Patents by Inventor Hansjoerg BERBERICH

Hansjoerg BERBERICH 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).

  • Patent number: 11979481
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, for example, a system-on-a-chip is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a timing synchronisation unit including a hardware timer, for example, a gPTP timer. The integrated circuit also includes a non-Ethernet network interface, for example, a PCIe interface, for communicating with another integrated circuit having another hardware timer. The timing synchronisation unit is configured, in response to receiving a timing trigger from the other integrated circuit, to capture a local time t2. The timing synchronisation unit is further configured to provide the local time t2 to a processor for the processor to compute a timing offset between a remote time t1 of the other hardware timer which generated the timing trigger and the local time for time synchronisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thorsten Hoffleit, Christian Mardmoeller, Hansjoerg Berberich
  • Publication number: 20210258136
    Abstract: An integrated circuit, for example, a system-on-a-chip is disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a timing synchronisation unit including a hardware timer, for example, a gPTP timer. The integrated circuit also includes a non-Ethernet network interface, for example, a PCIe interface, for communicating with another integrated circuit having another hardware timer. The timing synchronisation unit is configured, in response to receiving a timing trigger from the other integrated circuit, to capture a local time t2. The timing synchronisation unit is further configured to provide the local time t2 to a processor for the processor to compute a timing offset between a remote time t1 of the other hardware timer which generated the timing trigger and the local time for time synchronisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thorsten HOFFLEIT, Christian MARDMOELLER, Hansjoerg BERBERICH