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: 20250094209Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Patent number: 12206344Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Mihail Jefremow, Jürgen Schäfer, Michael Augustin, Chandresh Patel, Arndt Voigtländer
-
Patent number: 12182572Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Publication number: 20240213898Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Jürgen Schäfer, Michael Augustin, Chandresh Patel, Arndt Voigtländer
-
Patent number: 11942959Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Mihail Jefremow, Stefan Koeck, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
-
Patent number: 11831306Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Mihail Jefremow, David Zipperstein, Juergen Schaefer, Holger Dienst, Markus Bichl, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Publication number: 20230106703Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Stefan Koeck, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
-
Patent number: 11621717Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Mihail Jefremow, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, David Zipperstein
-
Publication number: 20230051855Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Manoj Kumar Harihar, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Publication number: 20220399886Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, David Zipperstein, Juergen Schaefer, Holger Dienst, Markus Bichl, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Patent number: 11329608Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Mihail Jefremow, Rex Kho, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, Wei Wang
-
Publication number: 20220131499Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Mihail Jefremow, Rex Kho, Ralph Mueller-Eschenbach, Juergen Schaefer, Arndt Voigtlaender, Wei Wang
-
Patent number: 8542069Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Ursula Kelling, Arndt Voigtlaender
-
Publication number: 20130076451Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Ursula Kelling, Arndt Voigtlaender