Patents by Inventor Arndt Voigtlaender

Arndt Voigtlaender 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).

  • Publication number: 20250094209
    Abstract: Systems, devices, circuitries, and methods are disclosed for identifying, within a call instruction, context registers for storing prior to a jump to another subroutine. In one example, a method includes receiving, while executing a first subroutine, a call instruction that includes a first opcode and a first set of bits, wherein the call instruction identifies a first target address, wherein the first target address stores a first instruction of a set of instructions for performing a second subroutine. A first set of context registers mapped to the first set of bits is identified and content of the first set of context registers is stored in first memory allocated for context storage for the first subroutine. The first instruction stored in the first target address is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Patent number: 12206344
    Abstract: A resolver-to-digital converter, comprising: a feedback (FB) filter chain loop having a state observer configured to estimate a rotation speed and a rotation angle of an object, based on a pair of input sine and cosine signals that are amplitude-modulated (AM) to correspond with the rotation angle of the object; and a feedforward (FF) filter chain path configured to estimate the rotation speed of the object based on the pair of input sine and cosine signals, wherein the state observer of the FB filter chain loop is further configured to offset the estimated rotation speed of the FB filter chain loop with the estimated rotation speed of the FF filter chain path to decrease a settling time of the estimated rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Jürgen Schäfer, Michael Augustin, Chandresh Patel, Arndt Voigtländer
  • Patent number: 12182572
    Abstract: Systems, devices, circuitries, and methods are disclosed for identifying, within a call instruction, context registers for storing prior to a jump to another subroutine. In one example, a method includes receiving, while executing a first subroutine, a call instruction that includes a first opcode and identifies a first target address, wherein the first target address stores instructions for performing a second subroutine. A first set of context registers identified by the call instruction is determined and the content of the first set of context registers is stored in first memory allocated for context storage for the first subroutine prior to executing the instruction stored in the first target address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Publication number: 20240213898
    Abstract: A resolver-to-digital converter, comprising: a feedback (FB) filter chain loop having a state observer configured to estimate a rotation speed and a rotation angle of an object, based on a pair of input sine and cosine signals that are amplitude-modulated (AM) to correspond with the rotation angle of the object; and a feedforward (FF) filter chain path configured to estimate the rotation speed of the object based on the pair of input sine and cosine signals, wherein the state observer of the FB filter chain loop is further configured to offset the estimated rotation speed of the FB filter chain loop with the estimated rotation speed of the FF filter chain path to decrease a settling time of the estimated rotation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Jürgen Schäfer, Michael Augustin, Chandresh Patel, Arndt Voigtländer
  • Patent number: 11942959
    Abstract: A calibration circuit, including: a signal generator circuit configured to generate a modulated analog input signal, which is based on a digital input word that is modulated; an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) configured to convert an analog reference signal to a digital calibration word, wherein the analog reference signal is a low-pass-filtered version of the analog input signal generated by the signal generator circuit; and a feedback circuit configured to output the digital input word by adjusting the digital calibration word depending on a digital feedback signal, which is based on a modulated version of the analog reference signal, wherein the signal generator circuit, the ADC, and the feedback circuit are provided on a same chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Stefan Koeck, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
  • Patent number: 11831306
    Abstract: According to an example, an electronic device includes a component, a supply line providing a supply voltage, a transistor with a control input, a linear first control loop, and a non-linear second control loop. The transistor outputs an output voltage to the component depending on a signal applied to the control input. The linear first control loop includes an ADC to convert an analog output voltage level into a digital measurement signal, a controller to generate a digital control signal for the transistor depending on the digital measurement signal, and a DAC to convert the digital control signal into a first analog control signal. The non-linear second control loop is configured to generate a second analog control signal depending on the analog output voltage level. The second analog control signal is superimposed with the first analog control signal and the combined control signals are fed to the control input of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, David Zipperstein, Juergen Schaefer, Holger Dienst, Markus Bichl, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Publication number: 20230106703
    Abstract: A calibration circuit, including: a signal generator circuit configured to generate a modulated analog input signal, which is based on a digital input word that is modulated; an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) configured to convert an analog reference signal to a digital calibration word, wherein the analog reference signal is a low-pass-filtered version of the analog input signal generated by the signal generator circuit; and a feedback circuit configured to output the digital input word by adjusting the digital calibration word depending on a digital feedback signal, which is based on a modulated version of the analog reference signal, wherein the signal generator circuit, the ADC, and the feedback circuit are provided on a same chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Stefan Koeck, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
  • Patent number: 11621717
    Abstract: A calibration circuit, including: a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to sample a nonlinear reference signal continuously at an equidistant sampling rate to generate a reference sampled signal; a trigger timer configured to generate trigger signals; a second ADC configured to sample a point of each of the nonlinear reference signal and repeated versions of the nonlinear reference signal in response to the respective trigger signals at equidistantly increasing delays, to generate a device-under-test (DUT) sampled voltage; and processing circuitry configured to estimate a differential nonlinearity (DNL) of the DUT sampled signal, estimate a DNL of the reference sampled signal, and compare the estimated DNL of the DUT sampled signal with the estimated DNL of the reference sampled signal, to generate a DNL performance indication signal of the second ADC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
  • Publication number: 20230051855
    Abstract: Systems, devices, circuitries, and methods are disclosed for identifying, within a call instruction, context registers for storing prior to a jump to another subroutine. In one example, a method includes receiving, while executing a first subroutine, a call instruction that includes a first opcode and identifies a first target address, wherein the first target address stores instructions for performing a second subroutine. A first set of context registers identified by the call instruction is determined and the content of the first set of context registers is stored in first memory allocated for context storage for the first subroutine prior to executing the instruction stored in the first target address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Publication number: 20220399886
    Abstract: According to an example, an electronic device includes a component, a supply line providing a supply voltage, a transistor with a control input, a linear first control loop, and a non-linear second control loop. The transistor outputs an output voltage to the component depending on a signal applied to the control input. The linear first control loop includes an ADC to convert an analog output voltage level into a digital measurement signal, a controller to generate a digital control signal for the transistor depending on the digital measurement signal, and a DAC to convert the digital control signal into a first analog control signal. The non-linear second control loop is configured to generate a second analog control signal depending on the analog output voltage level. The second analog control signal is superimposed with the first analog control signal and the combined control signals are fed to the control input of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, David Zipperstein, Juergen Schaefer, Holger Dienst, Markus Bichl, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Patent number: 11329608
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuits are provided for facilitating negative resistance margin testing in an oscillator circuit. An example oscillator circuit includes amplifier circuitry configured to be coupled in parallel with a resonator and variable resistance circuitry configured to, in response to a resistance control signal, adjust a resistance of the oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Rex Kho, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20220131499
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuits are provided for facilitating negative resistance margin testing in an oscillator circuit. An example oscillator circuit includes amplifier circuitry configured to be coupled in parallel with a resonator and variable resistance circuitry configured to, in response to a resistance control signal, adjust a resistance of the oscillator circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Rex Kho, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 8542069
    Abstract: A method for trimming a cycle time of an adjustable oscillator to match a Controller Area Network-bus (CAN-bus) operating with a predetermined bit time includes determining a measured number of cycles of an adjustable oscillator between a first signal and a second signal within a CAN frame transmitted on a CAN-bus; determining an information about a present cycle time of the adjustable oscillator using the measured number of cycles and a nominal number of cycles per bit time; and trimming a cycle time of an adjustable oscillator to match the CAN-bus operating with a predetermined bit time based on the determined information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ursula Kelling, Arndt Voigtlaender
  • Publication number: 20130076451
    Abstract: A method for trimming a cycle time of an adjustable oscillator to match a Controller Area Network-bus (CAN-bus) operating with a predetermined bit time includes determining a measured number of cycles of an adjustable oscillator between a first signal and a second signal within a CAN frame transmitted on a CAN-bus; determining an information about a present cycle time of the adjustable oscillator using the measured number of cycles and a nominal number of cycles per bit time; and trimming a cycle time of an adjustable oscillator to match the CAN-bus operating with a predetermined bit time based on the determined information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ursula Kelling, Arndt Voigtlaender