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Motorola Corporation

Jose L Diaz

David V James

Scott D Smyers

Glen David Stone

Bruce Alan Fairman

Jung-Jen Liu

Richard A Bardini

Steve Pham

Hisato Shima

Harold M Cook

Edmund B Boucher

George C Anderson

Chen-Chi Chou

A system is disclosed for an electrical generator system for a vehicle. The system includes a wind turbine, an electrical generator mechanically connected to the wind turbine and configured to connect to an electrical energy storage device that is configured to store electrical energy on-board the vehicle, and a rigid, conicalhousing, formingwind channeling funnel that includesan interior chamber, thehousingfunnelhaving an inlet end and an outlet end,the inlet end having a larger diameter than the outlet end, and the conical housing configured to directthat directswind flow into the wind turbine.

Electrical generator system for capturing wind energy on a moving vehicle

A system is disclosed for an electrical generator system for a vehicle. The system includes a wind turbine, an electrical generator mechanically connected to the wind turbine and configured to connect to an electrical energy storage device that is configured to store electrical energy on-board the vehicle, and a rigid, conical housing, forming an interior chamber, the housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end having a larger diameter than the outlet end, and the conical housing configured to direct wind flow into the wind turbine.

A packaging assembly () includes a plurality of dissimilar die () bonded to a base board () and ground coupled to a heat sink () through an opening (). A mating board () is coupled to the base board () to provide separate surface mountable contacts (-) with which to independently bias each die () while the heat sink () provides thermal dissipation for the die. Assembly () provides a surface mountable package well suited to multiband applications.

Heat sink packaging assembly for electronic components

An electrical connection that is equipped with a pullout prevention clip which can be advantageously used to prevent an electrical plug from being accidentally removed from the connection. The electrical connection includes a socket member formed recessed in an electronic device for receiving a plug, the plug is molded with a groove in an outer peripheral surface, a shaft member attached to the electronic device for anchoring a clip member and acting as an axis pivotally or slidingly engages the clip member, the clip member has a cutout portion for engaging the groove in the plug upon deployment and thereby preventing the plug from being accidentally or unintentionally pulled out.

Electrical connections having pullout prevention feature

A reversible heat sink packaging assembly ( ) for integrated circuits is provided. The packaging assembly ( ) includes a chip carrier ( ) having an opening ( ) formed therein and a heat sink ( ). The heat sink ( ) is attached to one side of a die ( ). The die ( ) fits into the opening ( ) of the carrier ( ) with the heat sink ( ) abutting one side ( ) of the carrier and the die being wire bonded ( ) to the other side ( ) of the carrier. The packaging assembly ( ) can be oriented either device side up or down.

Reversible heat sink packaging assembly for an integrated circuit

An electronic component ( ), such as a power transistor, is formed of a molded plastic package having top ( ), bottom ( ) and side ( ) surfaces and electrical contacts. A lead frame ( ) attaches to one of the contacts and wraps about the component ( ) so as to provide heat dissipation capability from the bottom and top surfaces of the molded plastic package.

Thermal dissipation package for an electrical surface mount component

A method and system for allowing a network of devices (nodes) which conform to standards with different physical interfaces and communication protocols to share a communication link. In one embodiment of the present invention, a 1394a compliant node is connected to a partially compliant bi-lingual 1394b node. The partially compliant bi-lingual 1394b node is connected to a fully compliant 1394b node. Thus, the partially compliant bi-lingual 1394b node provides a bridge between the 1394a node and the fully compliant 1394b node. The fully compliant 1394b node has a physical interface in compliance with the 1394b standard and arbitrates according to either the 1394b standard or the 1394a standard. The partially compliant 1394b node has a physical interface in compliance with the 1394b standard but arbitrates according to the 1394a standard. The 1394a node has a physical interface in compliance with the 1394a standard and arbitrates according to the 1394a standard.

Method and system for partitioning an extended network of 1394b devices into subclusters of fully capable and partially capable nodes

A system and method for multi-level context switching in an electronic network comprises a control state machine configured to implement a data priority scheme, a return address generator configured to hold and release return addresses for interrupted instruction modules in accordance with the data priority scheme and context information from the electronic network, and a processor configured to process data from the electronic network in accordance with the data priority scheme and the context information. Receive registers stores data received from the electronic network. The control state machine includes a switch address generator and a program counter select. The switch address generator outputs a switch address, which is an address for a first instruction for a selected-context instruction module. The return address generator holds and releases the return addresses, which are addresses of next consecutive instructions, when an instruction module is interrupted for a context switch. The program counter select outputs a switch address, a return address, or a next consecutive address to select the appropriate instruction in the memory for execution by the processor.

System and method for multi-level context switching in an electronic network

A method of address management in a net having a plurality of buses linked by a plurality of bus bridges where the net has only one branch bus with multiple bus bridges. A local identification address is assigned to each node on a branch bus and a bus number is assigned to each bus other than the branch bus. The bus number includes a common base and the local identification address for the node having a portal that connects to that bus.

Method and system for the simplification of leaf-limited bridges

A method and device for identifying that a 1394 node is actively attached to a 1394 network and indicating so to the 1394 network. In one embodiment, a border node first determines that a 1394 node is actively attached to the border node. Then, the border node sets a reserved bit in a self-identification packet, indicating the active presence of the 1394 node. Then, during the self-identification process, the border node transmits the self-identification packet into a 1394 network, indicating to all 1394 nodes in the 1394 network that there is a border node with an active connection to a 1394 node. Next, the 1394 nodes in the 1394 network of compliant devices alter their behavior for arbitration purposes, such that an 1394 network and a 1394 network may share a communication link.

Method and device for identifying an active 1394A node attached to a 1394B network

A system and method for context switching in an electronic network comprises a memory configured to store instruction modules, each instruction module corresponding to a context, a processor that executes the instruction modules, and a control state machine. The control state machine selects one of the instruction modules for execution by the processor according to context information from the electronic network. The control state machine includes a switch address generator, a return address register, and a program counter select. The switch address generator outputs a switch address, which is an address for a first instruction for a selected-context instruction module. The return address register stores a return address, which is an address of a next consecutive instruction, when an instruction module is interrupted for a context switch. The program counter select outputs the switch address, the return address, or a next consecutive address to select the appropriate instruction in the memory for execution by the processor.

System and method for context switching in an electronic network

A method of and apparatus for providing clock signals for synchronizing operation of elements of a digital interface system between an IEEE 1394 serial bus and a personal computer interface (PCI) bus. The digital interface system includes a number of functional elements in addition to a PCI interface element. Each of the functional elements and the PCI interface element receives a system clock signal via a clock tree. The clock tree derives individual clock signals from the system clock and provides these individual clock signals to each of the functional elements. The clock tree is balanced such that each clock transition occurs at each of the functional elements, other than the PCI interface element, at substantially the same time. Clock balancing is achieved through appropriate circuit layout and insertion of delay elements. The clock tree also derives a clock signal for the PCI interface element from the system clock signal. The portion of the clock tree which provides this clock signal to the PCI interface is not balanced with respect to the remainder of the clock tree. Rather, this portion of the clock tree is conditioned to provide a minimum of delay so as to comply with timing requirements for the PCI bus, such as data set-up and hold times associated with transitions in this clock signal. Accordingly, portions of the clock tree are balanced while at least a portion of the clock tree is not balanced.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Jose L Diaz