Patents by Inventor Darragh Walsh

Darragh Walsh 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).

  • Patent number: 10404265
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first transistor coupled between a supply node and a first node, a current mirror having a first side and a second side, and a second transistor coupled between the first node and the first side of the current mirror. The input buffer further includes a third transistor coupled between the first node and the second side of the current mirror, and a first capacitor coupled between a source and a drain of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Farley, Bruno Miguel Vaz, Darragh Walsh
  • Publication number: 20190172504
    Abstract: An example voltage reference circuit includes: a reference circuit comprising a first circuit configured to generate a proportional-to-temperature current and corresponding first control voltage and a second circuit configured to generate a complementary-to-temperature current and corresponding second control voltage; a first current source coupled to a first load circuit, the first current source generating a sum current of the proportional-to-temperature current and the complementary-to-temperature current in response to the first and second control voltages, the first load circuit generating a zero temperature coefficient (Tempco) voltage from the sum current; and a second current source coupled to a second load circuit, the second current source generating the sum current of the proportional-to-temperature current and the complementary-to-temperature current in response to the first and second control voltages, the second load circuit generating a negative Tempco voltage from the sum current and the compl
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Umanath R. Kamath, John K. Jennings, Edward Cullen, Ionut C. Cical, Darragh Walsh
  • Patent number: 10290330
    Abstract: An example voltage reference circuit includes: a reference circuit comprising a first circuit configured to generate a proportional-to-temperature current and corresponding first control voltage and a second circuit configured to generate a complementary-to-temperature current and corresponding second control voltage; a first current source coupled to a first load circuit, the first current source generating a sum current of the proportional-to-temperature current and the complementary-to-temperature current in response to the first and second control voltages, the first load circuit generating a zero temperature coefficient (Tempco) voltage from the sum current; and a second current source coupled to a second load circuit, the second current source generating the sum current of the proportional-to-temperature current and the complementary-to-temperature current in response to the first and second control voltages, the second load circuit generating a negative Tempco voltage from the sum current and the compl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Umanath R. Kamath, John K. Jennings, Edward Cullen, Ionut C. Cical, Darragh Walsh
  • Patent number: 8970419
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”). The ADC includes a bank of comparators and a window controller. The window controller is coupled to the bank of comparators to selectively activate first comparators of the bank of comparators associated with a window size and to selectively inactivate second comparators of the bank of comparators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan Farley, James Hudner, Ivan Bogue, Declan Carey, Darragh Walsh, Marc Erett
  • Publication number: 20150002326
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) is disclosed. The ADC includes a bank of comparators and a window controller. The window controller is coupled to the bank of comparators to selectively activate first comparators of the bank of comparators associated with a window size and to selectively inactivate second comparators of the bank of comparators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Brendan Farley, James Hudner, Ivan Bogue, Declan Carey, Darragh Walsh, Marc Erett
  • Patent number: 8902004
    Abstract: A circuit includes an amplifier including a differential input stage including a first input terminal and a second input terminal. The circuit further includes a differential input line coupled to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, and shielding at least partially encompassing the differential input line. The shielding is connected to a node of the differential input stage of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Quinn, John K. Jennings, Darragh Walsh, Padraig Kelly