摘要:
An integrated circuit comprising voltage modulation circuitry arranged to convert an input voltage level at an input node to an output voltage level at an output node. The voltage modulation circuitry comprises a switching element arranged to connect the input node to the output node when in an ON condition, and switching control module operably coupled to the switching element and arranged to control the connection of the input node to the output node by the switching element in accordance with a switching frequency. The voltage modulation circuitry further comprises frequency control module operably coupled to the switching control module and arranged to receive an indication of the input voltage level at the input node, and to configure the switching frequency based at least partly on the input voltage level indication.
摘要:
A device comprises a semiconductor package including a first integrated circuit (IC) die including a plurality of through silicon vias (TSVs). The TSVs are formed of conductive material that extend through the first IC die from an outer surface on a first side of the die to an outer surface of a second side of the die. The package further includes first electrical connections contacting the first side of the first IC die, and second electrical connections contacting the second side of the first IC die. The first electrical connections are independent of the second electrical connections. Molding compound encapsulates the first IC die and the first and second electrical connections. The semiconductor package is mounted on a substrate so that the first and second sides of the IC die are oriented perpendicular to the substrate.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a package body, a semiconductor die embedded in the package body and a heat spreader attached to a top surface of the package body and spaced from semiconductor die. The heat spreader may be formed of solder that is melted within a recess in the top surface of the package body.
摘要:
A semiconductor device, related package, and method of manufacturing same are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier transistor having a first port, a second port, and a third port. The semiconductor device also includes an output lead, a first output impedance matching circuit between the second port and the output lead, and a first additional circuit coupled between the output lead and a ground terminal. At least one component of the first additional circuit is formed at least in part by way of one or more of a plurality of castellations and a plurality of vias.
摘要:
A Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (differential signaling) driver circuit (10) comprising enable circuitry for enabling and disabling the differential signaling driver circuit (10) in accordance with an control signal is described. The differential signaling driver circuit (10) comprises: a differential output (12, 13) connected or connectable to a differential signaling receiver circuit via a differential transmission line; current control circuitry (14) for driving a signal current through the differential output (12, 13) in accordance with a driver signal; feedback circuitry (16) for driving the current control circuitry (14) to counteract a difference between a common mode voltage of the differential output (12, 13) and a reference voltage from a reference voltage provider; and the enable circuitry (18). The feedback circuitry (16) comprises a common mode node (20) for providing the common mode voltage (Vcm), a reference input (22) connected or connectable to the reference voltage provider, and a feedback input (24). The enable circuitry (18) is arranged to connect the feedback input (24) to the common mode node (20) when the differential signaling driver circuit (10) is in an enabled state and to the reference voltage provider when the differential signaling driver circuit (10) is in a disabled state. A method of enabling (5.1) and disabling (5.2) a Low-Voltage Differential Signaling (differential signaling) driver circuit (10) is also proposed.
摘要:
A video processing system dynamically adjusts video processing prediction error reduction computations in accordance with the amount of motion represented in a set of image data and/or available memory resources to store compressed video data. In at least one embodiment, video processing system adjusts utilization of prediction error computational resources based on the size of a prediction error between a first set of image data, such as current set of image data being processed, and a reference set of image data relative to an amount of motion in a current set of image data. Additionally, in at least one embodiment, the video processing adjusts utilization of prediction error computation resources based upon a fullness level of a data buffer relative to the amount of motion in the current set of image data.
摘要:
A digital front end channelization device for one or more carrier signals comprises a per carrier section and a composite section. The composite section may include signal processing units, each of which may include an inverse Fourier transform unit for transforming a composite carrier signal into a time domain signal, a sample detection and selection unit for detecting and selecting a peak of the time domain signal, a clipping unit for clipping the time domain composite carrier signal to produce an error signal, a Fourier transform unit, for transforming the error signal into a frequency domain error signal, a frequency shaping unit for frequency shaping the frequency domain error signal, a summation unit for subtracting the frequency shaped frequency domain error signal from the composite carrier signal, and a phase selection unit for phase adjustment of the resulting signal.
摘要:
An embedded software debug system with partial hardware acceleration includes a computer that executes a debug software stack. The debug software stack includes high level operations. The system also includes a remote microcontroller electronically connected to the computer. The system further includes an embedded processor electronically connected to the remote microcontroller. The remote microcontroller receives an applet from the computer and executes the applet in conjunction with the computer executing the debug software stack to debug the embedded processor. The applet includes low level protocol operations including performance critical tight-loops precompiled into machine code. The debug software stack may include a stub that replaces the tight-loops of the applet. The computer may send the applet to the remote microcontroller in response to executing the stub.
摘要:
A method of enabling an executed control flow path through computer program code to be determined. The method comprising modelling cumulative instruction counts for control flow paths through the computer program code, and inserting at least one probe within the computer program code to enable a cumulative instruction count value for at least one control flow path of the computer program code to be accessed.
摘要:
A method for repairing a memory includes executing an Error Correction Code (ECC) for a page of the memory. The page includes a plurality of bits having an inherent number of failed bits equal to or greater than zero. The ECC is configured to correct a correctable number of failed bits from the plurality of bits. A location of a failure prone bit in the page is determined from a cache in response to the correctable number of failed bits being less than the inherent number of failed bits. A state of the failure prone bit is changed to a new state in response to determining the location of the failure prone bit. The ECC is executed in response to the state of the failure prone bit being changed to the new state.