of adjacent radio cells that is configured for the mobile communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Roland Hellfajer
  • Semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices
    Patent number: 9455161
    Abstract: This application relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor chip, a molded body covering the semiconductor chip, wherein the molded body comprises an array of molded structure elements, and first solder elements engaged with the molded structure elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsten Meyer
  • Method for establishing a communication connection and communication device
    Patent number: 9450782
    Abstract: A method for establishing a communication connection includes transmitting an identification for identifying a first communication device to the first communication device or a second communication device via a packet-switched first communication connection between the first communication device and the second communication devices, and using the identification to establish a circuit-switched second communication connection between the first communication device and the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Gruber, Karl Heinz Rathgeb, Holger Schmidt, Frank Kowalewski
  • Digital to analog converter comprising mixer
    Patent number: 9444486
    Abstract: One example described herein relates to a digital to analog converter (DAC). The DAC includes a digital signal input configured to receive a multi-bit digital input signal, and a plurality of unit cells arranged in rows and columns. A row decoder and a column decoder provide respective control signals to respective rows and respective columns to selectively couple a number of the unit cells to an output of the DAC. The number of unit cells which are coupled to the output by the control signals is dependent on the multi-bit digital input signal. At least one of the control signals is modulated based on a local oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Kuttner, Michael Fulde
  • Device for generating a vector-modulated output signal and method for generating a vector-modulated output signal
    Patent number: 9444666
    Abstract: A device for generating a vector-modulated output signal based on a baseband signal having an in-phase component and a quadrature component, a first LO signal for the in-phase component of the baseband signal and a second LO signal for the quadrature component of the baseband signal comprises a baseband combination circuit, which is configured to combine the in-phase component and the quadrature component in order to obtain a plurality of combined IQ signals. Furthermore, the device includes a plurality of mixer cells for generating the vector-modulated output signal, based on the combined IQ signals, the first LO signal and the second LO signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Simon, Hans Geltinger
  • Method for controlling measurements in a wireless telecommunications terminal
    Patent number: 9439206
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling measurements in a wireless telecommunications terminal. In a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication system, the network instructs a UE to measure the received power and quality of the reference signals of the serving cell as well as of neighbor cells. The object of improving the system power consumption of user equipment (UE) that has to perform such measurements is solved by distributing the measurement functionality between RRC and PHY layers such that the RRC layer is enabled to rest in a power save mode unless results of the measurements have to be reported to the network, and to be only active for a minimum to ensure that the UE still behaves standard compliant to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Hofmann, Thomas Konrad
  • Adjustable delayer, method for delaying an input signal and polar transmitter
    Patent number: 9438351
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Henzler
  • Low power bipolar 360 degrees time to digital converter
    Patent number: 9429919
    Abstract: A delay line operates to propagate a plurality of delay stages comprising a first delay element and a second delay element. A generator coupled to the delay line is configured to provide the start edge to the plurality of delay stages of the delay line as a function of a digital control oscillator (DCO) counter value generated by a DCO counter. A DCO calculation component is configured to facilitate a determination of propagation counts of the delay line as a function of DCO periods of a DCO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schimper
  • Circuit and method for software tracing
    Patent number: 9430428
    Abstract: A circuit for software tracing in a system on chip is described as including a plurality of components, each component having at least one local processor connected to a first communication bus; and each component being connected to a second communication bus. The circuit may further include a separate trace data bus being configured to transmit trace data generated by code running on the components. A method associated with software tracing on such a circuit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Kay Hesse
  • Ad-hoc communication radio module, ad-hoc communication device and method for controlling an ad-hoc communication radio module
    Patent number: 9433033
    Abstract: An ad-hoc communication radio module is provided, which may include at least one of an ad-hoc communication reception circuit; and an ad-hoc communication transmission circuit; and an ad-hoc communication-protocol-stack-external control interface for the ad-hoc communication-protocol-stack-external control of the ad-hoc communication reception circuit or of the ad-hoc communication transmission circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Luft, Andreas Schmidt
  • Radio communication devices and methods for controlling a radio communication device
    Patent number: 9420475
    Abstract: A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a receiver configured to receive data; a buffer configured to buffer a variable amount of the data; a reception condition determiner configured to determine a reception condition indicating a condition under which the receiver receives the data; and a buffer amount setter configured to set the amount of the data based on the determined reception condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Peter Kroon
  • Oscillator with controllable frequency
    Patent number: 9413365
    Abstract: Apparatuses are disclosed which comprise a coarse tuning circuitry, a fine tuning circuitry and at least one switchable capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mayer, Andreas Roithmeier
  • Mobile terminal
    Patent number: 9414309
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided comprising a component to be supplied with power having a power input terminal, a radio receiver configured to receive electromagnetic power wherein the radio receiver has a first power output terminal coupled to the power input terminal and a power supply circuit wherein the power supply circuit has a second power output terminal which is coupled to the power input terminal bypassing the radio receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Prasad Vara Venkata Satya Golla, Marcus Hagn
  • Method, apparatus and communication unit
    Patent number: 9413446
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a communication unit for generating precoding feedback information in a multiple frequency radio transmission system are disclosed. A rank for precoding matrices, wherein the rank is constant over the multiple frequencies, is selected and a plurality of precoding matrices having the selected rank are selected. A different precoding matrix is selected for each frequency subset of the multiple frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Dietrich
  • Finite state machine for system management
    Patent number: 9411714
    Abstract: Implementations relate to a hybrid finite state machine that is based on a micro-coded processor and the use of look-up tables to implement combinational logic. Micro-coding is used to describe the state transitions of the FSM and look-up tables are used to determine the conditions for state transitions and to generate the outputs as a function of the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Kay Hesse