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公开(公告)号:US20210351309A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-11
申请号:US17314417
申请日:2021-05-07
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Volodymyr SELIUCHENKO
IPC: H01L31/0352 , H01L27/146 , G01S17/894 , G01S7/4865 , G01S17/06
Abstract: A photonic mixer device for multiplying an impinging optical signal with a reference electrical signal includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; two detector regions of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; two biasing regions of the first conductivity type with a higher dopant concentration than the dopant concentration of the semiconductor substrate, each biasing region positioned near one of the respective detector regions, wherein an electrical field can be formed in the semiconductor substrate by applying a voltage bias between the biasing regions; two bias electrodes, which are isolated from the substrate and the biasing regions, wherein each bias electrode is only locally, partially or completely, covering an outer edge of one of the respective biasing regions.
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公开(公告)号:US20210239839A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-05
申请号:US17161918
申请日:2021-01-29
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Volodymyr SELIUCHENKO
IPC: G01S17/894 , G01S17/18
Abstract: A depth mapping system includes a time of flight ranging system including structured and unstructured light sources, an optical sensor unit and a signal processing unit. The system time employs first and second time of flight ranging technique in respect of the optical sensor unit. The first and second time of flight techniques measure respective first and second distance ranges over a first and a second respective field of view. Measurement of the first and second distance ranges are respectively at a first angular resolution and a second angular resolution greater than the first angular resolution. The structured and unstructured light sources respectively operate in respect of the first and second time of flight techniques. First and second regions of the optical sensor unit respectively have the first and second fields of view associated therewith, and the structured source has a greater emission radiant intensity than the unstructured source.
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公开(公告)号:US20210239810A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-05
申请号:US17160724
申请日:2021-01-28
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Andreas OTT
IPC: G01S7/4913 , G01S17/32 , G01S7/48
Abstract: An apparatus (100) comprises a light source that emits light modulated selectively at first and second modulation frequencies. A photonic mixer cell (102) generates and stores a plurality of electrical output signals respectively corresponding to phase offset values applied in accordance with an indirect time of flight technique and in respect of the selected modulation frequency. A signal processing circuit processes a first number of the electrical output signals at the first modulation frequency to calculate a first measurement phase angle (φ1) from a calculated first measurement vector, and a second number of the electrical output signals at the second modulation frequency to calculate a second measurement phase angle (φ2) from a second calculated measurement vector. A phase angle difference (Δφ) between the first and second measurement phase angles (φ1, φ2) is then calculated and a correction value (φcorr) applied to the phase angle difference (Δφ) to yield an extended range phase angle (φext) for calculating a range.
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公开(公告)号:US10964611B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-30
申请号:US15819260
申请日:2017-11-21
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Gunnar Munder , Heiko Grimm , Thomas Freitag
IPC: H01L21/66 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/00 , H01R31/02 , G01R31/26 , G01R31/28 , G01R19/00 , H01L23/66 , H01L23/64
Abstract: An edge crack monitoring system for an integrated circuit provided on a die, comprises a conductive trace comprising at least a first conductive path for allowing current in a first direction, and a second adjacent conductive path for allowing current in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Both adjacent conductive paths form at least one loop surrounding a semiconductor device on a die. The arrangement of the trace is adapted to provide compensation of EM interferences. The trace comprises two terminals being connectable to a detection circuit for detecting damages by generating a fault signal upon detection of disruption of the conductive trace due to a damage. The conductive trace comprises high resistance portions with a resistance of at least 1 kΩ, adapted for reducing self-resonance.
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公开(公告)号:US10830612B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US16385215
申请日:2019-04-16
Applicant: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
Inventor: Christian Schott , Samuel Huber
Abstract: A system for measuring an angular position of a rotor with respect to a stator, wherein the rotor is rotatable around a rotation axis, the system comprising: a magnetic source mounted on the rotor, having at least four magnet poles and providing a periodically repetitive magnetic field pattern with respect to the rotation axis; a sensor mounted on the stator and comprising a plurality of sensor elements for measuring at least one magnetic field component of the magnetic field and for providing a measurement signal thereof; the sensor being located substantially centered around the rotation axis, in a plane substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis at a first distance from the magnetic source; the sensor elements being located substantially on a circle at a second distance from the rotation axis; a calculator that determines the angular position by calculating it from the measurement signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20200144139A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-07
申请号:US16735117
申请日:2020-01-06
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Gunnar MUNDER , Heiko GRIMM , Thomas FREITAG
Abstract: An edge crack monitoring system for an integrated circuit provided on a die, comprises a conductive trace comprising at least a first conductive path for allowing current in a first direction, and a second adjacent conductive path for allowing current in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Both adjacent conductive paths form at least one loop surrounding a semiconductor device on a die. The arrangement of the trace is adapted to provide compensation of EM interferences. The trace comprises two terminals being connectable to a detection circuit for detecting damages by generating a fault signal upon detection of disruption of the conductive trace due to a damage. The conductive trace comprises high resistance portions with a resistance of at least 1 kΩ, adapted for reducing self-resonance.
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公开(公告)号:US20200091415A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16575640
申请日:2019-09-19
Applicant: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
Inventor: Jan-Willem Burssens , Appolonius Van Der Wiel
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electronic circuit, an interconnection contact such as a solder ball, and a plate configured to concentrate magnetic flux to a predetermined area. The plate is electrically conductive, and it is electrically connected to the electronic circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US20190385923A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16441743
申请日:2019-06-14
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Appolonius Jacobus VAN DER WIEL
IPC: H01L23/31 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/00 , H01L23/29 , H01L23/532 , H01L21/768 , H01L29/40 , H01L29/84 , H01L21/02 , H01L37/02
Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first doped semiconductor layer, a second doped semiconductor layer, an oxide layer covering the first doped semiconductor layer and the second doped semiconductor layer, and an interconnect. The first doped semiconductor layer is electrically connected with the second doped semiconductor layer by means of the interconnect which crosses over a sidewall of the second doped semiconductor layer. The interconnect comprises a metal filled slit in the oxide layer. At least one electronic component is formed in the first and/or second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device moreover comprises a passivation layer which covers the first and second doped semiconductor layers and the oxide layer.
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公开(公告)号:US10467098B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-05
申请号:US15974862
申请日:2018-05-09
Applicant: MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV
Inventor: Philippe Laugier , Benoit Heroux , Thomas Freitag
Abstract: A method for performing an initialization or a reset of a port of an integrated circuit includes: receiving in a device for supervising ports, from a central processing unit of the integrated circuit, a port initialization signal comprising port initialization data and one or more parity bits; inverting in the device for supervising ports the one or more parity bits in accordance with the port initialization signal; providing the port initialization signal comprising the port initialization data and the inverted one or more parity bits to the port of the integrated circuit; on receipt of the port initialization signal at the port, inverting again in the port the inverted one or more parity bits, thereby obtaining the original one or more parity bits and storing the port initialization data and the just obtained original one or more parity bits.
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公开(公告)号:US20190310371A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-10
申请号:US16373908
申请日:2019-04-03
Applicant: Melexis Technologies NV
Inventor: Andrii KYSELOV
Abstract: A pulsed-light detection and ranging apparatus comprises an optical detector arranged to generate, when in use, time-series data in response to an optical pulse incident thereupon. A processing resource is also provided and arranged to support a pulse analyser (132). The pulse analyser (132) is arranged to identify (134) an inflection point of a pulse described by the time-series data. The pulse analyser (132) is further arranged to calculate (138) a distance based upon determined inflection point relative to a time axis associated with the time-series data.
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