Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a receiver system (1), in particular for wireless IP datacast networks, the receiver system (1) comprising a receiver component (2) with an antenna (13), and a host component (5) with a player unit (8) having a buffer (10), the method comprising the following steps: —within said receiver component (2), detecting a time of a burst packet coming in via said antenna (13); —communicating information about said detection from said receiver component (2) to said host component (5); —transferring data of said burst packet from said receiver component (2) to said host component (5) via a data interconnection (7); and —within said host component (5), adjusting a playing speed of said player unit (8) according to said information.

Abstract: In a method for the determination of disconnection time information (DTI) significant for an inadequate power supply of an integrated circuit (2) of a data carrier (1) such as an RFID-tag. The disconnection time information (DTI) is determined on the basis of the discharge behavior of a first storage capacitor (C1), which is affected by the IC material and by radiation, and the determined disconnection time information (DTI) is corrected in dependence on the effects of the IC material and/or on at least one radiation effect.

Abstract: A system and method suppresses the interference caused by non-orthogonal signals on multiple channels of the same receiver by applying an inverse of the correlation among the non-orthogonal signals to the decoded signals. In a multi-channel receiver, the receiver is aware of the codes that are allocated to each of the channels, and thus, can be configured to determine the correlation among the multiple codes that are allocated to a receiver. The inverse of this correlation is applied to the output of the correlators assigned to each code, thereby suppressing the effects of using non-orthogonal codes for transmissions to the same receiver. If different sized codes are allocated to the same receiver, the correlation of the shorter code and a corresponding segment of the longer code is computed. The inverse of the correlation for the segment is applied to the output of the correlators, corresponding in time to the processing of the shorter code and this segment of the longer code.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile terminal (20, 30) having a first processing unit (7), a first memory device (21) and SIM card chip (23) including a second memory device (22), the second memory device (22) is reprogrammable. To provide a low price mobile terminal having reduced components and costs and less power consumption the first memory device (21) includes terminal independent data stored in the first memory device (21) before manufacturing of the mobile terminal (20, 30), and individual mobile terminal specific data are stored in the second memory device (22) after manufacturing of the mobile terminal (20, 30).

Abstract: An antenna arrangement comprises an electric antenna (4) configured to receive a reception signal from a sender and at least one conductive loop (3, 25) with two terminals (16, 17) to be connected to a receiver circuit (2, 24) which is configured to process an electric signal generated by the at least one conductive loop (3, 25). The at least one conductive loop (3, 25) is spaced within a distance from and magnetically coupled to the electric antenna (4) such that the at least one conductive loop (4, 25) generates the electric signal in response to the reception signal received by the electric antenna (4). Alternatively, the antenna arrangement may be used as a sending antenna used with a transmitter.

Abstract: A finFET-based non-volatile memory device on a semiconductor substrate includes source and drain regions, a fin body, a charge trapping stack and a gate. The fin body extends between the source and the drain region as a connection. The charge trapping stack covers a portion of the fin body and the gate covers the charge trapping stack at the location of the fin body. The fin body has a corner-free shape for at least ¾ of the circumference of the fin body which lacks distinct crystal faces and transition zones in between the crystal faces.

Abstract: A method and structure manage a database. A first device that includes data is coupled to a second device that includes metadata relating to the data. The second device is removed from the first device and the metadata is modified. The second device is again coupled to the first device and the modified metadata on the second device modifies the data on the first device.

Abstract: The strength of adhesion between two layers (1,2) is evaluated by applying a series of laser shocks directly to the surface of one (1) of the layers. Adhesion strength is determined based on the wavelength (?2) and energy (e2) of the laser pulse (L2) creating the shock which causes rupture of the interface (3) between the two layers (1,2).

Abstract: A double-gate FinFET and methods for its manufacture are provided. The FinFET includes first and second gates (72, 74) adjacent respective sides of the fin (20), with at least a portion of the first gate facing the fin being formed of polycrystalline silicon, and at least a portion of the second gate facing the fin being formed of a metal suicide compound. The different compositions of the two gates provide different respective work functions to reduce short channel effects.

Abstract: A single instruction multiple data (SIMD) processor (1) comprises a processing element array (10) including a plurality of processing elements (PEO . . . PEN), and a memory array (14) operably divided into memory portions (141 . . . 14N), each memory portion being assigned to a particular processing element. A first processing element (PEN) is operable to access a portion of the memory array (14) assigned to that first processing element and also to access a portion of the memory array assigned to a second processing element. Such access is made using an index value indicative of the processing element assigned to the memory position to be accessed.

Abstract: A hard macro device (HMD), for a subsystem (TMi) such as a data processor, comprises a processing core (C) provided with at least one time critical input terminal (CIT) adapted to feed it with time critical input data to be processed and at least one time critical output terminal (COT) adapted to deliver time critical output data it has processed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a first region (10) and a second region (20), gate trenches (50) being formed in paid first and second regions including insulated gates to control conduction between source regions (42) and a common drain region (40) through a body region separated into first (34) and second (36) body regions. Isolation between the first and second regions is provided in a simple way by providing a gap between the first and second body regions (34,36) formed by eg. at least one trench (52) or a part of the drain region.

Abstract: A communication receiver includes first and second antenna elements for receiving first and second signals respectively representative of first and second symbols encoded with a first or second channel coefficient and first and second delay lines for delaying the first and second signals respectively. A master rake module up-samples a pilot channel sequence at chip rate to mix it with the second delayed signals to deliver correlated delayed signals and to determine first and second channel coefficient estimates from the first delayed signals and the correlated delayed signals. A slave rake module determines first and second auxiliary composite symbols from the first and second delayed signals, a scrambling code sequence and a spreading code sequence. Lastly the first and second auxiliary composite symbols combine with the first and second channel coefficient estimates to determine first and second output signals.

Abstract: A device comprises a first part (1) which has user input means (10) and comprising a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation sensing system (11) for determining a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (01) of the first part (1) with respect to a reference coordinate frame (XYZ) defined by the earths gravity field (Fg) and magnetic field (Fm). A second part (2) comprises a display (20) for displaying orientation information (OI) on a three-degrees-of-freedom orientation (02) of the second part (2), and sensing means (21) for sensing an one-degree-of-freedom or a two-degrees-of-freedom orientation of the second part (2).

Abstract: A method for authentication of devices (D1, D2, D3) in a wireless network, wherein—a device (D1, D2, D3) periodically switches its mode from a read mode, in which it is able to receive authentication data from one or more other devices (D1, D2, D3), to a write mode, in which it sends out authentication data to the one or more other devices (D1, D2, D3), according to a random time slot scheme,—the device (D1, D2, D3) authenticates itself after having received authentication data from another device (D1, D2, D3) during the read mode, and—the device (D1, D2, D3) switches permanently its mode to the write mode after being authenticated.

Abstract: A processing circuit executes a data producing process and a data consuming process. The data producing process produces a stream of data, the data consuming process consumes the stream of data concurrently with production of the stream. A first-in first-out buffer passes data from the stream between the data producing process and the data consuming process. The buffer comprises buffer memory, the buffer writes data-items from the stream in circular fashion into the buffer memory. A consuming process interface is arranged to process a command for making a data grain from the stream available to the data consuming process. The interface responds to the command by testing whether addresses of data within the grain to which access has to be gained wrap around in the circular FIFO buffer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high frequency component with a substrate constructed of a plurality of dielectric layers and, between them, electrode layers having conducting track structures, in which substrate at least one capacitive element and at least one inductive element is formed, whereby at least one arrangement of opposed conducting track 5 structures is provided, these realizing simultaneously a capacitive and an inductive element, whereby the common-mode impedance and the push-pull impedance between the opposing conducting track structures are adjusted to differ by a factor of at least 2.

Abstract: The present invention generally speaking, provides for adaptive control of an RF power amplifier in view of a desired data rate. For low data rates, the RF amplifier (121) is controlled so as to allow significant output signal distortion, at the same time operating within a region of increased efficiency of the RF power amplifier. For higher data rates, the RF amplifier (121) is controlled so as to reduce the output signal distortion. During such times, lower efficiency of the RF power amplifier is attained. Efficiency of the RF power amplifier (121) is thus maximized in view of data rate requirements. In the case of battery-powered radio transmitter, increased efficiency results in longer battery life. In a specific embodiment, an on-the-fly calibration is performed in which output signal distortion is measured. A precalculated table stores information relating output signal distortion to expected Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) at the radio receiver.

Abstract: A data processing system comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes (10), each node (10) comprising a media processor (12), and one or more ports (14, 16), each port (14, 16) connected to a respective media processor (12). Each port (14, 16) is configured to be active or passive, an active port (14, 16) being arranged, upon receipt of data, to transfer the received data to its output, a passive input port (14) being arranged, upon receipt of data, to retain the received data and to transmit the received data to its output when the received data reaches a specific size, and a passive output port (16) being arranged to trigger the receipt of data when the data capacity of the output port (16) reaches a specific size.

Abstract: An RFID tag (1, 1?) comprises at least one antenna (2, 2?) and electronic tag components (4) cooperating with the antenna, wherein the antenna (2, 2?) and the electronic tag components (4) are positioned on a common substrate (3), wherein portions (3b) of the substrate encircled by the antenna (2, 2?) and not occupied by the electronic tag components (4) have been removed.