Patents by Inventor Joerg Syassen

Joerg Syassen 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: 12339975
    Abstract: A device includes a safety domain having a processing unit and a memory and is configured to provide at least one functionality and to implement one more safety measures for detecting faults. The safety domain is configured to transmit at least one alarm signal indicating one or more detected errors in response to detecting the faults. The device further includes a security domain having a processing unit and a memory and is configured to provide cryptographic services and to obtain alarm signals. The security domain is configured to perform security-related operations in a secure state in response to obtaining an alarm signal from the safety domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Joerg Syassen, Avni Bildhaiya, Andreas Graefe, Albrecht Mayer, Manuela Meier, Viola Rieger
  • Publication number: 20230401341
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory (NVM) system external to a processor comprising an NVM and a memory controller may perform various aspects of the techniques. The NVM may store a first cryptographic signature and first data. The memory controller may, responsive to a first write request to write updated data to at least a portion of the NVM, to store the updated data in the NVM along with the first data to create second data. The memory controller may also generate, a second cryptographic signature that always differs from the first cryptographic signature, and store the second cryptographic signature as a current cryptographic signature. The memory controller may further output, to the processor, the current cryptographic signature as a reference signature, where the memory controller always replaces the current cryptographic signature, with cryptographic properties, whenever the NVM is written to and does not otherwise permit writing the current cryptographic signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Albrecht Mayer, Joerg Syassen, Glenn Ashley Farrall, Manfred Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20220309169
    Abstract: A device includes a safety domain having a processing unit and a memory and is configured to provide at least one functionality and to implement one more safety measures for detecting faults. The safety domain is configured to transmit at least one alarm signal indicating one or more detected errors in response to detecting the faults. The device further includes a security domain having a processing unit and a memory and is configured to provide cryptographic services and to obtain alarm signals. The security domain is configured to perform security-related operations in a secure state in response to obtaining an alarm signal from the safety domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Joerg Syassen, Avni Bildhaiya, Andreas Graefe, Albrecht Mayer, Manuela Meier, Viola Rieger
  • Publication number: 20150154123
    Abstract: Embodiments related to a processing unit and a first information storage are described and depicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Karl HERZ, Joerg SYASSEN
  • Patent number: 8924672
    Abstract: Embodiments related to a processing unit and a first information storage are described and depicted. First information is provided from a first unit into a first information storage for performing a first operation of the processing unit. During the first operation of the processing unit second information is transferred between the processing unit and the first information storage. The first information storage comprises during the first operation of the processing unit an access protection for the first unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Karl Herz, Joerg Syassen
  • Patent number: 8913435
    Abstract: A device includes a non-volatile memory and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to change over programming of data of the non-volatile memory from a first programming mode to a second, different programming mode based on the occurrence of a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Backhausen, Thomas Kern, Joerg Syassen
  • Publication number: 20120203989
    Abstract: Embodiments related to a processing unit and a first information storage are described and depicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Karl HERZ, Joerg SYASSEN
  • Publication number: 20120069673
    Abstract: A device includes a non-volatile memory and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to change over programming of data of the non-volatile memory from a first programming mode to a second, different programming mode based on the occurrence of a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Backhausen, Thomas Kern, Joerg Syassen