High Voltage Delta-Sigma Modulator Analog-to-Digital ConverterA Delta-Sigma-Modulator (DSM) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and method of operating the same are provided. Generally, the ADC includes an input stage to receive an analog input voltage, a second o…DRIVE·Mar 26·2 min readFollowH03M3/458Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
BATTERY SWELLING SENSORIn an embodiment of the techniques presented herein, a device has a battery with a conductive surface, an inductive sensor, a spacer between the inductive sensor and the conductive surface, and a proc…DRIVE·Feb 19·1 min readFollowG01D5/20Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
AMBIENT POWER DEVICE-INITIATED SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING WIRELESS BACKSCATTERINGA method includes backscattering, by an ambient power (AMP) device that harvests environmental energy, radio frequency (RF) energy received in a wireless signal from at least one of a powered wireless…DRIVE·Jan 15·2 min readFollowH04B1/7075Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
GENERATING COMPLEX PWM SEQUENCES FOR POWER CONTROL APPLICATIONSA system and method of generating complex pulse width modulation (PWM) sequences for power control applications. The method includes generating, by a first timer based on a main timer signal, a drive …DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min readFollowH03K7/08Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
POWER BOOST CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHODA method includes detecting a connection of a device to a USB Type-C Power Delivery (USB-C/PD) port, generating a base power delivery profile for providing power to the device through the USB-C/PD por…DRIVE·Dec 25·2 min readFollowH02J7/007192Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
FAULT OVERRUN DETECTION FEATURETechniques are disclosed for a fault monitor to determine that no fault has been lost. The fault monitor may distinguish between critical and non-critical faults without the risk of missing a critical…DRIVE·Aug 28·2 min readFollowG06F11/0793Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
PEAK DETECTOR CIRCUIT AND AN ELECTRONICS SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THE PEAK DETECTOR CIRCUITA peak detector circuit includes: a single operational amplifier having a non-inverting input, an inverting input, and an output; an output capacitor; a first diode having an anode electrically couple…DRIVE·May 8·1 min readFollowG01R19/04Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
CHILD DETECTION DEVICE FOR A CHILD SAFETY SEATA child detection device for a child safety seat for an automobile according to an example includes a plurality of sensors to be positioned on the child safety seat, wherein the plurality of sensors i…DRIVE·Dec 12·1 min readFollowB60N2/002Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Multipurpose Electric Field Shield for Wireless Power Transfer SystemsA wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The system includes a wireless power transmitter including a transmitter coil and a transmitter electric field shield disposed over the transmitter coil.…DRIVE·Aug 22·1 min readFollowH02J50/70Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSA battery management system includes: a battery management unit; battery management integrated circuits (ICs) configured to receive measurement data from battery modules; a first wireless communicatio…DRIVE·May 30·1 min readFollowH01M10/425Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF VEHICLE SENSOR DATA, INCLUDING TIRE PRESSURE DATAA method can include generating analog signals from at least one pressure sensor mounted within a tire; by operation of analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuits of the pressure sensor, converting t…DRIVE·Apr 4·1 min readFollowB60C23/0422Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (RSSI) SIGNATURE FOR TIRE LOCALIZATIONTechniques are described for using one or more wireless host devices to perform tire localization of TPMS sensor data by determining received signal strength indicator (RSSI) signatures that are uniqu…DRIVE·Feb 22·2 min readFollowB60C23/0437Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BATTERY IMPEDANCEOne or more circuits and/or methods are provided. In an example, a circuit includes a first sampling capacitor connected to a first battery terminal for connecting to a battery, an excitation circuit …DRIVE·Nov 16·1 min readFollowG01R31/389Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Psuedo Digital ASK Demodulator with Integrated Buck Boost and USB-PD for Wireless ChargingDisclosed are techniques for using a sense amplifier for the voltage path having an adjustable gain and a current amplifier for the current path having an adjustable sample-hold interval for demodulat…DRIVE·Aug 17·2 min readFollowG01R19/10Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
USB POWER DELIVERY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONTROLLER WITH WIRELESS CHARGING STATION CONTROL CAPABILITYA Universal Serial Bus (USB)-Power Delivery (PD) integrated circuit (IC) controller is described. The controller includes: a first USB port configured for coupling the USB-PD IC controller to a USB po…DRIVE·Aug 17·2 min readFollowH02J7/00712Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER OF A WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER SYSTEMA gate driver circuit for a synchronous rectifier (SR) of a wireless power receiver (WPR) system includes: a first RC filter that outputs a delayed turn-on signal for a first high-side SR switch based…DRIVE·Aug 10·2 min readFollowH02M7/217Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION USING DECAY COUNTER FOR Q-ESTIMATIONA method of foreign object detection by a wireless power delivery system is disclosed. A decaying coil voltage signal of a transmitting coil of the wireless power delivery system is detected. A first …DRIVE·Aug 10·1 min readFollowH02J50/60Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
MINIMIZING OVER THE AIR DATA TRANSMISSION FOR WIRELESS BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEMSDisclosed are methods and systems for reducing wireless data traffic in a battery management system. A wireless battery management system includes peripheral devices (PDs), each coupled to a battery m…DRIVE·Dec 29·2 min readFollowH04W28/06Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
STARTUP OF SECONDARY CONTROLLER FOR PRIMARY CONTROLLER POWERED FROM AC LINEA system includes a transformer, a first controller, a discharge circuit to discharge an external capacitor based on an undervoltage threshold, and a second controller. The second controller is couple…DRIVE·Jun 23·2 min readFollowH02M7/219Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
OUTPUT VOLTAGE PROTECTION FROM PRIMARY SIDE WHILE INITIATING SECONDARY SIDE CONTROLLER OF AC-DC CONVERTERA system includes a transformer having a primary winding and an auxiliary winding at a primary side of an AC-DC converter, the auxiliary winding reflecting an output voltage of a secondary winding of …DRIVE·Jun 23·2 min readFollowH02M1/32Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
GROUND AND SUPPLY CABLE COMPENSATION ARCHITECTURE FOR USB POWER DELIVERY SUBSYSTEMA multi-port Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller with ground and supply cable compensation technologies is described. A USB-C controller includes a first power control circuit (PCU) coupled…DRIVE·Mar 3·1 min readFollowG06F1/3253Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
DYNAMIC POWER THROTTLING BASED ON SYSTEM CONDITIONS IN USB TYPE-C POWER DELIVERY (USB-C/PD) ECOSYSTEMTechnology to dynamically throttle power in a power delivery system is described. In one embodiment, a power delivery system includes a controller associated with a port to supply power. The controlle…DRIVE·Jul 8·1 min readFollowG06F1/26Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
POWER-EFFICIENT SYNC-RECTIFIER GATE DRIVER ARCHITECTUREA synchronous switching scheme with adaptive slew control in order to adiabatically charge and discharge a capacitor to recycle charge and generate a boosted voltage on the gate of the synchronous rec…DRIVE·Mar 25·1 min readFollowH02M3/33592Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
