Patents by Inventor Dietmar Straeussnigg

Dietmar Straeussnigg 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: 20150042496
    Abstract: Analog-to-digital converter arrangements and corresponding methods are provided, wherein a reduction signal is subtracted from an analog input signal if a signal level of the input signal exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Publication number: 20140341397
    Abstract: A controller for controlling an amplification gain of an amplifier for amplifying a high dynamic range signal for an analog to digital converter comprises an input interface adapted to receive a representation of the high dynamic range signal and a signal compressor adapted to provide a low amplitude representation of the high dynamic range signal, the low amplitude representation having a lower signal amplitude than the high dynamic range signal. A comparator is adapted to compare the signal amplitude of the low amplitude representation with a predetermined threshold and an output interface is adapted to provide a control signal to the amplifier, the control signal being adapted to control the amplification gain of the amplifier such that the amplification gain is lowered when the signal amplitude of the low amplitude representation exceeds the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Publication number: 20140266260
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a sensor signal indicating information on a capacitance of a variable capacitor including a variable capacitance includes a sensor unit and a compensation unit. The sensor unit is configured to generate a sensor signal indicating information on a varying current flowing through a connection between the sensor unit and the variable capacitor caused by a variation of the capacitance of the variable capacitor while the variable capacitor is biased by a predefined bias voltage. Further, the compensation unit is configured to influence the sensor signal or to provide a compensation signal capable of influencing the sensor signal so that the sensor signal includes less nonlinear signal portions than a sensor signal without the influence of the compensation unit or the compensation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Christoph Bernhard Wurzinger, Andreas Wiesbauer, Dieter Draxelmayr, Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Publication number: 20140139296
    Abstract: In a device, a pulse modulation switching logic is provided to generate switching signals of a pulse modulator so as to generate a pulse modulated signal with a first pulse modulation control parameter and a second pulse modulation control parameter. The first pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a first control signal, and the second pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a second control signal. A first control loop is provided to generate the first control signal from an output signal derived from the pulse modulated signal. A second control loop is provided to generate the second control signal on the basis of the output signal. The first and second control signals are applied to concurrently control the first and second pulse modulation control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Stefano MARSILI, Dietmar STRAEUSSNIGG, Luca BIZJAK, Robert PRIEWASSER, Matteo AGOSTINELLI
  • Publication number: 20140132433
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter arrangement may include an analog amplifier with variable gain; an analog-to-digital converter; a digital reconstruction element including elements to reduce an influence of transients during a change of the variable gain of the analog amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar STRAEUSSNIGG, Andreas WIESBAUER
  • Patent number: 8638079
    Abstract: In a device, a pulse modulation switching logic is provided to generate switching signals of a pulse modulator so as to generate a pulse modulated signal with a first pulse modulation control parameter and a second pulse modulation control parameter. The first pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a first control signal, and the second pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a second control signal. A first control loop is provided to generate the first control signal from an output signal derived from the pulse modulated signal. A second control loop is provided to generate the second control signal on the basis of the output signal. The first and second control signals are applied to concurrently control the first and second pulse modulation control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefano Marsili, Dietmar Straeussnigg, Luca Bizjak, Robert Priewasser, Matteo Agostinelli
  • Patent number: 8411871
    Abstract: Implementations related to echo cancellation are depicted and described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: David Schwingshackl, Joerg Hauptmann, Gerhard Paoli, Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Patent number: 8134396
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to dynamic element matching in delay line circuits to reduce linearity degradation and delay line mismatching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wiesbauer, Luis Hernandez, Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Publication number: 20110268173
    Abstract: The invention creates a method for adapting filter cut-off frequencies for the transmission of discrete multitone symbols, where a transmit symbol datastream consisting of discrete multitone symbols is applied to an interpolation device, the transmit symbol datastream is interpolated with a symbol rate in the interpolation device, an interpolated symbol datastream is filtered in a first low-pass filtering device in accordance with a first filter cut-off frequency, which can be predetermined by a first filter cut-off frequency determining device, a digital symbol datastream obtained after a digital-analog conversion, transmission and analog-digital conversion, is filtered at the receiver end in a second low-pass filtering device in accordance with a second filter cut-off frequency, which can be predetermined by a second filter cut-off frequency determining device, in order to provide an equalized symbol datastream, the equalized symbol datastream is decimated in a decimation device and the decimated received s
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Publication number: 20110210707
    Abstract: In a device, a pulse modulation switching logic is provided to generate switching signals of a pulse modulator so as to generate a pulse modulated signal with a first pulse modulation control parameter and a second pulse modulation control parameter. The first pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a first control signal, and the second pulse modulation control parameter is controlled on the basis of a second control signal. A first control loop is provided to generate the first control signal from an output signal derived from the pulse modulated signal. A second control loop is provided to generate the second control signal on the basis of the output signal. The first and second control signals are applied to concurrently control the first and second pulse modulation control parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Stefano Marsili, Dietmar Straeussnigg, Luca Bizjak, Robert Priewasser, Matteo Agostinelli
  • Patent number: 7991069
    Abstract: A method for adapting filter cut-off frequencies for the transmission of discrete multitone symbols, where a transmit symbol datastream consisting of discrete multitone symbols is applied to an interpolation device, the transmit symbol datastream is interpolated with a symbol rate in the interpolation device, an interpolated symbol datastream is filtered in a first low-pass filtering device in accordance with a first filter cut-off frequency, which can be predetermined by a first filter cut-off frequency determining device, a digital symbol datastream obtained after a digital-analog conversion, transmission and analog-digital conversion, is filtered at the receiver end in a second low-pass filtering device in accordance with a second filter cut-off frequency, which can be predetermined by a second filter cut-off frequency determining device, in order to provide an equalized symbol datastream, the equalized symbol datastream is decimated in a decimation device and the decimated received symbol datastream consi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Publication number: 20110115453
    Abstract: A nonlinear converter, such as a DC-DC converter, includes a nonlinear controller configured to receive an output voltage and a current, and configured to generate a PWM signal. The PWM signal is generated based on setting the converter to a first phase associated with both buck and boost modes when a clock signal is asserted, and selecting a second phase associated with the buck mode of the converter, if a sliding function signal achieves a first predetermined relationship with respect to a buck threshold before a next clock signal is asserted, or selecting a third phase associated with the boost mode of the converter, if the sliding function signal achieves a second predetermined relationship with respect to a boost threshold before a next clock signal is asserted. The nonlinear converter may include a power stage configured to provide the output voltage and a coil current to the nonlinear controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Stefano Marsili, Dietmar Straeussnigg, Luca Bizjak, Robert Priewasser, Matteo Agostinelli
  • Patent number: 7928867
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and techniques including analog to digital converters having at least one digital filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Publication number: 20110050475
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and techniques including analog to digital converters having at least one digital filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Patent number: 7868802
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing quantization error in electronic components are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Luis Hernandez, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Patent number: 7834789
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing sampling error in electronic components are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietmar Straeussnigg, Luis Hernandez, Daniel Mark, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Publication number: 20100213999
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to dynamic element matching in delay line circuits to reduce linearity degradation and delay line mismatching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wiesbauer, Luis Hernandez, Dietmar Straeussnigg
  • Patent number: 7777656
    Abstract: Implementations and embodiments of decoders, encoder/decoder systems and converters are depicted and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Luis Hernandez, Dietmar Straeussnigg, Andreas Wiesbauer
  • Patent number: 7693208
    Abstract: The method is used for limiting the power of a transmission-end signal (xn) compiled from a plurality of differently spread-coded signals. In this context, it is assumed that the quantity of spread codes used for the differently spread-coded signals is known as code engagement information (Cch,SF,k; 80). First, correction spread codes are selected by virtue of the engagement information (Cch,SF,k; 80) being evaluated. On the basis of the selected correction codes, a spread-coded correction signal (y?n) is formed which is overlaid with the compiled signal (xn).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefano Marsili, Dietmar Sträussnigg
  • Patent number: 7629916
    Abstract: A multiple output time-to-digital converter (TDC) and an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) incorporating the multiple output TDC is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wiesbauer, Luis Hernandez, Wim Dehaene, Jorg Daniels, Dietmar Straeussnigg