Patents by Inventor Andrea Monterastelli

Andrea Monterastelli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11914007
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor package includes a sensor housing; a first sensor chip having an integrated first differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the first sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing; a second sensor chip having an integrated second differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the second sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing; a common leadframe arranged in the sensor housing and interposed between the first sensor chip and the second sensor chip; and an insulating layer arranged in the sensor housing interposed between the first sensor chip and the common leadframe. The first sensor chip is coupled to the common leadframe via the insulating layer. Additionally, the insulating layer electrically insulates the first sensor chip from the common leadframe such that the first sensor chip and the second sensor chip are galvanically decoupled from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk Hammerschmidt, Helmut Koeck, Andrea Monterastelli, Tobias Werth
  • Patent number: 11733260
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field and an angular speed of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Patent number: 11320497
    Abstract: A system includes a magnetic field sensor arrangement and a controller. The magnetic field sensor arrangement includes a first sensor chip having an integrated circuit differential magnetic field sensor circuit configured to generate a first output signal comprising first signal pulses, a second sensor chip having an integrated second differential magnetic field sensor circuit configured to generate a second output signal comprising second signal pulses, and at least one output signal terminal configured to output the first and the second output signals. The controller receives the first and the second signal pulses from the at least one output signal terminal, evaluates the first and the second signal pulses, and detects an error of an operation of the magnetic field sensor arrangement in response to the first and the second signal pulses not satisfying an expected output pattern of the first and the second signal pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk Hammerschmidt, Helmut Koeck, Andrea Monterastelli, Tobias Werth
  • Publication number: 20220099761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magnetic field sensor packages, including a sensor housing, a first sensor chip having an integrated first differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the first sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing, and a second sensor chip having an integrated second differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the second sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk HAMMERSCHMIDT, Helmut KOECK, Andrea MONTERASTELLI, Tobias WERTH
  • Publication number: 20210405081
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field and an angular speed of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Patent number: 11125768
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Patent number: 10907994
    Abstract: Magnetic field sensor devices, corresponding systems and corresponding methods are discussed where a plurality of magnetic field sensors senses a magnetic field. An evaluation circuit generates a first signal component associated with a periodicity of a magnetic field, and a second signal component at least for periods of the magnetic field exceeding a threshold period length, the second signal component having a resolution smaller than the first signal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Werth, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Helmut Koeck, Andrea Monterastelli
  • Publication number: 20200149928
    Abstract: Magnetic field sensor devices, corresponding systems and corresponding methods are discussed where a plurality of magnetic field sensors senses a magnetic field. An evaluation circuit generates a first signal component associated with a periodicity of a magnetic field, and a second signal component at least for periods of the magnetic field exceeding a threshold period length, the second signal component having a resolution smaller than the first signal component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tobias WERTH, Dirk HAMMERSCHMIDT, Helmut KOECK, Andrea MONTERASTELLI
  • Patent number: 10551221
    Abstract: Magnetic field sensor devices, corresponding systems and corresponding methods are discussed where a plurality of magnetic field sensors senses a magnetic field. An evaluation circuit generates a first signal component associated with a periodicity of a magnetic field, and a second signal component at least for periods of the magnetic field exceeding a threshold period length, the second signal component having a resolution smaller than one half period of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tobias Werth, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Helmut Koeck, Andrea Monterastelli
  • Publication number: 20190120914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to magnetic field sensor arrangements, including a sensor housing, a first sensor chip having an integrated first differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the first sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing, and a second sensor chip having an integrated second differential magnetic field sensor circuit, the second sensor chip being arranged in the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk HAMMERSCHMIDT, Helmut KOECK, Andrea MONTERASTELLI, Tobias WERTH
  • Publication number: 20180283905
    Abstract: Magnetic field sensor devices, corresponding systems and corresponding methods are discussed where a plurality of magnetic field sensors senses a magnetic field. An evaluation circuit generates a first signal component associated with a periodicity of a magnetic field, and a second signal component at least for periods of the magnetic field exceeding a threshold period length, the second signal component having a resolution smaller than one half period of the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Tobias WERTH, Dirk HAMMERSCHMIDT, Helmut KOECK, Andrea MONTERASTELLI
  • Publication number: 20170315146
    Abstract: A sensor device is provided with a magnetic field sensitive element being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet. The magnetic field sensitive element is configured to sense an orientation angle of the magnetic field in the range between 0° and 360° and generate a sensing signal. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process the sensing signal from the magnetic field sensitive element to generate an angle signal indicating the orientation angle of the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Helmut Koeck, Leo Aichriedler, Dirk Hammerschmidt, Andrea Monterastelli, Friedrich Rasbornig, Peter Slama, Dietmar Spitzer, Tobias Werth, Harald Witschnig
  • Publication number: 20060116085
    Abstract: An RF transmitter suitable for Bluetooth transmissions has an IF modulator and an RF modulator, the IF modulator being arranged to use a very-low-IF-frequency, smaller than half the channel bandwidth, such that spurious unwanted modulation components fall in other channels having a channel number within one or two of a channel being transmitted. This can reduce the VCO pulling problem and reduce adjacent channel power degradation compared to using higher IF frequencies. The local oscillator PLL's fractionality is used in order to optimize the adjacent power frequency plan by selecting the most appropriate IF frequency. For the Bluetooth application, the IF frequency is <500 kHz, and the main non-filtered spurious components (1LO·xBB with x: ?3, ?2, . . . , +3) image, carrier, pulling, for both 0 and 1 FM signals, are positioned in frequency bands of adjacent channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Borremans, Paul Goetschalckx, Andrea Monterastelli