Patents by Inventor Robert IIIing

Robert IIIing 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).

  • Semiconductor Device with Thermal Fault Detection
    Publication number: 20110156799
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including an active area. A temperature sensor arrangement provides a measurement signal dependent on the temperature in or close to the active area. An evaluation circuit is configured to compare the measurement signal with a first threshold and to signal an over-temperature when the measurement signal exceeds the first threshold. The evaluation circuit is also configured to count the number of exceedances of the first threshold and to signal when a maximum number of exceedances is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Alberto Zanardi, Erich Scheikl, Robert IIIing, Herbert Hopfgartner