Abstract: A method for managing a secure element which is embedded into a host unit. The described method comprises (a) transmitting a request for a management script from the host unit to a program element of the secure element, (b) at the program element, generating a management script in accordance with the request and encrypting the generated management script, (c) transmitting the encrypted management script from the program element to the host unit, (d) transmitting the encrypted management script from the host unit to a secure domain of the secure element, and (e) at the secure domain, decrypting and executing the management script.

Abstract: A vehicle positioning system (200) comprising a receiver (206) configured to receive information representative of signals (222) transmitted by one or more other vehicles (220), wherein each signal (222) comprises data relating to the position of the associated other vehicle (220); and a processor (207) configured to process the data relating to the position of each other vehicle to determine an estimate of the position of the vehicle positioning system.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and apparatuses involving providing a clock signal. As consistent with one or more embodiments herein, a sawtooth waveform signal is generated in a manner that facilitates low power operation. In some implementations, the sawtooth waveform signal is generated using an oscillator that operates without necessarily employing R-C circuits and/or without rail-to-rail voltage supply, such as via a nonlinear oscillator. The sawtooth waveform signal is used to generate a trapezoidal waveform signal, and a clock signal is generated using the trapeziodal waveform signal.

Abstract: There is provided a detection arrangement for detecting an attack to internal signals in a semiconductor device. The detection arrangement comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a comparison unit. The first input terminal is adapted to receive a first signal being indicative for a signal at a first stage of a driver of the semiconductor device, the driver being capable to drive signals internally to the semiconductor device. The second input terminal is adapted to receive a second signal being indicative for a signal at a second stage of the driver of the semiconductor device. The comparison unit is adapted to compare the first signal and the second signal and to determine a time period during which the signals are equal, wherein the determined time period is indicative for a potential attack, if the determined time period is above a predefined threshold.

Abstract: A switched mode power supply for converting an input voltage and comprising: a series arrangement of an inductor, a power switch and a control switch for controlling the power switch; a controller configured to control the control switch and having a supply terminal and a ground terminal; a capacitor coupled between the controller ground terminal and supply terminal and for providing power to the controller; a first current path arranged to provide charge to the capacitor only when the control switch is open and the power switch is closed; a connectable second current path arranged to draw current from the control terminal of the power switch thereby opening the power switch, and a connection switch configured to connect the second current path in response to a voltage across the capacitor exceeding a threshold voltage. A controller, lighting circuit and corresponding method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A communication station (1) is suitable for contactless communication with transponders and with further communication stations and has a first protocol-executing circuit (12) and a second protocol-executing circuit (13), the first protocol-executing circuit (12) being designed to effect communication between the communication station (1) and transponders under a station/transponder protocol and the second protocol-executing circuit (13) being designed to effect communication between the communication station (1) and further communication stations under a station/station protocol.

Abstract: An antenna control circuit including: an H-bridge circuit including three half-bridge circuits; and a controller configured to control the H-bridge circuit; wherein a first half-bridge circuit and a second half-bridge circuit of the three half-bridge circuits are configured to electrically connect across a resonant antenna with a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency; wherein a third half-bridge circuit is configured to electrically connect to a first capacitance connected to the resonant antenna, wherein the controller is configured to control the third half-bridge circuit to switch the connection of the first capacitance to the resonant antenna to a first position that changes the resonant frequency of the resonant antenna to the first resonant frequency.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed. One embodiment is a Controller Area Network (CAN) transceiver. The CAN transceiver includes a CAN bus interface, a TXD interface, an RXD interface, a transmitter connected between the TXD interface and the CAN bus interface, a receiver connected between the RXD interface and the CAN bus interface, a traffic control system connected between the CAN bus interface, the TXD interface, and the RXD interface. The traffic control system detects the presence of CAN Flexible Data-rate (FD) traffic on the CAN bus interface and if the traffic control system detects the presence of CAN FD traffic on the CAN bus interface, the traffic controls system changes an operating state of the transceiver.

Abstract: A cascoded power semiconductor circuit has a clamp circuit between the source and gate of a gallium nitride or silicon carbide FET to provide avalanche protection for the cascode MOSFET transistor.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method for communicating in a wireless mesh network, a method for communicating in a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh network, and a wireless communications device are described. In one embodiment, a method for communicating in a wireless mesh network involves at a first wireless communications device, scanning the wireless mesh network for a unit time period to discover a first transmission time slot within the unit time period that is used by a second wireless communications device in the wireless mesh network, at the first wireless communications device, choosing a second transmission time slot within the unit time period for the first wireless communications device, where the second transmission time slot is different from the first transmission time slot, and from the first wireless communications device, broadcasting data in the wireless mesh network in the second transmission time slot within a subsequent unit time period.

Abstract: An input/output (IO) circuit including: an IO driver circuit; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection semiconductor switch with a first input configured to receive an ESD, a second input connected to an ESD rail, and a switch control input; an ESD trigger circuit connected to the switch control input, wherein the ESD trigger circuit is configured to produce a trigger signal to close the protection semiconductor switch when the ESD detection circuit detects an ESD; and a bias circuit configured to provide a back bias signal to an isolated well of the ESD protection semiconductor switch when IO circuit is in normal operation.

Abstract: Circuits, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for decision feedback equalization. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of time-interleaved slices for processing an input data stream. Each of the slices includes a sampler circuit, a multiplexer, and a latch. In each slice, the multiplexer and the sampler circuit provide sampled output data corresponding to one of a plurality of different versions of the input data stream at times designated uniquely for the slice, according to one or more selection signals. The selection signals are derived from a output of the multiplexer of at least one other of the time-interleaved slices. The latch provides a controlled output in response to the multiplexer and the sampler circuit, as a function of the designated unique times.

Abstract: An antenna comprises first and second conducting elements and first, second and third conducting lines. Each conducting element has a conductive surface. The first conducting line provides a short circuit between the conductive surfaces. The second conducting line has a first end electrically connected to one conductive surface and a second, free end. The third conducting line has a first end electrically connected to the other conductive surface and a second, free end. The second and third conducting lines are aligned along an axis X-X and each of the second ends of the second and third conducting lines serves as one of the terminals of a two terminal port F for feeding an RF signal of wavelength ? to the antenna.

Abstract: Systems and methods of use relate to a circuit that is designed to detect the state of two control signals, wherein one control signal indicates an ON state for the gate driver and the other control signal indicates an OFF state for the gate driver. The circuit responds to each of the control signals by controlling the gate driver so that it drives an output either high or low. The circuit can also be configured to control the gate driver so that it to drives the output (either high or low) when neither control signal is present.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprising a set of data processing units including a first data processing unit and at least one second data processing unit operable at variable frequencies is disclosed. The integrated circuit further includes an instruction scheduler adapted to evaluate data dependencies between individual instructions in a received plurality of instructions and assign the instructions to the first data processing unit and the at least one second data processing unit for parallel execution in accordance with said data dependencies. The integrated circuit is operable in a first power mode and a second power mode. The second power mode is a reduced power mode compared to the first power mode and is adapted to adjust the operating frequency of the first data processing unit and the at least one second data processing unit in the second power mode as a function of the evaluated data dependencies.

Abstract: Consistent with example embodiments, a wafer substrate undergoes processing in which a resilient material is applied to the front-side and back-side surfaces of the wafer substrate. By defining trenches in saw lanes between active device die, additional resilient material may be placed therein. In an example embodiment, after the active device die are separated into individual product devices, the resulting product device has coverage on the front-side surface, back-side surface, and the four vertical faces of the encapsulated active device die. The front-side surface has exposed contact areas so that the product device may be attached to an end user's system circuit board. Further, the resilient coating protects the encapsulated active device die from damage during assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a headset device, an audio device and methods of receiving a radio signal via the headset device, wherein the headset device comprises at least one first conductor for supplying an audio signal to a respective earpiece, a second conductor arranged in a loop configuration for providing a magnetic antenna, and a connector (50) having at least one respective first connecting portion (3, 4) for providing a connection to the at least one first conductor (140), a second connecting portion (1) for providing a connection to a first end of the second conductor (70), and a third connecting portion (2) for providing a connection to a second end of the second conductor (70), wherein an output of the magnetic antenna is provided between the second and third connecting portions (1, 2). At the audio device, an impedance transformer (10) is coupled to the second and third connecting portions at its primary side and to an amplifier (20) at its secondary side.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor with a multilayered contact structure. The multilayered structure includes a metal contact placed on an active region of a semiconductor and a metal contact extension placed on the metal contact.

Abstract: A current measuring circuit for providing a current flow signal indicative of current flow between a first terminal and a second terminal includes a main transistor, a sense transistor, a bypass switch, an output amplifier for providing a current flow signal, and a controller for enabling current flow through each of respective drain-source paths of the main and sense transistors or a controllable conduction path of the bypass switch.

Abstract: A method of obfuscating a code is provided, wherein the method comprises performing a first level obfuscating technique on a code to generate a first obfuscated code, and performing a second level obfuscating technique on the first obfuscated code. In particular, the code may be a software code or a software module. Furthermore, the first level obfuscating technique and the second obfuscating may be different. In particular, the second level obfuscating technique may perform a deobfuscation.