Patents by Inventor Martin Ritter

Martin Ritter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190071444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Buelent Kocer, Bernd Kuhn, Marco Prunotto, Hans Richter, Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 10096419
    Abstract: A common mode choke comprising a first planar coil for receiving a first signal, a second planar coil for receiving a second signal, the first and second coils comprising substantially mirror images of one another and arranged side by side in a common plane, the first planar coil and second planar coil electromagnetically coupled by a closed coupling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventor: Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20180166388
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of making the same. The device includes a substrate comprising a major surface and a backside. The device also includes a dielectric partition for electrically isolating a first part of the substrate from a second part of the substrate. The dielectric partition extends through the substrate from the major surface to the backside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hans-Martin Ritter, Joachim Utzig, Frank Burmeister, Godfried Henricus Josephus Notermans, Jochen Wynants, Rainer Mintzlaff
  • Publication number: 20180148450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L and R1 to R5 are as described herein, as well as processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Hoffmann La-Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd BUETTELMANN, Buelent KOCER, Bernd KUHN, Marco PRUNOTTO, Hans RICHTER, Martin RITTER, Markus RUDOLPH, Alexander Lee SATZ
  • Publication number: 20180145065
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure are directed to circuitry that may be used to shunt current. As may be consistent with one or more embodiments a first circuit has a plurality of alternating p-type and n-type semiconductor regions with respective p-n junctions therebetween, arranged between an anode end and a cathode end. A second (e.g., bypass) circuit is connected to one of the alternating p-type and n-type semiconductor regions, and forms a further p-n junction therewith. The second circuit operates to provide carrier flow, which influences operation of the first circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Steffen Holland, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20180069396
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first inductive component connected in series with a first signal line of a differential signal path and configured to suppress residual electrostatic discharge (ESD) current spikes on the first signal line by using a first effective inductance. A second inductive component is connected in series to a second signal line of the differential signal path configured to suppress residual ESD current spikes on a second signal line of the differential signal path by using a second effective inductance. The first and second inductive components are configured to pass differential signals on the differential signal path by using inductive coupling between the first and second inductive components to provide a third effective inductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Schuett, Hans-Martin Ritter, Godfried Henricus Josephus Notermans
  • Patent number: 9859184
    Abstract: A method of making a plurality of semiconductor devices comprising a chip scale packages. The method includes providing a semiconductor wafer having a major surface and a backside. The method also includes forming a plurality of contacts on the major surface. The method further includes forming a plurality of trenches in the major surface of the substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of openings in the wafer between the backside and the trenches in the major surface. The method further includes depositing an encapsulant on the backside of the wafer. At least some of the encapsulant passes through the openings in the wafer to at least partially fill the trenches in the major surface. The method also includes singulating the wafer to produce a plurality of chip scale packages having a major surface including one or more contacts and side walls at least partially covered with said encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventors: Hans-Martin Ritter, Frank Burmeister
  • Patent number: 9837554
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data transmission system (100) comprising a signal line (101) and a ground line (103). A first signal path (102) is provided between the signal line (101) and the ground line (103). The first signal path (102) comprises a Shockley diode (104) having a cathode (106) and an anode (108). The cathode (106) is connected to the ground line (103) and the anode (108) is connected to the signal line (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventor: Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20170256432
    Abstract: A method of packing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes placing a wafer on a carrier such that a backside of the wafer is facing up and a front side is facing down and non-permanently affixed to the surface of the carrier, performing lithography to mark area to be etched on the backside of the wafer, etching the marked areas from the backside of the wafer thus forming trenches that mark boundaries of individual devices on the wafer, applying a protective coating on the backside of the wafer thus filling the trenches and entire backside of the wafer with a protective compound and cutting the individual devices from the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Burmeister, Chi Ho Leung, Zhigang Li, Yujun Zhao, Karen Kirchheimer, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20170177687
    Abstract: An enterprise system which facilitates synchronization of offline data. Offline data created during an offline session or sessions (collectively an offline session) prior to synchronization is assigned a temporary key. Changes of offline data created during an offline session is assigned the temporary key of the data to which the change is associated. The temporary key is mapped to a new created backend key and stored in a mapping table. Using the mapping table, temporary keys associated with the changes are swapped with backend keys which the temporary keys are mapped. This maintains data persistency of newly created and change data during an offline session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Gerd Martin RITTER, Pradeep Kumar SINGH, Tim KORNMANN, Rene GROSS
  • Publication number: 20170170122
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of making the same. The device includes a substrate comprising a major surface and a backside. The device also includes a dielectric partition for electrically isolating a first part of the substrate from a second part of the substrate. The dielectric partition extends through the substrate from the major surface to the backside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Martin Ritter, Joachim Utzig, Frank Burmeister, Godfried Henricus Josephus Notermans, Jochen Wynants, Rainer Mintzlaff
  • Publication number: 20170161296
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for the automatic detection, retry, and resolution of errors in data synchronization. An embodiment operates by receiving one or more changes to a local copy of a master document. An error is detected during a synchronization of the one or more changes with the master document. A count is incremented and the synchronization is retried until either the synchronization completes or a threshold has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Gerd Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20170033029
    Abstract: A method of making a plurality of semiconductor devices comprising a chip scale packages. The method includes providing a semiconductor wafer having a major surface and a backside. The method also includes forming a plurality of contacts on the major surface. The method further includes forming a plurality of trenches in the major surface of the substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of openings in the wafer between the backside and the trenches in the major surface. The method further includes depositing an encapsulant on the backside of the wafer. At least some of the encapsulant passes through the openings in the wafer to at least partially fill the trenches in the major surface. The method also includes singulating the wafer to produce a plurality of chip scale packages having a major surface including one or more contacts and side walls at least partially covered with said encapsulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Martin RITTER, Frank BURMEISTER
  • Patent number: 9451669
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a light emitting diode protection circuit, including: a plurality of diodes connected in series; an input connected to a first diode of the plurality of diodes; an output; a first resistor connected between the plurality of diodes and the output; a transistor with a gate connected to a junction between the first resistor and the plurality of diodes and a source connected to the output; a second resistor connected between the input and drain of the transistor; and a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) with an anode connected to the input, a base connected to the drain of the transistor, and a cathode connected to the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Achim Werner, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20160268447
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a data transmission system (100) comprising a signal line (101) and a ground line (103). A first signal path (102) is provided between the signal line (101) and the ground line (103). The first signal path (102) comprises a Shockley diode (104) having a cathode (106) and an anode (108). The cathode (106) is connected to the ground line (103) and the anode (108) is connected to the signal line (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20160218058
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of making the same. The device includes a semiconductor substrate provided in a chip-scale package (CSP). The device also includes a plurality of contacts provided on a major surface of the substrate. The device further includes an electrically floating metal layer forming an ohmic contact on a backside of the semiconductor substrate. The device is operable to conduct a current that passes through the substrate from a first of said plurality of contacts to a second of said plurality of contacts via the metal layer on the backside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Zhihao Pan, Friedrich Hahn, Steffen Holland, Olaf Pfennigstorf, Jochen Wynants, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Publication number: 20160211068
    Abstract: A common mode choke comprising a first planar coil for receiving a first signal, a second planar coil for receiving a second signal, the first and second coils comprising substantially mirror images of one another and arranged side by side in a common plane, the first planar coil and second planar coil electromagnetically coupled by a closed coupling loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 9386642
    Abstract: A semiconductor device (300a) comprising: a substrate (302) having a first surface (303); an n-type well (304) extending from the first surface (303) into the substrate (302) and configured to form a depletion region (306) in the substrate (302) around the n-type well (304); an insulating layer (340) extending over the first surface (303) of the substrate (302) from the n-type well (304), the insulating layer (340) configured to form an inversion layer (342) in the substrate (302) extending from the n-type well (304) adjacent to the first surface (303); wherein a p-type floating channel stopper (370a) is provided, configured to extend through the inversion layer (342) to reduce electrical coupling between the n-type well (304) and at least part of the inversion layer (342), and is electrically disconnected from a remainder of the substrate (320) outside of the depletion region (306).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Godfried Henricus Josephus Notermans, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 9385115
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device. The electrostatic discharge protection device, may comprise: a semiconductor controlled rectifier; and a p-n diode. The semiconductor controlled rectifier and the diode may be integrally disposed laterally at a major surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a current path for the semiconductor controlled rectifier may be separate from a current path for the diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Godfried Henricus Josephus Notermans, Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 9368963
    Abstract: An ESD protection circuit comprises a series connection of at least two protection components between a signal line to be protected and a return line (e.g. ground), comprising a first protection component connected to the signal line and a second protection component connected to the ground line. They are connected with opposite polarity so that when one conducts in forward direction the other conducts in reverse breakdown mode. A bias voltage source connects to the junction between the two protection components through a bias impedance. The use of the bias voltage enables the signal distortions resulting from the ESD protection circuit to be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Reimann, Hans-Martin Ritter, Wolfgang Schnitt, Anco Heringa