Silicon carbide-based electronic device and method of manufacturing the same

    公开(公告)号:US12051731B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17698986

    申请日:2022-03-18

    摘要: An electronic device comprising: a semiconductor body of silicon carbide, SiC, having a first and a second face, opposite to one another along a first direction, which presents positive-charge carriers at said first face that form a positive interface charge; a first conduction terminal, which extends at the first face of the semiconductor body; a second conduction terminal, which extends on the second face of the semiconductor body; a channel region in the semiconductor body, configured to house, in use, a flow of electrons between the first conduction terminal and the second conduction terminal; and a trapping layer, of insulating material, which extends in electrical contact with the semiconductor body at said channel region and is designed so as to present electron-trapping states that generate a negative charge such as to balance, at least in part, said positive interface charge.

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-DIE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING MULTI-DIE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240249955A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18624589

    申请日:2024-04-02

    发明人: Paolo CREMA

    摘要: An multi-die semiconductor device disclosed herein includes a metallic leadframe with a central die pad encircled by electrically-conductive leads. Mounted on the die pad are two semiconductor dice, each with dedicated bonding pads on the surfaces facing away from the die pad. A layer of laser-activatable material is precisely molded over the dice and the leadframe. This layer forms a network of laser-activated lines: the first subset establishes electrical connections between the dice bonding pads and the leadframe leads, while the second subset interconnects the bonding pads of the first die to those of the second. There are two distinct metallic layers; the lower one, directly on the laser-activated lines, is formed of electroless-plated material, and the upper one, enhancing the structure, is formed of electroplated material, thus providing robust and reliable interconnections within the device.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS LOCATED ON A STATIONARY OR STABLE SURFACE

    公开(公告)号:US20240231510A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18048360

    申请日:2022-10-20

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0346 G06F3/0354

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0346 G06F3/03547

    摘要: A method includes receiving electrostatic sensor data in a processor of an electronic device from an electrostatic sensor mounted behind a touchscreen of the electronic device and using the electrostatic sensor data to determine when the touchscreen is being used. Based on whether or not the touchscreen is being used, an on-table detection (OTD) algorithm is selected from a plurality of available OTD algorithms. In one or more examples, the OTD algorithm may also be selected based on the current device mode of the electronic device, which may be determined from a lid angle, a screen angle, and a keyboard angle of the electronic device. The selected OTD algorithm is run to determine whether or not the electronic device is located on a stationary or stable surface.

    Current sensing circuit and hard disk drive including same

    公开(公告)号:US12033663B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US18343868

    申请日:2023-06-29

    发明人: Ezio Galbiati

    摘要: A circuit includes a set of input nodes configured to be coupled to respective ones of the windings of a spindle motor in a hard disk drive to sense the voltages applied to the windings. A set of output nodes is configured to provide output signals indicative of direction of flow of the currents through the windings. Level shifters are coupled to respective input nodes in the set of input nodes and have level-shifted output nodes configured to provide down-shifted replicas of the voltages at the respective input nodes in the set of input nodes. Flip-flops have inputs coupled to respective ones of the level-shifted output nodes of the level shifters and outputs configured to provide the output signals coupled to respective output nodes.

    IN-MEMORY COMPUTATION DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED CURRENT READING CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240212751A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-27

    申请号:US18543847

    申请日:2023-12-18

    IPC分类号: G11C13/00 G06F17/16

    摘要: A word line activation unit of an in-memory computation generates activation signals as a function of an input value. The in-memory computation device includes a memory array with a plurality of memory cells (each storing a computational weight) coupled to a bit line and each to a word line and a digital detector. A cell current flows through each memory cell as a function of the activation signal and the computational weight and a bit line current is generated as a function of a summation of the cell currents. The digital detector performs successive iterations on the bit line current. In each iteration: an integration stage generates an integration signal indicative of a time integral of the bit line current, and resets the integration signal when the integration signal reaches a threshold; and the counter stage updates the output signal in response to the integration signal reaching the threshold.

    Adaptive rectification for preventing current inversion in motor driving

    公开(公告)号:US12021476B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17514832

    申请日:2021-10-29

    IPC分类号: H02P7/29

    CPC分类号: H02P7/29

    摘要: A method and apparatus for adaptive rectification for preventing current inversion in motor windings are provided. In the method and apparatus, first and second half bridges of a plurality of half bridges are operated to synchronously rectify and permit passage of current, through the windings of the motor, in a first direction. A change of direction of the current from the first direction to a second direction opposite the first direction is detected. In response to detecting that the current changed direction to the second direction, the first and second half bridges of the plurality of half bridges are operated to quasi-synchronously rectify and block passage of the current through the windings in the second direction.