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公开(公告)号:US20190356221A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-21
申请号:US15980342
申请日:2018-05-15
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Jose Bernardo Din
IPC: H02M3/07
Abstract: A charge pump circuit comprises a first charge transfer circuit path coupled including a first boost capacitor coupled to a first clock input, a first charge switch coupled to a circuit input, and a first discharge switch coupled to a circuit output; a second charge transfer circuit path including a second boost capacitor coupled to a second clock input, a second charge switch coupled to the circuit input, and a second discharge switch coupled to the circuit output; a first charge control circuit including a first gate switch coupled to a gate input of the first charge switch, and a first gate-drive capacitor coupled to the gate input of the second charge switch; and a second charge control circuit including a second gate switch coupled to a gate input of the second charge switch, and a second gate-drive capacitor coupled to the gate input of the first charge switch.
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公开(公告)号:US20190293692A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:US16360356
申请日:2019-03-21
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: David J. Clarke , Stephen Denis Heffernan , Nijun Wei , Alan J. O'Donnell , Patrick Martin McGuinness , Shaun Bradley , Edward John Coyne , David Aherne , David M. Boland
IPC: G01R19/165 , G01R31/00 , G01R31/28 , H01L23/525 , H01L27/02 , H01L23/60 , H01L23/62 , H02H9/04
Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to electrical overstress protection devices, and more particularly to electrical overstress monitoring devices for detecting electrical overstress events in semiconductor devices. In one aspect, an electrical overstress monitor and/or protection device includes a two different conductive structures configured to electrically arc in response to an EOS event and a sensing circuit configured to detect a change in a physical property of the two conductive structures caused by the EOS event. The two conductive structures have facing surfaces that have different shapes;
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公开(公告)号:US20190293455A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:US15936223
申请日:2018-03-26
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Peter James Tonge , Monsoon Dutt
IPC: G01D5/16
Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to decoding the output of a multi-turn magnetic sensor using a successive approximation technique to detect a number of turns of a magnetic target. A decoder circuit can decode a turn count of the multi-turn magnetic sensor by obtaining measurements at nodes that are determined from values of previous measurements.
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公开(公告)号:US20190288686A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-19
申请号:US16137640
申请日:2018-09-21
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Ying Zhao , Alan O'Donnell , Michael James Twohig , Olly J. Kierse , James Thomas Sheeran , Michael C.W. Coln , Paul W. Stevens , Bruce A. Hecht , Padraig Fitzgerald Fitzgerald , Mark Schirmer
Abstract: Optically isolated micromachined (MEMS) switches and related methods are described. The optically isolated MEMS switches described herein may be used to provide isolation between electronic devices. For example, the optically isolated MEMS switches of the types described herein can enable the use of separate grounds between the receiving electronic device and the control circuitry. Isolation of high-voltage signals and high-voltage power supplies can be achieved by using an optical isolator and a MEMS switch, where the optical isolator controls the state of the MEMS switch. In some embodiments, utilizing optical isolators to provide high voltages, the need for electric high-voltage sources such as high-voltage power supplies and charge pumps may be removed, thus removing the cause of potential damage to the receiving electronic device. In one example, the optical isolator and the MEMS switch may be co-packaged on the same substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US10419741B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-17
申请号:US15442418
申请日:2017-02-24
Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
Inventor: Javier Calpe Maravilla , Eoin English , Maurizio Zecchini , Chao Wang
IPC: H04N13/271 , H04N13/296 , G01S7/481 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/02 , G01S17/42 , G01S7/48 , G01S7/486 , H04N13/00
Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to time-of-flight (ToF) imaging systems and method for image processing. The ToF imaging system can include a depth sensor; a light steering device; a photodetector; and an image processor. The ToF imaging system can be configured to acquiring a first image of a scene by the photodetector; identifying one or more regions of interest of the scene from the first image; and capturing a depth map of at least one of the one or more regions of interest.
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公开(公告)号:US20190280706A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-12
申请号:US16052890
申请日:2018-08-02
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Rares BODNAR , Asif AHMAD , Christopher Peter HURRELL
Abstract: A dither is an uncorrelated signal, usually pseudo-random noise injected into the input of an ADC such that a given input value of the wanted signal becomes spread over a plurality of codes. This reduces the effect of DNL and also smooths the integral non-linearity (INL) response of the ADC. The advantages of introducing dither could be obtained without having to perturb the signal input to the ADC. This avoids the introduction of additional components in the ADC. The dither can be applied to the components used to form a residue of the ADC stage within a pipelined converter. For example, a dither can be applied solely to a DAC part or different dithers can be applied to a ADC and DAC parts respectively. This allows greater flexibility of linearization of the ADC response and the formation of an analog residue by the DAC.
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公开(公告)号:US20190280698A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-12
申请号:US16129599
申请日:2018-09-12
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Niall Kevin Kearney , Philip Eugene Quinlan
Abstract: This disclosure relates to fractional-N phase-locked loops. A digital filter can filter out quantization noise from a modulator. Separate paths can process an integer part associated with an output signal of the digital filter and a fractional part associated with the output signal of the digital filter. The separate paths can be combined in the fractional-N phase-locked loop, for example, as a weighted sum.
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公开(公告)号:US20190242847A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-08
申请号:US15888863
申请日:2018-02-05
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Alfonso Berduque , Donal McAuliffe , Brendan Cawley , Raymond J. Speer , Youri Ponomarev
IPC: G01N27/403
CPC classification number: G01N27/403 , G01N27/28 , G01N27/4045
Abstract: A cap for use with devices, such as sensors. The cap includes protrusions on its underside, to restrict the movement of a liquid or a gel placed under cap. The protrusions may take the form of walls or pillars, depending on the application. As such, the cap retains the liquid or gel in a specified position on the device. For example, an electrochemical sensor may require a liquid electrolyte to remain in place over one or more electrodes. The protrusions may not extend far enough to touch the device, but rather leave a small gap. However, because of the surface tension of the liquid, the liquid generally stays within the protrusions.
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公开(公告)号:US20190219691A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US15874819
申请日:2018-01-18
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Inventor: Peter Meehan , Brian O'Mara , Paulo Ricardo Voiola Roque , Tai Quoc Duong , Wenmei Wang , Michael John Lambe , Piyush Sharma , Pierce Michael Anthony McEvoy , Richard Donal Mackey , Jiri Holas
CPC classification number: G01S13/951 , B60W30/09 , B60W30/14 , B60W2420/42 , B60W2420/52 , B60W2550/12 , B60W2600/00 , B60W2710/30 , B60W2720/10 , G01C21/3415 , G01C21/3694 , G01S13/865 , G01S13/867 , G01S13/931 , G01W1/06 , G01W2001/006
Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to controlling one or more vehicle systems based on a determined weather condition. In some embodiments, a radar system can be mounted on a vehicle and can collect weather data by receiving electromagnetic signals. A weather condition can be determined based on the collected weather data, and a vehicle system can be controlled based on the determined weather condition, such as vehicle lighting, windscreen wipers, or cruise control. In some embodiments, weather conditions can include fog, sleet, or smog. The weather condition can be determined by analyzing scattered reflections from incident microwaves and/or radio waves to determine a level of attenuation of the scattered electromagnetic energy indicative of a presence or absence of particles. A map can be displayed displaying the weather condition and controlling vehicle navigation systems. The collected weather data can be compared with data from a LiDAR or camera system for reliability.
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公开(公告)号:US10348319B1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15983658
申请日:2018-05-18
Applicant: Analog Devices Global Unlimited Company
Abstract: Techniques to use reservoir capacitors in ADC to supply most of the charge to bit-trial capacitors as bit-trials are performed. An accurate reference voltage source, e.g., a reference buffer circuit, only needs to supply the difference, e.g., an inaccuracy, in the charge supplied by the reservoir capacitors. Instead of having to resettle for each bit-trial, the accurate reference voltage source has only to deliver the initial charge to the reservoir capacitors during acquisition and once more when the ADC is ready to sample onto the residue amplifier. These techniques can ease the demands on the reference buffer circuit and requirement of external decoupling capacitors, for example.
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