Patents by Inventor Armond Hairapetian

Armond Hairapetian has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230396339
    Abstract: Implementations are directed to configurable intensity-modulation direct-detection (IM-DD) optical transceivers that are configurable between single-polarization (SP) operation and dual-polarization (DP) operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Aloe Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Doerr, Armond Hairapetian, Ying Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220404860
    Abstract: A system is provided that includes a first electronic device, multiple second electronic devices coupled to the first electronic device via respective interfaces, and a clock generator coupled to the second electronic devices and configured to generate and provide a clock signal to each of the second electronic devices for clocking operation of the second electronic devices. The clock signal is a gapped clock signal having at least one gap created by the clock generator removing one or more clock pulses based on a synchronization signal, and the second electronic devices are configured to synchronize data transmission between the second electronic devices and the first electronic device via the interfaces using the at least one gap in the gapped clock signal to align the data transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hongtao JIANG, Jun Cao, Afshin Momtaz, Armond Hairapetian, Kang Xiao
  • Patent number: 10396763
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20180048298
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd .
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 9831853
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20150349769
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 9112487
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20150078475
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for transferring data at a high rate. Examples may provide transmitters and receivers that transfer data at a high rate by encoding the data to be transmitted such that the circuits of the transmitter and receiver operate in their high-gain states. The encoded signal may have an average value that is independent of the data that is conveyed by the transmitted signal. In other examples, the encoding may shape the data signal into a data signal having a high-pass characteristic. When the high-pass encoded signal is transmitted through a channel having a low-pass transfer function, the resulting output signal may have much lower ISI compared to a un-encoded input signal. Transmit and receive circuits, such as amplifiers, laser, and photo-diodes, are biased to operate in their high-gain regions when receiving the encoded data in order to provide high-bandwidth and shorter transition times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: StarPort Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 8823435
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 8699616
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for transferring data at a high rate. Examples may provide transmitters and receivers that transfer data at a high rate by encoding the data to be transmitted such that the circuits of the transmitter and receiver operate in their high-gain states. The encoded signal may have an average value that is independent of the data that is conveyed by the transmitted signal. In other examples, the encoding may shape the data signal into a data signal having a high-pass characteristic. When the high-pass encoded signal is transmitted through a channel having a low-pass transfer function, the resulting output signal may have much lower ISI compared to a un-encoded input signal. Transmit and receive circuits, such as amplifiers, laser, and photo-diodes, are biased to operate in their high-gain regions when receiving the encoded data in order to provide high-bandwidth and shorter transition times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Starport Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 8299834
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20100237921
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20100225355
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 7724057
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20090128380
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 7486124
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Publication number: 20080012600
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic with inductive broadbanding fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieved by combining high speed C3MOS logic with inductive broadbanding/C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS logic with inductive broadbanding/C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 7312639
    Abstract: A high speed data communication system uses a single-ended bus architecture with a reference signal extracted from a differential periodic signal that is transmitted along with single-ended data. By using a periodic signal such a clock signal with approximately 50% duty cycle, a much more stable and accurate reference signal is established for receiving single-ended data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian
  • Patent number: 7266172
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to integrated circuits, and in particular to method and circuitry for implementing an improved phase-locked loop (PLL) in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)technology using current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic. In an exemplary embodiment, a phase-locked loop includes a phase-frequency detector, a Gm cell block, a low pass filter and a voltage controlled oscillator. These various elements of the phase-locked loop are connected to one another in a fully differential manner, i.e., each element has an input and/or an output each having at least a differential signal. In one embodiment, each of these various elements of the phase-locked loop is implemented using C3MOS logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Armond Hairapetian, Jun Cao, Afshin Momtaz
  • Publication number: 20070170966
    Abstract: Various circuit techniques for implementing ultra high speed circuits use current-controlled CMOS (C3MOS) logic fabricated in conventional CMOS process technology. An entire family of logic elements including inverter/buffers, level shifters, NAND, NOR, XOR gates, latches, flip-flops and the like are implemented using C3MOS techniques. Optimum balance between power consumption and speed for each circuit application is achieve by combining high speed C3MOS logic with low power conventional CMOS logic. The combined C3MOS/CMOS logic allows greater integration of circuits such as high speed transceivers used in fiber optic communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation, a California Corporation
    Inventor: Armond Hairapetian