摘要:
RFID tags have an on-chip antenna and an off-chip antenna. One of the antennas can become uncoupled if the proper signal is received, while the other antenna may still operate. The uncoupled antenna can be the larger one, for example the off-chip antenna. Then the tag can then be read only by the smaller antenna, which effectively reduces the range of the RFID tag, but without disabling it entirely.
摘要:
RFID system components, such as readers and tags, communicate where at least a portion of data or a password is transmitted in encrypted form. The reader transmits a command, along with data or a password encrypted using an encryption kernel. In some instances, the tag itself has sent the kernel.
摘要:
Analog-valued floating-gate transistors are used as trimmable circuit components for modifying and/or controlling the gain, phase, offset, frequency response, current consumption, and/or transfer function of signal pathways in parallel and/or serial processing circuits in radio frequency, analog, or mixed-signal integrated circuits.
摘要:
Analog-valued floating-gate transistors are used as trimmable circuit components for modifying and/or controlling the gain, phase, offset, frequency response, current consumption, and/or transfer function of signal pathways in parallel and/or serial processing circuits in radio frequency, analog, or mixed-signal integrated circuits.
摘要:
An autozeroing floating-gate amplifier (AFGA) is implemented utilizing a programmable gain element, the characteristics of which may be changed by changing the amount of charge stored on a floating gate device.
摘要:
A communication system and more particularly to a variable rate differential phase shift keying (DPSK) communication system with minimal hardware that does not have power or performance penalties associated with known DPSK modulation systems is disclosed. The DPSK modulation system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitter, which includes a carrier signal source, a phase modulator and a DPSK encoder for modulating a carrier signal. The modulated carrier signals may be amplified, for example, in optical communication systems by a rare earth element doped fiber amplifier. The signals are continuously transmitted to a multi-rate receiver through a communication channel, for example, free space. The multi-rate receiver includes a single demodulator, for example, a single optical interferometer, used for multiple integer sub-harmonic data rates which demodulates the modulated signal. The demodulated signals are detected, for example, in optical communication systems by an arrangement of photodiodes, and the detected signals are applied to, for example, a clock and data recovery circuit that is tuned as a function of data rate, for example, by way of a switched filter circuit. The switched filter circuit may include a plurality of low-pass filters that are selected as a function of the data rate. Since the carrier signal is continuously transmitted, a phase reference is available to demodulate all received power and the peak transmitted power is approximately equal to the average transmitted power even at data rates corresponding to bit times that are large compared to the differential time delay of the demodulator.
摘要:
An apparatus using an optical signal for actively tuning an optical interferometer without introducing any dither in its optical path length. The apparatus comprises a dither generator, means applying a portion of the dithering signal to the optical signal so as to provide an optical signal having a varying wavelength, an optical interferometer having a path length that is tunable and that responds to the optical signal having a varying wavelength and a path length adjustment drive signal and develops a first interference pattern when said path length is a prescribed value and a second interference pattern when the optical path length is changed, photodetector means responsive to the optical interference pattern and operative to develop an electronic feedback signal when the first interference pattern is not present, and a synchronous detection lock-in amplifier that is responsive to a portion of the dithering signal and the electronic feedback signal and operative to produce the optical path length adjustment drive signal. The drive signal changes the optical path length until it reaches the prescribed value, thereby producing the first interference pattern and tuning the optical interferometer. also a method of using an optical signal for tuning an optical interferometer by adjusting its optical path length without introducing dither into the path length is invented.
摘要:
A Schottky junction diode device having improved performance and a multiple well structure is fabricated in a conventional CMOS process. A substrate including a material doped to a first conductivity type is formed. A first well is disposed over the substrate. The first well includes a material doped differently, such as to a second conductivity type opposite that of the first conductivity type. A second well is disposed within the first well. A region of metal-containing material is disposed in the second well to form a Schottky junction at an interface between the region of metal-containing material and the second well. In one embodiment, a second well contact is disposed in a portion of the second well.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for trimming a high-resolution digital-to-analog converter (DAC) utilizes floating-gate synapse transistors to trim the current sources in the DAC by providing a trimmable current source. Fowler-Nordheim electron tunneling and hot electron injection are the mechanisms used to vary the amount of charge on the floating gate. Since floating gate devices store charge essentially indefinitely, no continuous trimming mechanism is required, although one could be implemented if desired. By trimming the current sources with high accuracy, a DAC can be built with a much higher resolution and with smaller size than that provided by intrinsic device matching.
摘要:
Adaptive programming methods and supportive device architecture for memory devices are provided. Methods include partitioning words into variable length segments. More particularly, methods include receiving a word of data, parsing the word into a plurality of write-subsets, where the size of the write-subsets depends on values of the data and constraints that are specific to the memory circuit, and writing the data in cells of the memory circuit, one write-subset at a time. A memory device includes a digital controller capable of parsing words into a plurality of write-subsets, where the length of write-subsets are depending on values of the data and constraints that are specific to the memory device.