公开(公告)号：US20140312919A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-23

申请号：US14322244

申请日：2014-07-02

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD ,  STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.

Inventor： Kien Beng Tan ,  Ernesto Lasalandra ,  Tommaso Ungaretti ,  Yannick Guedon ,  Dianbo Guo ,  Paolo Angelini ,  Giovanni Carlo Tripoli

IPC: G01R27/26 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G01R27/2605 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04104

Abstract: Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. A dual mode capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter having an amplifier and an integration capacitance coupled between an output and an inverting input of the amplifier, and a switching circuit responsive to mutual mode control signals for a controlling signal supplied from a capacitive touch matrix to the capacitive to voltage converter in a mutual capacitance sensing mode and responsive to self mode control signals for controlling signals supplied from the capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a self capacitance sensing mode, wherein the capacitance sensing circuit is configurable for operation in the mutual capacitance sensing mode or the self capacitance sensing mode.

Abstract translation: 提供电容感测电路和方法。 双模电容感测电路包括具有放大器和耦合在放大器的输出和反相输入端之间的积分电容的电容 - 电压转换器，以及响应于从模拟信号提供的控制信号的相互模式控制信号的开关电路 电容式触摸矩阵到互电容感测模式中的电容到电压转换器，并且响应于用于在自电容感测模式中控制从电容式触摸矩阵提供给电容 - 电压转换器的信号的自模式控制信号，其中电容感测 电路可配置为在互电容感测模式或自身电容感测模式下工作。

公开(公告)号：US20140306921A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US13862562

申请日：2013-04-15

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.

Inventor： Kusuma Adi Ningrat

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04112

Abstract: An in-cell touchscreen panel includes columns of transmit electrodes and rows of sensing electrodes, wherein each row of sensing electrodes comprises a first subset of sensing electrodes coupled to control circuitry via a first subset of receiving traces and a second subset of sensing electrodes coupled to the control circuitry via a second subset of receiving traces. To enable multi-touch functionality, the in-cell touchscreen panel operates in a scanning mode where capacitance is measured at each node where the sensing electrodes intersect the transmit electrodes. During the scanning mode, the control circuitry senses the first and second subsets of receiving traces while applying drive signals to pairs of transmit electrodes. After a drive signal has been applied to each of the transmit electrodes, each of the nodes are measured to detect a capacitance. This capacitance is indicative of a user touch on the in-cell touchscreen panel.

Abstract translation: 单元内触摸屏面板包括发射电极列和感测电极列，其中每行感测电极包括经由接收迹线的第一子集耦合到控制电路的感测电极的第一子集，以及耦合到 控制电路经由接收轨迹的第二子集。 为了实现多点触摸功能，单元内触摸屏面板以扫描模式工作，其中在感测电极与发射电极相交的每个节点处测量电容。 在扫描模式期间，控制电路在将驱动信号施加到发射电极对时感测接收迹线的第一和第二子集。 在将驱动信号施加到每个发射电极之后，测量每个节点以检测电容。 该电容表示用户在单元内触摸屏面板上的触摸。

公开(公告)号：US08836143B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13605841

申请日：2012-09-06

Applicant: Jing-en Luan

Inventor： Jing-en Luan

IPC: H01L23/31 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L25/10 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L23/00

CPC classification number: H01L23/3128 ,  H01L24/28 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/73 ,  H01L25/105 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L25/50 ,  H01L2224/32145 ,  H01L2224/32225 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/48465 ,  H01L2224/73265 ,  H01L2225/1023 ,  H01L2225/1058 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01087 ,  H01L2924/078 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/1433 ,  H01L2924/15153 ,  H01L2924/1517 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/15331 ,  H01L2924/181 ,  H01L2924/3511 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2924/207

Abstract: A chip package includes a substrate, an integrated circuit proximate a top surface of the substrate, and a cap comprising encapsulant that encapsulates the integrated circuit on at least a portion of the top surface of the substrate. The chip package further includes at least one extension feature positioned on at least a portion of the top surface of the substrate. The at least one extension feature also comprises the encapsulant and extends from the cap to a perimeter of the substrate.

Abstract translation: 芯片封装包括基板，靠近基板的顶表面的集成电路，以及包括将集成电路封装在基板的顶表面的至少一部分上的密封剂的盖。 芯片封装进一步包括位于衬底的顶表面的至少一部分上的至少一个延伸特征。 所述至少一个延伸部件还包括所述密封剂并且从所述盖延伸到所述基板的周边。

公开(公告)号：US08791709B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-29

申请号：US12972596

申请日：2010-12-20

Applicant: Dianbo Guo

Inventor： Dianbo Guo

IPC: G01R27/26

CPC classification number: B81C99/003 ,  G01R27/2605

Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) actuator circuit and method. The circuit includes a current mirror, a voltage divider having an interior contact and coupled between the mirror output and a potential, an operational amplifier having an input coupled to the interior contact and a switch having input/output contacts separately coupled to the amplifier output and the mirror input and having a switch control. The amplifier output can be coupled to a digital control circuit which can be coupled to the switch control contact and to a digital to analog circuit (DAC) which can be coupled to the digital control circuit and to another amplifier input. An enable signal at the switch control couples the switch input/output contacts together. The capacitance of a MEMS capacitor coupled to the mirror output is determined by measurement of time for the amplifier output to switch from one level to another following a change in DAC output potential.

Abstract translation: 微机电系统（MEMS）致动器电路及方法。 该电路包括电流镜，具有内部接触并耦合在反射镜输出和电位之间的分压器，具有耦合到内部触点的输入的运算放大器和具有单独耦合到放大器输出的输入/输出触点的开关，以及 镜像输入并具有开关控制。 放大器输出可以耦合到数字控制电路，数字控制电路可耦合到开关控制触点和耦合到数字控制电路和另一个放大器输入的数模电路（DAC）。 开关控制器处的使能信号将开关输入/输出触点耦合在一起。 耦合到镜像输出的MEMS电容器的电容由DAC输出电位变化后，通过测量放大器输出从一个电平切换到另一个电平的时间来确定。

公开(公告)号：US08775168B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US11890268

申请日：2007-08-03

Applicant: Karthik Muralidhar ,  Anoop Kumar Krishna

Inventor： Karthik Muralidhar ,  Anoop Kumar Krishna

IPC: G10L25/00 ,  G10L21/00 ,  G10L21/02 ,  G10L15/00

CPC classification number: G10L25/87

Abstract: A Yule-Walker based, low-complexity voice activity detector (VAD) is disclosed. An input signal is typically noisy speech (i.e., corrupted with, for example, babble noise). In one embodiment, a first initialization stage of the VAD computes an occurrence of a silent period within the input signal and the AR parameters. The VAD could accordingly compute a tentative adaptive threshold and output hypothesis H1 (which means speech is present) during this stage. During the second initialization stage, the VAD generally builds a database of associated values and computes the adaptive threshold accordingly. The second initialization stage could also output tentative VAD decisions based on the tentative threshold computed in the first initialization stage. Finally, the VAD periodically retrains or updates AR parameters, threshold values and/or the database and outputs VAD decisions accordingly.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种基于Yule-Walker的低复杂度语音活动检测器（VAD）。 输入信号通常是有噪声的语音（例如，由于混音噪声而损坏）。 在一个实施例中，VAD的第一初始化阶段计算输入信号和AR参数内的无声期的出现。 在此阶段，VAD可以相应地计算出暂定自适应阈值和输出假设H1（这意味着语音存在）。 在第二初始化阶段期间，VAD通常构建相关值的数据库并相应地计算自适应阈值。 第二初始化阶段还可以基于在第一初始化阶段中计算的暂定阈值来输出暂定VAD决定。 最后，VAD定期重新训练或更新AR参数，阈值和/或数据库，并相应地输出VAD决定。

公开(公告)号：US08759188B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US13334087

申请日：2011-12-22

Applicant: Alfonso Patti ,  Antonino Schillaci ,  Bartolome Marrone ,  Gianleonardo Grasso ,  Rajesh Kumar

Inventor： Alfonso Patti ,  Antonino Schillaci ,  Bartolome Marrone ,  Gianleonardo Grasso ,  Rajesh Kumar

IPC: H01L21/331 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/40

CPC classification number: H01L29/402 ,  H01L29/66272 ,  H01L29/7322

Abstract: A method for integrating a bipolar injunction transistor in a semiconductor chip includes the steps of forming an intrinsic base region of a second type of conductivity extending in the collector region from a main surface through an intrinsic base window of the sacrificial insulating layer, forming an emitter region of the first type of conductivity extending in the intrinsic base region from the main surface through an emitter window of the sacrificial insulating layer, removing the sacrificial insulating layer, forming an intermediate insulating layer on the main surface, and forming an extrinsic base region of the second type of conductivity extending in the intrinsic base region from the main surface through an extrinsic base window of the intermediate insulating layer.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在半导体芯片中积分双极性抑制晶体管的方法包括以下步骤：在主表面通过牺牲绝缘层的本征基极窗形成在集电极区域中延伸的第二类型导电的本征基极区域，形成发射极 所述第一类型的导电性区域从所述主表面延伸穿过所述牺牲绝缘层的发射极窗口，去除所述牺牲绝缘层，在所述主表面上形成中间绝缘层，以及形成所述牺牲绝缘层的外部基极区域 该第二类型的导电性在本征基区中从主表面穿过中间绝缘层的非本征基窗延伸。

公开(公告)号：US20140145661A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-29

申请号：US13687193

申请日：2012-11-28

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LT

Inventor： Wei Seng Chew ,  Kaufik Linggajaya

IPC: H02P6/18

CPC classification number: H02P6/182

Abstract: A first input of a differential circuit is coupled to a coil tap for a first phase of a multi-phase brushless DC motor. The first phase is associated with an electrically floating coil. A second input of the differential circuit is coupled to a virtual center tap. A divider circuit is coupled between coil taps for other phases of the multi-phase brushless DC motor to define a virtual center tap. The other phases are phases actuated for motor operation when the first phase is electrically floating. The coil tap for the first phase is electrically isolated from the virtual center tap. The differential circuit performs a comparison of the voltage at the coil tap for the first phase to the voltage at the virtual center tap to generate a back EMF signal.

Abstract translation: 差分电路的第一输入耦合到用于多相无刷直流电动机的第一相的线圈抽头。 第一相与电浮动线圈相关联。 差分电路的第二输入耦合到虚拟中心抽头。 分压器电路耦合在用于多相无刷直流电动机的其它相的线圈抽头之间以限定虚拟中心抽头。 当第一相电浮动时，其他相是电动机运行的相位。 用于第一阶段的线圈分接头与虚拟中心抽头电隔离。 差分电路对第一阶段的线圈抽头的电压与虚拟中心抽头的电压进行比较，以产生反电动势信号。

公开(公告)号：US20140128004A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US13672326

申请日：2012-11-08

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.

Inventor： Karthik MURALIDHAR ,  Sapna GEORGE ,  Saurav SAHU ,  Frank TEO

IPC: H04B17/00

CPC classification number: H04B17/13 ,  H04L25/05

Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a determiner, converter, adapter, and modifier. The determiner is configured to generate a representation of a difference between a first frequency at which a first signal is sampled and a second frequency at which a second signal is sampled, and the converter is configured to generate a second sample of the first signal at a second time in response to the representation and a first sample of the first signal at a first time. The adapter is configured to generate a sample of a modifier signal in response to the second sample of the first signal, and the modifier is configured to generate a modified sample of the second signal in response to a sample of the second signal and the sample of the modifier signal. For example, such an apparatus may be able to reduce the magnitude of an echo signal in a system having an audio pickup (e.g., a microphone) near an audio output (e.g., a speaker).

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，装置包括确定器，转换器，适配器和修改器。 确定器被配置为产生第一信号被采样的第一频率与第二信号被采样的第二频率之间的差异的表示，并且转换器被配置为在第一频率处产生第一信号的第二采样 第二次响应于第一次的表示和第一个信号的第一个样本。 适配器被配置为响应于第一信号的第二样本产生修改器信号的样本，并且修改器被配置为响应于第二信号的样本和第二信号的样本而生成第二信号的修改样本 修改信号。 例如，这样的装置可能能够减小在音频输出（例如扬声器）附近具有音频拾取器（例如，麦克风）的系统中的回波信号的幅度。

公开(公告)号：US20140110565A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-24

申请号：US13656912

申请日：2012-10-22

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.

Inventor： Jerome Teysseyre ,  Yonggang Jin

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L27/14625 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: An image sensor device may include a bottom interconnect layer, an image sensing IC above the bottom interconnect layer and coupled thereto, and an adhesive material on the image sensing IC. The image sensor device may include an IR filter layer above the lens layer, and an encapsulation material on the bottom interconnect layer and surrounding the image sensing IC, the lens layer, and the IR filter layer. The image sensor device may include a top contact layer above the encapsulation material and including a dielectric layer, and a contact thereon, the dielectric layer being flush with adjacent portions of the IR filter layer.

Abstract translation: 图像传感器装置可以包括底部互连层，在底部互连层上方并耦合到其上的图像感测IC以及图像感测IC上的粘合剂材料。 图像传感器装置可以包括在透镜层上方的IR滤光层，以及在底部互连层上的包围材料，并围绕图像感测IC，透镜层和IR滤光层。 图像传感器装置可以包括在封装材料上方的顶部接触层，并且包括介电层及其上的接触件，该介电层与IR滤光器层的相邻部分齐平。

公开(公告)号：US20140105717A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：US13651562

申请日：2012-10-15

Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD

Inventor： Hk LOOI ,  Cheng-hai CHEH ,  HaiKin TOH

IPC: B25J15/06

CPC classification number: B25J15/0616 ,  H05K13/0404 ,  H05K13/0408 ,  H05K13/0409 ,  Y10S901/40 ,  Y10T29/53178 ,  Y10T29/53191

Abstract: A PNP apparatus may include a robotic arm, and a PNP tool head carried by the robotic arm. The PNP tool head may include a body configured to apply bonding pressure to a first area of an electronic device, and a pick-up tip movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the body as the pick-up tip rests against a second area of the electronic device. The pick-up tip may define a vacuum passageway therethrough to couple a vacuum source to the second area of the electronic device.

Abstract translation: PNP装置可以包括机器人臂和由机器人手臂承载的PNP工具头。 PNP工具头可以包括构造成将粘合压力施加到电子设备的第一区域的主体，以及拾取尖端，当拾取尖端抵靠在主体上时，拾取尖端可相对于主体在延伸位置和缩回位置之间移动 电子设备的第二区域。 拾取尖端可以限定穿过其中的真空通道以将真空源耦合到电子设备的第二区域。