Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205179 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING A MEMORY ARRAY - An integrated circuit having a memory array and a method for reducing sneak current in a memory array is disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20080273369 | Integrated Circuit, Memory Module, Method of Operating an Integrated Circuit, and Computing System - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a memory device includes a plurality of resistivity changing memory cells including a current path input terminal and a current path output terminal, respectively, and a plurality of select devices. Each current path output terminal is connected to at least one different current path output terminal via at least one select device. | 11-06-2008 |
20090021976 | Method of Operating an Integrated Circuit, Integrated Circuit, and Memory Module - A method of operating an integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of resistivity changing memory cells and at least one resistivity changing reference cell; a voltage comparator including a first input terminal and a second input terminal; a signal line being connected to the plurality of resistivity changing memory cells, the at least one resistivity changing reference cell, and the second input terminal; and a switching element connecting the first input terminal to the second input terminal. The method includes: closing the switching element; supplying a first voltage to the first input terminal via the signal line and the switching element; opening the switching element; supplying a second voltage to the second input terminal via the signal line; and comparing the first voltage and the second voltage using the voltage comparator, wherein the first voltage represents a memory state of a resistivity changing memory cell, and the second voltage is a reference voltage which represents a memory state of a resistivity changing reference cell, or vice versa. | 01-22-2009 |
20090213643 | Integrated Circuit and Method of Improved Determining a Memory State of a Memory Cell - According to one embodiment, a method of determining a memory state of a resistivity changing memory cell is provided. A first electrode of the resistivity changing memory cell is set to a first potential. The method further includes setting the second electrode to a second potential being different from the first potential, thereby generating a memory state sensing current flowing through the resistivity changing memory cell; controlling the strength of the second potential in dependence on the strength of the memory state sensing current such that the strength of the memory state sensing current is kept constant. | 08-27-2009 |
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20130059175 | BATTERY WITH DEGASSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISSIPATING EMERGING SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to a battery with a degassing system and to a method for dissipating substances emerging from a battery, by which means the gases and electrolytes which result from chemical activity can be dissipated using simple means in this way, and battery cells are protected against damage. The invention provides that the battery with the degassing system comprises a base plate ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130196217 | Battery, Battery System and Method for Connecting a Plurality of Batteries - A battery includes a battery body and at least one terminal protruding from an outside surface of the battery body. The terminal is electrically conductively connected to one of the battery poles. The battery further includes at least one electrically conductive bending lug, which is electrically conductive, connected via the terminal to the battery pole. The bending lug has a length that is greater than a distance of the longitudinal axis of the terminal from the point of penetration through the outside surface up to a lateral edge of the outside surface. | 08-01-2013 |
20130202940 | Battery having a Cooling Plate and Motor Vehicle having a Corresponding Battery - A battery includes at least one battery module having a lower face, a cooling plate having an upper face, and a fixing system configured for the at least one battery module. The battery module is arranged on the upper face of the cooling plate. The fixing system includes at least two rails running at a distance from each other. The at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the rails in such a way that the lower face of the battery module is in direct contact with the upper face of the cooling plate. A motor vehicle includes the battery. | 08-08-2013 |
20130207456 | BATTERY CELL MODULE, BATTERY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A battery cell module includes a plurality of battery cells, in particular lithium-ion battery cells which are arranged in a packet and each of which has a substantially prismatic cell housing. Each cell housing has the three dimensions: housing height, housing width, and housing depth. Two of the dimensions are carried out in a substantially identical manner in all the battery cells of the battery cell module, and the third dimension is carried out differently in at least two battery cells of the battery cell module. A battery includes said battery cell module and a motor vehicle includes said battery. | 08-15-2013 |
20130209853 | BATTERY HAVING A COOLING PLATE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CORRESPONDING BATTERY - A battery includes at least one battery module having a lower face, a cooling plate having an upper face, and a fixing system configured for the at least one battery module. The at least one battery module is arranged on the upper face of the cooling plate and connected to the cooling plate. The fixing system has at least one fixing strap. The at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the at least one fixing strap in such a way that the lower face of the battery module is in direct contact with the upper face of the cooling plate. A motor vehicle includes the battery. | 08-15-2013 |
20130244091 | Battery Cell, Battery Cell Module, Method for Producing a Battery Cell Module and Motor Vehicle - A lithium-ion battery cell includes a cell housing having a base area on which the battery cell is positioned, at least one side face, and two terminals. A first terminal is electrically conductively connected to a cathode of the battery cell, and a second terminal is electrically conductively connected to an anode of the battery cell. The terminals are arranged on at least one side face of the cell housing. A battery cell module includes a plurality of the battery cells. A terminal of a first battery cell makes contact with a terminal of a second battery cell. The disclosure describes a method for producing the battery cell module, in which at least one first and one second battery cell are provided, positioned next to one another, and at least one terminal of the first battery cell is electrically conductively connected to a terminal of the second battery cell. | 09-19-2013 |
20130313896 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DISCONNECTING A BATTERY FROM A CONNECTION DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A power supply device includes a first electric line and at least one battery connected to the first electric line. In one embodiment, the at least one battery is a lithium-ion battery. The power supply device also includes an electrically operable circuit breaker arranged in the first electric line and configured to interrupt a current flow in the first electric line. The power supply device further comprises a second electric line configured to supply power to the circuit breaker. An over current protection device is arranged in the second electric line and is configured to interrupt a current flow in the second electric line to control the circuit breaker so as to interrupt the current flow in the first electric line. | 11-28-2013 |
20140023896 | Battery Cell Module, Method for Producing a Battery Cell Module, Battery and Motor Vehicle - The disclosure relates to a battery cell module including a plurality of lithium ion battery cells, each having a degassing opening, and a cover substantially sealingly connected to a corresponding surface of each of the battery cells. The cover defines a gas receiving space configured to at least temporarily receive gas escaping from the battery cells. The gas receiving space is open in the direction of the battery cells. The opening area of the gas receiving space extends across a plurality of the battery cells. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing a battery cell module, to a battery, and to a motor vehicle having the battery cell module or the battery. | 01-23-2014 |
20140127537 | BATTERY CELL MODULE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A BATTERY CELL MODULE AND BATTERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A battery cell module includes a plurality of battery cells, which each have a ventilation opening. The battery cell module also includes a gas accommodation chamber which is assigned to a plurality of battery cells to at least temporarily accommodate gas which has escaped from said battery cells. The volume of the gas accommodation chamber is connected directly to the ventilation openings. | 05-08-2014 |