32nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140218078 | ENHANCED RECOVERY MECHANISMS - Aspects of enhanced recovery mechanisms are described. A predetermined operating parameter for a power rail is set at the outset of system start. Afterwards, a processor is released to start with a power management circuit. In turn, the power management circuit receives a default operating parameter for the power rail from the processor, and stores the default operating parameter. The power management circuit also receives a runtime operating parameter for the power rail from the processor and modifies the operating parameter for the power rail according to the runtime operating parameter. If an error condition in the processor is encountered, the power management circuit may modify the operating parameter for the power rail according to the default operating parameter in response to a reset control signal from the processor. Use of the default operating parameter for the power rail may assist the processor to recover from the error condition. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218079 | POWER-ON RESET CIRCUIT - A power-on reset circuit includes a first-conductive-type MOS transistor having a first source connected to a first power supply, a first drain, and a first gate connected to a second power supply; a second-conductive-type MOS transistor having a second source connected to the second power supply, a second drain connected to the first drain, and a second gate, to which a bias potential which depends on neither a potential of the first power supply nor a potential of the second power supply is applied; and an output node for outputting a reset signal corresponding to a potential of the first drain, in a process that a voltage between the first power supply and the second power supply increases. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218080 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST SYNCHRONIZED DYNAMIC SWITCHING OF A RECONFIGURABLE PHASE LOCKED LOOP (PLL) FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS (NFC) PEER TO PEER (P2P) ACTIVE COMMUNICATIONS - A reconfigurable circuit is disclosed. The reconfigurable circuit comprises a pause detector mechanism, a clock extractor, and a multiplexer. The multiplexer is configured to receive a reference clock and is coupled to the clock extractor to receive a clock extracted from a carrier of a near field communication (NFC) field. The reconfigurable circuit also comprises a phase locked loop (PLL) coupled to the pause detector mechanism and the multiplexer, and the PLL can be configured in a first mode to be locked to the reference clock, in a second mode to be locked to the extracted clock, and in a third mode wherein the PLL can switch between being locked to the reference clock and being locked to the extracted clock. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218081 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CLOCK DATA RECOVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a latch circuit. The latch circuit includes a sampling section that latches a differential input signal applied from a differential input node to the gates of a differential pair of transistors, a common adjusting section that adjusts a common potential of the differential input signal by adjusting based on a current control signal the amount of current that is drawn from the differential input node, and a common control section that controls the current control signal so that the differential pair of transistors operate in a saturated region, and supplies the controlled current control signal to the common adjusting section. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218082 | DIGITALLY SWITCHED CAPACITOR LOOP FILTER - A loop filter is described. The loop filter has first and second inputs and an output. A loop filter capacitor is coupled to the loop filter output. Sample switches are coupled to the second loop filter input. A voltage divider is coupled to reset switches. Switched capacitors are coupled to sample switches, the reset switches, the loop filter capacitor, and the loop filter output. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218083 | DELAY-LOCKED LOOP WITH DUAL LOOP FILTERS FOR FAST RESPONSE AND WIDE FREQUENCY AND DELAY RANGE - A delay-lock loop includes two feedback loops for controlling delay elements in the delay-lock loop. The first feedback loop includes a feedback circuit for generating a feedback signal indicating a delay adjustment based on a phase difference between an input clock signal to the delay-locked loop and an output clock signal generated by the delay-locked loop. The second feedback loop includes a power regulator that generates a regulated signal by regulating a power supply using the feedback signal as a reference. The delay-lock loop further includes a variable delay circuit including a resistor-capacitor network. The variable delay circuit controls a capacitance in the resistor-capacitor network based on the feedback signal and controls a resistance of the resistor-capacitor network based on the regulated signal. In this way, variable delay circuit generates the output clock signal by delaying the input clock signal based on both the feedback signal and the regulated signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218084 | APPROACH TO CLOCK FREQUENCY MODULATION OF A FIXED FREQUENCY CLOCK SOURCE - An approach is provided for modulating an input clock signal of a clock source. In one example, a modulated clock device receives the input clock signal from the clock source, applies a sequence of digital delay devices to the input clock signal to generate one or more delayed phases of the input clock signal, sends the input clock signal and the one or more delayed phases of the input clock signal to an output phase multiplexer, selects an appropriate phase of the input clock signal from among the input clock signal and the one or more delayed phases of the input clock signal, and generates an output clock signal based on the appropriate phase of the input clock signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218085 | PHASE COORDINATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Fast phase coordinating systems and methods are disclosed. An example system includes a phase locator configured to detect a first phase of a reference signal and a first phase of a coordinating signal after the first phase of the reference signal. An integrator is configured to integrate from the first phase of the reference signal to a location phase of the coordinating signal and integrate oppositely from the first phase of the coordinating signal to a time-shifted phase of the reference signal and output the result. A control function is configured to shift the phase of the coordinating signal in response to output from the integrator. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218086 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MULTIPLE-MODE RADIO FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS - Methods and devices provide for determining whether to operate a radio frequency synthesizer in a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation based on a reference frequency signal. The radio frequency synthesizer includes a digitally-controlled oscillator configured to generate an oscillator signal having an output frequency. A digital frequency locked-loop is configured to control the output frequency of the oscillator signal in a first mode of operation based on a first control signal. A digital phase locked-loop is configured to control the output frequency of the oscillator signal in a second mode of operation based on a second control signal. A controller determines whether to operate in the first mode or second mode based on a reference frequency signal. The controller generates the first or second control signal based on the determination of operating in the first or second mode, respectively. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218087 | Wide Bandwidth Resonant Global Clock Distribution - A wide bandwidth resonant clock distribution comprises a clock grid configured to distribute a clock signal to a plurality of components of an integrated circuit, a tunable sector buffer configured to receive the clock signal and provide an output to the clock grid, at least one inductor, at least one tunable resistance switch, and a capacitor network. The tunable sector buffer is programmable to set latency and slew rate of the clock signal. The inductor, tunable resistance switch, and capacitor network are connected between the clock grid and a reference voltage. The at least one tunable resistance switch is programmable to dynamically switch the at least one inductor in or out of the clock distribution to effect at least one resonant mode of operation or a non-resonant mode of operation based on a frequency of the clock signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218088 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR RE-SYNTHESIZING A CLOCK SIGNAL - Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for re-synthesizing a clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a first logic unit to detect a rising edge of an input clock signal and for generating a rising edge of an output clock signal based on the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the input clock signal having a non-50% duty cycle and a first period; and a second logic unit to compute a falling edge of the output clock signal according to the detected rising edge of the input clock signal, the falling edge of the output clock signal being near half of the first period. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218089 | LOW POWER LATCHING CIRCUITS - A latching circuit has an input for receiving the data value, an output for outputting a value indicative of the data value, a clock signal input for receiving a clock signal; and a pass gate. A feedback loop has two switching circuits arranged in parallel between two inverting devices, a first of the two switching circuits is configured to be off and not conduct in response to a control signal having a predetermined control value and a second of the two switching circuits is configured to be on and conduct in response to the control signal having the predetermined control value. A control signal controlling the two switching circuits is linked such that the switching devices switch their conduction status and the access control device act together to update the data value within the feedback loop. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218090 | NEGATIVE EDGE FLIP-FLOP WITH DUAL-PORT SLAVE LATCH - In an embodiment of the invention, a flip-flop circuit contains a 2-input multiplexer, a master latch, a transfer gate and a slave latch. The scan enable control signals SE and SEN of the multiplexer determine whether data or scan data is input to the master latch. The clock signals CLK and CLKN and retention control signals RET and RETN determine when the master latch is latched. The slave latch is configured to receive the output of the master latch, a second data bit D2, the clock signals CLK and CLN, the retain control signals RET and RETN, the slave control signals SS and SSN. The signals CLK, CLKN, RET, RETN, SS and SSN determine whether the output of the master latch or the second data bit D2 is latched in the slave latch. Control signals RET and RETN determine when data is stored in the slave latch during retention mode. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218091 | POSITIVE EDGE FLIP-FLOP WITH DUAL-PORT SLAVE LATCH - In an embodiment of the invention, a flip-flop circuit contains a 2-input multiplexer, a master latch, a transfer gate and a slave latch. The scan enable control signals SE and SEN of the multiplexer determine whether data or scan data is input to the master latch. The clock signals CLK and CLKN and retention control signals RET and RETN determine when the master latch is latched. The slave latch is configured to receive the output of the master latch, a second data bit D | 2014-08-07 |
20140218092 | PULSED LATCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PULSE SIGNAL OF PULSED LATCH THEREOF - A pulsed latching apparatus and a method for generating a pulse signal are provided. The pulsed latching apparatus consists of a pulsed latch and a pulse signal generator. A data input terminal of the pulsed latch receives input data, the pulsed latch latches the input data according to a pulse signal, and transmits the latched input data through the data output terminal to serve as output data. The pulse signal generator duplicates a data transmission delay between the data input terminal and the data output terminal of the pulsed latch to obtain a duplicated delay. The pulse signal generator receives a clock signal, and processes the clock signal according to the duplicated delay to generate the pulse signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIMING CLOSURE - Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit, such as an integrated circuit. The circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The second circuit includes a delay circuit configured to cause the second circuit to have substantially matched delay characteristics of the first circuit in response to at least one parameter change of manufacturing, environmental and operational parameters, such as process variation, temperature variation, and supply voltage variation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218094 | Method and Circuit Arrangement for Converting a Sine Wave Signal into a Square Wave Signal - A method for converting a sine wave signal into a square wave signal includes inputting the sine wave signal at an input of a threshold-value device that generates the square wave signal. The square wave signal is generated by comparing a sine wave signal value to a predefined threshold value, and the square wave signal is output at an output of the threshold-value device. An actuating signal is superposed on the sine wave signal at the input of the threshold-value device. The actuating signal is generated by forming an average-value signal representing an average value of the square wave signal and inputting the average-value signal at an input of a control amplifier device for generating, as the actuating signal, a signal representing a difference between an average-value signal actual value and a predefined average-value signal nominal value. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218095 | SIGNAL REGULATION DEVICE FOR AN OXYGEN SENSOR - The present disclosure presents a signal regulation device for an oxygen sensor which features a voltage regulation module connected between an automobile system and an oxygen sensor in series through an input module and an output module, changing initial voltage generated by the oxygen sensor, transmitting regulated voltage to the automobile system via the output module, and interfering with a catalytic converter for processed oxygen content to be detected by the oxygen sensor. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218096 | Electronic Device with Body-Biasing Circuit for Portable Equipment with USB Connector For Headset - An electronic USB or similar device | 2014-08-07 |
20140218097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRIVER CIRCUIT - In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a gate driving circuit includes monitoring a signal integrity at an output of the gate driving circuit. If the signal integrity is poor based on the monitoring, output of the gate driving circuit is placed in a high impedance state and an external signal integrity failure signal is asserted. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218098 | RF SWITCHES HAVING INCREASED VOLTAGE SWING UNIFORMITY - Radio-frequency (RF) switch circuits are disclosed providing uniform voltage swing across a transmit switch for improved device performance. A switching circuit includes a switch having field effect transistors (FETs) defining an RF signal path between the input port and the output port, the switch configured to be capable of being in a first state corresponding to the input and output ports being electrically connected so as to allow passage of the RF signal therebetween, and a second state corresponding to the input and output ports being electrically isolated. The switching circuit includes a voltage distribution circuit configured to reduce voltage distribution variation across the switch, including one or more elements coupled to a selected body node of one or more FETs so as to reduce voltage distribution variation across the switch when the switch is in the first state and encountered by an RF signal at the input port. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218099 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided which includes switching elements, resonance suppression resistors which have first ends connected to control terminals of the switching elements and second ends having a common connection, an on-drive circuit which has an on-drive resistor and is connected to a drive power circuit, and which is supplied with voltage from the drive power circuit and applies electric charge to the control terminals of the switching elements via the on-drive resistor to turn on the switching elements, and an off-drive circuit which has an off-drive resistor and releases electric charge from the control terminals of the switching elements via the off-drive resistor to turn off the switching elements. A resistance of the off-drive resistor is set to be smaller than a resistance of the resonance suppression resistors. The off-drive circuit releases electric charge from the control terminals of the switching elements not via the resonance suppression resistors. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218100 | A New E-fuse Structure Design in Electrical Programmable Redundancy for Embedded Memory Circuit - An electrical fuse and a method of forming the same are presented. A first-layer conductive line is formed over a base material. A via is formed over the first-layer conductive line. The via preferably comprises a barrier layer and a conductive material. A second-layer conductive line is formed over the via. A first external pad is formed coupling to the first-layer conductive line. A second external pad is formed coupling to the second-layer conductive line. The via, the first conductive line and the second conductive line are adapted to be an electrical fuse. The electrical fuse can be burned out by applying a current. The vertical structure of the preferred embodiment is suitable to be formed in any layer. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218101 | PERIOD SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUITS - A period signal generation circuit including a control voltage generator and a period controller. The control voltage generator selecting one of temperature-dependent voltages to output the selected temperature-dependent voltage as a control voltage. The first and second temperature-dependent voltages varying according to a temperature and the third temperature-dependent voltage is constant regardless of variation of the temperature. The period controller configured to determine an amount of a current discharging from an internal node in response to the control voltage and outputs a periodic signal whose cycle time is determined according to a level of an internal signal induced at the internal node. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218102 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) including a high-speed signal input pin, a common node, a high-speed signal output pin, and a core circuit is provided. The high-speed signal input pin and the high-speed signal output pin are disposed on a package of the IC. The common node and the core circuit are disposed in the IC. The common node is directly and electrically coupled to the high-speed signal input pin. The high-speed signal output pin is directly and electrically coupled to the common node. A high-speed signal input terminal of the core circuit is directly and electrically coupled to the common node. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218103 | LOCK-IN AMPLIFIER WITH PHASE-SYNCHRONOUS PROCESSING - The presented device is the combination of a lock-in amplifier unit ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218104 | POWER AMPLIFICATION DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a power amplification device having high power efficiency for an input signal even in a power region in a large back-off. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218105 | AMPLIFIER AND AMPLIFYING METHOD - An amplifier includes: an amplifying device configured to amplify an input signal; and a matching circuit coupled to the amplifying device, and including an impedance transformer and a parallel resonance circuit coupled to a wiring which spans from the impedance transformer to the amplifying device, wherein a circuit length of the impedance transformer is longer than one-fourth of wavelength of an electronic wave having a frequency which is substantially equal to a resonance frequency of the parallel resonance circuit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218106 | Power Amplifier Power Controller - A power amplifier power controller in the power amplifier system monitors various operating conditions of the power amplifier, and controls the output transmit power of the power amplifier by coordinated control of both the input drive level to the power amplifier and the gain of the power amplifier. The power amplifier power controller controls the input drive level to the power amplifier so that the input drive level does not change substantially while adjusting the gain of the power amplifier to maximize the transmit power. The power amplifier power controller may also adjust the input drive level by some portion of the overall change required to the power of the power amplifier, while adjusting the gain of the power amplifier by the remaining portion of such overall change. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING PREDISTORTION TO AN INPUT SIGNAL FOR A NONLINEAR POWER AMPLIFIER - Aspects disclosed herein relate to providing an efficiently predistorted input signal to a high-efficiency PA. A wireless communications device may be include a power amplifier and a processor that is associated with a predistortion module. In an aspect, the processor may be a modem, a RF chip, etc. In one example, the pre-distortion module may be configured to receive an input signal and a supply voltage associated with the input signal. The predistortion module may be further configured to apply predistortion to the input signal using a linear manipulation associated with the predistortion lookup table. In an aspect, the linear manipulation may adjust the input signal based on one or more non-linear device characteristics associated with the supply voltage. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218108 | TIMING ALIGNMENT FOR POWER AMPLIFIER - There is described a method of controlling signal alignment in a power amplifier, comprising: receiving an input signal to be amplified; receiving a supply voltage for the power amplifier, the supply voltage being derived in dependence on the signal to be amplified; amplifying the input signal to produce an output signal; comparing the output signal with a plurality of distorted versions of the input signal, each distorted version of the input signal being associated with a different time delay value; and adjusting the timing of either the input signal or the supply voltage by an amount in dependence on a time delay value determined to be associated with a distorted version of the input signal which most closely matches the output signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218109 | 2G SUPPORT FOR 2G AND 3G/4G ENVELOPE TRACKING MODULATOR - There is provided an amplification stage including an envelope tracking modulated supply for tracking a reference signal, comprising a low frequency path for tracking low frequency variations in the reference signal and for providing a first output voltage, and a high frequency path for tracking high frequency variations in the reference signal and for providing a second output voltage, and a combiner for combining the first and second output voltages to provide a third output voltage, the amplification stage further comprising a first amplifier arranged to receive the first output voltage as a supply voltage, and a second amplifier arranged to receive the third output voltage as a supply voltage, wherein the first and second amplifiers are enabled in different modes of operation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218110 | Sensing Amplifier Using Capacitive Coupling to Realize Dynamic Reference Voltage - A sensing amplifier using capacitive coupling and a dynamic reference voltage, where the sensing amplifier circuit includes a bit line, configured to receive charging and discharging signals; a sensing amplifier, connected to the bit line and configured to receive the bit line and a reference voltage for comparison and configured to enlarge the voltage difference between a high point and a low point; and a reference voltage generator, connected to the sensing amplifier to generate the reference voltage required for the sensing amplifier to compare. The sensing amplifier effectively enhances sensing margin of the sensing amplifier circuit; and in addition, to accelerate the access speed, the sensing amplifier can easily determine the correct stored data and further quickly solve the problems of high-speed storing the data by the storage units. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218111 | OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING DRIVING CAPACITY THEREOF - An operational amplifier circuit configured to drive a load is provided. The operational amplifier circuit includes an output stage module. The output stage module includes a detection circuit and an output stage circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect a current output voltage and a previous output voltage based on a comparison result of a current input voltage and the current output voltage. The detection circuit enhances a charge capacity or a discharge capacity of the output stage circuit for the load based on a detection result. Furthermore, a method for enhancing the driving capacity of the operational amplifier circuit is also provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218112 | Compensation Circuitry And Method For Amplifiers Driving Large Capacitive Loads - An operational amplifier ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218113 | DYNAMIC FEED-FORWARD OPAMP-BASED CIRCUIT - A dynamic feed-forward OPAMP-based circuit is provided. A first amplifying stage amplifies a pair of input differential signals to provide a pair of intermediate differential signals. A second amplifying stage amplifies the pair of intermediate differential signals to provide a pair of output differential signals. A first capacitor is coupled to a non-inverting input terminal of the first amplifying stage. A second capacitor is coupled to an inverting input terminal of the first amplifying stage. A feed-forward transconductance stage is coupled between the first and second capacitors and the second amplifying stage. The first and second capacitors and the feed-forward stage form a high-frequency path with a first gain curve, and the first amplifying stage and the second amplifying stage form a high-gain path with a second gain curve. The operational amplifier provides an open-loop gain according to the first and second gain curves. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218114 | Complementary Low Noise Transductor with Active Single Ended to Differential Signal Conversion - A method includes, in at least one aspect, receiving, at both an input node of a first input stage and in input node of a second input stage, a single-ended voltage signal; providing, by at least one of the first input stage or the second input stage, inductive degeneration to the single-ended voltage signal; converting an output from the first input stage into a first single-ended current signal; converting an output from the second input stage into a second single-ended current signal; and outputting, by an output stage, a differential output including the first single-ended current signal and the second single-ended current signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218115 | CURRENT COMPENSATION CIRCUIT, METHOD AND OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER - Disclosed is a current compensation circuit. During calibration of a compensation current, a digital control circuit delivers a digital signal with values varying over time to a current compensation array, the current compensation array outputs different amounts of compensation current based on the digital signal with values varying over time, the digital control circuit latches a value of the digital signal, which results in a best compensation current, based on influences of the different amounts of compensation current on a parameter to be calibrated, to complete the calibration. Upon and after completion of the calibration, the digital control circuit continuously delivers the digital signal with the latched value to the current compensation array, and the current compensation array outputs the best compensation current based on the digital signal with the latched value. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218116 | Power Amplifier Apparatus and Power Amplifier Circuit - The present invention relates to a power amplifier apparatus and a power amplifier circuit thereof, the power amplifier circuit uses Doherty circuit structure, and the final stage power amplifier circuit uses high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) power amplifiers to achieve a Carrier amplifier with the Doherty circuit structure and a Peak amplifier with the Doherty circuit structure. The power amplifier apparatus and a power amplifier circuit thereof in the present invention improves the efficiency of the power amplifier. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218117 | DCM and PFM Management - The present invention relates to a voltage regulating device comprising a power stage ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218118 | VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH A LARGE FREQUENCY RANGE AND A LOW GAIN - A system is disclosed for a voltage controlled oscillator (“VCO”) having a large frequency range and a low gain. Passive or active circuitry is introduced between at least one VCO cell in the voltage controlled oscillator and the voltage source for the VCO cell which reduces a gain value for the VCO to maintain stability of the system. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218119 | COMMON REFERENCE CRYSTAL SYSTEMS - One embodiment of communication system comprises a crystal oscillator configured to output a reference clock; cellular radio frequency (RF) and baseband phase locked loops configured to receive the reference clock within a cellular module and compensate for calculated frequency errors between a received cellular downlink signal and a cellular local oscillator signal during operation of the cellular module; global positioning system (GPS) frequency compensation circuitry configured to receive the reference clock within a GPS module and compensate for calculated frequency errors during operation of the GPS module; and a temperature sensing circuit which includes a plurality of sensing resistors and is configured to output a signal corresponding to a temperature of a reference crystal which is translated to a frequency deviation, wherein the (GPS) frequency compensation circuitry is configured to offset the frequency deviation and output a temperate compensated signal to meet GPS clock frequency requirements. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218120 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS USING COUPLED MULTI-INDUCTORS - Coupled multi-inductors and their applications. An apparatus includes several circuit stages. Each circuit stage includes an inductive element that overlaps with the inductive elements of its adjacent circuit stages, forming a loop of coupled circuit stages. The apparatus may be, for example, a multi-phase oscillator with multiple oscillators that are magnetically coupled to each other for generating oscillation signals at different phases. The apparatus may also be, for example, a phase interpolator for combining input signals. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218121 | SURFACE MOUNT DEVICE-TYPE LOW-PROFILE OSCILLATOR - A surface mount device-type low-profile oscillator is provided. A main surface of an IC chip unit is joined to a bottom surface where the external terminals of a crystal unit section are formed. An integrated circuit portion includes a circuit forming, together with the crystal unit of the crystal unit section, an oscillator circuit on the main surface of the IC chip unit, and IC terminals formed with a plurality of IC electrode terminals, and two connection terminals connecting the external terminals of the crystal unit section are provided. The IC electrode terminals and mounting terminals are electrically connected with electrical columns provided in via holes penetrating in the direction of thickness of a silicon plate of a bare chip. The crystal unit section and the IC chip unit are joined with an anisotropic conductive adhesive applied to the main surface of the IC chip unit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218122 | SPINTRONIC OSCILLATOR, AND USE THEREOF IN RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICES - An oscillator is provided including a nanopillar and current injector for injecting a power supply current through the nanopillar, the nanopillar including at least one pattern including first and second layers made from a ferromagnetic material separated from each other by an intermediate layer made from a non-magnetic material. Each of the first and second ferromagnetic layers is prepared such that its remanent magnetic configuration corresponds to a vortex configuration and the polarity of the vortex core of the first layer is opposite the polarity of the vortex core of the second layer. The intermediate layer can allow repellant magnetic coupling between the two vortices of the first and second layers, for a zero intensity of the power supply current and a zero amplitude of the outside magnetic field. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218123 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR OSCILLATOR - A temperature compensation apparatus may include a sense circuit configured to produce a sense voltage that is dependent on temperature and a temperature compensation circuit configured to receive the sense voltage and produce a temperature compensation control signal to control a compensation capacitor array of an oscillator. The temperature compensation circuit may be configured to calibrate the control signal to have a first value at a first temperature. The temperature compensation circuit may also be configured to calibrate a trimming level (e.g., slope) of the control signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN OSCILLATING OUTPUT SIGNAL - An apparatus for generating an oscillating output signal includes an inductive-capacitive (LC) circuit and a current tuning circuit. The LC circuit includes a primary inductor and a varactor coupled to the primary inductor. A capacitance of the varactor is responsive to a voltage at a control input of the varactor. The current tuning circuit includes a secondary inductor and a current driving circuit coupled to the secondary inductor. The current driving circuit is responsive to a current at a control input of the current driving circuit. An effective inductance of the primary inductor is adjustable via magnetic coupling to the secondary inductor, and a frequency of the oscillating output signal is responsive to the effective inductance of the primary inductor and to the capacitance of the varactor. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218125 | DIGITAL PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONTROLLER - A digital pulse width modulation controller includes a pulse width modulation controller, a selection unit having at least one selector, a comparison unit having at least one comparator, and a signal conversion unit having at least one digital-to-analog converter. The digital-to-analog converter generates a reference current and/or voltage. The comparator receives the reference current and/or voltage, and performs a comparison operation to generate a comparison signal based on a feedback signal. The selector selects one selection signal to input into the pulse width modulation controller, which receives other parameters set by a user or the system at the same time so as to control characteristics of the digital pulse width modulation signals, thereby improving the electric properties of a loading circuit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218126 | HIGH FREQUENCY SWITCH - There is provided a high frequency switch which is satisfactory in terms of both insertion loss characteristics and harmonic characteristics. The high frequency switch includes: a common port outputting a transmission signal to an antenna; a plurality of transmission ports each having the transmission signal input thereto; and a plurality of switching units each connected between the plurality of transmission ports and the common port to conduct or block the transmission signal from each of the transmission ports to the common port, wherein each of the switching units includes a plurality of series-connected MOSFETs formed on a silicon substrate, the plurality of MOSFETs are any one of body contact-type FETs and floating body-type FETs, and each of the switching units includes both of the body contact-type FETs and the floating body-type FETs. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218127 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency module includes a multilayer substrate, a switch IC, a SAW duplexer and a matching circuit. The matching circuit includes a wiring line and first and second inner layer ground electrodes. The matching circuit performs impedance matching between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer in a pass band of the SAW duplexer. The wiring line is an inner layer electrode of the multilayer substrate that is connected between the switch IC and the SAW duplexer. The first and second inner layer ground electrodes face the wiring line in a stacking direction with only dielectric layers of the multilayer substrate therebetween. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218128 | ELASTIC WAVE SPLITTER - An elastic wave splitter includes an antenna terminal, a transmission terminal and reception terminals. A transmission filter is connected between the antenna terminal and the transmission terminal. A reception filter is connected between the antenna terminal and the reception terminals. The transmission filter and the reception filter are each defined by an elastic wave filter. A resonant circuit is connected between the antenna terminal and a ground potential. The resonant circuit includes a surface acoustic wave resonator and a capacitor connected in series with the surface acoustic wave resonator. A resonant frequency of the resonant circuit is positioned in a frequency band of an interference wave that causes intermodulation distortion to be generated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218129 | LADDER-TYPE ELASTIC WAVE FILTER AND ANTENNA DUPLEXER USING SAME - In a ladder-type elastic wave filter, a resonance frequency of a second parallel resonator is higher than that of a series resonator and lower than an antiresonance frequency of a series resonator. With this configuration, an attenuation pole is formed by the second parallel resonator at a frequency region lower than an attenuation pole formed by the series resonator in a frequency region higher than the passband of the ladder-type elastic wave filter. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218130 | PHASE-SHIFTER AND POWER SPLITTER - An integrated device comprises at least one input connector ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218131 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES - An apparatus comprising a first power combiner/divider network and a second power combiner/divider network. The first power combiner/divider network splits a first electromagnetic signal into split signals that are connectable to signal processor(s). The second power combiner/divider network combines processed signals into a second electromagnetic signal. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional coaxial microstructure. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218132 | Hybrid Common Mode Choke - A system, hybrid common mode choke, and method are described herein. The system includes a differential signal transmitter and a differential signal receiver. A differential signal transmitter ground and a differential signal receiver ground are electrically disconnected in a manner that enables a common mode filter. The transmitter ground and the receiver ground may be coupled using an inductor, a resistor, a capacitor, or any combination thereof. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218133 | FLIP CHIP TYPE SAW BAND REJECT FILTER DESIGN - A method and system for providing a surface acoustic wave band reject filter are disclosed. According to one aspect, a surface acoustic wave band reject filter includes a substrate having electrode bars and bonding pads formed on the substrate. The filter further includes at least one die having a side facing the substrate. A plurality of surface acoustic wave resonators are formed on the at least one die formed on the substrate. Solder balls formed on a side of the at least one die facing the substrate are positioned to engage bonding pads on the substrate. The plurality of surface acoustic wave resonators collectively exhibit a band reject filter response. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218134 | Conductor Arrangement with a Dielectric Standing Wave Trap - A conductor arrangement includes a conductor that extends along a conductor axis. The conductor arrangement also includes a standing wave trap to which the conductor is coupled in order to damp standing waves that are excited by an RF field from outside the conductor arrangement. The standing wave trap is in the form of a dielectric resonator device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218135 | COMPACT MICROWAVE DISTRIBUTED-ELEMENT DUAL-MODE BANDPASS FILTER - A compact microwave distributed-element dual-mode bandpass filter is provided, comprising a dual-mode resonator and a signal input port and a signal output port coupled electrically to the dual-mode resonator respectively; wherein, the dual-mode resonator comprises a main stripline with a center-loaded short-circuited stub, the main stripline is reasonably folded in both vertical and horizontal directions and is reasonably folded into a first layer, a second layer, a third layer and a fourth layer; a symmetrical plane is provided between the second layer and the third layer, while the first layer and the fourth layer are symmetrical to each other relative to the symmetrical plane, the second layer and the third layer are symmetrical to each other relative to the symmetrical plane as well; the center-loaded short-circuited stub is located on the symmetrical plane, and the symmetrical plane can be treated as a virtual ground at odd-mode resonant frequency. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218136 | RESONANCE COUPLER - A resonance coupler includes transmission-side resonant wiring provided on a transmission substrate and connected to a transmission ground between a connection point of first transmission wiring to the transmission-side resonant wiring and a connection point of second transmission wiring to the transmission-side resonant wiring, and reception-side resonant wiring provided on a reception substrate and connected to a reception ground between a connection point of first reception wiring to the reception-side resonant wiring and a connection point of second reception wiring to reception-side resonant wiring. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the transmission substrate, the transmission substrate and the reception substrate are provided facing each other so that the transmission-side resonant wiring and the reception-side resonant wiring are symmetric about a point and have matching contours. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218137 | MICROSTRIP LINE STRUCTURES - The invention is related to a microstrip line structure, which comprises: a first microstrip line and a second microstrip line, paralleled with the first microstrip line for transferring a transmission signal, and a plurality of grooves periodically arranged on both sides of the second microstrip line by using subwavelength, and each period length in the plurality of grooves is smaller than the wavelength of the transmission signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218138 | SWITCHING DEVICE AND RELATED SWITCHGEAR - An exemplary mechanically operated switching device includes at least one movable contact and an operating mechanism for coupling/separating the movable contact to/from a corresponding fixed contact. The operating mechanism includes first elastic mechanism for, upon release, providing the energy to separate the movable and fixed contacts. At least one shunt release having: a member movable between first and second stable positions, wherein movement from the first stable position to the second stable position releases the first elastic mechanism; at least a permanent magnet generating a force for holding the movable member in the first stable position, wherein the movable member held in the first stable position compresses a second elastic mechanism; and at least one electrical winding associated with the movable member and the electronic mechanism, which is configured to electrically drive the winding to generate a magnetic force that releases of the compressed second elastic mechanism. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218139 | ELECTRICAL OPERATOR FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrical operator for a circuit breaker includes a carriage moving assembly and a solenoid having a reciprocating plunger. The plunger is configured to engage with the carriage moving assembly in response to a pulsating current. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218140 | Parallel Type Transfer Switch Contacts Assemblies - A movable contact assembly for use with a transfer switch, the moveable contact assembly comprising a center portion, a first conductor portion extending from the center portion, the first conductor portion comprising a first arm comprising two longitudinal extending fingers; and a second conductor portion extending from the center portion, the second conductor portion comprising a second arm comprising two longitudinally extending fingers. The moveable contact assembly may be pivoted about the center portion from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the two longitudinally extending fingers of the first conductor portion resides in a conductive state with a blade connector of a first stationary contact assembly and in the second position, the two longitudinally extending fingers of the second conductor portion resides in a conductive state with a blade connector of a second stationary contact assembly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218141 | SPLIT ARMATURE RELAY - The invention relates to a toe-in actuator ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218142 | MAGNETIC TRIGGER MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A magnetic trigger mechanism is provided. The magnetic trigger mechanism operates in conjunction with a plurality of magnetic sensors. The magnetic trigger mechanism includes: a magnet; a body, with its one side provided with a recess and its other side located near the plurality of magnetic sensors; and a moveable section, provided in the recess in a movable manner, comprising an accommodating space for restraining the magnet therein. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218143 | ROTARY SOLENOID - In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a process of making a rotary solenoid. In a generic mode, the process comprises fitting together two mating core half members ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218144 | Elliptical Unit Block for Preparing Core Using Soft Magnetic Metal Powder and Magnetic Powder Core Prepared Using The Same - The present invention relates to an elliptical unit block for preparing a core using soft magnetic metal powder and a core with excellent high current DC bias characteristics using the same, and more specifically, to an elliptical unit block for preparing a core using soft magnetic metal powder used in an inductor for an automotive electronic sub-assembly using a high current buck or boost inductor or a three phase line reactor or fuel cell system for power factor correction (PFC), and a powered magnetic core prepared using the same. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218145 | MAGNET ASSEMBLY - An electromagnet comprising a ferromagnetic yoke which comprises a yoke. Mutually opposing first and second pole pieces are provided. The first pole piece is provided with a planar coil having a first side facing the yoke and a second side facing the yoke. A balancing member is arranged on the second side of the planar coil to counterbalance the attractive force between the planar coil and the yoke. The other pole piece may also be provided with a corresponding balancing member. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218146 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MAGNETIC FLUX OF A MULTI-POLE MAGNETIC STRUCTURE - A system for controlling flux of a multi-pole magnetic structure includes a movable magnetic circuit where the position of the moveable magnetic circuit relative to the multi-pole magnetic structure determines the flux emitted by the magnetic structure. The moveable magnetic circuit may be configured to have a tipping movement, a translational movement, and/or a rotational movement relative to the multi-pole magnetic structure. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218147 | MAGNETIC CORE, INDUCTOR AND MODULE INCLUDING INDUCTOR - A module comprises a circuit board and an inductor. The circuit board has a facing surface and a rear surface which are located at opposite sides to each other in an up-down direction. The inductor has a magnetic core and a coil. The magnetic core is made of a soft magnetic metal material. The magnetic core has a facing surface and a radiating surface which are located at opposite sides to each other in the up-down direction. The facing surface of the magnetic core is arranged to face the facing surface of the circuit board in the up-down direction. The radiating surface of the magnetic core is arranged to be radiatable heat outward. The coil has a coil portion and a connection end. The coil portion winds, at least in part, the magnetic core. The connection end is connected to the facing surface of the circuit board. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218148 | RUPTURE RESISTANT SYSTEM - A rupture resistant system, including a tank configured to increase an inner volume of the tank under increased pressure conditions, wherein the tank includes a component situated within the inner volume of the tank and susceptible to increasing pressure within the tank when under an electrical fault condition, a sidewall extending about the inner volume of the tank, and wherein the sidewall includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a bottom wall coupled to the sidewall, and a tank cover coupled to the sidewall opposite the bottom wall, wherein the tank cover includes a first plate coupled to a second plate, wherein the second plate extends from the first plate, and the first plate extends over the sidewall and the second plate overlaps and couples to the exterior surface of the sidewall with a first joint. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218149 | SYSTEM CONFIGURATION USING A DOUBLE HELIX CONDUCTOR - An electrical system having an underlying structure resembling the double helix most commonly associated with DNA may be used to produce useful electromagnetic fields for various applications. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218150 | COMMON MODE FILTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a common mode filter including: a body element including an insulating member enclosing a coil electrode pattern and a magnetic member disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the insulating member; and an insulating layer disposed on at least one side of the body element, thereby increasing an interlayer adhesion between the respective components configuring the common mode filter. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218151 | Dry-Type Transformer - A dry-type transformer comprises a winding with a tapping zone, the tapping zone being the zone wherein at least two connections can be made, allowing to change the number of turns of the winding and thus change the turn ratio of the transformer, and with at least a first non-tapping zone, wherein the winding comprises a conductor having, in at least part of the tapping zone, a first width in the axial direction of the winding, and having, in at least part of the first non-tapping zone, a second width in the axial direction of the winding, the first width being smaller than the second width. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218152 | REACTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reactor comprises a reactor core in which two U-shaped core members are connected in a ring shape with a gap section therebetween, a primary insert-molded resin part provided covering at least an outer peripheral surface of a leg part of the core member other than an adhesion surface of the core member, a coil placed around the gap section and the leg part of the core member, and a secondary insert-molded resin part made of a thermoplastic resin and which is insert-molded around the coil to fix the coil on the reactor core and fix the leg parts of the core members in a connected state. A positioning section which determines a relative position of opposing leg parts and a window section which allows a melted thermoplastic resin for forming the secondary insert-molded resin part to flow into the gap section are formed on an end of the primary insert-molded resin part connected in a state where core members are placed connected in a ring shape. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218153 | STEP UP OR STEP DOWN MICRO-TRANSFORMER WITH TIGHT MAGNETIC COUPLING - A system and method for manufacturing of a micro-transformer providing direct electrical isolation between a primary winding and a secondary winding while featuring tight magnetic coupling for a large possible step-up or step-down ratio. The micro-transformer may be implemented in an integrated circuit, and may include a magnetic core. A high stepping ratio, e.g. approximately 50 to 100, may be achieved by connecting multiple symmetric primary windings in parallel and multiple symmetric secondary windings in series, or vice-versa. A plurality of windings may be stacked vertically. The micro-transformer may be of particular utility in wireless sensor networks, thermal and vibrational energy harvesters, power converters, and signal isolators. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218154 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CONFIGURATION FOR AN IGNITION COIL - An electrical connection configuration, e.g., for an ignition coil, includes: an enameled wire sheathed in insulating enamel, and a contact element for the electrical contacting of the enameled wire, the contact element having a contact region for the electrical contacting of the enameled wire. The contact region has at least one sharp edge, and the enameled wire is routed along the sharp edge, such that a region of the enameled wire stripped of the enamel is provided, which rests against the contact region of the contact element for the electrical contacting. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218155 | LOW PROFILE PACKAGING AND ASSEMBLY OF A POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM IN MODULAR FORM - Embedded PCB (printed circuit board) is used for the packaging and assembly of a low profile power conversion system module that can be employed in space constrained environment of small computer/electronic systems. The low profile power conversion system module includes an embedded PCB, a power silicon device embedded within the PCB, a magnetic component which is either embedded within the PCB or disposed on the PCB, and input/output terminals disposed on the side of the embedded PCB. The embedded PCB and the magnetic component are thin planar shaped to save vertical space. The low profile power conversion system module can be placed inside a cavity formed in the system PCB to save even more vertical space. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218156 | REACTOR - A reactor includes: a bobbin including flanges at ends of a winding range of a winding, at least one of the flanges being provided with a slit or a hole; a coil formed in a shape in which the winding having a lead portion is wound around the bobbin, the coil being molded by resin, and the lead portion penetrating through the slit or the hole; and a plate through which the lead portion of the coil penetrates, the plate contacting with a circumferential edge of the slit or the hole of the flange so as to close the slit or the hole. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218157 | MAGNETIC DEVICE WITH HIGH SATURATION CURRENT AND LOW CORE LOSS - A magnetic device includes a T-shaped magnetic core, a wire coil and a magnetic body. The T-shaped magnetic core includes a base and a pillar, and is made of an annealed soft magnetic metal material, a core loss P | 2014-08-07 |
20140218158 | REACTOR - A reactor includes a ring-shaped core, a bobbin, two coils. The bobbin includes a first part that includes two first tubular sections and a first flange and includes a second part that includes two second tubular sections and a second flange. Each of base ends of the first tubular sections is coupled to the first flange and each of base ends of the two second tubular sections is coupled to the second flange. Each of the first tubular sections includes a tongue section extending from a distal end of the first tubular section and fitting into a distal end of the second tubular section. Each of the two coils is wound around a corresponding one of the first tubular sections and a corresponding one of the second tubular sections of the bobbin. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218159 | FUSE - The invention relates to a fuse ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140218160 | COMPLEX TYPE FUSIBLE LINK, FUSE BOX, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A complex type fusible link which includes an insulative block base including a plurality of cavities; a conductive connecting plate which is integrally embedded in the insulative block base, a part of the conductive connecting plate being exposed to at least one of the cavities; a plurality of fusible elements each of which is accommodated in corresponding one of the cavities and includes a first end which is connected to the part of the conductive connecting plate and a second end; and a plurality of terminals each of which is integrally embedded in the insulative block base and includes a first end which is connected to the second end of corresponding one of the fusible elements and a second end which is exposed from the insulative block base, at least one of the fusible elements includes a fastening portion to which another fusible element is fastened. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218161 | PHOTORESISTOR - A photoresistor includes a first electrode layer, a photosensitive material layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer, photosensitive material layer and second electrode layer are stacked with each other. The first electrode layer is located on a first surface of the photosensitive material layer. The second electrode layer is located on a second surface of the photosensitive material layer. The first surface and second surface of the photosensitive material layer are opposite to each other. The first electrode layer includes a carbon nanotube film structure. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218162 | ELECTRIC FIELD RESISTOR - An electric field resistor includes N coils. N coils encircle a common center in sequence, and each of the coils has a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal of the first coil receives a first reference voltage, the second terminal of the N | 2014-08-07 |
20140218163 | POLYMERIC PTC THERMISTORS - The subject matter of the present application is a curable adhesive composition having PTC characteristics after curing, containing (i) a reactive binder system, based on an epoxy-resin-component and a curing agent-component, (ii) particles of a carbon modification in a range of 0.01 wt % to 15.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the curable adhesive composition, and (iii) copper powder in a range of 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the curable adhesive composition, wherein the reactive binder system comprises>70 wt % of all organic polymers of the adhesive composition. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218164 | Configuration of Security Devices Using Spatially-Encoded Optical Machine-Readable Indicia - A method and system for configuring security devices on a security network. A mobile computing device reads spatially-encoded optical machine-readable indicia, decodes the indicia, and extracts encoded configuration information for the security devices. The configuration information from the indicia is then transmitted to a monitoring station, which uses the configuration information to configure communication with the security devices on the security network. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-VENDOR ROLLING CODE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEMS - The present invention relates generally a system and method for providing rolling code remote device functions to provide keyless entry to multiple makes and models of cars. The present invention is adapted to produce the radio signal type and transmitted data of an original manufacturer's keyless entry remote device system by implementing multiple modulation schema and data encoding techniques. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218166 | ENSURING THE PROVENANCE OF PASSENGERS AT A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY - The provenance of passengers intending to depart on a vehicle from a transportation facility, is ensured by providing biometric reading devices at both a check-in station and a departure area station of the facility. The name and/or other information concerning a passenger arriving at the facility is also entered for assessment into a background check system. A biometric template of the passenger is acquired by the reading device at the check-in station and forwarded to the departure area station. When the passenger appears at the latter station, a second biometric template is acquired by the reading device there. The second template is compared with each of a number of templates that were forwarded from the check-in station. If no match exists, or if the background check system returns an unsatisfactory assessment, the passenger is refused boarding onto the vehicle. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218167 | WIRELESSLY SENSED AND CONTROLLED LOCKING DEVICE - A wirelessly sensed and controlled locking device is identified, sensed and controlled by a mobile electronic device to be locked or unlocked. The mobile electronic device comprises a battery, an information transmission chip and a first RF antenna. The wirelessly sensed and controlled locking device comprises a second RF antenna receiving information and electromagnetic waves from the first RF antenna, an information receiving/transmitting unit controlling the second RF antenna to receive and transmit information, a power storing/supplying unit converting electromagnetic waves received by the second RF antenna into current and temporarily storing power of the current, and also temporarily storing power from the information receiving/transmitting unitit, an information comparing/processing unit powered by the power storing/supplying unit to compare and process information from the information receiving/transmitting unit, and a switch driving/controlling unit powered by the power storing/supplying unit and controlled by the information comparing/processing unit to perform locking or unlocking. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218168 | MULTI-CONTROL ENTRY DOOR HARDWARE - An electronic coded entry lock that includes a multifunction switch having an actuator and a circuit member. The actuator is configured to be displaced to a plurality of input positions. For example, the actuator may be displaced to at least four, and in some instances at least eight, input positions. Further, the actuator may have at least two axes of movement. Moreover, the actuator may be configured for two or three dimensional movement. When the actuator is displaced to an input position, the circuit member may provide a signal associated with that input position. The controller may determine whether the signals provided by the circuit member correspond to a security code for the electronic coded entry lock. If the signal(s) does/do correspond to the security code, the controller may generate a command to actuate a lock actuator that displaces at least a component of a lock mechanism. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218169 | SECURITY DEVICE FOR EQUIPMENT INFORMATION AND THE OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An equipment information security device is provided. The equipment information security device is installed on an equipment with confidential information, wherein the equipment or the device has a security interface, the device comprises: a fitting which is worn by a staff and combined with an electronic tag with or without authority to the corresponding equipment; a tag reader, which detects the electronic tag within a detecting area corresponding to the security interface; and an authority processing unit, which links to the tag reader: wherein the authority processing unit sets the security interface to an operation state and enables the security interface when there are only the authorized electronic tags being detected in the detecting area, and the authority processing unit sets the security interface to a security state and disables the security interface when one or more unauthorized electronic tags are detected in the detecting area. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218170 | BIOMETRIC DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATION OF VEHICLE OPERATION SETTINGS - Biometric data-driven application of vehicle operations is implemented by a scanner, a computer processor communicatively coupled to the scanner over a vehicle network, and logic executable by the computer processor. The logic receives, from the scanner over the vehicle network, biometric data for an operator of a vehicle and compares the biometric data from the scanner to sets of biometric data stored in a memory device of the vehicle. Upon determining that the biometric data from the scanner matches one of the sets of biometric data stored in the memory device, the logic retrieves operational settings configured for the operator and implements at least one action to achieve a result defined by the operational settings. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218171 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FILM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING THE SAME - An integrated circuit film comprising a circuit board and a control circuit is provided. The circuit board has an IC-installation part and a contact part and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The contact part comprises a first set of pads and a second set of pads. The first set of pads are located on the first surface for communicating with an electrical communication device. The second set of pads are located on the second surface for communicating with a smart card. The control circuit is mounted on the IC-installation part for communicating with the electrical communication device through one of the first set of pads configured in accordance with a single wire protocol (SWP), a communication protocol. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218172 | RFID Systems with Low Complexity Implementation and Pallet Coding Error Correction - Systems and methods for decoding data transmitted by RFID tags are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes an analyzer and equalizer configured to filter an input signal, an estimation block configured to obtain a baseband representation of the modulated data signal by mixing the filtered input signal with the carrier wave, and a coherent detector configured to perform phase and timing recovery on the modulated data signal in the presence of noise and to determine a sequence of data symbols. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING DEVICE UTILIZATION - A control unit associated with a monitored device, wherein the control unit has a tag radio and a main radio. The tag radio has a first antenna operable to detect and communicate with a wearable tag associated with an asset, such as a person, a piece of equipment, or a supply, over a first communications channel. The main radio has a second antenna operable to communicate data over a second communications channel. In a preferred embodiment, the control unit is operable to communicate simultaneously with a wearable tag and with a communications network using the tag radio and the main radio, respectively. Further, the tag radio is operable to determine actions of a person associated with a wearable tag based upon Radio Signal Strength Identification (RSSI) values detected in short-range communications from the wearable tag. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STATES - Systems and methods for detecting states are disclosed. An information handling system may include a processor and a plurality of information handling resources communicatively coupled to the processor via the common control line. The processor may be configured to produce a first signal on a common control line. Each of the plurality of information handling resources may include a tag having a signal threshold, the tag configured to communicate a second signal via the common control line indicating the presence of the particular information handling resource in response to the first signal exceeding the signal threshold of the tag. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING RFID READERS UTILIZING RF OR MODULATION SIGNALS - A system and method are disclosed for synchronizing two RFID readers. The system includes a modulation detector to detect a modulated signal produced by a first of the two reader and produces a synchronization signal. The second of the two readers initiates transmission of a signal in response to the synchronization signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218176 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USING ACTIVE MODULATION - A method of wireless communication, with a circuit that includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, can be carried out using a circuit that is configured and arranged to communicate with RFID cards that use load modulation of an RF carrier provided by the RFID reader. A presence of the radio frequency (RF) carrier is detected on an antenna. A local clock signal is generated. A difference between the local clock signal and the RF carrier is detected. In response to the detected difference, the frequency of the local clock signal is modified to reduce the detected difference. Load modulation of the RF carrier is mimicked by modulating the local clock signal to encode data; and driving the antenna with the modulated local clock signal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140218177 | RFID COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - An electronic device ( | 2014-08-07 |