Patents by Inventor Markus Balb

Markus Balb 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).

  • Publication number: 20080056051
    Abstract: Memory with at least two memory banks each having memory cells, a control circuit, and at least one bank mode register, wherein the bank mode register stores information about an operation mode of a memory bank, wherein the control circuit operates at least one of the memory banks according to the information of the mode register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Mayer, Wolfgang Spirkl, Markus Balb, Christoph Bilger, Martin Brox, Thomas Hein, Michael Richter
  • Publication number: 20080059687
    Abstract: A method and system comprising at least two processing units that are connected with at least two memory units, wherein first data buses are connected with the memory units, wherein second data buses are connected with processing units, wherein cross bar switches are disposed between first and second data buses, and wherein a control unit controls the cross bar switches for connecting selected processing units with selected memory units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Mayer, Wolfgang Spirkl, Markus Balb, Christoph Bilger, Martin Brox, Thomas Hein, Michael Richter
  • Publication number: 20080012598
    Abstract: Method of controlling a driver strength and a termination impedance of a signal line of an interface, wherein the driver sends an output signal as an alternating voltage with a frequency, wherein the signal line is terminated with a termination impedance, wherein the driver strength is changed depending on a changing of the frequency of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Mayer, Wolfgang Spirkl, Markus Balb, Christoph Bilger, Martin Brox, Thomas Hein, Michael Richter
  • Patent number: 6990159
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a communication system for terminating a plurality of interfaces at a common bus and for generating a synchronization clock for synchronizing the bus is provided. In one aspect, a circuit arrangement for a communication system includes a first multiplexer controlled by a first control signal with a plurality of inputs corresponding to a plurality of transmission lines of the interfaces, a respective phase control unit, preceding each input of the first multiplexer, which derives a respective clock generator signal from a received signal of the corresponding transmission line, where the clock generator signal of one of the transmission lines is switched through as output signal of the first multiplexer in dependence on the first control signal, and a phase locked loop, at the inputs of which the output signal of the first multiplexer and a clock from a clock generator operated with an external crystal oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Markus Balb, Ralf Schedel, Walter Fiessinger