Patents by Inventor James Lepkowski

James Lepkowski 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).

  • Bidirectional transceiver and method
    Patent number: 8736307
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a transceiver includes a bidirectional data transmission circuit coupled to a direction control circuit and method for transmitting electrical signals in one or more directions. The direction control circuit generates a comparison signal in response to comparing input/output signals of the bidirectional data transmission circuit. Transmission path enable signals are generated in response to the comparison signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Aurelio Pimentel, James Lepkowski, Frank Dover, Senpeng Sheng
  • BIDIRECTIONAL TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130195153
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a transceiver includes a bidirectional data transmission circuit coupled to a direction control circuit and method for transmitting electrical signals in one or more directions. The direction control circuit generates a comparison signal in response to comparing input/output signals of the bidirectional data transmission circuit. Transmission path enable signals are generated in response to the comparison signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Aurelio Pimentel, James Lepkowski, Frank Dover, Senpeng Shen
  • Monolithically integrated multiplexer-translator-demultiplexer circuit and method
    Patent number: 7808274
    Abstract: A monolithically integrated multiplexer-translator-demultiplexer and a method for multiplexing and translating an electrical signal or demultiplexing and translating an electrical signal. A multiplexer and a demultiplexer are monolithically integrated with a translator. Circuits that operate at different voltage supply levels from each other may be coupled to the multiplexer and a circuit that operates at a different voltage supply level from the circuits coupled to the multiplexer or that operates at the same voltage supply level as at least one of the circuits coupled to the multiplexer is coupled to the demultiplexer. The monolithically integrated multiplexer-translator-demultiplexer selects a signal from one of the circuits coupled to the multiplexer, translates its voltage level and provides the translated signal level as an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Dover, James Lepkowski, Aurelio Pimentel
  • MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED MULTIPLEXER-TRANSLATOR-DEMULTIPLEXER CIRCUIT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090167356
    Abstract: A monolithically integrated multiplexer-translator-demultiplexer and a method for multiplexing and translating an electrical signal or demultiplexing and translating an electrical signal. A multiplexer and a demultiplexer are monolithically integrated with a translator. Circuits that operate at different voltage supply levels from each other may be coupled to the multiplexer and a circuit that operates at a different voltage supply level from the circuits coupled to the multiplexer or that operates at the same voltage supply level as at least one of the circuits coupled to the multiplexer is coupled to the demultiplexer. The monolithically integrated multiplexer-translator-demultiplexer selects a signal from one of the circuits coupled to the multiplexer, translates its voltage level and provides the translated signal level as an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Dover, James Lepkowski, Aurelio Pimental