Triune Ip, LLC

Texas Instruments Corporation

Triune Systems, LLC

Semtech Corporation

Eric Christian Blackall

Ross Eliot Teggatz

Wayne T Chen

Brett E Smith

David John Baldwin

Joseph A Devore

Mohammad A Al-Shyoukh

Amer H Atrash

Petru Emanuel Stingu

Patrick Peter Siniscalchi

Wen Cai

Feng Hou

A system is disclosed that includes a wireless power receiver, a battery charging system coupled to the wireless power receiver and configured to charge a battery using power received from the wireless power receiver and a wireless data communication system coupled to the wireless power receiver and the battery charging system, the wireless data communication system configured to determine a power requirement and to transmit the power requirement using the wireless power receiver.

System for wireless power transmission and communication

A solid-state switch, comprising at least one switch controller. At least one switch having a first terminal coupled to a power source, a second terminal coupled to the power source and a control terminal coupled to the switch controller and configured to selectively conduct and block current flow from the first terminal to the second terminal. At least one power converter coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to convert power from the power source from a first voltage level to a second voltage level and to provide power at the second voltage level to the switch controller.

Power sharing solid-state relay

A system configured to provide galvanic isolation of data or power signals between primary and secondary sides. In various forms, the system may provide galvanic isolation with primary side passive or active sensing of a secondary side load, and with secondary side control for dual data and power control over a single galvanic interface; with series capacitive, series capacitive and resistive, alternating series capacitive and resistive, or series and parallel capacitive galvanic isolation, or series and parallel capacitive galvanic isolation for multiple isolated ground planes; using Manchester encoding across the galvanic isolation region; using differential power and data across the galvanic isolation region; using an isolated common reference for data and power links across the galvanic isolation region; using controller area networking across the galvanic isolation region; or using a resonant configuration and having feedback between the galvanic interface, only on the primary side, or only on the secondary side.

Isolation for communication and power

The disclosed invention provides examples of preferred embodiments including systems for harvesting energy from variable output energy harvesting apparatus. The systems include energy harvesting apparatus for providing energy input to a switched mode power supply and a control loop for dynamically adjusting energy harvesting apparatus input to the switched mode power supply, whereby system output power is substantially optimized to the practical. Exemplary embodiments of the invention include systems for harvesting energy using solar cells in boost, buck, and buck-boost configurations.

Variable power energy harvesting system

A switch controller, an isolated system incorporating an integrated circuit (IC) and a method of operating a power switch. In one embodiment, the IC includes: (1) a monolithic substrate, (2) a drive circuit supported by the monolithic substrate and configured to drive a power switch, (3) a diagnostics block supported by the monolithic substrate and configured to provide diagnostic signals indicating at least one attribute associated with the power switch and (4) a control block supported by the monolithic substrate and configured to drive the drive circuit in response to control signals developed based on the diagnostic signals.

Circuits and methods for providing power and data communication in isolated system architectures

Systems for harvesting energy from a variable output energy harvesting apparatus are disclosed. The systems include an energy harvesting apparatus for providing energy input to a switched mode power supply and a control loop for dynamically adjusting energy harvesting apparatus input to the switched mode power supply, whereby system output power is substantially optimized to the practical. Exemplary embodiments include systems for harvesting energy using solar cells in boost, buck, and buck-boost configurations.

The invention provides methods and systems for the application and reading of micro markings for coding of information for placement on the surfaces of individual very small devices. In preferred embodiments, a two dimensional micro matrix of markings or dots is realized on a scale of a 25 um cell size and smaller.

Micro matrix data marking

The invention provides methods for programming a floating gate. A floating gate tunneling device is used with an analog comparing device in a circuit having a floating reference node and an offset-mitigating feedback loop for iteratively programming a floating gate, or multiple floating gates.

Method for programming a floating gate

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fault protection circuit, a method of operating a fault protection circuit and a voltage regulator. In one embodiment, the fault protection circuit is for use with the voltage regulator and includes an output power section having first and second MOS transistors configured to provide a regulated voltage on an output node of the voltage regulator. The fault protection circuit also includes a gate pull-down section connected to the first and second MOS transistors and configured to provide a gate pull-down MOS transistor to limit a current through the first and second MOS transistors during a current overload fault condition on the output node.

Fault protection circuit, method of operating a fault protection circuit and a voltage regulator employing the same

The invention provides circuits and systems for programming a floating gate. A floating gate tunneling device is used with an analog comparing device in a circuit having a floating reference node and an offset-mitigating feedback loop for iteratively programming a floating gate, or multiple floating gates.

Circuit and system for programming a floating gate

Various systems and methods for comparing signals are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide comparator circuits with programmable hysteresis. Such circuits include a comparator input circuit that receives two inputs to be compared. The comparator input circuit provides a first differential current output based at least in part on a difference between the first voltage input and the second voltage input. The aforementioned circuits further include a hysteresis control circuit that is operable to receive a single programmable voltage input, and to provide a second differential current output based at least in part on the comparator output and the single programmable voltage input. An output circuit is also included that sums the first differential current and the second differential current, and provides a comparator output based at least in part on the sum of the first differential current and the second differential current.

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Eric Christian Blackall