Abstract: A design tool provides global resource conflict management. The design tool identifies a conflict in requested values of a global resource during development of an embedded application. The design tool further calculates new values of the global resource, and proposes the new values of the global resource as an alternative to the requested values to assist a user in resolution of the conflict.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining at least one centroid location for a contact at a touch-sensing surface may include a first slave controller coupled to a first capacitive touch panel comprising a first plurality of sensor elements, where the first slave controller is configured to measure a first set of capacitance values for a plurality of intersections of the first plurality of sensor elements, and a master controller coupled with the first slave controller, where the master controller is configured to receive the first set of capacitance values and calculate a first centroid position of a contact based on the first set of capacitance values and a second set of capacitance values.

Abstract: A system for sensing characteristics of a volume can include a mirror input configured to connect to a first mirror plate. The first mirror plate can be physically isolated from a first monitored space for containing a material. A sense input can be configured to connect to a first sense plate. The first sense plate can be positioned between the first mirror plate and the first monitored space, and can have a surface that faces the first monitored space. A capacitance sense section can generate a first sense value based on a capacitance at the sense input, and a mirror value based on a capacitance at the mirror input.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of adaptive resolution circuits are described. One apparatus includes an input node coupled to a capacitance sense pin coupled to an electrode of a sense array and a capacitance-sensing circuit coupled to the input node and comprising an integrator configured to measure a capacitance with a first resolution. An adaptive resolution circuit is coupled to the capacitance-sensing circuit and the input node and is configured to selectively modify an integration capacitance of the integrator to set the integrator to measure the capacitance with a second resolution.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of frequency-response calculation are described. One method measures a charge on an electrode of a touch panel by a capacitance-sensing circuit of a processing device. The processing device measures a frequency response of the touch panel and selects an operating frequency of the touch panel in view of the frequency response.

Abstract: Nonvolatile charge trap memory devices with deuterium passivation of charge traps and methods of forming the same are described. In one embodiment, the device includes a channel formed from a semiconducting material overlying a surface on a substrate connecting a source and a drain of the memory device. A gate stack overlies the channel, the gate stack comprising a tunneling layer, a trapping layer, a blocking layer, a gate layer; and a deuterated gate cap layer. The gate cap layer has a higher deuterium concentration at an interface with the gate layer than at surface of the gate cap layer distal from the gate layer. In certain embodiments, the channel comprises polysilicon or recrystallized polysilicon. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing charge time and power consumption of a sensor element of a sensing device. The apparatus may include a sensor element of a sensing device that has a surface area of conductive material and one or more gaps in the conductive material. The sensor element may include a plurality of evenly-spaced, parallel bars of conductive material and a plurality of interconnect lines coupled to the evenly-spaced, parallel bars to form the one or more gaps in the conductive material of the sensor element.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device may include a plurality of external connections, any one of the connections providing both a power voltage path for the integrated circuit (IC) as well as an information signal path for the IC. At least one switch may be coupled to provide a power supply voltage to one of the external connections.

Abstract: A method of estimating multiple touch positions on a touch sensor array, based on centroids calculated in the vicinity of a local maxima determined for the touch sensor array.

Abstract: Memory cells including embedded SONOS based non-volatile memory (NVM) and MOS transistors and methods of forming the same are described. Generally, the method includes: forming a dielectric stack on a substrate, the dielectric stack including a tunneling dielectric on the substrate and a charge-trapping layer on the tunneling dielectric; patterning the dielectric stack to form a gate stack of a NVM transistor of a memory device in a first region of the substrate while concurrently removing the dielectric stack from a second region of the substrate; and performing a gate oxidation process of a baseline CMOS process flow to thermally grow a gate oxide of a MOS transistor overlying the substrate in the second region while concurrently growing a blocking oxide overlying the charge-trapping layer. In one embodiment, Indium is implanted to form a channel of the NVM transistor.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of active stylus to host device data transmitting. One method receives, at a stylus, an indication that a host device is performing a first coordinate scan to determine coordinates of the stylus proximate to a capacitive sense array of the host device. While the host device is performing the first coordinate scan, the stylus transmits at least two bits of stylus data to the host device.

Abstract: Described herein are capacitance sensing devices and methods for forming such devices. A capacitance sensing device includes a substrate and a plurality of electrodes disposed on an area of the substrate to form an active portion of the device. Each of the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one irregular edge formed along a non-linear path. The touch sensor also includes a first plurality of conductors disposed on the substrate. Each of the first plurality of conductors has an end electrically connected to one of the plurality of electrodes. The touch sensor can also include a second plurality of conductors that form a routing channel. Each of the second plurality of conductors has an end electrically connected to a second end of one of the first plurality of conductors. Each of the second plurality of conductors has an end electrically connected to a second end of one of the first plurality of conductors.

Abstract: A memory including current-limiting devices and methods of operating the same to prevent a spread of soft errors along rows in an array of memory cells in the memory are provided. In one embodiment, the method begins with providing a memory comprising an array of a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns, wherein each of the columns is coupled to a supply voltage through one of a plurality of current-limiting devices, Next, each of the plurality of current-limiting devices are configured to limit current through each of the columns so that current through a memory cell in a row of the column due to a soft error rate event does not result in a lateral spread of soft errors to memory cells in the row in an adjacent column. Other embodiments are also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for a semiconductor-package includes a semiconductor device having a radio frequency (RF) input or output, an antenna pad, and a package structured to house the semiconductor device and the antenna pad. The antenna pad may be coupled to the radio frequency (RF) input or output, and the antenna pad is structured to reduce the inductance of the package. The antenna pad may include a pad disposed above the semiconductor device, a pad disposed to a side of the semiconductor device, or an antenna chip. An antenna may be coupled to the antenna pad. The antenna may include a trace antenna, a staggered antenna, or a helical antenna.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a microcontroller. An XML description of the microcontroller's hardware resources may be accessed. A user may select from available hardware resources and pre-defined user modules to select a configuration. Configuration information, which may include register bit patterns and microprocessor instructions, may be automatically generated. Additionally, application programming interface calls and structure, as well as interrupt vector tables may be automatically generated.

Abstract: Embodiments of a capacitance sensing system including an integrating amplifier and methods for operating the same to provide a higher slew rate and bandwidth are described. In one embodiment, the integrating amplifier comprises an input stage including an inverting input coupled to an electrode of a capacitor to sense a capacitance and a non-inverting input coupled to a reference potential, and an output stage including a compensating capacitor coupled to an output. The compensating capacitor comprises two smaller capacitors coupled in parallel and a switching element configured to open when the integrating amplifier is operated in a RESET mode decoupling one of the two smaller capacitors from the output to decrease capacitance of the compensating capacitor.

Abstract: Target device monitoring systems and methods are presented. In one embodiment, a target device monitoring update method includes receiving a change in design element value in real time, wherein the design element values are associated with an operating target device. The changes in the design element value are analyzed. Express interface information is updated in accordance with results of the analyzing.

Abstract: A capacitance-sensing device including a current-to-voltage converter and an analog-to-digital converter is described. A sense element is coupled to an input of the current-to-voltage converter. The current-to-voltage converter is configured to convert current changes in the coupled sense element to an output voltage and to maintain a constant voltage at the input. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the output voltage generated by the current-to-voltage converter to a digital value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus use a plurality of first region values to calculate a second region value, each of the plurality of first region values reflecting sensor element activity in a corresponding region of an input module, the second region value reflecting sensor element activity of a group of the corresponding regions. The method and apparatus determine that the input object is present relative to the group of the corresponding regions if the second region value meets or exceeds a threshold presence value.

Abstract: An example capacitive sensor arrangement includes an integrated member residing within an interior region of a capacitive sensor element. The capacitive sensor element has a first resistance to a flow of current and the integrated member has a second resistance to the flow of current that is less than the first resistance.