Abstract: A plurality of IO cells are arranged along an edge portion of a semiconductor chip. Some elements forming a reference voltage generation circuit are arranged in a first corner region of the semiconductor chip. Remaining elements forming the reference voltage generation circuit are arranged in a core region on an inner side of the edge portion of the semiconductor chip. Among a plurality of corner regions, the first corner region is located closest to the remaining elements.

Abstract: Various embodiments include approaches for analyzing a customer design for an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). In some cases, an approach includes: determining performance requirements of the customer design; querying a test screen database for the performance requirements of the customer design, the test screen database having failure thresholds and associated test screens for detecting the failure thresholds for a set of ASIC devices; generating a filter database including select failure thresholds and associated test screens for the performance requirements of the customer design; and selecting a set of test screens from the filter database based upon a yield cost criteria in forming the ASIC.

Abstract: A charging device for a battery pack has a housing defining a charging receptacle for accommodating the battery pack. Power electronics are arranged in the housing. A cooling air fan is provided in the housing which draws a suction air flow into the housing via a first air inlet opening and blows the suction air flow out of the housing, as a first cooling air flow via an air outlet opening. A battery air flow flows through the battery pack and enters as a first cooling air flow via the first air inlet opening. A further suction air flow is drawn into the housing from surroundings of the housing via a second air inlet opening formed in the housing. The further suction air flow is formed as a second cooling air flow separate from the battery air flow. The power electronics are situated in a flow path between the second air inlet opening and the cooling air fan. The second cooling air flow, after cooling the power electronics, is supplied to the cooling air fan.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a dual-voltage charging system for electrified vehicles. In one example embodiment, the dual-voltage charging system comprises an integrated active filter auxiliary power module (AFAPM), the integrated AFAPM is applied as an active power filter (APF) to compensate low frequency harmonics in a high voltage (HV) battery charger when the HV battery is charging, and applied as a low voltage (LV) battery charger auxiliary power module (APM) when the HV battery stops the charging and starts to charge the LV battery.

Abstract: A circuit includes a power supply configured to generate a supply voltage, an electrical load coupled to receive the supply voltage from the power supply, and a switching circuit. The switching circuit has a first terminal coupled to a first terminal of the electrical load, a second terminal, and a control terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal of the switching circuit correspond to current conducting terminals of the switching circuit. The circuit also includes a current sensing circuit and at least one battery having a first terminal coupled to a corresponding terminal of the current sensing circuit. The circuit additionally includes a battery measurement circuit having a first terminal coupled to the control terminal of the switching circuit and at least a second terminal coupled to the first terminal and a second terminal opposing the first terminal of the at least one battery.

Abstract: A vehicle wireless charging guidance system and method are provided. The system includes a power transmission module, which is installed in a charging station and configured to receive a voltage and switch a transmission coil, a power reception module, which is installed in a vehicle and configured to switch energy transmitted from the power transmission module so as to correspond to a battery arranged in the vehicle, and an around view monitoring unit, which is arranged in the vehicle and configured to receive position information of the power transmission module form the power transmission module and position information of the power reception module from the power reception module, and display the received position information of the power transmission module and the received position information of the power reception module and image information around the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor configured to receive an input signal corresponding to a selected charging station. The processor is further configured to select an electrical charge allocation from an available power budget of the selected charging station in response to the input signal.

Abstract: A cell protection system includes a charge control MOSFET, a charge current detection MOSFET, a discharge control MOSFET, a discharge current detection MOSFET, a charge current detection resistance, a discharge current detection resistance and a control circuit. The charge current detection MOSFET has a drain and a gate common with the charge control MOSFET. The discharge control MOSFET has a drain common with the charge control MOSFET. The discharge current MOSFET has a drain and a gate common with discharge control MOSFET. The charge current detection resistances and the discharge current detection resistance are provided in correspondence to the charge current detection MOSFET and the discharge current detection MOSFET, respectively.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting a charger for a designated vehicle based on the circumstances including a plurality of chargers in a charging station. Also, provided is a method of operating the charger using the method or the apparatus.

Abstract: Circuitry for efficient configuration data management is presented. The circuitry includes an encoding circuit that compares configuration data of a circuit design with base configuration data of a base circuit design. The encoding circuit compresses the difference between the configuration data and the base configuration data to produce compressed configuration data. The compressed configuration data can be stored in a storage circuit. For a purpose of implementing the circuit design in an integrated circuit, a decoding circuit can retrieve the compressed configuration data from the storage circuit, decompress the compressed configuration data, and compare the result of a decompression operation with the base configuration data to restore the configuration data. The restored configuration data can serve to program configuration memory bits on the integrated circuit, thereby implementing the circuit design.

Abstract: A method of designing a layout of an integrated circuit (IC) includes: preparing a standard cell library that stores a first standard cell and a second standard cell, each of the first standard cell and the second standard cell including a plurality of conductive lines that extend in a first direction, placing the first standard cell and the second standard cell to be adjacent to each other in a first boundary parallel to the plurality of conductive lines, and generating a decoupling capacitor by using at least one first conductive line of the plurality of conductive lines when a same voltage is applied to a first pattern adjacent to the first boundary in the first standard cell and a second pattern adjacent to the first boundary in the second standard cell, the at least one first conductive line being adjacent to the first boundary.

Abstract: A battery control device includes: a measurement unit that individually measures an amount of discharging current of each discharging secondary battery of discharging secondary batteries among a plurality of secondary batteries which are independently charged and discharged; a time calculating unit that calculates time required for discharging said each discharging secondary battery until said each discharging secondary battery reaches a constant battery capacity based on a discharging current rate for said each discharging secondary battery which is calculated based on the amount of discharging current, and a state of charge (SOC) of said each discharging secondary battery; a number calculating unit that calculates an expected number of charging secondary batteries among said plurality of secondary batteries, which become fully charged in a required time, based on a charging current rate for each charging secondary battery of charging secondary batteries among said plurality of secondary batteries which is c

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for calculating an effect on timing of moving a pin from an edge position to an inboard position in processing large block synthesis (LBS). The method includes determining first timing details at the inboard position, based on internal wire segments between a signal source and the inboard position. The method further includes selecting an upper metal layer as a virtual wire between the edge position and the inboard position. The method further includes calculating capacitance and resistance of the virtual wire. The method further includes updating driver strength of a driver between the signal source and the inboard position. The method further includes determining second timing details at the inboard position, based on wire loads of the virtual wire. The method further includes modifying an assertion of the pin at the inboard position, based on the first timing details and the second timing details.

Abstract: A hybrid energy storage system (HESS) and method of controlling a HESS is provided. The HESS comprises a common direct current (DC) bus having a DC bus voltage, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, a power device electrically coupled to the common DC bus, and a controller in operable communication with the energy storage device, the power device and the common DC bus. The controller is configured to, when the energy storage device is charging, increase a power device charging current if an energy storage device charging current is greater than a charging limit for the energy storage device, and when the energy storage device is discharging, increase a power device discharging current if an energy storage device discharging current is greater than a discharging limit for the energy storage device. The HESS can be part of a power system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bag with a built in charger for portable electronic devices. The bag includes an interior compartment that is disposed between an interior lining and an exterior of the bag. The interior compartment is adapted to hold a battery unit, which is removably connected to a charging cable and a retractable power cable. The charging cable can be connected to the battery unit via a USB connection, and is adapted to connect to a portable electronic device via a mobile device connection. The retractable power cable can be extended out of the interior compartment through a side opening, and can connect to an electrical outlet via a plug. An electrical connection between the electrical outlet and the plug supplies energy to the battery unit. The energy stored in the battery unit can be used to charge the portable electronic device when an electrical outlet is not readily accessible.

Abstract: A control method of a wireless power transmitting unit transmitting charging power to a wireless power receiving unit is provided. The control method includes receiving first signals from one or more wireless power receiving units; classifying wireless power receiving units to be communicated with from among the one or more wireless power receiving units based on reception intensities of the received first signals; transmitting wireless transmission power with predetermined level; receiving second signals including voltage information of the classified wireless power receiving units from the classified wireless power receiving units; and communicating with one or more wireless power receiving unit among the classified wireless power receiving units based on the wireless transmission power and the voltage information of the second signals.

Abstract: An electric power supply device includes a first battery electrically connected to each of a plurality of load instruments mounted on a vehicle and supplying electric power to each of the load instruments, a second battery electrically connected to the first battery and each of the load instruments via a switch and capable of supplying electric power to each of the load instruments, and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to cut off electrical connection between the second battery and each of the load instruments by turning OFF the switch under a condition that when a high-load instrument included in the load instruments is not in operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for multi-user, at least partially concurrent, electronic circuit design. Embodiments may include displaying, at a first client computing device associated with a first user, at least a portion of an electronic circuit design, wherein the electronic circuit design is accessible by multiple users in an at least partially concurrent manner. Embodiments may further include processing a command at the first client computing device from the first user and receiving a temporary update from a server computing device, wherein the temporary update corresponds to a second user associated with a second client computing device. Embodiments may also include displaying, at the first client computing device, an operation corresponding to the received temporary update.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for simulations of printed circuit boards (PCBs). Geometry data related to a PCB is determined from layout data associated with the PCB. A finite element mesh is generated based at least in part on the geometry data related to the PCB, the finite element mesh including one or more mesh components. One or more conductors passing through the one or more mesh components are identified. A volume fraction of the one or more conductors within the one or more mesh components is computed. One or more physical properties of the one or more mesh components are adjusted based at least in part on the volume fraction.

Abstract: A control method of a wireless power receiving unit receiving charging power from a wireless power transmitting unit to perform wireless charging is provided. The control method includes receiving the charging power from the wireless power transmitting unit; detecting a change in a wireless charging environment; generating a signal indicating detection of the change in the wireless charging environment; and transmitting the signal indicating the detection of the change in the wireless charging environment to the wireless power transmitting unit.