HOVER SENSING WITH MULTI-PHASE SELF-CAPACITANCE METHOD
Granted: September 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240302925
A capacitance sensing device includes a transmit (TX) generator for generating a sequence of receive (RX) signals by applying each TX signal pattern in a sequence of TX signal patterns to a set of sensor electrodes. For each TX signal pattern in the sequence of TX signal patterns, and for each subset of three or more contiguous sensor electrodes of the set of sensor electrodes, the TX generator applies to the subset one of a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal. The…
Current Controlled Architecture for a Vconn Switch
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240297494
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller including a Vconn switch having a current controlled architecture, and method for operating the same, are described. In an example embodiment, the Vconn switch includes first and second transistors coupled in series between a Vconn terminal and a communication channel (CC) terminal, a replica switch coupled to the Vconn terminal, a replica current generator coupled to the replica switch, and a resistance control module coupled to the replica…
LOW-POWER FAST-TRANSIENT LOW-DROPOUT (LDO) REGULATOR WITH DIRECT FEED-FORWARD
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240295890
A low-dropout (LDO) regulator includes a voltage reference node and a one-stage differential amplifier coupled to the voltage reference node. The one-stage differential amplifier includes: a differential pair of NMOS transistors; a mirroring load comprising a first current source and a PMOS transistor; a direct feed-forward (DFF) loop formed by the PMOS transistor and its parasitic gate-to-drain capacitance during a load transient; and an indirect regulation feedback (IRF) loop formed by…
VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT CHANNEL CALIBRATION FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Granted: September 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240295612
A first step of a calibration procedure is be performed to obtain a first set of voltage measurements by causing each mode switch of a first set of mode switches of a voltage management subsystem to be placed in a first position and each mode switch of a second set of mode switches of the voltage management subsystem to be placed in a second position. Each mode switch is included within a channel of the voltage management subsystem. A second step of the calibration procedure is performed…
WIRELESS SERVICE DISCOVERY METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240292202
A method can include, by operation of a wireless device, determining at least one set of wireless channel candidates from available wireless channels of at least one wireless standard; determining a network information value accessible to devices of a wireless network; generating a selection value with an arithmetic-logic operation on the network information value; selecting a plurality of wireless channels from the at least one set of wireless channel candidates with the selection value…
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE LATENCY IN SERIAL FFT BASED OFDM RECEIVER SYSTEMS WITH DE-INTERLEAVER
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240291703
One or more devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example of the techniques presented herein, a receiver has a receiver front end configured to receive time domain data in natural order, a fast Fourier transform module configured to generate frequency domain data in digit reversed order based on the time domain data, a demodulator configured to generate first demodulated data in digit reversed order based on the frequency domain data, and a de-interleaver configured to…
COMPACT ROUTING PACKAGE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ISOLATION
Granted: August 29, 2024
Application Number:
20240290709
Systems, methods, and devices for a ball grid array with non-linear conductive routing are described herein. Such a ball grid array may include a plurality of solder balls that are electrically coupled by a non-linear conductive routing. The non-linear conductive routing may include a plurality of routing sections where each of the plurality of routing sections is disposed at an angle to adjacent routing sections.
IMPLEMENTING ACTIVE CLAMP FLYBACK CONVERTERS WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283365
Implementing active clamp flyback (ACF) converters with improved efficiency is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an active clamp flyback (ACF) flyback converter. The ACF flyback converter includes a primary side including a high side (HS) switch, a low side (LS) switch and an ACF driver, and a secondary side including a secondary-side controller configured at least to obtain a set of input parameters, the set of input parameters including a set of subsystem parameters…
HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTIVE SENSING ALL DIGITAL PHASE LOCKED LOOP
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283451
Front-end circuits that combine inductive and capacitive sensing are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of inductive elements, an inductive measurement circuit, and a frequency divider circuit. The inductive measurement circuit is to output a first signal with a first frequency. The first signal is associated with an inductance change of one of the inductive elements. A feedback circuit can maintain the sinusoidal operation of the first signal. The frequency…
NSN Detection in Primary-side-controlled AC-DC Converter
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283370
An AC-DC converter and method of operating the same is provided to sense negative voltage (NSN) on a synchronous rectifier (SR_DRAIN) on a secondary-side of the converter. The SR_DRAIN voltage is sensed and a first integration signal (volt-sec) generated based on a time and voltage for which the SR_DRAIN voltage is greater than a bus voltage (VBUS_IN) output from the secondary. When Volt-sec is greater than a reference voltage a volt-sec based NSN detect signal is generated. A second…
IMPLEMENTING POWER FACTOR CORRECTION WITH SINGLE-STAGE FLYBACK CONVERTERS OPERATING WITH A FIXED SWITCHING FREQUENCY
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283363
Controlling power factor correction (PFC) in a flyback converter is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a flyback converter configured to operate with a fixed switching frequency. The flyback converter includes a signal transformer, a primary side including a primary-side controller coupled to the signal transformer, and a secondary side including a secondary-side controller coupled to the signal transformer. The secondary-side controller is configured at least to cause a…
IMPLEMENTING POWER FACTOR CORRECTION WITH SINGLE-STAGE FLYBACK CONVERTERS OPERATING WITH A VARIABLE SWITCHING FREQUENCY
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283352
Controlling power factor correction (PFC) in a flyback converter is described. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a flyback converter configured to operate with a variable switching frequency. The flyback converter includes a signal transformer, a primary side including a primary-side controller coupled to the signal transformer, and a secondary side including a secondary-side controller coupled to the signal transformer. The secondary-side controller is configured at least to…
Multipurpose Electric Field Shield for Wireless Power Transfer Systems
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240283299
A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The system includes a wireless power transmitter including a transmitter coil and a transmitter electric field shield disposed over the transmitter coil. The transmitter electric field shield includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB. Each of the first and second PCBs includes a number of apertures. The apertures of the first PCB do not overlap with the apertures of the second PCB. The system further includes a wireless…
POWER CONVERTER CURRENT SENSE FAULT DETECTION
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240280645
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example of the techniques presented herein, a method of operating a Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery (USB-PD) power converter is provided. The method includes generating a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal for controlling the power converter. An output current signal for the power converter is determined. The output current signal corresponds to an output current across an external sense resistor coupled in an…
INDUCTIVE SENSING METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
Granted: August 22, 2024
Application Number:
20240280620
A method can include in a first phase of a sensing operation, controlling at least a first switch to energize a sensor inductance; in a second phase of the sensing operation that follows the first phase, controlling at least a second switch to couple the sensor inductance to a first modulator capacitance to induce a first fly-back current from the sensor inductance, the first fly-back current generating a first modulator voltage at the first modulator capacitance, and in response to the…
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RATE ADAPTATION FOR DATA THROUGHPUT ENHANCEMENT IN WIRELESS DEVICES
Granted: August 15, 2024
Application Number:
20240276532
Systems, methods, and devices enhance data throughput in wireless devices. Methods may include determining, using a processing device comprising processing elements, a plurality of wireless parameters representing wireless data features on a wireless communications channel, and determining, using the processing device, a plurality of interference parameters based, at least in part, on the plurality of wireless parameters, the plurality of interference parameters identifying interference…
WIRELESS METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS HAVING OPERATING PARAMETER UPDATES VIA PERIODIC, BROADCAST MESSAGE
Granted: August 15, 2024
Application Number:
20240276304
A method can include, by operation of a wireless device, monitoring at least a first advertising channel for an advertising packet; in response to advertising data in the advertising packet, synchronizing transmission and reception of packets to an advertising link that includes sub-intervals within a repeating interval on a second advertising channel. During a download sub-interval of the sub-intervals, and update packet can be received that includes new parameter data. During an upload…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG BLOCK
Granted: July 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240250684
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example of the techniques presented herein, a system comprises a first input terminal and a first programmable analog block configured according to a first configuration. A controller is configured to reconfigure the first programmable analog block according to a second configuration different than the first configuration based on a first signal received at the first input terminal.
MULTI-PROTOCOL COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Granted: July 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240251290
A multi-protocol network and methods for operating the same are provided. The method begins with establishing a wireless-connection between a first transceiver in a first device and a second-transceiver in a second device using a wireless-protocol. First, wired-protocol packets and non-packet data are received and converted in the first device to second-packets compatible with the wireless-protocol by inserting synchronization-bits non-packet data in a preamble. This is initiated by…
ADDITIONAL SECURITY RANGING FOR BLE USING CO-LOCATED Wi-Fi DEVICES
Granted: July 25, 2024
Application Number:
20240251247
Techniques are disclosed to leverage co-located radios such as BLE and Wi-Fi radios to increase the security of BLE ranging and localization. In one aspect, a transmitting BLE device may use a co-located Wi-Fi radio to transmit signals to interfere with an intruding device's interception of BLE RTT packets. The obfuscating Wi-Fi transmission may overlap a BLE RTT packet in the time domain with or without overlapping in the frequency domain. In one aspect, the co-located Wi-Fi radio may…
