Patents by Inventor Frank Donner

Frank Donner 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).

  • Integrated circuit device and method of identifying a presence of a broken connection within an external signal path
    Patent number: 9176802
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises at least one connectivity identification module. The at least one connectivity identification module is arranged to determine an initial sensed state of at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, cause the at least one external signal path to be pulled towards an opposing state to the initial sensed state therefor, determine a new sensed state of the at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, and identify a presence of a broken connection within the at least one external signal path, if the new sensed state of the at least one external signal path does not match the initial sensed state of the at least one external signal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rohleder, Ernst Aderholz, Bernhard Braun, Frank Donner
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A PRESENCE OF A BROKEN CONNECTION WITHIN AN EXTERNAL SIGNAL PATH
    Publication number: 20140173353
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises at least one connectivity identification module. The at least one connectivity identification module is arranged to determine an initial sensed state of at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, cause the at least one external signal path to be pulled towards an opposing state to the initial sensed state therefor, determine a new sensed state of the at least one external signal path of the integrated circuit device, and identify a presence of a broken connection within the at least one external signal path, if the new sensed state of the at least one external signal path does not match the initial sensed state of the at least one external signal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rohleder, Ernst Aderholz, Bernhard Braun, Frank Donner
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER RESOURCES OF A SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130054988
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprises a power resource management module for managing at least one power resource of a signal processing system. The power resource management module comprises an input for receiving an indication of an intended state change for the signal processing system. The power resource management module is arranged to calculate at least one power resource load prediction for implementing the indicated system state change in response to receiving the indication of an intended state change. The power resource management module comprises an output connectable to the at least one power resource of the signal processing system for configuring the at least one power resource to fulfill the at least one power resource load prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC
    Inventors: Vladimir Litovtchenko, Frank Donner, Michael Pallas