Patents by Inventor Krithivasan Suryanarayanan

Krithivasan Suryanarayanan 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: 9834438
    Abstract: A sensor system includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor, processing circuitry, measurement circuitry, stimulus circuitry and memory. The system is configured to provide an output responsive to physical displacement within the MEMS sensor to the measurement circuitry. The stimulus circuitry is configured to provide a stimulus signal to the MEMS sensor to cause a physical displacement within the MEMS sensor. The measurement circuitry is configured to process the output from the MEMS sensor and provide it to the processing circuitry, which is configured to generate stimulus signals and provide them to the stimulus circuitry for provision to the MEMS sensor. Output from the measurement circuitry corresponding to the physical displacement occurring in the MEMS sensor is monitored and used to calculate MEMS sensor characteristics. Methods for monitoring and calibrating MEMS sensors are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Tehmoor M. Dar, Bruno J. Debeurre, Raimondo P. Sessego, Richard A. Deken, Aaron A. Geisberger, Krithivasan Suryanarayanan
  • Publication number: 20160167961
    Abstract: A sensor system includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor, processing circuitry, measurement circuitry, stimulus circuitry and memory. The system is configured to provide an output responsive to physical displacement within the MEMS sensor to the measurement circuitry. The stimulus circuitry is configured to provide a stimulus signal to the MEMS sensor to cause a physical displacement within the MEMS sensor. The measurement circuitry is configured to process the output from the MEMS sensor and provide it to the processing circuitry, which is configured to generate stimulus signals and provide them to the stimulus circuitry for provision to the MEMS sensor. Output from the measurement circuitry corresponding to the physical displacement occurring in the MEMS sensor is monitored and used to calculate MEMS sensor characteristics. Methods for monitoring and calibrating MEMS sensors are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Tehmoor M. Dar, Bruno J. Debeurre, Raimondo P. Sessego, Richard A. Deken, Aaron A. Geisberger, Krithivasan Suryanarayanan
  • Patent number: 9221679
    Abstract: A sensor system includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor, processing circuitry, measurement circuitry, stimulus circuitry and memory. The system is configured to provide an output responsive to physical displacement within the MEMS sensor to the measurement circuitry. The stimulus circuitry is configured to provide a stimulus signal to the MEMS sensor to cause a physical displacement within the MEMS sensor. The measurement circuitry is configured to process the output from the MEMS sensor and provide it to the processing circuitry, which is configured to generate stimulus signals and provide them to the stimulus circuitry for provision to the MEMS sensor. Output from the measurement circuitry corresponding to the physical displacement occurring in the MEMS sensor is monitored and used to calculate MEMS sensor characteristics. Methods for monitoring and calibrating MEMS sensors are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Tehmoor M. Dar, Bruno J. Debeurre, Raimondo P. Sessego, Richard A. Deken, Aaron A. Geisberger, Krithivasan Suryanarayanan
  • Publication number: 20140260508
    Abstract: A sensor system includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor, processing circuitry, measurement circuitry, stimulus circuitry and memory. The system is configured to provide an output responsive to physical displacement within the MEMS sensor to the measurement circuitry. The stimulus circuitry is configured to provide a stimulus signal to the MEMS sensor to cause a physical displacement within the MEMS sensor. The measurement circuitry is configured to process the output from the MEMS sensor and provide it to the processing circuitry, which is configured to generate stimulus signals and provide them to the stimulus circuitry for provision to the MEMS sensor. Output from the measurement circuitry corresponding to the physical displacement occurring in the MEMS sensor is monitored and used to calculate MEMS sensor characteristics. Methods for monitoring and calibrating MEMS sensors are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Tehmoor M. Dar, Bruno J. Debeurre, Raimondo P. Sessego, Richard A. Deken, Aaron A. Geisberger, Krithivasan Suryanarayanan