Patents Assigned to Technologies AG
  • Publication number: 20230152344
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor configured to detect a rotation of an object includes at least one sensor element configured to generate at least one sensor signal based on a magnetic field that is modulated by the rotation of the object; a sensor circuit configured to generate a data transmission signal based on the at least one sensor signal, wherein the data transmission signal comprises a plurality of data transmission blocks; and a memory configured to store transmission block status information indicative of whether or not one of the plurality of data transmission blocks has been triggered for transmission. The sensor circuit is configured to detect an interrupt event that disrupts the transmission of the data transmission signal and avoid a complete loss of a data transmission block due to the detected interrupt event based on the transmission block status information present at a time the interrupt event is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christoph SCHROERS, Simon HAINZ, Alessandro PETRI, Massimiliano ZILLI
  • Publication number: 20230151807
    Abstract: Actuation of a hydraulic device that provides a hydraulic supply to a torque-transmitting device is provided. An electrically operated pump is operated in a first operating state. The first operating state; has a primary pump rotational speed that provides a first fluid pressure to the torque-transmitting device via a fluid tract. A switchover process is initiated to operate the electrically operated pump device in a second operating state based on a second fluid pressure and a second fluid target pressure. The second operating state has a secondary pump rotational speed that provides the second fluid pressure to the torque-transmitting device via the fluid tract. During operation of the hydraulic device, the secondary pump rotational speed for the switchover process is determined based on a first power value. The first power value includes electrical pump power of the pump device in a preceding switchover process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Yunfan Wei, Oliver Rink, Carsten Mayer
  • Patent number: 11652084
    Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor package includes providing a panel, providing one or more metal layers on an upper surface of the panel, forming a die pad and bond pads from the one or more metal layers, the die pad being adjacent to and spaced apart from the bond pads, attaching a die to the die pad, forming electrical connections between the die and the bond pads, encapsulating the die and the electrical connections with an electrically insulating mold compound, removing portions of the panel, and exposing the die pad and the bond pads after encapsulating the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Gerald Ofner, Stephan Bradl, Stefan Miethaner, Alexander Heinrich, Horst Theuss, Peter Scherl
  • Patent number: 11649475
    Abstract: Dioxetane compounds represented by Formula I below, and methods of using the dioxetane compounds in the detection of presence or absence, quantification, and identification of microorganisms including bacteria, bacterial fragments (e.g., LPS, endotoxin), viruses, and fungi by means of chemiluminescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd., NEMIS Technologies AG
    Inventors: Doron Shabat, Michal Eli Roth-Konforti, Nir Hananya, Ori Green, Urs Spitz, Lukas Wick, Julian Ihssen, Raffael Vorberg, Riccardo Cribiu, Zuzana Babjakovà, Chunyan Yao
  • Patent number: 11652400
    Abstract: A method of operating a power protection system coupled between a power source and a power converter includes producing, by a controller of the power protection system, a driving signal to a cut-off switch of the power protection system to electrically couple the power source to the power converter; detecting, by the controller of the power protection system, a fault condition of the power converter while the power converter is in operation, where the detecting includes detecting, by the controller of the power protection system, that a current flowing through the cut-off switch is above a pre-determined threshold while a gate control signal from the power converter indicates an OFF state for a first current path of the power converter; and in response to detecting the fault condition, turning off, by the controller of the power protection system, the cut-off switch to isolate the power source from the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Cristian Garbossa, Enrico Orietti
  • Patent number: 11652078
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a die pad, a semiconductor die mounted on the die pad and comprising a first terminal facing away from the die pad and a second terminal facing and electrically connected to the die pad, an interconnect clip electrically connected to the first terminal, an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material that encapsulates the semiconductor die and the interconnect clip, and a first opening in the encapsulant body that exposes a surface of the interconnect clip, the encapsulant body comprises a lower surface, an upper surface opposite from the lower surface, and a first outer edge side extending between the lower surface and the upper surface, and the first opening is laterally offset from the first outer edge side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Sales Cabatbat, Thai Kee Gan, Kean Ming Koe, Ke Yan Tean
  • Patent number: 11649822
    Abstract: A split power gerotor pump includes a rotational axis, a shaft, an inner gerotor, an eccentric pocket, and an outer gerotor. The inner gerotor is rotationally fixed on the shaft, rotatable about the rotational axis, and includes n first lobes. The eccentric pocket is rotatable about the rotational axis, and includes a cylindrical bore with a center radially offset from the rotational axis and an outer surface, disposed radially outside of the cylindrical bore and arranged for direct engagement with a gear or a rotor for an electric motor. The outer gerotor includes a cylindrical outer surface installed in the cylindrical bore and n+1 second lobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kyle DeHoff, Chris Luipold, Jeffrey Hemphill
  • Patent number: 11652012
    Abstract: A package includes an electronic component, an inorganic encapsulant encapsulating at least part of the electronic component, and an adhesion promoter between at least part of the electronic component and the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Edmund Riedl, Steffen Jordan, Stefan Miethaner, Stefan Schwab
  • Patent number: 11652070
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an integrated circuit is described comprising a plurality of subcircuits having different signal transfer reaction times, a control circuit configured to form two competing paths from the plurality of subcircuits in response to a control signal, an input circuit configured to supply an input signal to the two competing paths and an output circuit configured to generate an output value depending on which of the competing paths has transferred the input signal with shorter reaction time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Thomas Kuenemund
  • Patent number: 11649868
    Abstract: A transmission unit for a motor vehicle transmission includes a drive gear (6) which is arranged rotatably on an intermediate shaft (5) and which can be fixed to the intermediate shaft (5) for the transmission of drive power via clutch means. On one side flank (9) of the drive gear, a first gear portion (10) is provided which can be connected to a corresponding shaft-side second gear portion (11) via an internally toothed sliding sleeve (12). On the opposite side flank (13) of the drive gear, a parking lock gear portion (14) is provided for engaging a pawl (15) to block the transmission unit when the vehicle is at a standstill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erik Orel, Luboslav Slezák
  • Patent number: 11651887
    Abstract: A transformer structure may include a first coil having one or more turns, and a second coil having one or more turns. A turn of the one or more turns of the first coil may overlap a turn of the one or more turns of the second coil in a lateral direction substantially along the turn of the first coil and in a vertical direction substantially along the turn of the first coil. In some implementations, the transformer structure may be integrated in a semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Kambiz Hadipour Abkenar, Martin Dechant
  • Patent number: 11650267
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor arrangement includes a magnetic field sensor element configured to provide a sensor output signal responsive to a magnetic field, wherein the sensor output signal is representative of a magnetic field amplitude; a processing module configured to provide a processed sensor output signal representative of the sensor output signal; a switching level calculation module configured to calculate a switching level, (1) during a power up mode, based on a default switching level, and (2) during a running mode, based on the processed sensor output signal; a comparator module configured to compare the processed sensor output signal with the switching level, and to provide a comparator output signal based on the comparison; and a storage module configured to store the default switching level, provide the default switching level during the power up mode, and update the default switching level during the running mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tobias Werth, Catalina-Petruta Juglan
  • Patent number: 11649883
    Abstract: A torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly can include a torque converter cover having a first axially extending flange, a reaction plate having a second axially extending flange, and a torque converter pump having a third axially extending flange. The first axially extending flange, the second axially extending flange, and the third axially extending flange are connected to each other via a single connection. In one aspect, the single connection comprises a weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kyle Nelson, Victor Norwich, Kyle Royer, Brian Zaugg
  • Patent number: 11650083
    Abstract: A sensor module includes at least one sensor configured to generate sensor information and processing circuitry configured to generate a sensor signal based on the sensor information. The sensor signal includes a sync frame, including two sync signal edges defining the sync frame and indicating a pre-determined synchronization time interval, and the sensor signal further includes a plurality of data signal portions, including at least one data signal portion transmitted within the sync frame. The at least one data signal portion is provided within the sync frame located between the two sync signal edges, wherein each of the at least one data signal portion is defined by at least one data signal edge interposed in the sensor signal between the two sync signal edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Dirk Hammerschmidt
  • Patent number: 11650877
    Abstract: A method for detecting an address error when reading a bitstream from a memory is proposed, wherein a check is carried out as to whether the bitstream in conjunction with the present read address is a code word of an error code and wherein, should the bitstream in conjunction with the present read address not be a code word of the error code, an address error is subsequently detected provided the error code does not correct an error correctable thereby. Accordingly, an apparatus, a system and a computer program product are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kern, Klaus Oberlaender, Christian Badack, Michael Goessel
  • Patent number: 11652022
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body having a front side and a backside and configured to conduct a load current between the front side and the backside; and a plurality of control cells configured to control the load current. Each control cell is at least partially included in the semiconductor body at the front side and includes a gate electrode that is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by a gate insulation layer. The gate insulation layer is or includes a first boron nitride layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Josef Schaetz, Dethard Peters, Stephan Pindl, Hans-Joachim Schulze
  • Patent number: 11652028
    Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes a die carrier, a power semiconductor chip coupled to the die carrier by a first solder joint, a sleeve for a pin, the sleeve being coupled to the die carrier by a second solder joint, and a sealing mechanically attaching the sleeve to the die carrier, the sealing being arranged at a lower end of the sleeve, wherein the lower end faces the die carrier, and wherein the sealing does not cover the power semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andre Wedi, Carsten Ehlers, Arthur Unrau
  • Publication number: 20230145914
    Abstract: A motor braking procedure is controlled for an electric motor that provides a drive torque for a vehicle and is driven electrically by an inverter circuit having a plurality of switching elements via at least two motor connections and has a rotor rotateable at a motor speed. A braking switch position is adopted by the inverter circuit in braking switch position intervals. An open switch position is adopted by the inverter circuit in open switch position intervals. The braking switch position intervals are alternately switched with the open switch position intervals based on a motor speed being less than a limit speed during the motor braking procedure. The rotor, during the electric motor braking procedure, is subject to a speed-dependent braking torque based on the inverter circuit adopting a braking switch position and is subject to a braking torque less than that in the braking switch position or no braking torque based on the inverter circuit adopting an open switch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Erhard Hodrus
  • Publication number: 20230142615
    Abstract: A method and to a device for detecting characteristic electrical current pulses flowing through a rolling bearing or sliding bearing as a result of static charging of rotating machine or system parts. The device is provided with a receiving unit with an antenna for receiving electromagnetic radio waves, which electromagnetic radio waves are emitted in the frequency range above 50 MHz as a result of the characteristic electrical current pulses, a signal processing unit for processing the received signal by signal processing in order to extract the current pulse events contained therein, and an analysis unit for analyzing the temporal progression of the current pulse events for state monitoring of the rolling bearing or sliding bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Harald REINERS
  • Publication number: 20230141021
    Abstract: In a drafting system (1) for a textile machine, in particular an air-spinning machine, for drafting a strand-shaped fibre band fed to the drafting system, having a plurality of roller pairs arranged in succession in a running direction (A) of the fibre band and each having a top roller (3) and a bottom roller (4), and a weighting device for applying a load to the top roller (3) of the plurality of roller pairs; wherein the respective bottom roller (4) is mounted and held in a housing (2) of the drafting system (1), wherein the respective top roller (3) is mounted and held in the housing (2) of the drafting system (1) by means of a top roller carrier (30) which can be pivoted about a rotary axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Saurer Intelligent Technology AG
    Inventors: Christian Griesshammer, Ludek Malina