Abstract: One example discloses a near-field communications device, including: a near-field antenna; a conformal material having a first surface and a second surface; wherein the first surface is dielectrically coupled to the antenna; and wherein the second surface is configured to be galvanically coupled to a host-structure.

Abstract: A processing system includes a system interconnect, a processor coupled to communicate with other components in the processing system through the system interconnect, distributed general purpose registers (GPRs) in the processing system wherein a first subset of the distributed GPRs is located in the processor and a second subset of the distributed GPRs is located in the processing system and external to the processor, and a first set of conductors directly connected between the processor and the second subsets of the distributed GPRs. An instruction execution pipeline in the processor accesses any register in the first and second subsets of the distributed GPRs as part of the processor's GPRs during instruction execution in the processor, in which the second subset of the distributed GPRs is accessed through the first conductor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to determining a carrier phase shift between a first transceiver and a second transceiver, each transceiver comprising a local oscillator for generating a carrier signal, an example method for which comprises: the first transceiver generating and transmitting a first continuous wave carrier signal packet; the second transceiver receiving the first continuous wave carrier signal packet; the second transceiver calculating a first phase correction based on a comparison between the received first continuous wave carrier signal packet and a local oscillator carrier signal at the second transceiver; the second transceiver generating and transmitting a second continuous wave carrier signal packet; the first transceiver receiving the second continuous wave carrier signal packet; the first transceiver calculating a second phase correction based on a comparison between the received second continuous wave carrier signal packet and a local oscillator signal at the first transceiver; and the first t

Abstract: A semiconductor device and fabrication method are described for integrating stacked top and bottom nanosheet transistors by providing a nanosheet transistor stack having bottom and top Si/SiGe superlattice structures (11-14, 17-20) which are separated from one another by a barrier oxide layer (15) and which are separately processed to form bottom gate electrodes having a first gate structure (40A-B) in the bottom Si/SiGe superlattice structures and to form top gate electrodes having a second, different gate structure (46A-B) in the top Si/SiGe superlattice structures.

Abstract: A package includes an integrated circuit, IC, die having circuitry configured to generate signalling for transmission to a waveguide and/or receive signalling from a waveguide via a launcher. The die is coupled to an interconnect layer extending out from a footprint of the die. The launcher is formed in a launcher-substrate, separate from the die. The launcher is coupled to the die to pass the signalling therebetween by a connection in the interconnect layer. The launcher includes a launcher element mounted in a first plane within the launcher-substrate and a waveguide-cavity including a ground plane arranged opposed to and spaced from the first plane. The waveguide-cavity is further defined by at least one side wall extending from the ground plane towards the first plane. The die and launcher are at least partially surrounded by mould material of the package.

Abstract: In connection with an RF communication system, exemplary aspects involve a method for use in a communication system in which a first system (e.g., 802.11) that is asynchronously based and which is susceptible to interference from a second system (e.g., synchronous-based LTE-CV2X). Such interference is due to the frequency spectrum used by the first and second systems overlapping. To mitigate interference issues, example methods spreads out the times for messages in the first system, based on information concerning occupancy of the channel, and transmitting them relative to the end of a cycled transmission allocated for use by the second system.

Abstract: A circuit includes a current mirror stage with a switch, that when made conductive, provides current between the input and the output of the current mirror stage through the switch. When the switch is nonconductive, current is not provided through the switch. The stage includes current mirror circuitry, that when the switch is nonconductive, provides current at the output that is mirrored from current provided to the input of the current mirror stage.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and system for resuming a secure communication session with a server by a device, including: sending a message to the server requesting the resumption of a secure communication session; receiving from the server a server identifier, a server nonce, and a salt; determining that the device has a shared key with the server based upon the server identifier; determining that the received salt is valid; calculating a salted identifier based upon the shared key and the salt; sending the salted identifier to the server; and resuming the secure communication session with the server.

Abstract: A nanosheet semiconductor device and fabrication method are described for integrating the fabrication of nanosheet transistors (71) and capacitors/sensors (72) in a single nanosheet process flow by forming separate transistor and capacitor/sensor stacks (12A-16A, 12B-16B) which are selectively processed to form gate electrode structures (68A-C) which replace remnant SiGe sandwich layers in the transistor stack, to form silicon fixed electrodes using silicon nanosheets (13C, 15C) on a first side of the capacitor/sensor stack, and to form SiGe fixed electrodes using SiGe nanosheets (12C, 14C, 16C) from the middle of remnant SiGe sandwich layers in the capacitor/sensor stack (e.g., 16-2) which are separated from the silicon fixed electrodes by selectively removing top and bottom SiGe nanosheets (e.g., 16-1, 16-3) from the remnant SiGe sandwich layers in the capacitor/sensor stack.

Abstract: It is described a tamper detection device for detecting tampering with respect to a packaging, the device comprising: i) a first electrode comprising a first patterned structure, and ii) a second electrode comprising a second patterned structure. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged so that the first patterned structure and the second patterned structure are at least partially opposite to each other. In a first arrangement state of the first patterned structure and the second patterned structure with respect to each other, a first capacitance is measurable, in a second arrangement state of the first patterned structure and the second patterned structure with respect to each other, a second capacitance is measurable, wherein the first capacitance is different from the second capacitance, and wherein the first arrangement state is different from the second arrangement state.

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method is conceived for providing a digital representation of a transaction card in a mobile device, comprising: detecting, by a near field communication unit of said mobile device, that the transaction card is in proximity of the mobile device; upon or after said detecting, performing, by a processing unit of said mobile device, the following steps: retrieving the digital representation of the transaction card from a digitization server; loading the digital representation of the transaction card into a memory of the mobile device; activating the digital representation of the transaction card for a predefined validity period; invalidating the digital representation of the transaction card if no successful near field communication transaction has been performed within said validity period. In accordance with other aspects of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding mobile device are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for designing an integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit is to be structured in cells, wherein the cells are to comprise functional cells and spare cells. The method comprises: a) designing at least one functional cell; and b) placing a plurality of functional cells on associated pattern positions of an, in particular regular, pattern matrix designed for the functional cells. The method further comprises c) placing, on at least one of the remaining pattern positions of the pattern matrix and instead of at least one spare cell conceivable for the at least one of the remaining pattern positions of the pattern matrix, a gate-based decoupling cell, and alternatively or in addition, d) placing, in at least one gap between pattern positions of the matrix pattern and instead of at least one filler cell conceivable for the at least one gap between pattern positions of the pattern matrix, a gate-based decoupling cell.

Abstract: A device for providing side-channel protection to a data processing circuit is provided and includes a chaotic oscillator and a counter. The data processing circuit has an input for receiving an input signal, a power supply terminal, and an output for providing an output signal. The chaotic oscillator circuit has an input coupled to receive a control signal, and an output coupled to provide an output signal for controlling a voltage level of a power supply voltage of the data processing circuit. The counter has an input coupled to receive a clock signal, and an output coupled to control a variable parameter of the chaotic oscillator in response to the clock signal. In another embodiment, a method is provided providing the side-channel protection to the device.

Abstract: There is described a method of determining a phase value for an NFC card emulating device that enables said NFC card emulating device to communicate in phase with an NFC reader device while utilizing active load modulation, wherein the NFC card emulating device comprises a card antenna and the NFC reader device comprises a reader antenna, the method comprising receiving a reader signal from the NFC reader device at the NFC card emulating device through coupling of the card antenna and the reader antenna, the reader signal comprising a subcarrier modulation; estimating a resonance frequency of a system corresponding to the coupled card antenna and reader antenna based on the received communication signal; and determining the phase value based on the estimated resonance frequency and a set of parameters that represents a predetermined reference system. Furthermore, an NFC card emulating device, an NFC system, and a computer program are described.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transceiver device, an electronic control unit and an associated method. The transceiver device is suitable for communicating between one or more network protocol controllers and a network bus and comprises: first interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; second interface circuitry configured to communicate with the one or more network protocol controllers; and selector circuitry configured to switch communication with the one or more network protocol controllers from the first interface circuitry to the second interface circuitry in response to a communication error in data carried on the first interface circuitry.

Abstract: A Controller Area Network, CAN, bit stream sampling apparatus for a CAN controller, the apparatus configured to receive a bit stream from a CAN transceiver, the apparatus configured to: detect rising edges in said bit stream; detect, separately, falling edges in said bit stream; and generate a restored non-return-to-zero coded bit stream based at least on said detected falling edges and said detected rising edges.

Abstract: A system includes a first integrated circuit device, a second integrated circuit device, and a reference clock provided to the first and second integrated circuit devices. The first integrated circuit device detects a first edge of a first clock utilized by the first integrated circuit device, detects a second edge of the first clock, determines a first count of cycles of the reference clock between the first edge and the second edge, and communicates the first count to the second integrated circuit device. The second integrated circuit device receives the first count, provides a third edge of a second clock utilized by the second integrated circuit device, determines that a first number of cycles of the reference clock since providing the third edge is equal to the first count, and provides a fourth edge of the second clock in response to determining that the first number of cycles is equal to the first count.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for handling communications with external communication channel hardware devices by a processor executing event-based programming code to interface a plurality of virtual machines with the external communication channel hardware devices by providing the processor with an event latch for storing hardware events received from the external communication channel hardware devices, with a timer circuit that generates a sequence of timer interrupt signals, and with a masking circuit that masks the hardware events stored in the event latch with an event mask in response to each timer interrupt signal, where each event mask is associated with a different virtual machine running on the processor such that each virtual machine is allowed to communicate only on a masked subset of the hardware events specified by the event mask to ensure freedom from interference between the plurality of virtual machines when communicating with the external communication channel hardware device

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit one or more radio frequency signal pulses to an external communication device; a receiver configured to receive one or more response signals in response to the radio frequency signal pulses transmitted by the transmitter; a signal analyzer configured to detect one or more characteristics of the response signals, to compare the detected characteristics with predefined reference characteristics and to generate an output indicative of a result of comparing the detected characteristics with the predefined reference characteristics; a processing unit configured to determine at least one category to which the external communication device belongs based on the output generated by the signal analyzer. In accordance with a second aspect, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect, a corresponding computer program is provided.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of IC units, while maintaining the operational reliability. The vehicle control device includes an IC unit for performing image processing on outputs from cameras; an IC unit for performing recognition processing of an external environment of the vehicle; and an IC unit for performing judgment processing for cruise control of the vehicle. A control flow is provided so as to allow the IC unit to transmit a control signal to the IC units and. The control flow is provided separately from a data flow configured to transmit the output from the cameras, the image data, and the external environment data.