ISOLATION STRUCTURE FOR IC WITH EPI REGIONS SHARING THE SAME TANK

    公开(公告)号:US20250169193A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US19032752

    申请日:2025-01-21

    Abstract: An ESD cell includes an n+ buried layer (NBL) within a p-epi layer on a substrate. An outer deep trench isolation ring (outer DT ring) includes dielectric sidewalls having a deep n-type diffusion (DEEPN diffusion) ring (DEEPN ring) contacting the dielectric sidewall extending downward to the NBL. The DEEPN ring defines an enclosed p-epi region. A plurality of inner DT structures are within the enclosed p-epi region having dielectric sidewalls and DEEPN diffusions contacting the dielectric sidewalls extending downward from the topside surface to the NBL. The inner DT structures have a sufficiently small spacing with one another so that adjacent DEEPN diffusion regions overlap to form continuous wall of n-type material extending from a first side to a second side of the outer DT ring dividing the enclosed p-epi region into a first and second p-epi region. The first and second p-epi region are connected by the NBL.

    Method and System for Compression of Radar Signals

    公开(公告)号:US20250167800A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US19027257

    申请日:2025-01-17

    Abstract: A radar system is provided that includes a compression component configured to compress blocks of range values to generate compressed blocks of range values, and a radar data memory configured to store compressed blocks of range values generated by the compression component. In an example, the compression component parameter determination engine to determine a compression parameter for a type of compression to yield a compressed output of the block of range values that is less than or equal to a specified size. The compression parameter may be a scale factor, or may be a Golomb parameter and a scale factor, depending on the type of compression. The compression component further includes an encoder to compress, using the type of compression, the block of range values to generate a compressed block of range values based on the compression parameter.

    INTEGRATOR SYSTEM RESPONSE STABILIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250158603A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18508565

    申请日:2023-11-14

    Abstract: The techniques and circuits, described herein, include solutions for compensating for integrator drift. A drift compensation circuit has a first terminal coupled to an output of an integrator, and a second terminal coupled to an input of the integrator. The drift compensation circuit is configured to sense integrator drift at the output of the integrator, and provide a compensation signal to the input of the integrator based on the sensed drift. The input of the integrator may be coupled to an output of an additional integrator. By sensing the integrator drift at the end of the signal chain, and providing the compensation signal earlier in the signal chain, the compensation signal can compensate for integrator drift from multiple integrators in the system.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY DIAGNOSTICS

    公开(公告)号:US20250155327A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18508889

    申请日:2023-11-14

    Abstract: An example apparatus includes: interface circuitry; and diagnostic circuitry configured to: determine a set of signal chains that may be used by an application, a signal chain in the set to include an ordered sequence of one or more circuit modules; identify a first signal chain from the set that was used by the application; and run, in response to a determination that the circuit modules in the first signal chain are idle, a diagnostic test on the first signal chain.

    RGBIR color filter image processing with lens shading correction

    公开(公告)号:US12302007B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18147964

    申请日:2022-12-29

    Abstract: A system is provided. The system generally includes a first processor configured to receive image input data from a red-green-blue infrared (RGBIR) sensor. The first processor of the system is configured to generate a first intermediate image data from the image input data. The system generally includes a second processor. The second processor of the system is configured to generate a second intermediate image data that includes red-green-blue (RGB) image data from the first intermediate image data, and to generate a third intermediate image data that includes infrared (IR) image data from the first intermediate image data. The system generally includes a third processor. The third processor of the system is configured to process the third intermediate image data. The system generally includes a fourth processor. The fourth processor of the system is configured to process the second image data.

    Package for power semiconductor devices

    公开(公告)号:US12300678B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18334317

    申请日:2023-06-13

    Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes: a first mold compound partially covering a thermal pad that extends through a pre-molded package substrate formed of a first mold compound, a portion of the thermal pad exposed on a die side surface of the pre-molded package substrate, the pre-molded package substrate having a recess on the die side surface, with an exposed portion of the thermal pad and a portion of the first mold compound in a die mounting area in the recess; a semiconductor die mounted to the thermal pad and another semiconductor die mounted to the mold compound in the die mounting area; wire bonds coupling bond pads on the semiconductor dies to traces on the pre-molded package substrate; and a second mold compound over the die side surface of the pre-molded package substrate and covering the wire bonds, the semiconductor dies, the recess, and a portion of the traces.

    Low-frequency oscillator monitoring circuit

    公开(公告)号:US12298345B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18171951

    申请日:2023-02-21

    Abstract: Low-frequency oscillator (LFO) monitoring circuits and methods. An example of an LFO monitoring circuit includes a resistor having first and second resistor terminals with the first resistor terminal coupled to a ground terminal, first and second transistors coupled between a supply voltage terminal and the second resistor terminal, the first transistor having a first control terminal and the second transistor having a second control terminal, a ramp generator having first and second outputs coupled to the first and second control terminals, respectively, and first and second inputs configured to receive, respectively, first and second signals representative of a frequency of a low-frequency oscillator, the ramp generator being configured to provide, at the first output, a first ramp signal based on the first signal and, at the second output, a second ramp signal based on the second signal, and a comparator having a comparator input coupled to the second resistor terminal.

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