Patents by Inventor Soenke OHLS

Soenke OHLS 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).

  • Devices, systems, and methods for implementing a real time clock
    Patent number: 12072728
    Abstract: A device including at least one processor, and an analog-to-digital (ADC) circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate an excitation signal and provide the excitation signal to a crystal in a pierce oscillation configuration, wherein after providing the excitation signal, the ADC circuit is configured to obtain as input a signal output from the crystal and convert the signal to a digital output; the at least one processor is configured to compare the digital output of the ADC circuit to a plurality of thresholds and based on the comparisons is further configured to drive the crystal to cause the crystal to operate as a pierce oscillator and to generate a clock signal from at least of one of the comparisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Lingyun Li, Mihail Jefremow, Holger Dienst, Juergen Schaefer, Soenke Ohls
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A REAL TIME CLOCK
    Publication number: 20240143018
    Abstract: A device including at least one processor, and an analog-to-digital (ADC) circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate an excitation signal and provide the excitation signal to a crystal in a pierce oscillation configuration, wherein after providing the excitation signal, the ADC circuit is configured to obtain as input a signal output from the crystal and convert the signal to a digital output; the at least one processor is configured to compare the digital output of the ADC circuit to a plurality of thresholds and based on the comparisons is further configured to drive the crystal to cause the crystal to operate as a pierce oscillator and to generate a clock signal from at least of one of the comparisons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Lingyun LI, Mihail JEFREMOW, Holger DIENST, Juergen SCHAEFER, Soenke OHLS