Patents by Inventor Siegmar Koppe

Siegmar Koppe 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).

  • Patent number: 8188780
    Abstract: A pulsed static flip-flop comprises a first logic device which combines a logic signal with a pulsed signal and outputs a set signal, a second logic device which logically combines the logic signal with a complementary pulsed signal and outputs a reset signal; and a latch device comprising storage means which hold a logic hold level to be tapped off as a stored logic state of the logic signal. The logic hold level is adjustable to a first logic level by a first push-pull transistor controlled by the set signal and to a second logic level by a second push-pull transistor controlled by the reset signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Pacha, Siegmar Köppe, Karl Zapf
  • Patent number: 7958418
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement may include a scan test input stage having a test input for receiving a test signal, wherein the scan test input stage can be switched in high-impedance state; a data input stage having a data input for receiving a data signal, wherein the data input stage can be switched in high-impedance state. The circuit arrangement may further include a latch coupled to at least one output of the scan test input stage and to at least one output of the data input stage; and a drive circuit, which is configured to generate a pulsed clock signal for the data input stage and a signal for driving the scan test input stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Pacha, Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Koppe, Joerg Berthold
  • Publication number: 20100308863
    Abstract: An integrated semiconductor circuit has a regular array of logic function blocks (L) and a regular array of wiring zones (X) corresponding thereto. The wiring lines in at least one wiring layer of a wiring zone (X) are realized as line segments that are continuous within the wiring zone and are interrupted at zone boundaries. Furthermore, the semiconductor circuit comprises driver cells that surround a logic cell of the logic function block in an L-shaped manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Jörg Gliese, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe, Michael Scheppler
  • Publication number: 20100185832
    Abstract: A system and method for processing data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a data moving processor comprises a code memory coupled to a code fetch circuit and a decode circuit coupled to the code fetch circuit. An address stack is coupled to the decode circuit and configured to store address data. A general purpose stack is coupled to the decode circuit and configured to store other data. The data moving processor uses data from the general purpose stack to perform calculations. The data moving processor uses address data from the address stack to identify source and destination memory locations. The address data may be used to drive an address line of a memory during a read or write operation. The address stack and general purpose stack are separately controlled using bytecode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Ulf Nordqvist, Jinan Lin, Xiaoning Nie, Stefan Maier, Siegmar Koppe
  • Patent number: 7755110
    Abstract: An integrated semiconductor circuit has a regular array of logic function blocks (L) and a regular array of wiring zones (X) corresponding thereto. The wiring lines in at least one wiring layer of a wiring zone (X) are realized as line segments that are continuous within the wiring zone and are interrupted at zone boundaries. Furthermore, the semiconductor circuit comprises driver cells that surround a logic cell of the logic function block in an L-shaped manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jörg Gliese, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe, Michael Scheppler
  • Patent number: 7696829
    Abstract: A synthesizer arrangement includes an oscillator, a phase detector, and a loop filter that form a phase-locked loop. The loop filter is coupled to a control unit to activate a respective set of internal states out of a plurality of sets of internal states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Köppe
  • Patent number: 7688126
    Abstract: A time delay circuit is disclosed and includes a delay line with a first delay circuit and at least a second delay circuit connected downstream. An interpolation circuit is used to generate intermediate signals derived by delayed successive signals in the delay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Köppe, Dominik Lorenz
  • Patent number: 7564284
    Abstract: A time delay circuit is disclosed and includes a delay line with a first delay circuit and at least a second delay circuit connected downstream. An interpolation circuit is used to generate intermediate signals derived by delayed successive signals in the delay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Köppe, Dominik Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20090128322
    Abstract: A time delay circuit is disclosed and includes a delay line with a first delay circuit and at least a second delay circuit connected downstream. An interpolation circuit is used to generate intermediate signals derived by delayed successive signals in the delay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Koppe, Dominik Lorenz
  • Patent number: 7509561
    Abstract: A parity checking circuit is designed for continuous parity checking of content-addressable memory cells, and is configured such that during a parity check the number of parity checking steps per data word is the same as the number of bits in the original payload data word to be stored, with the parity checking circuit being formed from four transistors of the same conductance type. The parity checking circuit has a detector, which automatically detects the change in an information state of a memory cell. The detector is in the form of an automatic state device and has a number of catch latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe
  • Publication number: 20080250285
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement may include a scan test input stage having a test input for receiving a test signal, wherein the scan test input stage can be switched in high-impedance state; a data input stage having a data input for receiving a data signal, wherein the data input stage can be switched in high-impedance state. The circuit arrangement may further include a latch coupled to at least one output of the scan test input stage and to at least one output of the data input stage; and a drive circuit, which is configured to generate a pulsed clock signal for the data input stage and a signal for driving the scan test input stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Pacha, Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Koppe, Joerg Berthold
  • Publication number: 20080238652
    Abstract: A time delay circuit is disclosed and includes a delay line with a first delay circuit and at least a second delay circuit connected downstream. An interpolation circuit is used to generate intermediate signals derived by delayed successive signals in the delay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Koppe, Dominik Lorenz
  • Patent number: 7386776
    Abstract: In order to test digital modules with functional elements, these are divided into test units (3) which respectively have inputs and outputs. Alternating test patterns are applied to the inputs of the test unit (3), and the test responses resulting from this are evaluated at the outputs of the test unit (3). The effect is then encountered that changes at each of the inputs of a test unit (3) do not all affect a particular output of this test unit (3). For every output of the test unit (3), it is possible to define a cone (5) whose apex is formed by the particular output of the test unit (3) and whose base comprises the inputs of the test unit (3) where, and only where, changes affect the particular output. According to the invention, the test pattern to be applied to the inputs of the test unit (3) is constructed of sub-patterns, whose length is in particular ? the number of inputs of the test unit (3) that are contained in the base of a cone (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Arnold, Matthias Heinitz, Siegmar Köppe, Volker Schöber
  • Publication number: 20080074201
    Abstract: A synthesizer arrangement includes an oscillator, a phase detector, and a loop filter that form a phase-locked loop. The loop filter is coupled to a control unit to activate a respective set of internal states out of a plurality of sets of internal states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Stephan Henzler, Siegmar Koppe
  • Publication number: 20070182473
    Abstract: A pulsed static flip-flop comprises a first logic device which combines a logic signal with a pulsed signal and outputs a set signal, a second logic device which logically combines the logic signal with a complementary pulsed signal and outputs a reset signal; and a latch device comprising storage means which hold a logic hold level to be tapped off as a stored logic state of the logic signal. The logic hold level is adjustable to a first logic level by a first push-pull transistor controlled by the set signal and to a second logic level by a second push-pull transistor controlled by the reset signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christian Pacha, Siegmar Koppe, Karl Zapf
  • Patent number: 7158396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CAM (content addressable memory) apparatus having: a first memory device (10) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (12; 13) for storing a first bit of a data word; a second memory device (11) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (14; 15) for storing a second bit of a data word; and a comparator device (16) for comparing the first and second stored bits with two precoded comparison bits fed via four inputs (20; 21; 22; 23) and for driving a hit node (17) in the event of the first stored bit corresponding to the first comparison bit and the second stored bit corresponding to the second comparison bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Noel Hatsch, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe, Thomas Künemund, Heinz Söldner, Michel D'Argouges
  • Publication number: 20060069951
    Abstract: In order to test digital modules with functional elements, these are divided into test units (3) which respectively have inputs and outputs. Alternating test patterns are applied to the inputs of the test unit (3), and the test responses resulting from this are evaluated at the outputs of the test unit (3). The effect is then encountered that changes at each of the inputs of a test unit (3) do not all affect a particular output of this test unit (3). For every output of the test unit (3), it is possible to define a cone (5) whose apex is formed by the particular output of the test unit (3) and whose base comprises the inputs of the test unit (3) where, and only where, changes affect the particular output. According to the invention, the test pattern to be applied to the inputs of the test unit (3) is constructed of sub-patterns, whose length is in particular < the number of inputs of the test unit (3) that are contained in the base of a cone (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Ralf Arnold, Matthias Heinitz, Siegmar Koppe, Volker Schober
  • Patent number: 6978290
    Abstract: A carry ripple adder contains five first inputs for accepting five input bits having equal significance w that are to be summed and two second inputs for accepting two carry bits having the significance w. It also contains an output for a sum bit having the significance w and two outputs for two carry bits having the significances 2w and 4w.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joel Hatsch, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe, Ronald Künemund, Eva Lackerschmid, Heinz Söldner
  • Publication number: 20050212562
    Abstract: An integrated semiconductor circuit has a regular array of logic function blocks (L) and a regular array of wiring zones (X) corresponding thereto. The wiring lines in at least one wiring layer of a wiring zone (X) are realized as line segments that are continuous within the wiring zone and are interrupted at zone boundaries. Furthermore, the semiconductor circuit comprises driver cells that surround a logic cell of the logic function block in an L-shaped manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jorg Gliese, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Koppe, Michael Scheppler
  • Publication number: 20050204274
    Abstract: A parity checking circuit is designed for continuous parity checking of content-addressable memory cells, and is configured such that during a parity check the number of parity checking steps per data word is the same as the number of bits in the original payload data word to be stored, with the parity checking circuit being formed from four transistors of the same conductance type. The parity checking circuit has a detector, which automatically detects the change in an information state of a memory cell. The detector is in the form of an automatic state device and has a number of catch latches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Koppe