Patents by Inventor Thomas Niederfriniger

Thomas Niederfriniger 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: 20220021406
    Abstract: Examples relate to a concept for a Radio-Frequency (RF) frontend, and for a communication device comprising such an RF frontend. A radio-frequency frontend apparatus comprises a receive branch, comprising circuitry configured to obtain a received signal and a digital pre-distortion feedback signal from an external transceiver device. The radio-frequency frontend apparatus comprises power measurement circuitry configured to generate a first signal that represents a power of the received signal based on the received signal, and to generate a second signal that represents a power of an amplified signal based on the digital pre-distortion feedback signal, the amplified signal being a signal that is amplified by a power amplifier of the external transceiver device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Steffen TRAUTMANN, Alexander KAHL, Thomas NIEDERFRINIGER, Harald ENZINGER
  • Patent number: 9673834
    Abstract: A circuit with a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter utilizes a feedback path and is operated for example in accordance with the successive approximation method. The feedback path is configured to translate a digital signal in accordance with a prescribed function and to furthermore convert the translated digital signal into an analog feedback signal. For example, the prescribed function can be an exponential function. As such, it can be possible to convert an input signal into an output signal by means of a nonlinear characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Lantiq Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Lopez-Diaz, Thomas Niederfriniger, Alexander Kahl, Steffen Trautmann
  • Publication number: 20170041015
    Abstract: A circuit comprises a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter that comprises a feedback path and is operated for example in accordance with the successive approximation method. The feedback path is configured to translate a digital signal in accordance with a prescribed function and to furthermore convert the translated digital signal into an analog feedback signal. For example, the prescribed function can be an exponential function. As such, it can be possible to convert an input signal into an output signal by means of a nonlinear characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Lopez-Diaz, Thomas Niederfriniger, Alexander Kahl, Steffen Tratmann
  • Publication number: 20040229573
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes respective amplification devices for transmitting and receiving signals, with each amplification device having more than one amplification stage for the signal to be transmitted or received. An antenna can be connected to the amplification devices. At least one of the amplification stages is jointly used by the two amplification devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Gunter Krasser, Thomas Niederfriniger