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EP3082263 - DIGITALLY ASSISTED CURRENT SENSE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DIGITIZING A SENSED SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  16.02.2018
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2018Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 21.03.2018  [2018/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG
Grenzstrasse 28
01109 Dresden / DE
[2016/42]
Inventor(s)01 / STACK, David
Floor 5
Riverpoint Lower Mallow Street
Limerick / IE
 [2016/42]
Representative(s)Lippert Stachow Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Krenkelstrasse 3
01309 Dresden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/42]Lippert, Stachow & Partner
Patentanwälte Krenkelstrasse 3
01309 Dresden / DE
Application number, filing date16165025.413.04.2016
[2016/42]
Priority number, dateDE20151010588017.04.2015         Original published format: DE102015105880
[2016/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3082263
Date:19.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:H03M1/46, // H03M1/36, H02M3/157
[2016/42]
CPC:
H02M3/157 (EP,US); G01R19/16528 (KR); H03M1/38 (CN,US);
G01R19/2506 (US); G01R19/0053 (KR); G01R19/1659 (KR);
G01R19/22 (KR); G01R19/25 (CN); G01R19/252 (KR);
G01R19/257 (US); H02M3/158 (US); H03M1/462 (EP,US);
H03M1/361 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/21]
Former [2016/42]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DIGITAL UNTERSTÜTZTE STROMMESSSCHALTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM DIGITALISIEREN EINES GEMESSENEN SIGNALS[2016/42]
English:DIGITALLY ASSISTED CURRENT SENSE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DIGITIZING A SENSED SIGNAL[2016/42]
French:CIRCUIT DE DÉTECTION DE COURANT ASSISTÉ NUMÉRIQUEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE NUMÉRISATION D'UN SIGNAL DÉTECTÉ[2016/42]
Examination procedure13.04.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/21]
09.02.2018Application withdrawn by applicant  [2018/12]
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2014.2313567
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2011.2112531
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2012.2191214
 [Y]  - HAENZSCHE STEFAN ET AL, "A 10 bit 16 MS/s redundant SAR ADC with flexible window function for a digitally controlled DC-DC converter in 28 nm CMOS", 2014 NORCHIP, IEEE, (20141027), doi:10.1109/NORCHIP.2014.7004704, pages 1 - 4, XP032715641 [Y] 5,7 * Section II * * Section III.A * * Section III.C * * Section IV * * table I * * figures 3,7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NORCHIP.2014.7004704
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10470-011-9702-x
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2011.2177012
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2004.1296109
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