HAPTIC CONTROL FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENTSA control method is considered for use in controlling one or more transducers of an automobile, the control method comprising: generating, for a haptic event having a haptic output, an audio/visual co…DRIVE·Mar 12·1 min readFollowG06F3/016Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
CIRCUITRY FOR CHARGING A BOOTSTRAP CAPACITORCharging circuitry for charging a bootstrap capacitor that provides a gate drive voltage to a high-side switch of switching circuitry, wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor receives a va…DRIVE·Dec 25·1 min readFollowH02J7/007182Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
HIGH-SIDE BATTERY CELL PROTECTIONA system may include a battery, a protection field-effect transistor electrically coupled to a first terminal of the battery, such that when the protection field-effect transistor is deactivated, subs…DRIVE·Dec 11·1 min readFollowH01M50/574Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL CHARACTERISATIONCircuitry for determining one or more characteristics of an electrochemical cell comprising a first working electrode and a counter electrode, the circuitry comprising: drive circuitry configured to a…DRIVE·Jan 16·1 min readFollowG01N27/026Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
CIRCUITRY FOR MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLSCircuitry for processing an analyte signal obtained from an electrochemical cell, the circuitry comprising: measurement circuitry having a first measurement input coupled to a first electrode of the e…DRIVE·Sep 26·2 min readFollowH03M1/1009Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
POWER CONVERTER INTEGRATED CIRCUITA power converter integrated circuit may comprise a switch network comprising a plurality of switches; a first set of coupling nodes for coupling the switch network to a first flying capacitor; a seco…DRIVE·Aug 8·2 min readFollowH02M3/07Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
SWITCHED CAPACITOR POWER CONVERTER CIRCUITRYSwitched capacitor power converter circuitry configured to receive an input voltage and to output an output voltage, the switched capacitor power converter circuitry comprising: a switch network; a fl…DRIVE·Jul 11·1 min readFollowH02M3/07Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT ON A COMPONENTA system for performing a measurement on a component, the system comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) comprising: analog to digital (ADC) converter circuitry; and processing circuitry, wherein the s…DRIVE·Jul 11·1 min readFollowG01R31/3648Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL BATTERY IDEALIZATIONA power management system for use in a device comprising a battery and one or more components configured to draw electrical energy from the battery may include a first power converter configured to el…DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min readFollowH02J7/0068Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL CHARACTERISATIONCircuitry for determining an impedance of an electrochemical cell comprising at least one first electrode and a second electrode, the circuitry comprising: drive circuitry configured to apply a stimul…DRIVE·Dec 21·1 min readFollowG01R31/389Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING CHARGEApparatus for delivering power from a battery node of a battery to an output node, the output node coupled to an analyte monitoring device, the apparatus comprising: a slow charging path between the b…DRIVE·Nov 30·1 min readFollowH02J7/0048Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
MULTIPHASE INDUCTIVE BOOST CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL PHASESA battery management system configured to electrically couple to a battery may include a boost converter comprising a plurality of switches arranged to provide a boosted output voltage at an output of…DRIVE·Dec 8·1 min readFollowH02M3/04Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
PULSED CURRENT BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMA battery management system, may include an input configured to couple to a power supply, an output configured to couple to a battery, and battery management circuitry coupled between the power supply…DRIVE·Oct 27·1 min readFollowH02J7/00711Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
MULTI-OUTPUT MULTI-PHASE BOOST CONVERTER WITH DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNABLE PHASESA power delivery system may include an inductive power converter comprising a shared connection to a shared voltage from a battery, multiple inductive phases, each of the multiple inductive phases con…DRIVE·Oct 6·1 min readFollowH02M3/04Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
CONFIGURABLE NETWORK FOR ENABLING EFFICIENT CHARGING AND LOADING OF TWO BATTERY CELLSA two-cell battery management system may include a switching network comprising a plurality of switches configured to electrically couple two battery cells to one another and a first load configured t…DRIVE·Jul 14·1 min readFollowH02J7/0024Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
REVERSE WIRELESS CHARGING POWER MANAGEMENTA system may include a wireless transmission module configured to transmit electrical energy to a wireless receiver module via reverse wireless charging, one or more electronic components other than t…DRIVE·Feb 17·1 min readFollowH02J7/00712Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL BATTERY IDEALIZATIONA power management system for use in a device comprising a battery and one or more components configured to draw electrical energy from the battery may include a first power converter configured to el…DRIVE·Feb 17·1 min readFollowH02J7/0068Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
MAINTAINING OPERATION WITHIN A STABLE REGION OF A POWER CURVE OF A POWER CONVERTERA power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled t…DRIVE·Feb 3·1 min readFollowH02J7/007182Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
CLAMPING CURRENT LIMIT OF A HYSTERETIC POWER CONVERTER TO A MINIMUM VALUE TO ENSURE GRACEFUL SHUTDOWN AT BATTERY END OF LIFEA system may include a power source, a power converter having an input coupled to the power source and an output for supplying electrical energy to a load, and a control circuit for controlling operat…DRIVE·Feb 3·2 min readFollowH02J7/0048Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
CONTROL OF POWER CONVERTER BASED ON DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT FACTORSA power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled t…DRIVE·Feb 3·1 min readFollowH02J3/32Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
DUAL-LEVEL DETECTION TO REDUCE VOLTAGE DROOP ON CRITICAL BATTERY VOLTAGE NODESA power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled t…DRIVE·Feb 3·2 min readFollowG05F1/46Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
MULTIPHASE INDUCTIVE BOOST CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL PHASESA battery management system configured to electrically couple to a battery may include a boost converter comprising a plurality of switches arranged to provide a boosted output voltage at an output of…DRIVE·Apr 29·1 min readFollowH02M3/04Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.