Infineon Technologies Ag

Infineon Technologies Austria Ag

Walther Pachler

Gerald Holweg

Josef Gruber

Juergen Hoelzl

Guenter Hofer

Stephan Rampetzreiter

Harald Witschnig

Thomas Herndl

Andrea Hoeller

Jens G Pohl

Dirk Hammerschmidt

Horst Theuss

Gottfried Beer

Frank Pueschner

Peter Stampka

Josef Haid

Michael Huber

Thomas Spoettl

Matthias Emsenhuber

Andreas Woerle

Bernhard Wedl

Robert Kappel

Francois Poensgen

Jan Berger

Markus Moesenbacher

Juergen Schilling

Szabolcs Tompa-Antal

A wearable device including an antenna structure, a chip having a receiver which is electrically coupled to the antenna structure and is configured to receive radio signals by means of the antenna structure, and a trigger device which is arranged in or on the wearable device, which device comprises electrically conductive material and which is configured to trigger foreign object detection in a wireless energy charger in accordance with a wireless charging standard for wirelessly charging an electronic device by means of taking up load from radio waves emitted by the wireless energy charger.

Wearable device, smart card and system

A wallet including an electronic data storage unit for storing wallet information, and a data interface configured to provide a read access to the electronic data storage unit. A controller of the wallet is configured to control the wallet at a first point in time in a first operating mode, in which there is a restriction for the read access to the wallet information, and to control the wallet at a later second point in time in a second operating mode, in which the restriction to the read access is cancelled. The transition from the first operating mode to the second operating mode is irreversible.

Wallet, database system and method for producing a wallet

A chip card body including a metal plate having at least one slot which defines a current flow path on the metal plate, and having a coupling region to accommodate a chip with an antenna, wherein the coupling region is configured to inductively couple the metal plate to the antenna of the chip, a dielectric layer applied to the metal plate, an electrically conductive layer applied to a side of the dielectric layer opposite the metal plate, and at least one electrically conductive coupling between the metal plate and the electrically conductive layer, wherein the metal plate, the dielectric layer and the electrically conductive layer form a capacitor.

Chip card body, method for forming a chip card body and chip card

A secure computing device having a storage arrangement configured to store a secret. The secure computing device includes a first interface configured to control a display, and a second interface configured to receive an input signal having information which reproduces a prompt to display the secret. The secure computing device is designed to read the secret from the storage arrangement on the basis of the input signal, and to control the display via the first interface in such a way that a display of the secret is effected.

Secure computing device

A sensor device is provided that includes a fingerprint sensor and an antenna coupled with the fingerprint sensor for inductive coupling of the fingerprint sensor with a booster antenna.

Sensor device, method of forming a sensor device, chip card and method of forming a chip card

A method comprises generating a signed blockchain transaction using a secure computing device arranged in a local area, and an apparatus set up for short-range communication. The method comprises associating the signed blockchain transactions with the local area, wherein the signed blockchain transaction indicates a presence of the apparatus in the local area.

System and method using a locally referenced blockchain

An electronic apparatus having a memory arrangement, which is configured to store a plurality of sets of private-key material, and a data processor, which is configured to sign a message in accordance with two or more sets of private-key material from the plurality of sets of private-key material.

Electronic apparatus and method for signing a message

A chip card is provided. The chip card can have a metal layer in which an opening is formed and a slot that extends from one edge of the opening to the outer edge of the metal layer, a booster antenna structure, arranged in the opening, having an antenna section for electromagnetically coupling to the metal layer and having a coupling region for electromagnetically coupling to an antenna structure of a chip module, and the chip module, which is arranged in the coupling region, having the antenna structure arranged on the chip module.

Chip card

A circuit for performing a near-field communication having a contactless circuit which is configured for the contactless exchange of data signals with an external contactless reading device, a security circuit which has a memory in which application identifiers are stored and which is configured to execute security-related applications, and a control circuit which is configured to execute non-security-related applications, wherein the contactless circuit, the security circuit and the control circuit are coupled with one another in such a way and, using at least one of the application identifiers, are configured in such a way that the data signals are supplied from the contactless circuit to the control circuit and vice versa exclusively by means of the security circuit. The security circuit can furthermore store bonding and authentication keys for applications in the control circuit in order to set up a secure data exchange channel for these applications.

Circuit, method and apparatus for performing near-field communication

A boosted near field communication device includes an electronic circuit, a transceiver circuit, an interface coupling the electronic circuit with a host controller, and a memory containing a first information about an activation characteristic of the electronic circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to determine a timing requirement of a reading device based on one or more request signals, activate the electronic circuit with energy obtained at least one of from an electromagnetic field generated by the reading device or from a battery on receiving a request signal from the reading device, and ensure that after activating the electronic circuit, the electronic circuit can receive and process a request signal from the reading device corresponding to the determined timing requirement by using the determined timing requirement and the first information about an activation characteristic.

Boosted near field communication device

A chip card body including a metal plate, a reception region in the metal plate for receiving a chip and configured for inductive coupling of the metal plate to a chip received in the reception region; and at least one through-opening in the metal plate and configured such that at least a part of the metal plate acts as an antenna for delivering an electromagnetic signal to the reception region.

Chip card body, chip card and method for producing a chip card body

A ferrite antenna is disclosed. The ferrite antenna includes a ferrite core a first main face, a second main face opposite to the first main face, and side faces connecting the first and second main faces. A first plurality of conductor wires are disposed at the first main face of the ferrite core; a second plurality of conductor wires disposed at the second main face of the ferrite core. A first connection member is disposed at a first side face of the ferrite core, the first connection member including a first plurality of connection wires; and a second connection member is disposed at a second side face of the ferrite core, the second connection member including a second plurality of connection wires; wherein the first and second pluralities of conductor wires and the first and second plurality of connection wires are interconnected in such a way that they form an antenna coil, wherein the ferrite core is disposed in the interior space of the antenna coil.

Vertical ferrite antenna including pre-fabricated connection members

A near field communication ring configured to be worn by a user is provided. The NFC ring may include at least one metal ring having a gap, a chip, and an antenna, wherein the chip and the antenna may be fixed to the at least one metal ring having a gap, and wherein the chip, using the antenna, is configured to provide a near field communication with an external device.

Near field communication ring

A booster antenna structure for a chip card. The booster antenna structure includes a first electrical circuit, which forms a first resonant circuit, a second electrical circuit which forms a second resonant circuit, and a parallel coupling between the first electrical circuit and the second electrical circuit. The booster antenna structure is formed of a single wire.

Booster antenna structure for a chip card

An implantable device includes a body part and a piezoelectric part. The body part is configured to grasp a pulsatile organic or inorganic tissue. The piezoelectric part is mechanically coupled to the body part and is configured to convert a varying shear force transferred from the body part to the piezoelectric part into voltage. An implantable system, comprises the implantable device and a stent like object configured to be inserted and deployed within a pulsatile or static tissue. The implantable device is configured to form a sealed junction with the pulsatile tissue while pressing against an outer circumference area of the stent.

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Graz, Austria

Walther Pachler