Patents by Inventor Donald Vernon Hayes

Donald Vernon Hayes 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: 11196391
    Abstract: Embodiments of a temperature compensation circuit and a temperature compensated amplifier circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment, a temperature compensation circuit includes a bias reference circuit having serially connected transistor devices and a driver transistor device connected to the bias reference circuit. At least one of the serially connected transistor devices includes a resistor connected between two terminals of the at least one of the serially connected transistor devices. The driver transistor device is configured to generate a drive current based on a resistance value of the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Staudinger, Yu You, Donald Vernon Hayes
  • Publication number: 20210036663
    Abstract: Embodiments of a temperature compensation circuit and a temperature compensated amplifier circuit are disclosed. In an embodiment, a temperature compensation circuit includes a bias reference circuit having serially connected transistor devices and a driver transistor device connected to the bias reference circuit. At least one of the serially connected transistor devices includes a resistor connected between two terminals of the at least one of the serially connected transistor devices. The driver transistor device is configured to generate a drive current based on a resistance value of the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Staudinger, Yu You, Donald Vernon Hayes
  • Patent number: 10148228
    Abstract: A Doherty amplifier is able to enhance efficiency in low-power and high-power RF communication states by enabling carrier and peaking amplifiers as required, and controlling bias modulation, depending on traffic loading levels in each of a set of consecutive communications timeslots. For example, if, in a low-power state, traffic loading levels do not exceed a relatively lower threshold in a communications timeslot, carrier amplifiers are selectively enabled as needed, peaking amplifiers are not enabled, and carrier amplifier bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in an intermediate-power state, the lower threshold is exceeded but a relatively higher threshold is not exceeded, all carrier amplifiers are enabled, peaking amplifiers are selectively enabled, and bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in a high-power state, the higher threshold is exceeded, all carrier and peaking amplifiers can be enabled, and the peaking amplifier bias tracks the RF envelope of the received RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Vernon Hayes, Joseph Staudinger, Abdulrhman M. S. Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20180175800
    Abstract: A Doherty amplifier is able to enhance efficiency in low-power and high-power RF communication states by enabling carrier and peaking amplifiers as required, and controlling bias modulation, depending on traffic loading levels in each of a set of consecutive communications timeslots. For example, if, in a low-power state, traffic loading levels do not exceed a relatively lower threshold in a communications timeslot, carrier amplifiers are selectively enabled as needed, peaking amplifiers are not enabled, and carrier amplifier bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in an intermediate-power state, the lower threshold is exceeded but a relatively higher threshold is not exceeded, all carrier amplifiers are enabled, peaking amplifiers are selectively enabled, and bias levels are kept substantially constant. If, in a high-power state, the higher threshold is exceeded, all carrier and peaking amplifiers can be enabled, and the peaking amplifier bias tracks the RF envelope of the received RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Vernon Hayes, Joseph Staudinger, Abdulrhman M. S. Ahmed