Patents by Inventor David Giuliano
David Giuliano 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).
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Publication number: 20240170994Abstract: Briefly, example architectures and/or circuit topologies are disclosed herein that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for battery management infrastructure, such as for use with one or more power converters, which may include, for example, one or more switched-capacitor power converters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: pSemi CorporationInventor: David GIULIANO
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Publication number: 20240162813Abstract: An apparatus for power conversion includes a switching network that controls interconnections between pump capacitors in a capacitor network that has a terminal coupled to a current source, and a charge-management subsystem. In operation, the switching network causes the capacitor network to execute charge-pump operating cycles during each of which the capacitor network adopts different configurations in response to different configurations of the switching network. At the start of a first charge-pump operating cycle, each pump capacitor assumes a corresponding initial state. The charge-management subsystem restores each pump capacitor to the initial state by the start of a second charge-pump operating cycle that follows the first charge-pump operating cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Aichen LOW, Gregory SZCZESZYNSKI, David GIULIANO
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Publication number: 20240120835Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: pSemi CorporationInventors: David GIULIANO, Gregory SZCZESZYNSKI, Raymond BARRETT, JR.
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Patent number: 11936300Abstract: An apparatus for power conversion comprises a voltage transformation element, a regulating element, and a controller; wherein, a period of the voltage transformation element is equal to a product of a coefficient and a period of the regulating circuit, and wherein the coefficient is selected from a group consisting of a positive integer and a reciprocal of said integer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: pSemi Corporation, LLCInventor: David Giuliano
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Publication number: 20240088789Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include an integrated circuit (IC) for controlling a switched-capacitor power converter for converting voltage between first and second nodes to voltage between third and fourth nodes for use with a first plurality of switches, a second plurality of switches, a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of resonance modules. The IC may include a controller that is configured to control the first plurality of switches to be closed and the second plurality of switches to be open to electrically connect the first node to the third node through a first one of the plurality of capacitors in series with a first one of the plurality of resonance modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: David GIULIANO
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Patent number: 11916475Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to semiconductor devices, and may more particularly relate to power semiconductor packages, for example.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PSEMI CORPORATIONInventor: David Giuliano
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Patent number: 11908844Abstract: This disclosure relates to embodiments that include an apparatus that may comprise a first layer including a first plurality of active devices, a second layer including a second plurality of active devices, and/or a third layer including a plurality of passive devices and disposed between the first and the second layers. An active device of the first plurality of active devices and an active device of the second plurality of active devices may influence a state of charge of a passive device of the plurality of passive devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventor: David Giuliano
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Patent number: 11901818Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventors: David Giuliano, Gregory Szczeszynski, Raymond Barrett, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240047985Abstract: Briefly, example architectures and/or circuit topologies are disclosed herein that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for battery management infrastructure, such as for use with one or more power converters, which may include, for example, one or more switched-capacitor power converters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: pSemi CorporationInventor: David GIULIANO
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Publication number: 20240039401Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: pSemi CorporationInventors: David GIULIANO, Gregory SZCZESZYNSKI, Raymond BARRETT, JR.
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Publication number: 20240030813Abstract: In a power converter, a switching network having switches that operate at a common frequency and duty cycle interconnects circuit elements. These circuit elements include capacitors that are in a capacitor network and a magnetic filter. When connected to the capacitors by a switch from the switching network, the magnetic filter imposes a constraint upon inter-capacitor charge transfer between the capacitors to maintain the filter's second terminal at a voltage. The switching network transitions between states. These states include a first state, a second state, and a third state. In both the first state and the third state, the first magnetic-filter terminal couples to the capacitor network. In the second state, which occurs between the first and third state, the switches ground the first magnetic-filter terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: David GIULIANO
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Publication number: 20240014736Abstract: An apparatus for providing electric power to a load includes a power converter that accepts electric power in a first form and provides electric power in a second form. The power converter comprises a control system, a first stage, and a second stage in series. The first stage accepts electric power in the first form. The control system controls operation of the first and second stage. The first stage is either a switching network or a regulating network. The second stage is a regulating circuit when the first stage is a switching network, and a switching network otherwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: David GIULIANO, Gregory SZCZESZYNSKI
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Patent number: 11855536Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include an integrated circuit (IC) for controlling a switched-capacitor power converter for converting voltage between first and second nodes to voltage between third and fourth nodes for use with a first plurality of switches, a second plurality of switches, a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of resonance modules. The IC may include a controller that is configured to control the first plurality of switches to be closed and the second plurality of switches to be open to electrically connect the first node to the third node through a first one of the plurality of capacitors in series with a first one of the plurality of resonance modules.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventor: David Giuliano
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Publication number: 20230412074Abstract: An apparatus for power conversion includes a transformation stage for transforming a first voltage into a second voltage. The transformation stage includes a switching network, a filter, and a controller. The filter is configured to connect the transformation stage to a regulator. The controller controls the switching network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventor: David GIULIANO
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Patent number: 11837954Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventors: David Giuliano, Gregory Szczeszynski, Raymond Barrett, Jr.
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Patent number: 11791723Abstract: An apparatus for power conversion includes a transformation stage for transforming a first voltage into a second voltage. The transformation stage includes a switching network, a filter, and a controller. The filter is configured to connect the transformation stage to a regulator. The controller controls the switching network.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventor: David Giuliano
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Patent number: 11764669Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to power converters, and may more particularly relate to multi-stage hybrid power converters, for example.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: The Trustees of Princeton University, pSemi CorporationInventors: Minjie Chen, Yenan Chen, David Giuliano
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Patent number: 11764670Abstract: An apparatus for processing electric power includes a power-converter having a path for power flow between first and second power-converter terminals. During operation the first and second power-converter terminals are maintained at respective first and second voltages. Two regulating-circuits and a switching network are disposed on the path. The first regulating-circuit includes a magnetic-storage element and a first-regulating-circuit terminal. The second regulating-circuit includes a second-regulating-circuit terminal. The first-regulating-circuit terminal is connected to the first switching-network-terminal and the second-regulating-circuit terminal is connected to the second switching-network-terminal. The switching network is transitions between a first switch-configuration and a second switch-configuration. In the first switch-configuration, charge accumulates in the first charge-storage-element at a first rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventor: David Giuliano
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Publication number: 20230283176Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: pSemi CorporationInventors: David GIULIANO, Gregory SZCZESZYNSKI, Raymond BARRETT, JR.
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Patent number: 11664727Abstract: An apparatus for providing electric power to a load includes a power converter that accepts electric power in a first form and provides electric power in a second form. The power converter comprises a control system, a first stage, and a second stage in series. The first stage accepts electric power in the first form. The control system controls operation of the first and second stage. The first stage is either a switching network or a regulating network. The second stage is a regulating circuit when the first stage is a switching network, and a switching network otherwise.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: pSemi CorporationInventors: David Giuliano, Gregory Szczeszynski