#STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

Inertial axis fusion device, system and method

A device includes one or more inertial sensors and fusion circuitry coupled to the one or more inertial sensors. The inertial sensors, in operation, generate inertial sensor data with respect to a plu…

DRIVE·6d ago·1 min read

G01C19/5776 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

METHOD FOR MOTION ESTIMATION IN A VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

A system includes inertial sensors and a GPS. The system generates a first estimated vehicle velocity based on motion data and positioning data, generates a second estimated vehicle velocity based on …

DRIVE·Feb 29·1 min read

B60W40/101 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BAG DETECTION

The present disclosure is directed to a device configured to detect whether the device is in a bag or outside of the bag. The device determines whether the device is in or outside of the bag based on …

DRIVE·Feb 8·1 min read

G01C19/60 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

LID ANGLE DETECTION

The present disclosure is directed to a device and method for lid angle detection that is accurate even if the device is activated in an upright position. While the device is in a sleep state, first a…

DRIVE·Nov 30·1 min read

G06F1/1677 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING AN OUTPUT THERMAL DRIFT IN A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE

A microelectromechanical gyroscope includes: the support structure; a sensing mass, coupled to the support structure with degrees of freedom along a driving direction and a sensing direction perpendic…

DRIVE·Nov 9·1 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATED VALUES OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AND RELATED ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

Method for determining a first and a second calibrated value of atmospheric pressure, performed by an electronic apparatus comprising a fixed device and a first and a second movable device comprising …

DRIVE·Oct 5·2 min read

G01L27/005 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE WITH OUT-OF-PLANE DETECTION MOVEMENT

A microelectromechanical gyroscope is provided with a detection structure having: a substrate with a top surface parallel to a horizontal plane (xy); a mobile mass, suspended above the substrate to pe…

DRIVE·Jul 20·2 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MEMS GYROSCOPE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED HOT STARTUP AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

A microelectromechanical gyroscope device has: a detection structure, provided with a mobile mass; and an integrated electronic circuit, coupled to the detection structure and which provides a bias si…

DRIVE·Jun 1·2 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MEMS GYROSCOPE HAVING QUADRATURE COMPENSATION ELECTRODES AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING A QUADRATURE ERROR

The present disclosure is directed to a MEMS gyroscope formed by a substrate and a movable mass suspended on the substrate and configured to carry out a movement in a driving direction and in a detect…

DRIVE·May 4·2 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

CURRENT SENSING IN SWITCHED ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Provided is a circuit including a switching transistor having a control terminal configured to receive a control signal and having a current flow path therethrough. The switching transistor becomes co…

DRIVE·Apr 20·2 min read

H02M3/155 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

CONTROL CIRCUIT OF A MEMS GYROSCOPE, MEMS GYROSCOPE AND CONTROL METHOD

The control circuit for a MEMS gyroscope is configured to receive a measurement signal which has a quadrature component and a sensing component. The control circuit has: an input stage which acquires …

DRIVE·Mar 30·2 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MEMS GYROSCOPE HAVING AN IMPROVED REJECTION OF THE QUADRATURE ERROR

The MEMS gyroscope is formed by a substrate, a first mass and a second mass, wherein the first and the second masses are suspended over the substrate and extend, at rest, in a plane of extension defin…

DRIVE·Feb 2·2 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

METHOD, SYSTEM, AND CIRCUIT FOR EXTRACTING FEATURES FOR USE IN EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MECHANISMS

System, method, and circuitry for utilizing sequential input inertial sensor data to calculate recursive features for training a machine learning algorithm or for classifying the data as a known class…

DRIVE·Dec 29·1 min read

G06N5/04 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

AUTOMATICALLY RECONFIGURABLE INTERFACE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND SENSOR INCLUDING THE INTERFACE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND A MEMS TRANSDUCER

An interface electronic circuit couplable to a first transducer that generates a first analog signal indicative of a first quantity and to a microcontroller unit, the interface electronic circuit incl…

DRIVE·Jul 28·2 min read

G01C19/5776 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BAG DETECTION

DRIVE·Jul 7·1 min read

G01C19/60 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING AN OUTPUT THERMAL DRIFT IN A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE

DRIVE·Jun 2·1 min read

G01C19/5712 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

METHOD FOR MOTION ESTIMATION IN A VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

DRIVE·Mar 17·1 min read

B60W40/101 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

THREE-LEVEL MOTION DETECTOR USING ACCELEROMETER DEVICE IN KEY FOB APPLICATION

A remote access device and methods of operation thereof are provided for accessing a physical object or location. The remote access device includes an accelerometer, a wireless transmitter, and contro…

DRIVE·Sep 16·2 min read

G08C17/00 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

USER CONTEXT AND ACTIVITY DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD

A user context and/or activity detection device envisages a pressure sensor, configured to provide a pressure signal; an electrostatic-charge-variation sensor, configured to provide a charge-variation…

DRIVE·Sep 16·1 min read

G01C21/206 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

COMPENSATED DEMODULATOR FOR IN-PHASE AND QUADRATURE MODULATED SIGNALS, MEMS GYROSCOPE INCLUDING THE SAME AND DEMODULATION METHOD

A demodulator for demodulating the in-phase component of an input signal which is in-phase and quadrature modulated. The demodulator includes a register storing a phase calibration value and a tempera…

DRIVE·Apr 8·1 min read

G01C25/005 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY SAVING HISTORIC DATA OF AMBIENT SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

A device includes sensing circuitry, compression circuitry, and a memory. The sensing circuitry, in operation, generates sensor data. The compression circuitry is coupled to the sensing circuitry, and…

DRIVE·Mar 18·1 min read

G07C5/085 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

DRIVING CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DRIVING A MEMS GYROSCOPE AND A CORRESPONDING MEMS GYROSCOPE

A driving circuit for a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscope operating based on the Coriolis effect is provided. The driving circuit supplies drive signals to a mobile mass of the MEMS gyros…

DRIVE·Mar 14·2 min read

G01C19/5776 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.

SIGNAL TRASMISSION THROUGH LC RESONANT CIRCUITS

An embodiment of an electronic system includes a first electronic circuit and a second electronic circuit. The electronic system further includes a resonant LC circuit having a resonance frequency for…

DRIVE·Dec 25·2 min read

H01F38/14 STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.