DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED SENSOR SYSTEM (ISS)
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1. A device comprising:
- a plurality of sensors formed on a first silicon substrate; and
a sensor hub coupled to the plurality of sensors and formed on a second silicon substrate,wherein the sensor hub receives measurement outputs from the plurality of sensors, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of sensors to process the measurement outputs,wherein the first silicon substrate is attached to the second silicon substrate and the first silicon substrate being electrically connected to the second silicon substrate to form a single semiconductor chip.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a device and system having a sensor hub capable of receiving measurement outputs from a plurality of sensors and processing the measurements for output to other devices, from a single chip arrangement. The sensor hub provides for facilitating efficient communication among the sensors for improved high-level features, such as interpreting gestures or actions according to the context.
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63 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a plurality of sensors formed on a first silicon substrate; and a sensor hub coupled to the plurality of sensors and formed on a second silicon substrate, wherein the sensor hub receives measurement outputs from the plurality of sensors, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of sensors to process the measurement outputs, wherein the first silicon substrate is attached to the second silicon substrate and the first silicon substrate being electrically connected to the second silicon substrate to form a single semiconductor chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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31. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, wherein the plurality of embedded sensors and the sensor hub are on a single chip;
the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 52)
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53. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors and memory; wherein the memory and the plurality of embedded sensors are on a first chip and the processors are on a second chip.
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54. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors and memory; wherein a first portion of the plurality of processors and the memory are on a first chip and a second portion of the plurality of processors and sensors on a second chip.
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55. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors and memory; wherein a first portion of the plurality of embedded sensors and the memory are on a first chip and a second portion of the plurality of embedded sensors and the plurality of processors on a second chip.
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56. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors and memory;
wherein a portion of the plurality of embedded sensors, a portion of the plurality of processors and the memory are on a first chip and another portion of the plurality of embedded sensors and another portion of the plurality of processors are on a second chip.
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57. An integrated sensor system comprising:
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a plurality of embedded sensors; and a sensor hub, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of embedded sensors to process measurement outputs from the plurality of embedded sensors and external sensors and memory;
wherein the memory and the plurality of processors are on are on a first chip and the plurality of embedded sensors are on a second chip.
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58. A device comprising:
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a plurality of sensors; and a sensor hub coupled to the plurality of sensors, wherein the sensor hub receives measurement outputs from the plurality of sensors, the sensor hub comprises a plurality of processors coupled to the plurality of sensors to process the measurement outputs, wherein the plurality of sensors and the sensor hub are on at least two substrates, wherein the at least two substrates are stacked and electrically connected to the each other to form a single semiconductor chip. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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