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1 | US2021005534A1 |
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIA AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021005534A1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-07 | Application Number: 16/968,815 | Filing Date: 2019-02-15 | Inventor： Sidorov, Victor Jessenig, Stefan Parteder, Georg | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H01L23/48 | Abstract: A dielectric layer is arranged on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a metal layer providing a contact area is embedded in the dielectric layer, a top metal is arranged on an opposite main surface of the substrate, and an electrically conductive interconnection through the substrate, which comprises a plurality of metallizations arranged in a plurality of via holes, connects the contact area with the top metal. The plurality of metallizations is surrounded by an insulating layer penetrating the substrate. | |||
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2 | EP2846458B1 |
Motor position sensor device
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Publication/Patent Number: EP2846458B1 | Publication Date: 2021-03-24 | Application Number: 13183765.0 | Filing Date: 2013-09-10 | Inventor： Einspieler, Roland Stockreiter, Christian | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H02P29/024 | ||||
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3 | US2021075421A1 |
HIGH-VOLTAGE OUTPUT DRIVER FOR A SENSOR DEVICE WITH REVERSE CURRENT BLOCKING
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021075421A1 | Publication Date: 2021-03-11 | Application Number: 16/642,265 | Filing Date: 2018-07-12 | Inventor： Leonardo, Vincenzo Stefanucci, Camillo | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H03K19/003 | Abstract: A high-voltage output driver (1) for a sensor device (100) with reverse current blocking comprises a supply node (SN) to apply a supply voltage (VHV) and an output node (OP) to provide an output signal (OS) of the high-voltage output driver (1). The high-voltage output driver (1) comprises a driver transistor (MP0) being disposed between the supply node (SN) and the output node (OP). The high-voltage output driver (1) further comprises a bulk control circuit (20) to apply a bulk control voltage (Vwell) to a bulk node (BMP0) of the driver transistor (MP0), and a gate control circuit (30) to apply a gate control voltage (GCV) to thegate node (GMP0) of the driver transistor (MP0). | |||
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4 | US2021055177A1 |
Pressure Sensor Module
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021055177A1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-25 | Application Number: 16/316,079 | Filing Date: 2017-07-19 | Inventor： Daamen, Roel Vijayakumar, Kailash Bouman, Hendrik Pijnenburg, Remco Henricus Wilhelmus Van, Lippen Twan | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G01L9/00 | Abstract: A pressure sensor module comprises a base electrode surrounding at least a part of a bottom electrode, and an anchor arrangement on top of the base electrode comprising at least two electrically conductive walls that both surround at least a part of the bottom electrode. The pressure sensor module further comprises an electrically conductive layer that covers at least the bottom electrode and the anchor arrangement such that a cavity is formed between the bottom electrode, the anchor arrangement and the electrically conductive layer. The proportionate area of the electrically conductive walls in a cross section extending from the surface of the inner wall of the anchor arrangement facing the cavity to the surface of the outermost wall of the anchor arrangement facing away from the cavity in a plane parallel to the plane of the bottom electrode is equal to or less than 10%. | |||
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5 | EP2793424B1 |
Host communication circuit, communication system and communication method
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Publication/Patent Number: EP2793424B1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-27 | Application Number: 13164549.1 | Filing Date: 2013-04-19 | Inventor： Theiler, Helmut Costa, Alexander | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H04L5/14 | ||||
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6 | EP3258493B1 |
SYSTEM-ON-CHIP CAMERA WITH INTEGRATED LIGHT SENSOR(S) AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP CAMERA
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3258493B1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-27 | Application Number: 16174805.8 | Filing Date: 2016-06-16 | Inventor： Schrems, Martin Stockmeier, Thomas | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H01L27/146 | ||||
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7 | EP3406194B1 |
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL MONITORING
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3406194B1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-24 | Application Number: 17172553.4 | Filing Date: 2017-05-23 | Inventor： Trattler, Peter Waser, Karl Lenhard, Herbert | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: A61B5/1455 | ||||
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8 | US2021040943A1 |
PUMPING STRUCTURE, PARTICLE DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR PUMPING
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021040943A1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-11 | Application Number: 16/967,828 | Filing Date: 2019-02-01 | Inventor： Coppeta, Raffaele Brivio, Jacopo Pires, Singulani Anderson Vescoli, Verena | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: F04B43/04 | Abstract: A pumping structure comprises at least two membranes, at least two actuation chambers, one evaluation chamber comprising an opening to the outside of the pumping structure, and at least three electrodes. Each membrane is arranged between two electrodes in a vertical direction which is perpendicular to the main plane of extension of the pumping structure, each actuation chamber is arranged between one of the membranes and one of the electrodes in vertical direction, and each actuation chamber is connected to the evaluation chamber via a channel. Furthermore, a particle detector and a method for pumping are provided. | |||
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9 | EP3255456B1 |
OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3255456B1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-06 | Application Number: 16173353.0 | Filing Date: 2016-06-07 | Inventor： Etschmaier, Harald Minixhofer, Rainer Röhrer, Georg | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G01S17/10 | ||||
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10 | EP3562019B1 |
INVERTER CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3562019B1 | Publication Date: 2021-03-03 | Application Number: 18169480.3 | Filing Date: 2018-04-26 | Inventor： Gavillero, Juan Miguel | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H02M3/337 | ||||
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11 | US10925497B2 |
Circuit arrangement for an optical monitoring system and method for optical monitoring
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Publication/Patent Number: US10925497B2 | Publication Date: 2021-02-23 | Application Number: 15/752,238 | Filing Date: 2016-08-17 | Inventor： Trattler, Peter Pauritsch, Manfred Lenhard, Herbert | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: A61B5/024 | Abstract: A circuit arrangement for an optical monitoring system comprises a driver circuit configured to generate at least one driving signal for driving a light source and a detector terminal for receiving a detector current. The circuit arrangement further comprises a current source configured and arranged to generate at the detector terminal a reduction current. The reduction current has an amplitude which is given by a base value whenever none of the least one driving signal assumes a value suitable for activating the light source and by a sum of the base value and a reduction value otherwise. The circuit arrangement also comprises a processing unit configured to generate an output signal depending on a combination of the detector current and the reduction current. | |||
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12 | EP3493097B1 |
METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY WIRELESSLY BY MEANS OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION, RFID, AND RFID SYSTEM
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3493097B1 | Publication Date: 2021-03-24 | Application Number: 17204337.4 | Filing Date: 2017-11-29 | Inventor： Manzi, Giuliano | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G06K7/00 | ||||
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13 | US2021056896A1 |
METHOD FOR SENSING LIGHT
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021056896A1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-25 | Application Number: 16/964,792 | Filing Date: 2019-01-31 | Inventor： Greimel-lÄngauer, Bernhard Lechner, Joachim Kriebernegg, Josef | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G09G3/3208 | Abstract: A method is proposed for sensing light being incident on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display and a light sensor arrangement which is mounted behind the display such as to receive incident light through the display. The method comprises the step of repeatedly switching the display on and off depending on a modulation signal, wherein a sub-frame is defined by an on-state and a consecutive off-state of the display. The modulation signal depends on at least one modulation parameter. In a first sub-frame a display brightness is set to a first level depending on a first value of the at least one modulation parameter. Then a first frame count is determined by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement during the first sub-frame. In a second sub-frame the display brightness is set to a second level depending on a second value of the at least one modulation parameter. Then a second frame count is generated by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement during the second frame. Finally, an ambient light level is determined depending on the first frame count and the second frame count. | |||
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14 | EP2802009B1 |
Integrated imaging device for infrared radiation and method of production
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Publication/Patent Number: EP2802009B1 | Publication Date: 2021-03-24 | Application Number: 13167095.2 | Filing Date: 2013-05-08 | Inventor： Enichlmair, Hubert Minixhofer, Rainer Schrems, Martin | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H01L27/146 | ||||
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15 | US2021003704A1 |
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT AND PROXIMITY MEASUREMENTS
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021003704A1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-07 | Application Number: 16/767,888 | Filing Date: 2018-12-03 | Inventor： MÜnzer, Martin | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G01S17/10 | Abstract: An emitter of electromagnetic radiation is configured for modes of operation providing fields of illumination of different widths, and a photodetector is configured for time-of-flight and proximity measurements by detecting electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by the emitter and reflected to the photodetector. The emitter is operated by a driver, which is configured for an alternation between the modes of operation. A time-of-flight measurement is performed when the field of illumination is narrow, and a proximity or ambient light measurement is performed when the field of illumination is wide. | |||
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16 | US10944251B2 |
Protective circuit and method for protecting a circuit
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Publication/Patent Number: US10944251B2 | Publication Date: 2021-03-09 | Application Number: 16/511,440 | Filing Date: 2019-07-15 | Inventor： Reinprecht, Wolfgang Stockreiter, Christian Weiss, Bernhard | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H02H1/00 | Abstract: A protective circuit (10) comprises a terminal (11), a reference potential terminal (12) and a protective structure (13) that is arranged between the terminal (11) and the reference potential terminal (12), and is designed to be conductive in the event of an electrostatic discharge. The protective circuit (10) furthermore comprises a voltage supply circuit (14) that is coupled to a control input (16) of the protective structure (13) with its output side and is designed for delivering, in the event of radiofrequency interference, a control signal (ST) to the control input (16) with such a high voltage value that conduction of the protective structure (13) is prevented. | |||
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17 | EP3570422B1 |
CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3570422B1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-13 | Application Number: 18172965.8 | Filing Date: 2018-05-17 | Inventor： Lilic, Nenad Kappel, Robert Röhrer, Georg | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H02M3/07 | ||||
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18 | EP2889901B1 |
Semiconductor device with through-substrate via and corresponding method
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Publication/Patent Number: EP2889901B1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-03 | Application Number: 13199683.7 | Filing Date: 2013-12-27 | Inventor： Schrank, Franz Carniello, Sara Enichlmair, Hubert Kraft, Jochen Löffler, Bernhard Holzhaider, Rainer | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H01L21/768 | ||||
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19 | US2021020511A1 |
METHOD OF FORMING A THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIA AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIA
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Publication/Patent Number: US2021020511A1 | Publication Date: 2021-01-21 | Application Number: 16/980,197 | Filing Date: 2019-04-03 | Inventor： Kraft, Jochen Parteder, Georg Jessenig, Stefan Schrank, Franz Siegert, Jörg | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: H01L21/768 | Abstract: A substrate is provided with a dielectric, a metal layer embedded in the dielectric, and a metallic layer arranged on the metal layer between the substrate and the metal layer. A via hole is formed in the substrate and in a region of the dielectric that is between the substrate and the metal layer. An insulation layer is applied in the via hole and removed from above a contact area of the metal layer, and the metallic layer is completely removed from the contact area. A metallization is applied in the via hole on the contact area. | |||
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20 | EP3239788B1 |
METHOD OF OPERATING A TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT
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Publication/Patent Number: EP3239788B1 | Publication Date: 2021-02-24 | Application Number: 16166908.0 | Filing Date: 2016-04-25 | Inventor： Drader, Marc | Assignee: ams AG | IPC: G04F10/00 |
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