Stmicroelectronics International N.v.

Stmicroelectronics Razvoj Polprevodnikov D.o.o.

Stmicroelectronics S.a.

Stmicroelectronics (rousset) Sas

Ams Ag

Stmicroelectronics (grenoble 2) Sas

Maksimiljan Stiglic

Kosta Kovacic

Albin Pevec

Vinko Kunc

Iztok Bratuz

Anton Stern

Nejc Suhadolnik

Roman Benkovic

Alexandre Tramoni

Nicolas Cordier

Marc Houdebine

Elisa Girani

Francesco Cavaliere

Various embodiments of the present disclosure disclose decoding techniques for mitigating data corruption due to duty cycle distortion, jitter, and other distortions to a digital signal. Decoding processes, apparatuses, and systems are provided that utilize a decoding framework for improving the accuracy of output bit streams generated from digital signals. An example process receives data indicative of a digital signal, generates a signal measurement for the digital signal that includes signal length descriptive between a two rising edges of a digital signal or two falling edges of the demodulated digital signal, and generates at least one portion of an output bit stream for the digital signal based at least in part on the signal measurement.

Decoding systems and methods for mitigating distortions in digital signals

In accordance with an embodiment, a linear voltage regulator includes: a first transistor coupled between a first input terminal and an output terminal, the first input terminal adapted to receive a first voltage, and the output terminal adapted to provide a regulated voltage; a second transistor coupled between a second input terminal and the output terminal, the second input terminal adapted to receive a second voltage; and an amplifier of a difference between a third voltage proportional to the voltage at the output terminal and a reference voltage, an output of said amplifier being selectively coupled to a control terminal of the first transistor and to a control terminal of the second transistor, the amplifier being supplied by a fourth voltage corresponding to a highest voltage of the first voltage and the second voltage.

IC card regulator

A method for decoding a data stream carried by a modulated signal includes receiving the modulated signal. The modulated signal is modulated according to a protocol belonging to a group of protocols including at least three protocols. The method further includes extracting a clock signal from the received modulated signal, detecting the protocol, and decoding the data stream according to the detected protocol using the extracted clock signal.

Integrated circuits and methods for protocol detection and decoding in near field communications

A near field communication (NFC) method includes activating an NFC device second device in response to a first electromagnetic field generated by a nearby NFC device. The NFC device generates a second electromagnetic field after being activated. The first NFC device can detect the second electromagnetic field and initiate a near field communication process.

Activation of an NFC device

An integrated circuit, includes: an input configured to receive an induced signal that is modulated according to a protocol belonging to the group including protocols using ASK modulation and protocols using OOK modulation; a detection circuit configured to detect the modulation of the induced signal; a decoding circuit configured to detect the protocol; a configurable limiter configured to limit a level of the induced signal and having a first configuration adapted to protocols using ASK modulation and a second configuration adapted to protocols using OOK modulation; and a control circuit configured to set the limiter in the first configuration until a protocol is detected, and to switch the limiter from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to a protocol using OOK modulation being detected.

Method for limiting the level of a modulated signal received by a tag and corresponding limiter

An RFID transponder includes a coding and modulation unit that generates a transmission signal by modulating an oscillator signal with an encoded bit signal. During a first and a second time segment, the encoded bit signal assumes a first and a second logic level, respectively. The transmission signal includes a first signal pulse having a first phase within the first time segment and a second signal pulse having a second phase that is shifted with respect to the first phase by a predefined phase difference within the second time segment. The transmission signal is paused for a pause period between the first and the second signal pulse. The pause period is shorter than a mean value of a period of the first time segment and a period of the second time segment.

Radio-frequency identification transponder and method for data transmission by means of radio-frequency identification technology

A transponder communicates with a reader using active load modulation. The transponder includes a digital phase locked loop (DPLL), which, in operation, generates an active load modulation (ALM) carrier clock synchronized to carrier clock of the reader. Between transmission of data frames, the DPLL is placed in a lock mode of operation in which a feedback loop of the DPLL is closed. Within a transmitted data frame having a duration, the DPLL is placed, for the duration of the transmitted data frame, in a hold mode of operation in which the feedback loop is opened. A phase of the ALM carrier clock is adjusted at least once during the duration of the transmitted data frame.

Method for synchronizing an active load modulation clock within a transponder, and corresponding transponder

A communication device () comprises a conductor (), a transceiver () coupled to the conductor () and a data processing unit () that is coupled to the transceiver (). The communication device () is configured to determine a strength signal (ST) depending on a receiver signal (SR) received via the conductor () and to determine a proximity signal (SP) depending on a proximity of a body to the communication device (). The data processing unit () is configured to generate a disable signal (STO) depending on at least a value of the strength signal (ST) and on at least a value of the proximity signal (SP).

Communication device and method for communication

A method of wireless communication includes transmitting frames from a transponder to a reader and synchronizing between a reader carrier frequency and an active load modulation (ALM) carrier frequency within each transmitted frame. Each transmitted frame includes ALM carrier bursts generated from subcarrier modulation by binary phase shift keying (BPSK) data encoding and producing signal oscillations at a transponder antenna after each ALM carrier burst generation, The synchronizing occurs at each phase change of the data encoding when no burst is generated during a half period of the subcarrier preceding the phase change and a half period of the subcarrier following this phase change. The transponder antenna has a moderate quality factor sufficient to naturally damp the signal oscillations so that the synchronizing is performed without performing any controlled signal oscillations damping.

Synchronization method of an active load modulation clock within a transponder

In some embodiments, a contactless communication device includes an antenna, and a driving stage having a power supply terminal configured to receive a power supply voltage, where the driving stage is configured to deliver a current to the antenna. The device further includes a monitoring circuit configured to monitor the power transmitted by the antenna. The monitoring circuit is configured, in the presence of a request for a reduction in a current level of transmitted power, to reduce the power supply voltage of the driving stage down to a target value corresponding to a new level of the transmitted power less than the current level.

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Maribor, Slovenia

Maksimiljan Stiglic