Abstract: A chip configured to be mounted on a carrier. The chip includes a die having an input/output circuit and a general-purpose input/output port, wherein the general-purpose input/output port is electrically conductively connected to the input/output circuit of the die. The chip further includes a package in which the die is at least partially embedded, and at least one metal surface on a mounting side of the chip, wherein the mounting side faces the carrier during mounting, wherein a size of the at least one metal surface is at least 10% of a size of the mounting side, and wherein the general-purpose input/output port is furthermore electrically conductively connected to the at least one metal surface.

Abstract: A capacitive coupling device for capacitive coupling to a capacitive coupling means which is arrangeable on the capacitive coupling device. The capacitive coupling device can have a first coupling surface, which has at least three coupling surface segments which are arranged separated from one another, a voltage supply configured to provide a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage which is different therefrom, and a control circuit, which is arranged to connect each of the coupling surface segments selectively to the first supply voltage or to the second supply voltage in an electrically conductive manner or to disconnect it from the control circuit in such a way that the coupling surface segments connected to the first supply voltage form, with a first coupling surface area of the capacitive coupling means, a first capacitor, and the coupling surface segments connected to the second supply voltage form, with a second coupling surface area of the capacitive coupling means, a second capacitor.

Abstract: A device includes a root of trust and a controller to perform a device function of the device using the root of trust. The root of trust is designed to control and/or observe the controller at least partially for the performance of the device function.

Abstract: A capacitive coupling device for capacitive coupling to a capacitive coupling means which is arrangeable on the capacitive coupling device. The capacitive coupling device can have a first coupling surface, which has at least three coupling surface segments which are arranged separated from one another, a voltage supply configured to provide a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage which is different therefrom, and a control circuit, which is arranged to connect each of the coupling surface segments selectively to the first supply voltage or to the second supply voltage in an electrically conductive manner or to disconnect it from the control circuit in such a way that the coupling surface segments connected to the first supply voltage form, with a first coupling surface area of the capacitive coupling means, a first capacitor, and the coupling surface segments connected to the second supply voltage form, with a second coupling surface area of the capacitive coupling means, a second capacitor.

Abstract: An electronic inhaler, including: an antenna; a contactless module configured to receive via the antenna from an authentication circuit of a removably-mounted liquid container, a liquid container authentication signal; and a processor configured to control an operational state of a heater, which is configured to vaporize a liquid of the removably-mounted liquid container, based on the liquid container authentication signal.

Abstract: A device includes a root of trust and a controller to perform a device function of the device using the root of trust. The root of trust is designed to control and/or observe the controller at least partially for the performance of the device function.

Abstract: An access control device includes a time of flight circuit configured to determine a distance information related to a distance between the access control device and a peripheral device. The access control device further includes a control module configured to control a transmission of a modulated light transmit signal by the time of flight circuit to the peripheral device. The modulated light transmit signal includes the distance information determined by the time of flight circuit of the access control device.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a circuit arrangement is provided, including a first antenna tuned to a first frequency range, a second antenna tuned to a second frequency range being different from the first frequency range, a controller coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the controller is configured to receive its operational power via at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and a deactivating structure configured to deactivate the communication of the controller via the second antenna upon reception of electromagnetic waves with the first frequency range via the first antenna.

Abstract: An access control device includes a time of flight circuit configured to determine a distance information related to a distance between the access control device and a peripheral device. The access control device further includes a control module configured to control a transmission of a modulated light transmit signal by the time of flight circuit to the peripheral device. The modulated light transmit signal includes the distance information determined by the time of flight circuit of the access control device.

Abstract: An apparatus for accessing an encrypted memory portion of a memory is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of signature generators, wherein each signature generator of the plurality of signature generators is configured to generate a signature of a plurality of signatures depending on an instruction of a plurality of instructions, wherein each of the plurality of instructions is a processor instruction for controlling a processor. Moreover, the apparatus includes a key modifier for generating a processed key depending on a standard key and on the plurality of signatures. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a controller for accessing the encrypted memory portion of the memory, wherein the memory access controller is configured to employ the processed key to access the encrypted memory portion of the memory.

Abstract: A driver for a lighting product includes a wireless interface circuit configured to be accessed wirelessly to store information relating to operation of the lighting product. A driving circuit is coupled to the wireless interface circuit. The driving circuit is configured to retrieve the stored information relating to the operation of the lighting product from the wireless interface circuit and drive the lighting product based on the retrieved information.

Abstract: A contactless communication device including an energy interface configured to activate the contactless communication device or a contactless communication partner based on a first carrier signal; and a contactless high speed data interface configured to enable data communication between the contactless communication device and the contactless communication partner based on a second carrier signal having a frequency greater than a high frequency (HF).

Abstract: In various embodiments, a circuit arrangement is provided, including a first antenna tuned to a first frequency range, a second antenna tuned to a second frequency range being different from the first frequency range, a controller coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the controller is configured to receive its operational power via at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and a deactivating structure configured to deactivate the communication of the controller via the second antenna upon reception of electromagnetic waves with the first frequency range via the first antenna.

Abstract: An apparatus for accessing an encrypted memory portion of a memory is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of signature generators, wherein each signature generator of the plurality of signature generators is configured to generate a signature of a plurality of signatures depending on an instruction of a plurality of instructions, wherein each of the plurality of instructions is a processor instruction for controlling a processor. Moreover, the apparatus includes a key modifier for generating a processed key depending on a standard key and on the plurality of signatures. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a controller for accessing the encrypted memory portion of the memory, wherein the memory access controller is configured to employ the processed key to access the encrypted memory portion of the memory.

Abstract: A communication system including a reader application device having a reader application, and a reader configured to operate under control of the reader application to allow data to be transmitted between the reader application device and a user device via the reader.

Abstract: An arrangement including: an electronic device including a processor; a memory; a communication interface; and a power interface; an electronic circuit including: a communication interface to communicate with the electronic device via a communication interface of the electronic device; a near field communication interface to receive signals via an electromagnetic field; a processor to be powered by the electromagnetic field, to determine an operation program code to operate the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, and to generate at least one operation program code message including the operation program code to be transmitted to the electronic device via the communication interfaces; a power interface to transmit electrical energy to the power interface of the electronic device to enable the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation program code message.

Abstract: A power supply input selection circuit for selecting one of a plurality of power supply inputs to supply power to a driven circuit. The power supply input selection circuit includes a power supply input switching circuit configured to provide operating power to the driven circuit by routing a selected one of the power supply inputs to the driven circuit as a function of power supply selection information; and a logic circuit configured to change the power supply selection information if a default power mode does not match a desired power mode, the logic circuit being further configured to reset the power supply input selection circuit after changing the power supply selection information, the power supply selection information being maintained during the reset, in which the power supply input switching circuit selects a desired one of the power supply inputs after the logic circuit resets the power supply input selection circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage converter comprising a rectification unit and a voltage regulation unit, wherein the input side of the voltage converter can have an AC voltage applied to it, the output side of the voltage converter can have a rectified voltage taken from it, and the voltage regulation unit regulates the power in the voltage converter.

Abstract: A chip module including a sensor/actuator, an input/output interface, a data processing circuit connected between the input/output interface and the sensor/actuator such that sensor/actuator data may be communicated to/from outside the chip module via the input/output interface, and a manipulation detector assembly configured to output an alarm signal responsive to attacks affecting the sensor/actuator data.

Abstract: An RFID transponder having an adjustable response field strength including a determination circuit formed to determine a quantity which is derivable from a field strength of an electromagnetic field prevailing at the location of the RFID transponder, a comparator formed to compare the determined quantity derived from the field strength with a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is based on the adjustable response field strength, which is higher than the minimum field strength required for the operation of the RFID transponder, and a deactivator formed to deactivate a functionality of the RFID transponder if the derived quantity falls below the threshold value.