Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices, corresponding apparatus and semiconductor device

    公开(公告)号:US11610849B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17108187

    申请日:2020-12-01

    Inventor: Paolo Crema

    Abstract: A leadframe has a die pad area and an outer layer of a first metal having a first oxidation potential. The leadframe is placed in contact with a solution containing a second metal having a second oxidation potential, the second oxidation potential being more negative than the first oxidation potential. Radiation energy is then applied to the die pad area of the leadframe contacted with the solution to cause a local increase in temperature of the leadframe. As a result of the temperature increase, a layer of said second metal is selectively provided at the die pad area of the leadframe by a galvanic displacement reaction. An oxidation of the outer layer of the leadframe is then performed to provide an enhancing layer which counters device package delamination.

    Device and method for allocating intermediate data from an artificial neural network

    公开(公告)号:US11609851B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17229161

    申请日:2021-04-13

    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method for determining, for a memory allocation, placements in a memory area of data blocks generated by a neural network, comprises a development of an initial sequence of placements of blocks, each placement being selected from several possible placements, the initial sequence being defined as a candidate sequence, a development of at least one modified sequence of placements from a replacement of a given placement of the initial sequence by a memorized unselected placement, and, if the planned size of the memory area obtained by this modified sequence is less than that of the memory area of the candidate sequence, then this modified sequence becomes the candidate sequence, the placements of the blocks for the allocation being those of the placement sequence defined as a candidate sequence once each modified sequence has been developed.

    VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH SERIES RESONANT CIRCUIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230081414A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17894548

    申请日:2022-08-24

    Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator includes a series resonant circuit having a resonance frequency and an active voltage driving device coupled to the series resonant circuit. The active voltage driving device provides a driving voltage and has an output negative resistance in an operative voltage range at the resonance frequency. The active voltage driving device includes a cross-coupled differential pair having voltage supply terminals providing the driving voltage. The series resonant circuit is coupled between the voltage supply terminals of the cross-coupled differential pair.

    ENHANCED HUMAN ACTIVITY RECOGNITION
    235.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230071636A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17720156

    申请日:2022-04-13

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a device with enhanced human activity recognition. The device detects a human activity using one more motion sensors, and enhances the detected human activity depending on whether the device is in an indoor environment or an outdoor environment. The device utilizes one or more electrostatic charge sensors to determine whether the device is in an indoor environment or an outdoor environment. The device may also exclude gyroscope data when performing human activity recognition, and instead utilize electrostatic charge variation data in conjunction with acceleration data to perform human activity recognition.

    Opto-mechanical transducer apparatus and corresponding method

    公开(公告)号:US11598920B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US17326955

    申请日:2021-05-21

    Abstract: An embodiment apparatus comprises an optically transparent substrate having first and second surfaces; a piezoelectric membrane, arranged at the first surface, that oscillates in response to a light beam propagated through the substrate; at least one reflective facet facing the substrate and arranged at the piezoelectric membrane; and an optical element receiving the light beam at an input end and guiding the light beam towards an output end coupled to the second surface. The optical element incorporates a light focusing path focusing the light beam at a focal point at the piezoelectric membrane, and at least one light collimating path collimating the light beam onto the at least one reflective facet. The optical element guides light reflected from the at least one reflective facet to the input end, the reflected light indicating a position of the optical element with respect to the focal point.

    ON-CHIP CHECKER FOR ON-CHIP SAFETY AREA

    公开(公告)号:US20230064438A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17460657

    申请日:2021-08-30

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a single integrated circuit chip including main logic that operates a vehicle component such as a valve driver. Isolated from the main logic within the chip is a safety area that operates to verify proper operation of the main logic. A checker circuit within the chip outside of the safety area serves to verify proper operation of the checker circuit. The checker circuit receives signals from the safety circuit and uses combinatorial logic circuit to verify from those signals that the check circuit is operating properly.

    OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND LOCALIZING OBJECTS FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230062980A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17821711

    申请日:2022-08-23

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an opto-electronic device of semiconductor material formed in a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a thickness and accommodating at least one deep region of a second conductivity type. The deep region forms a PN junction with the semiconductor layer. The deep region has a depth greater than the width. The deep region is formed by a bottom portion contiguous to a first layer portion of the semiconductor layer; a surface portion contiguous to a second layer portion of the semiconductor layer; and an intermediate portion contiguous to a third layer portion. The concentration of the third layer portion is greater than that of the first and second layer portions.

    CAPACITOR MEASUREMENT
    239.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230055745A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17407747

    申请日:2021-08-20

    Abstract: A system and method for measuring a capacitance value of a capacitor are provided. In embodiments, a resistor is coupled to a terminal of the capacitor. A difference in voltage at the terminal between a first time and a second time during a discharge routine of the capacitor is measured. The discharge routine includes sinking a current through a discharge circuit coupled to the resistor from first to second. Integration of a difference in voltage at terminals of the resistor during the discharge routine between the first and second times is also measured. The capacitance value is computed based on the measured difference in voltage, the measured integration, and the resistance value of the resistor. The health of the capacitor is determined based on a difference between the computed capacitance value and a threshold value.

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