公开(公告)号：US12248793B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US18465213

申请日：2023-09-12

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Ronald Nerlich ,  Mark Jung ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Dietmar Walther

IPC: G05B1/03 ,  G05B19/045 ,  G06F8/34 ,  G06F9/448

Abstract: A circuit includes a guard trigger circuit that includes a first input node adapted to be coupled to a first state signal, a second input node adapted to be coupled to a second state signal and an output node. The circuit also includes a reset synchronizer circuit that includes an input node coupled to the output node of the guard trigger circuit, a clock node adapted to be coupled to a clock signal and an output node. The circuit further includes a timeout circuit including an input node coupled to the output node of the reset synchronizer circuit, a clock node adapted to be coupled to the clock signal and an output node. The circuit still further includes a reset requestor circuit that includes a first input node coupled to the output node of the guard trigger circuit, a second node coupled to the output node of the timeout circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11946961B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17181166

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Horst Diewald ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Peter Weber ,  Anton Brauchle

IPC: G01R15/18 ,  G01R21/127

CPC classification number: G01R21/127 ,  G01R15/18

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.

公开(公告)号：US11841424B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US15823935

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Peter Wongeun Chung ,  Leonardo William Estevez ,  Johann Zipperer

IPC: G01S15/10 ,  G01S7/526 ,  G01S7/533

CPC classification number: G01S15/10 ,  G01S7/526 ,  G01S7/533 ,  G01S15/108

Abstract: An electronic device and methods for providing high resolution ranging measurements are disclosed. The electronic device includes a pulse generator, a memory, an ADC, a timer, a comparator, a processing unit, connectors for coupling to a transceiver and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions, when performed by the processing unit, performs a method that determines an estimated time of arrival of a series of measurement pulses in the signal and turns on, prior to the estimated time of arrival, the ADC to capture the series of measurement pulses using a first resolution provided by sampling the signal at a rate equal to or greater than the Nyquist rate. The ADC remains on for a fixed time period sized to capture the series of measurement pulses.

公开(公告)号：US11804873B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17854636

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Johann Zipperer ,  Roger Neumair ,  Peter Weber ,  Jace Hunter Hall

IPC: H04B3/56

CPC classification number: H04B3/56

Abstract: A transmission system includes a first device and a second device remote from the first device. The first device transmits electrical energy to a transmission line during a power provision phase, generates and transmits data symbols to the transmission line during a downstream transmission phase, and receives data symbols from the transmission line during an upstream transmission phase. The second device receives the energy from the transmission line during the power provision phase, receives the data symbols from the transmission line during the downstream transmission phase, and generates and transmits the data symbols to the transmission line during the upstream transmission phase, and the second device generates and transmits data symbols by shorting or disconnecting the transmission line. A method of transmitting electrical energy from the local device to the remote device, and communicating data symbols between the local and remote devices is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11513804B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17029299

申请日：2020-09-23

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Markus Koesler ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Christian Wiencke ,  Wolfgang Lutsch

IPC: G06F11/36 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F11/267 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a processor having a pipelined architecture and a pipeline flattener and a method for operating a pipeline flattener in a semiconductor device are provided. The processor comprises a pipeline having a plurality of pipeline stages and a plurality of pipeline registers that are coupled between the pipeline stages. The pipeline flattener comprises a plurality of trigger registers for storing a trigger, wherein the trigger registers are coupled between the pipeline stages.

公开(公告)号：US20180217837A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15925957

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Srinivas Lingam ,  Seok-Jun Lee ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Manish Goel

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F9/3013 ,  G06F9/3001 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  G06F9/3889 ,  G06F13/1678 ,  G06F13/4018 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

Abstract: An apparatus for a low energy accelerator processor architecture is disclosed. An example arrangement is an integrated circuit that includes a system bus having a data width N, where N is a positive integer; a central processor unit coupled to the system bus and configured to execute instructions retrieved from a memory; a low energy accelerator processor configured to execute instruction words received on the system bus and having a plurality of execution units including a load store unit, a load coefficient unit, a multiply unit, and a butterfly/adder ALU unit, wherein each of the execution units is configured to perform operations responsive to retrieved instruction words; and a data register file comprising a set of data registers coupled to the plurality of execution units, wherein the registers are coupled to selected ones of the plurality of execution units. Additional methods and apparatus are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09523724B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US13857568

申请日：2013-04-05

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Horst Diewald ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Peter Weber ,  Anton Brauchle

IPC: G01R11/63 ,  G01R19/00 ,  G01R22/10

CPC classification number: G01R15/18 ,  G01R22/10

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种跟踪能量消耗的装置和方法。 能量跟踪系统包括至少一个开关元件，至少一个电感器和控制块，以将输出电压保持在预选的电平。 开关元件被配置为将电源施加到电感器。 控制块将能量跟踪系统的输出电压与参考值进行比较，并控制开关元件的切换，以将能量跟踪系统的输出端的一次电压的能量传递到二次电压。 电子设备还包括接通时间和关断时间发生器和累加器，其中控制块被耦合以从接通时间和断开时间发生器接收信号，并且生成用于所述至少一个开关元件的切换信号 具有恒定宽度导通时间的导通时间脉冲的形式。

公开(公告)号：US20140253096A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US13788941

申请日：2013-03-07

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Horst Diewald ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Peter Weber ,  Anton Brauchle

IPC: G01R21/00

CPC classification number: G01R21/00 ,  G01R21/007 ,  G01R22/10 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/28

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种跟踪能量消耗的装置和方法。 能量跟踪系统包括至少一个开关元件，至少一个电感器和控制块，以将输出电压保持在预选的电平。 开关元件被配置为将电源施加到电感器。 控制块将能量跟踪系统的输出电压与参考值进行比较，并控制开关元件的切换，以将能量跟踪系统的输出端的一次电压的能量传递到二次电压。 电子设备还包括接通时间和关断时间发生器和累加器，其中控制块被耦合以接收来自接通时间和断开时间发生器的信号，并且生成用于所述至少一个开关元件的切换信号 具有恒定导通时间的导通时间脉冲的形式。

公开(公告)号：US11243894B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16812660

申请日：2020-03-09

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Johann Zipperer

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F21/53

Abstract: A method of protecting software for embedded applications against unauthorized access is disclosed. Software to be protected is loaded into a protected memory area and access to the protected memory area is controlled by sentinel logic circuitry. The sentinel logic circuitry allows access to the protected memory area only either from within the protected memory area or from outside of the protected memory area but through a dedicated memory location within the protected memory area. The dedicated memory location then points to protected address locations within the protected memory area.

公开(公告)号：US10924018B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US15865035

申请日：2018-01-08

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Horst Diewald ,  Johann Zipperer ,  Peter Weber ,  Anton Brauchle

IPC: H02M3/158 ,  G01R21/133 ,  G01R21/00 ,  G01R22/10

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.