Patents by Inventor Nir Tasher
Nir Tasher 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).
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Publication number: 20130073810Abstract: An embedded controller includes a microcontroller core and memory control circuitry. The memory control circuitry is configured to communicate with a Central Processing Unit (CPU) chipset over a first Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), for which bus arbitration is not supported, at a first clock rate, to communicate with a memory over a second SPI at a second, fixed clock rate, to relay memory transactions between the CPU chipset and the memory over the first and second SPIs, to identify time intervals in which no memory transactions are relayed on the second SPI and to retrieve from the memory information for operating the microcontroller core during the identified time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Moshe Alon, Michal Schramm, Nir Tasher
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Patent number: 8330743Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, a power saving mode is implemented when deemed appropriate, based on an analysis of previous detection or non-detection of the presence and/or position of an object near a capacitive sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Yehezkel Friedman, Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev, Vladlmir Abramov
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Patent number: 8285895Abstract: A system arrangement including a memory unit having a memory interface in accordance with a handshake-free protocol between the memory and an accessing master, a bus connected to the memory unit and first and second masters. The first master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and the memory interface and operative to perform interrupts following reception of an interrupt request through an interrupt interface. The second master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and memory interface. The second master being configured to transfer an interrupt request to the first processor before accessing the memory unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Winbond Electronics CorporationInventors: Michal Schramm, Nir Tasher
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Publication number: 20120239848Abstract: An embedded controller includes a microcontroller core, a first bus interface that does not support bus arbitration, a second bus interface and memory control circuitry. The first bus interface is configured to receive and transmit memory transactions from and to a Central Processing Unit (CPU) chipset. The second bus interface is configured to communicate with a memory and to transfer the memory transactions of the CPU chipset to and from the memory. The memory control circuitry is configured to evaluate a starvation condition that identifies an inability of the microcontroller core to access the memory via the second bus interface due to the memory transactions transferred between the CPU chipset and the memory via the first and second bus interfaces, and to invoke a predefined corrective action when the starvation condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Moshe Alon, Ilia Stolov, Erez Naory, Nir Tasher, Yuval Kirschner, Michal Schramm
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Publication number: 20120150467Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, a power saving mode is implemented when deemed appropriate, based on an analysis of previous detection or non-detection of the presence and/or position of an object near a capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Yehezkel Friedman, Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev, Vladlmir Abramov
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Patent number: 8169419Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, a power saving mode is implemented when deemed appropriate, based on an analysis of previous detection or non-detection of the presence and/or position of an object near a capacitive sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman, Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev
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Patent number: 8006004Abstract: A processor having a core configured to control a keyboard and a plurality of pins connected to the core, configured to transfer signals from the processor to the keyboard. A controller is configured to transfer signals from one or more registers through at least one of the pins, intermittently with signals transferred to the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corp.Inventors: Victor Flachs, Nir Tasher, Nimrod Peled, Leonid Shamis, Shani Mayer
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Patent number: 7945399Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area, may be analyzed to detect the presence of an object near the capacitive sensing area and/or to detect the position of an object near the capacitive sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev, Yehezkel Friedman, Nir Tasher
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Patent number: 7884678Abstract: Apparatus includes a single-pin input interface, which is operative to sense a voltage across a capacitor of a Resistor-Capacitor (RC) network in which the capacitor is repetitively charging and discharging so that the voltage oscillates as a function of time. A measurement circuit is coupled to measure time durations in which the capacitor is charging and in which the sensed voltage lies between first and second predefined thresholds. A clock generation circuit is coupled to generate an output clock signal having a frequency, and to adjust the frequency responsively to the measured time durations.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Tamir Golan
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Publication number: 20110007019Abstract: A display screen system operative in the presence of backlight, which may be provided by a rear light source or by a mirror according to reflective LCD technologies, to identify presence of a conductive member such as a finger, the system comprising a structural, transparent planar element including an array of structural, planar conductive areas independently electrically addressable by a source of electric power, each conductive area having a plurality of transparency states controlled by said source of electric power; and capacitance sensing circuitry operative to sense capacitance of at least one of said conductive areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Nir TASHER
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Publication number: 20100324841Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area, may be analyzed to detect the presence of an object near the capacitive sensing area and/or to detect the position of an object near the capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Nir TASHER, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman
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Publication number: 20100302198Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, a power saving mode is implemented when deemed appropriate, based on an analysis of previous detection or non-detection of the presence and/or position of an object near a capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Nir TASHER, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman
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Patent number: 7797115Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area, may be analyzed to detect the presence of an object near the capacitive sensing area and/or to detect the position of an object near the capacitive sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman
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Publication number: 20100176891Abstract: Apparatus includes a single-pin input interface, which is operative to sense a voltage across a capacitor of a Resistor-Capacitor (RC) network in which the capacitor is repetitively charging and discharging so that the voltage oscillates as a function of time. A measurement circuit is coupled to measure time durations in which the capacitor is charging and in which the sensed voltage lies between first and second predefined thresholds. A clock generation circuit is coupled to generate an output clock signal having a frequency, and to adjust the frequency responsively to the measured time durations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2009Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Nir Tasher, Tamir Golan
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Publication number: 20100011130Abstract: A processor having a core configured to control a keyboard and a plurality of pins connected to the core, configured to transfer signals from the processor to the keyboard. A controller is configured to transfer signals from one or more registers through at least one of the pins, intermittently with signals transferred to the keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: Nuvoton Technology CorporationInventors: Nir Tasher, Victor Flachs, Nimrod Peled, Leonid Shamis, Shani Mayer
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Publication number: 20090045822Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area, may be analyzed to detect the presence of an object near the capacitive sensing area and/or to detect the position of an object near the capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: WINDBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev, Yehezkel Friedman, Nir Tasher
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Publication number: 20090046827Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, time interval measurement(s) are generated that are monotonic functions of the capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area. In one embodiment, the generated time interval measurement(s), or any other monotonic function(s) of capacitance(s) of capacitive sensor(s) in a capacitive sensing area, may be analyzed to detect the presence of an object near the capacitive sensing area and/or to detect the position of an object near the capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Nir Tasher, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman
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Publication number: 20090045823Abstract: Capacitive detection systems, modules, and methods. In one embodiment, a power saving mode is implemented when deemed appropriate, based on an analysis of previous detection or non-detection of the presence and/or position of an object near a capacitive sensing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Nir Tasher, Vladimir Abramov, Yehezkel Friedman, Einat Nosovitsky, Mark Lukoyanichev
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Publication number: 20090043916Abstract: A system arrangement including a memory unit having a memory interface in accordance with a handshake-free protocol between the memory and an accessing master, a bus connected to the memory unit and first and second masters. The first master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and the memory interface and operative to perform interrupts following reception of an interrupt request through an interrupt interface. The second master operative to access the memory unit through the bus and memory interface. The second master being configured to transfer an interrupt request to the first processor before accessing the memory unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Winbond Electronics CorporationInventors: Michal Schramm, Nir Tasher
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Publication number: 20080250252Abstract: Methods and systems for Basic Input/Output System BIOS processing such as hashing are disclosed. In one embodiment, there is a direct interface between a security module and a non-volatile memory storing the BIOS in a computing system so that the security module may directly access the BIOS without using the central processing unit CPU as an intermediary. In one embodiment, the security module is powered by standby power and therefore can begin BIOS processing even if the computing system has not yet been turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Nir Tasher, Dan Morav