Patents by Inventor Frank C. Mielke

Frank C. Mielke 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring the current consumption and the capacitance of a semiconductor device
    Patent number: 7646206
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided which has least one voltage source for providing a supply voltage for a semiconductor device to be tested, at least one first tester channel connected to the supply voltage source via a first RC element having a first resistor and a first capacitor connected in series therewith, wherein the first tester channel is adapted for the temporally resolved measurement of a charging voltage of the first capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Frank C. Mielke
  • Apparatus and method for measuring the current consumption and the capacitance of a semiconductor device
    Publication number: 20080204045
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is provided which has least one voltage source for providing a supply voltage for a semiconductor device to be tested, at least one first tester channel connected to the supply voltage source via a first RC element having a first resistor and a first capacitor connected in series therewith, wherein the first tester channel is adapted for the temporally resolved measurement of a charging voltage of the first capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventor: Frank C. Mielke