公开(公告)号：US20200348393A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16903463

申请日：2020-06-17

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Saverio Trotta ,  Reinhard-Wolfgang Jungmaier ,  Dennis Noppeney ,  Ashutosh Baheti ,  Ismail Nasr ,  Jagjit Singh Bal

IPC: G01S7/03 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S13/34

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a radar system includes receiving radar configuration data from a host, and receiving a start command from the host after receiving the radar configuration data. The radar configuration data includes chirp parameters and frame sequence settings. After receiving the start command, configuring a frequency generation circuit is configured with the chirp parameters and radar frames are triggered at a preselected rate.

公开(公告)号：US20200026360A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16039940

申请日：2018-07-19

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Ashutosh Baheti ,  Avik Santra

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G01S13/06

Abstract: A controller is configured to be coupled to a plurality of millimeter-wave radars mounted on a device having a screen. The controller is configured to: at a first time, detect a first presence of an object in a field of view of a first millimeter-wave radar of the plurality of millimeter-wave radars; at a second time, detect a second presence of the object in a field of view of a second millimeter-wave radar of the plurality of millimeter-wave radars; determine a gesture signature based on detecting the first presence of the object in the field of view of the first millimeter-wave radar at the first time and detecting the second presence of the object in the field of view of the second millimeter-wave radar at the second time; and execute a command based on the determined gesture signature.

公开(公告)号：US20190113601A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16218771

申请日：2018-12-13

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Saverio Trotta ,  Ashutosh Baheti ,  Ismail Nasr ,  Ngoc-Hoa Huynh ,  Martin Richard Niessner

IPC: G01S7/03 ,  G01S13/00 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S7/35 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  G01S13/58 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G01S7/00 ,  H01Q19/30 ,  H01L23/66

CPC classification number: G01S7/032 ,  G01S7/006 ,  G01S7/038 ,  G01S7/354 ,  G01S13/003 ,  G01S13/343 ,  G01S13/584 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S2013/0245 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L2223/6677 ,  H01L2224/12105 ,  H01L2224/16227 ,  H01L2924/15192 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/19105 ,  H01Q9/0407 ,  H01Q19/30

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a packaged radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) disposed on a substrate that has plurality of receiver circuits coupled to receive ports at a first edge of the RFIC, and a first transmit circuit coupled to a first transmit port at a second edge of the RFIC. The packaged RF circuit also includes a receive antenna system disposed on the package substrate adjacent to the first edge of the RFIC and a first transmit antenna disposed on the package substrate adjacent to the second edge of the RFIC and electrically coupled to the first transmit port of the RFIC. The receive antenna system includes a plurality of receive antenna elements that are each electrically coupled to a corresponding receive port.

公开(公告)号：US10218407B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15231544

申请日：2016-08-08

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Saverio Trotta ,  Ashutosh Baheti ,  Reinhard-Wolfgang Jungmaier ,  Jagjit Singh Bal

IPC: G01S7/41 ,  H04B1/44 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  G01S13/93 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q3/26

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) system includes an RF integrated circuit (IC) die. The RF IC die includes a first transmit circuit, a second transmit circuit, a first receive circuit, a second receive circuit, and a control circuit coupled to the first transmit circuit, the second transmit circuit, the first receive circuit, and the second receive circuit. The RF system further includes a first antenna coupled to the first transmit circuit and the first receive circuit using a first coupling structure. The control circuit is configured to activate the first transmit circuit and deactivate the first receive circuit during a first operation mode. The RF system further includes a second antenna coupled to the second transmit circuit and the second receive circuit using a second coupling structure. The control circuit is configured to activate the second transmit circuit and deactivate the second receive circuit during a second operation mode.

公开(公告)号：US10181653B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US15216273

申请日：2016-07-21

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Saverio Trotta ,  Ashutosh Baheti

IPC: H01Q1/42 ,  H01Q19/30 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) system includes an RF integrated circuit (IC) die, and an antenna coupled to the RF IC die. The RF system further includes a reflector layer over the RF IC die, the reflector layer extending over at least a portion of the antenna, a combination of the antenna and the reflector layer having a radiation pattern that comprises a main lobe in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the reflector layer.

公开(公告)号：US12272862B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18519821

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Eung San Cho ,  Ashutosh Baheti ,  Saverio Trotta

IPC: H01Q1/22 ,  H01L21/48 ,  H01L23/498 ,  H01L23/66

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die comprising a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a first dielectric layer disposed over a first surface of the semiconductor die, an antenna layer disposed over a surface of the first dielectric layer, and an antenna feeding structure coupling the antenna layer to the RF circuit of the semiconductor die, wherein the semiconductor die comprises a via, and the antenna feeding structure comprises a first portion arranged within the opening of the semiconductor die and extending to the first surface of the semiconductor die, and a second portion arranged through the first dielectric layer.

公开(公告)号：US11916007B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US16661864

申请日：2019-10-23

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Ashutosh Baheti ,  Eung San Cho ,  Saverio Trotta

IPC: H01L23/66 ,  H01L23/498 ,  H01L21/48 ,  H01L23/00

CPC classification number: H01L23/4985 ,  H01L21/486 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L24/81 ,  H01L2223/6677 ,  H01L2924/1421

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising an antenna and a conductive feature; an integrated circuit (IC) die attached to the substrate and comprising a radio frequency (RF) circuit; and a flexible circuit integrated with the substrate, where the flexible circuit is electrically coupled to the IC die and the substrate, a first portion of the flexible circuit being disposed between opposing sidewalls of the substrate, a second portion of the flexible circuit extending beyond the opposing sidewalls of the substrate, the second portion of the flexible circuit comprising an electrical connector at a distal end.

公开(公告)号：US11828835B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US16991568

申请日：2020-08-12

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Ashutosh Baheti ,  Saverio Trotta

IPC: G01S13/34 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  G01S7/02 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  G01S13/44 ,  H01Q9/04 ,  H01Q1/02 ,  G01S7/04 ,  G01S13/88 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S13/02 ,  H01Q1/24

CPC classification number: G01S13/34 ,  G01S7/02 ,  G01S7/04 ,  G01S13/44 ,  G01S13/88 ,  H01Q1/2283 ,  H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q9/045 ,  H01Q9/0457 ,  G01S7/027 ,  G01S7/352 ,  G01S7/356 ,  G01S2013/0245 ,  H01Q21/065

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) device includes a display screen and a flexible substrate. The display screen is configured to transmit visible light at a first side of the display screen. The flexible substrate includes a first portion overlapping the first side, and a second portion overlapping an opposite second side of the display screen. The RF device further includes a plurality of antennas disposed over the first portion of the flexible substrate and the first side, and a transmission line disposed on a bent region of the flexible substrate between the first and second portions. The plurality of antennas is configured to transmit/receive RF signals on the first side of the display screen. The display screen is opaque to the RF signals. The transmission line is configured to propagate the RF signals between the first portion and the second portion on the opposite second side of the display screen.

公开(公告)号：US11791538B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17704974

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Ashutosh Baheti ,  Saverio Trotta

IPC: H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  G01S13/88

CPC classification number: H01Q1/2283 ,  G01S13/88 ,  H01Q1/243

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes: a first support structure having a main surface and an edge surface; a screen covering the first support structure and having a main surface and an edge surface; a glass covering the screen; a frame; and a package electrically coupled to the first support structure via a connector, the package including a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and a laminate that has a plurality of interconnect levels including an end-fire antenna configured to direct a first millimeter-wave radiation beam through the glass, and a patch antenna configured to direct a second millimeter-wave radiation beam through the frame, where the screen partially covers the laminate.

公开(公告)号：US11670110B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17357451

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG

Inventor： Neha Baheti ,  Ashutosh Baheti ,  Avik Santra

IPC: B60R25/20 ,  B60R25/25 ,  B62D1/04 ,  G01S13/26 ,  G01S13/34 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S7/41 ,  G06V40/12 ,  G06V40/20 ,  G06V40/70 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: G06V40/1365 ,  B60R25/2045 ,  B60R25/252 ,  B62D1/046 ,  G01S7/35 ,  G01S7/415 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G06V40/20

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for authenticating a user of a car includes: transmitting a plurality of radiation pulses through a predetermined portion of a surface of the car towards a portion of a hand of the user using a millimeter-wave radar; receiving a reflected signal from the portion of the hand using the millimeter-wave radar; generating a fingerprint signature based on the reflected signal; comparing the fingerprint signature to a database of authorized fingerprint signatures; and authorizing the user based on whether the fingerprint signature matches an authorized fingerprint signature of the database of authorized fingerprint signatures.