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公开(公告)号：US20190181902A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-13
申请号：US16270181
申请日：2019-02-07
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Helmut KOLLMANN , Jochen O. SCHRATTENECKER , Florian STARZER
Abstract: An RF front-end circuit of an RF transceiver is described herein. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the fronted circuit includes a local oscillator (LO) configured to generate an RF transmit signal, an RF output port coupled to the local oscillator, wherein the RF transmit signal is output at the RF output port, and a monitoring circuit receiving an input signal and configured to determine the phase of the input signal or the power of the input signal or both. A directional coupler is coupled to the RF output port and configured to direct a reflected signal incoming at the RF output port as input signal to the monitoring circuit, and a controller is configured to detect, based on the determined phase or power or both, a defect in a signal path operably connected to the RF output port.
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公开(公告)号：US20210382159A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US17403096
申请日：2021-08-16
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Florian STARZER , Helmut KOLLMANN , Alexander MELZER , Rainer STUHLBERGER , Roland VUKETICH , Mathias ZINNOECKER
Abstract: A radar method is described. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating a first RF oscillator signal in a first chip and supplying the first RF oscillator signal to a transmission (TX) channel of the first chip and transmitting the first RF oscillator signal from the TX channel of the first chip to the second chip via a transmission line.
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公开(公告)号：US20180313893A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-01
申请号：US15960911
申请日：2018-04-24
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Vincenzo FIORE , Oliver FRANK , Helmut KOLLMANN , Michael PLATZER , Thomas SAILER , Jochen O. SCHRATTENECKER
IPC: G01R31/28
Abstract: A method is disclosed use with a circuit device that includes a circuit having a predetermined voltage-current characteristic and a detector configured to detect a voltage-current relation of the circuit. The method includes using the detector to detect the voltage-current relation of the circuit, and indicating if the detected voltage-current relation differs from the predetermined voltage-current characteristic. A circuit device includes a circuit having a predetermined voltage-current characteristic, and a detector configured to detect a voltage-current relation of the circuit. The circuit device is configured to indicate if the detected voltage-current relation differs from the predetermined voltage-current characteristic.
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公开(公告)号：US20200301001A1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-24
申请号：US16870227
申请日：2020-05-08
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Florian Starzer , Helmut KOLLMANN , Alexander MELZER , Rainer STUHLBERGER , Roland VUKETICH , Mathias ZINNOECKER
Abstract: A radar method is described. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating a first RF oscillator signal in a first chip and supplying the first RF oscillator signal to a transmission (TX) channel of the first chip and transmitting the first RF oscillator signal from the TX channel of the first chip to the second chip via a transmission line.
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公开(公告)号：US20190181964A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-13
申请号：US16212883
申请日：2018-12-07
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Niels CHRISTOFFERS , Vincenzo FIORE , Helmut KOLLMANN , Christian RAP , Jochen O. SCHRATTENECKER , Peter UNTERKIRCHER , Christoph WAGNER
CPC classification number: H04B17/20 , G01S7/4021 , H04B1/16 , H04B17/0085 , H04B17/19 , H04B17/29 , H04L27/12
Abstract: The description is of a circuit which, according to one example embodiment, comprises the following: an input circuit node for receiving an RF oscillator signal; a test signal generator circuit, which comprises at least one modulator and which is embodied to generate an RF test signal by modulating the RF oscillator signal. Further, the circuit comprises at least one receive channel with a receiver circuit and a coupler, which is embodied to feed the RF test signal into the receiver circuit.
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公开(公告)号：US20180175898A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-21
申请号：US15836022
申请日：2017-12-08
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Helmut KOLLMANN , Jochen O. Schrattenecker , Florian Starzer
IPC: H04B1/3822 , H01L23/66 , H01P5/12
CPC classification number: H04B1/3822 , G01S7/032 , G01S7/4056 , G01S13/931 , G01S2007/4069 , H01L23/66 , H01L2924/1423 , H01P5/12 , H04B17/17 , H04W24/02
Abstract: An RF front-end circuit of an RF transceiver is described herein. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the fronted circuit includes a local oscillator (LO) configured to generate an RF transmit signal, an RF output port coupled to the local oscillator, wherein the RF transmit signal is output at the RF output port, and a monitoring circuit receiving an input signal and configured to determine the phase of the input signal or the power of the input signal or both. A directional coupler is coupled to the RF output port and configured to direct a reflected signal incoming at the RF output port as input signal to the monitoring circuit, and a controller is configured to detect, based on the determined phase or power or both, a defect in a signal path operably connected to the RF output port.
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公开(公告)号：US20220181246A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17456806
申请日：2021-11-29
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Walter HARTNER , Francesca ARCIONI , Tuncay ERDOEL , Vincenzo FIORE , Helmut KOLLMANN , Arif RONI , Emanuele STAVAGNA , Christoph WAGNER
IPC: H01L23/498 , H01L23/66 , H01L23/552 , H01L23/00 , H01L23/528
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including an electrical contact arranged on a main surface of the semiconductor chip, an external connection element configured to provide a first electrical connection between the semiconductor device and a printed circuit board, and an electrical redistribution layer extending in a direction parallel to the main surface of the semiconductor chip and configured to provide a second electrical connection between the electrical contact of the semiconductor chip and the external connection element. The electrical redistribution layer includes a ground line connected to a ground potential and a signal line configured to carry an electrical signal having a wavelength.
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公开(公告)号：US20210391650A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-16
申请号：US17412694
申请日：2021-08-26
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Jochen O. Schrattenecker , Niels CHRISTOFFERS , Vincenzo FIORE , Bernhard GSTOETTENBAUER , Helmut KOLLMANN , Alexander MELZER , Alexander ONIC , Rainer STUHLBERGER , Mathias ZINNOECKER
Abstract: A circuit includes a radio frequency (RF) channel including an input node and an output node and being configured to receive an RF oscillator signal at the input node and to provide an RF output signal at the output node; a mixer configured to mix an RF reference signal and an RF test signal representative of the RF output signal to generate a mixer output signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to sample the mixer output signal in order to provide a sequence of sampled values; and a control circuit configured to provide a sequence of phase offsets by phase-shifting at least one of the RF test signal and the RF reference signal using one or more phase shifters, calculate a spectral value from the sequence of sampled values; and calculate estimated phase information indicating a phase of the RF output signal based on the spectral value.
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公开(公告)号：US20200025899A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-23
申请号：US16105111
申请日：2018-08-20
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Florian STARZER , Helmut KOLLMANN , Alexander MELZER , Rainer STUHLBERGER , Roland VUKETICH , Mathias ZINNOECKER
Abstract: A radar method is described. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating a first RF oscillator signal in a first chip and supplying the first RF oscillator signal to a transmission (TX) channel of the first chip and transmitting the first RF oscillator signal from the TX channel of the first chip to the second chip via a transmission line.
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公开(公告)号：US20190214724A1
公开(公告)日：2019-07-11
申请号：US16244712
申请日：2019-01-10
Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
Inventor： Jochen O. SCHRATTENECKER , Niels CHRISTOFFERS , Vincenzo FIORE , Bernhard GSTOETTENBAUER , Helmut KOLLMANN , Alexander MELZER , Alexander ONIC , Rainer STUHLBERGER , Mathias ZINNOECKER
Abstract: A circuit is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment the circuit includes two or more RF channels, wherein each channel includes an input node, a phase shifter and an output node. Each channel is configured to receive an RF oscillator signal at the input node and to provide an RF output signal at the output node. The circuit further includes an RF combiner circuit that is coupled with the outputs of the RF channels and configured to generate a combined signal representing a combination of the RF output signals, and a monitor circuit that includes a mixer and is configured to receive and down-convert the combined signal using an RF reference signal. Thus a mixer output signal is generated that depends on the phases of the RF output signals.
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