Patents by Inventor Valentyn Solomko

Valentyn Solomko 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: 9322858
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of detecting a phase difference between a first signal and a second signal include latching a state of the first signal using the second signal as a clock to produce a first latched signal, latching a state of the second signal using the first signal as a clock to produce a second latched signal summing the first latched signal and the second latched signal to produce an indication of whether the first signal is leading or lagging the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventor: Valentyn Solomko
  • Patent number: 9319006
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a directional coupler includes a coupler circuit and at least one amplifier coupled between a coupler circuit isolated port and a directional coupler isolated port and/or between a coupler circuit coupled port and a directional coupler coupled port. In various embodiments, the directional coupler is disposed over and/or in a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski, Nikolay Ilkov
  • Patent number: 9291653
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of detecting a phase difference between a first signal and a second signal include latching a state of the first signal using the second signal as a clock to produce a first latched signal, latching a state of the second signal using the first signal as a clock to produce a second latched signal summing the first latched signal and the second latched signal to produce an indication of whether the first signal is leading or lagging the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventor: Valentyn Solomko
  • Publication number: 20160079649
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a first directional coupler comprising a first input port, a first transmitted port, a first isolated port and a first coupled port, where the first directional coupler disposed on a first substrate. The circuit also includes a first direction select switch having a first switch input port coupled to the first isolated port, a second switch input port coupled to the first coupled port, and a first switch output port, where the first direction select switch is disposed on the first substrate along with the directional coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Nikolay Ilkov, Daniel Kehrer, Valentyn Solomko
  • Publication number: 20160079650
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a directional coupler having a plurality of ports comprising an input port, a transmitted port, an isolated port and a coupled port, and an adjustable termination coupled to at least one of the plurality of ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Bogdan-Nicolae Tanc
  • Publication number: 20150219701
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of detecting a phase difference between a first signal and a second signal include latching a state of the first signal using the second signal as a clock to produce a first latched signal, latching a state of the second signal using the first signal as a clock to produce a second latched signal summing the first latched signal and the second latched signal to produce an indication of whether the first signal is leading or lagging the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Valentyn Solomko
  • Publication number: 20150200437
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a current sensing circuit comprising a current input terminal coupled to an input port, a current output terminal coupled to a transmitted port, and a current sensing output terminal configured to provide a current sensing signal proportional to a current flowing between the current input terminal and the current output terminal. The circuit further includes a voltage sensing circuit having a voltage input terminal coupled to the transmitted port and a voltage sensing output terminal configured to provide a voltage sensing signal proportional to a voltage at the transmitted port. A combining circuit has a first input coupled to the current sensing output terminal, a second input coupled to the voltage sensing output terminal, and a combined output node coupled to an output port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski, Nikolay Ilkov, Werner Simbuerger, Daniel Kehrer
  • Publication number: 20150091668
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a directional coupler includes a coupler circuit and at least one amplifier coupled between a coupler circuit isolated port and a directional coupler isolated port and/or between a coupler circuit coupled port and a directional coupler coupled port. In various embodiments, the directional coupler is disposed over and/or in a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski, Nikolay Ilkov
  • Publication number: 20150008972
    Abstract: A circuit includes a switching element with a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The circuit also includes an impedance network coupled between the control terminal and a switching node. The circuit also includes a first accelerating element coupled between the control terminal and a first node. The first node is different from the switching node. The circuit is configured to temporarily activate the first accelerating element when a switching state of the switching element is to be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski, Nikolay Ilkov, Werner Simbuerger
  • Publication number: 20150002146
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit includes a magnetic transformer having a first winding coupled between a first signal node and a second signal node, and a second winding coupled between a first reference node and a current measurement node. A phase shift network is coupled between the second node and a voltage measurement node, and the circuit is configured to indicate an impedance matching condition based on an amplitude difference and a phase difference between the voltage measurement node and the current measurement node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski
  • Patent number: 8907702
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a phase detector circuit includes a plurality of cascaded RF stages that each has a first RF amplifier and a second RF amplifier. The first RF amplifiers are cascaded with first RF amplifiers of successive RF stages, and the second RF amplifiers are cascaded with second RF amplifiers of successive RF stages. The phase detector further includes a first mixer having a first input coupled to an output of a first RF amplifier of a first RF stage and a second input coupled to an output of a second RF amplifier of the first RF stage, and a second mixer having a first input coupled to an output of a second RF amplifier of a second RF stage and a second input coupled to an output of a first RF amplifier of the second RF stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Valentyn Solomko, Winfried Bakalski