Patents by Inventor Andreas SOUKUP

Andreas SOUKUP 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).

  • Safe power up generating circuit having reset mechanism activating a chip select and command signal
    Patent number: 11126234
    Abstract: A method is provided for initializing an electronic circuit in dependence on an externally applied voltage. The electronic circuit contains a first input circuit and further circuit elements. In a first step, a first enable signal for the operation of the input circuit and a further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements are deactivated if the voltage falls below a first threshold. In a second step, the first enable signal for the operation of an input circuit is activated and the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements is deactivated if the voltage exceeds the first threshold. This is followed by the reception, with the first input circuit, of a chip select signal for the activation of the electronic circuit and of a code word at a terminal for the command bus. The activation of the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements takes place if the received chip select signal and the received code word have predetermined values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Giacomo Curatolo, Andreas Soukup
  • SAFE POWER UP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20200326763
    Abstract: A method is provided for initializing an electronic circuit in dependence on an externally applied voltage. The electronic circuit contains a first input circuit and further circuit elements. In a first step, a first enable signal for the operation of the input circuit and a further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements are deactivated if the voltage falls below a first threshold. In a second step, the first enable signal for the operation of an input circuit is activated and the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements is deactivated if the voltage exceeds the first threshold. This is followed by the reception, with the first input circuit, of a chip select signal for the activation of the electronic circuit and of a code word at a terminal for the command bus. The activation of the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements takes place if the received chip select signal and the received code word have predetermined values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Giacomo Curatolo, Andreas SOUKUP