Patents by Inventor Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk
Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk 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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Patent number: 11888483Abstract: A clock signal conversion circuit includes an amplification circuit configured to amplify a differential clock signal having sub rail-to-rail voltage swings relative to a supply voltage, such that an amplified differential clock signal output by the amplification circuit has complementary positive and negative signal components with full rail-to-rail voltage swings relative to the supply voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Wasim Hussain, Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Murtuza Lilamwala
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Publication number: 20230318582Abstract: A clock signal conversion circuit includes an amplification circuit configured to amplify a differential clock signal having sub rail-to-rail voltage swings relative to a supply voltage, such that an amplified differential clock signal output by the amplification circuit has complementary positive and negative signal components with full rail-to-rail voltage swings relative to the supply voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Wasim Hussain, Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Murtuza Lilamwala
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Patent number: 11658476Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) device includes a USB Type-C connector having a configuration channel (CC) terminal and an integrated circuit (IC) controller. The IC controller comprises a VCONN pin coupled to the CC terminal of the USB Type-C connector, an output terminal, and an on-chip voltage protection circuit coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal. The on-chip voltage protection circuit comprises a switch coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal, a pump logic coupled to a gate of the switch, a resistor coupled between the VCONN pin and the gate of the switch, and a diode clamp coupled between the gate of the switch and ground.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Derwin W. Mattos
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Patent number: 11372468Abstract: A power supply architecture for USB Type-C controllers is described herein. In an example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) controller comprises a VCONN pin, a power rail coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller, and a VCONN switch coupled between the VCONN pin and the power rail. The VCONN switch comprises: a drain-extended n-type field effect transistor (DENFET) coupled between the VCONN pin and the power rail; a pump switch coupled to a gate of the DENFET; a resistor coupled between the VCONN pin and the gate of the DENFET; and a diode clamp coupled between the gate of the DENFET and ground.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Patent number: 11262827Abstract: In an example embodiment, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C cable comprises a USB Type-C connector and an IC controller coupled thereto. The IC controller comprises a terminal coupled to a VCONN line of the USB Type-C cable, a transistor coupled between the terminal and an internal power supply of the IC controller, a resistive element coupled between the terminal and a control terminal of the transistor, and control logic. The IC controller is to: power on the transistor from a voltage, received at the terminal, falling across the resistive element; power on the internal power supply in response to the voltage being passed through the transistor; power up the IC controller in response to powering on the internal power supply; and operate the control logic to fully power on the transistor, and thus enter an active mode of the IC controller.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pradeep Kumar Bajpai, Godwin Gerald Arulappan, Hamid Khodabandehlou
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Publication number: 20210328389Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) device includes a USB Type-C connector having a configuration channel (CC) terminal and an integrated circuit (IC) controller. The IC controller comprises a VCONN pin coupled to the CC terminal of the USB Type-C connector, an output terminal, and an on-chip voltage protection circuit coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal. The on-chip voltage protection circuit comprises a switch coupled between the VCONN pin and the output terminal, a pump logic coupled to a gate of the switch, a resistor coupled between the VCONN pin and the gate of the switch, and a diode clamp coupled between the gate of the switch and ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Derwin W. Mattos
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Publication number: 20210240249Abstract: A power supply architecture for USB Type-C controllers is described herein. In an example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) controller comprises a VCONN pin, a power rail coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller, and a VCONN switch coupled between the VCONN pin and the power rail. The VCONN switch comprises: a drain-extended n-type field effect transistor (DENFET) coupled between the VCONN pin and the power rail; a pump switch coupled to a gate of the DENFET; a resistor coupled between the VCONN pin and the gate of the DENFET; and a diode clamp coupled between the gate of the DENFET and ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Patent number: 10950987Abstract: An electronic device includes a first switch configured to connect a first sideband use (SBU) terminal of a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller to a first SBU terminal of a USB-C receptacle. The electronic device also includes a second switch configured to connect a second sideband use (SBU) terminal of the USB-C controller to a second SBU terminal of the USB-C receptacle. The electronic device further includes a voltage protection circuit configured to deactivate one or more of the first switch and the second switch when a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected. The voltage protection circuit includes a first set of diodes coupled to the first SBU terminal of the USB-C controller and a second set of diodes coupled to the second SBU terminal of the USB-C controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Derwin W. Mattos
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Patent number: 10901487Abstract: In an example embodiment, a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) cable comprises a respective integrated circuit (IC) controller, disposed at each end of cable, that is coupled to a respective VCONN line at that end of the cable. Each IC controller comprises a power rail, a VDDD terminal, a VBUS terminal, and a VCONN terminal that is coupled to the VCONN line at the respective end of the cable. The VDDD terminal, the VCONN terminal, and the VBUS terminal are coupled to the power rail. The power rail is coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller and is configured to provide operating power to the internal circuits of the IC controller from the its VCONN terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Patent number: 10890957Abstract: Techniques for low-power USB Type-C receivers with high noise rejection are described herein. In an example embodiment, a USB-enabled device comprises a receiver circuit coupled to a Configuration Channel (CC) line of a USB Type-C subsystem. The receiver circuit is configured to reject the incoming signal even when the incoming signal includes noise with a magnitude of more than 300 mVpp, and to operate in the presence of a VBUS charging current that is compliant with a USB-PD specification.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Rishi Agarwal, Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk
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Publication number: 20200409440Abstract: In an example embodiment, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C cable comprises a USB Type-C connector and an IC controller coupled thereto. The IC controller comprises a terminal coupled to a VCONN line of the USB Type-C cable, a transistor coupled between the terminal and an internal power supply of the IC controller, a resistive element coupled between the terminal and a control terminal of the transistor, and control logic. The IC controller is to: power on the transistor from a voltage, received at the terminal, falling across the resistive element power on the internal power supply in response to the voltage being passed through the transistor; power up the IC controller in response to powering on the internal power supply; and operate the control logic to fully power on the transistor, and thus enter an active mode of the IC controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pradeep Kumar Bajpai, Godwin Gerald Arulappan, Hamid Khodabandehlou
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Patent number: 10866627Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C connector subsystem is described herein. An integrated circuit (IC) chip device includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C subsystem. The USB Type-C subsystem is to operate an Ra termination circuit that consumes no more than a first predetermined amount of current after the Ra termination circuit is applied to a Vconn line of the Type-C subsystem, or to operate a standby reference circuit in a low power mode of the device to perform detection on a Configuration Channel (CC) line of the Type-C subsystem, where the device consumes no more than a second predetermined amount of current in the low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Rishi Agarwal, Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi, Suresh Naidu Lekkala
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Patent number: 10719112Abstract: A semiconductor device for a USB Type-C cable includes a first terminal to couple to a first VCONN line from a first end of the cable, a second terminal to couple to a second VCONN line from the second end of the cable, a charge pump, and a switch circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The switch circuit includes a first drain-extended n-type field effect transistor (DENFET) coupled between the first terminal and an internal power supply of the semiconductor device; a first pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the first DENFET; a second DENFET coupled between the second terminal and the internal power supply; and a second pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the second DENFET.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pradeep Kumar Bajpai, Godwin Gerald Arulappan, Hamid Khodabandehlou
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Publication number: 20200174546Abstract: In an example embodiment, a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) cable comprises a respective integrated circuit (IC) controller, disposed at each end of cable, that is coupled to a respective VCONN line at that end of the cable. Each IC controller comprises a power rail, a VDDD terminal, a VBUS terminal, and a VCONN terminal that is coupled to the VCONN line at the respective end of the cable. The VDDD terminal, the VCONN terminal, and the VBUS terminal are coupled to the power rail. The power rail is coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller and is configured to provide operating power to the internal circuits of the IC controller from the its VCONN terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Publication number: 20190393655Abstract: An electronic device includes a first switch configured to connect a first sideband use (SBU) terminal of a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller to a first SBU terminal of a USB-C receptacle. The electronic device also includes a second switch configured to connect a second sideband use (SBU) terminal of the USB-C controller to a second SBU terminal of the USB-C receptacle. The electronic device further includes a voltage protection circuit configured to deactivate one or more of the first switch and the second switch when a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected. The voltage protection circuit includes a first set of diodes coupled to the first SBU terminal of the USB-C controller and a second set of diodes coupled to the second SBU terminal of the USB-C controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Derwin W. Mattos
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Patent number: 10503240Abstract: A power supply architecture for USB Type-C controllers is described herein. In an example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) controller comprises a power rail, a VDDD terminal, a VCONN terminal, and a VBUS terminal. The VDDD terminal, the VCONN terminal, and the VBUS terminal are coupled to the power rail, where a VCONN switch is coupled between the VCONN terminal and the power rail, and a VBUS regulator is coupled between the VBUS terminal and the power rail. The power rail is coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller and is configured to provide operating power to the internal circuits from any one of the VCONN terminal and the VBUS terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Publication number: 20190354163Abstract: A power supply architecture for USB Type-C controllers is described herein. In an example embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) controller comprises a power rail, a VDDD terminal, a VCONN terminal, and a VBUS terminal. The VDDD terminal, the VCONN terminal, and the VBUS terminal are coupled to the power rail, where a VCONN switch is coupled between the VCONN terminal and the power rail, and a VBUS regulator is coupled between the VBUS terminal and the power rail. The power rail is coupled to internal circuits of the IC controller and is configured to provide operating power to the internal circuits from any one of the VCONN terminal and the VBUS terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Anup Nayak, Pavan Kumar Kuchipudi
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Publication number: 20190332150Abstract: A semiconductor device for a USB Type-C cable includes a first terminal to couple to a first VCONN line from a first end of the cable, a second terminal to couple to a second VCONN line from the second end of the cable, a charge pump, and a switch circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The switch circuit includes a first drain-extended n-type field effect transistor (DENFET) coupled between the first terminal and an internal power supply of the semiconductor device; a first pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the first DENFET; a second DENFET coupled between the second terminal and the internal power supply; and a second pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the second DENFET.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pradeep Kumar Bajpai, Godwin Gerald Arulappan, Hamid Khodabandehlou
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Patent number: 10381787Abstract: An electronic device includes a first switch configured to connect a first sideband use (SBU) terminal of a Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller to a first SBU terminal of a USB-C receptacle. The electronic device also includes a second switch configured to connect a second sideband use (SBU) terminal of the USB-C controller to a second SBU terminal of the USB-C receptacle. The electronic device further includes a voltage protection circuit configured to deactivate one or more of the first switch and the second switch when a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold is detected. The voltage protection circuit includes a first set of diodes coupled to the first SBU terminal of the USB-C controller and a second set of diodes coupled to the second SBU terminal of the USB-C controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Derwin W. Mattos
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Patent number: 10317969Abstract: A semiconductor device for a USB Type-C cable includes a first terminal to couple to a first VCONN line from a first end of the cable, a second terminal to couple to a second VCONN line from the second end of the cable, a charge pump, and a switch circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The switch circuit includes a first drain-extended n-type field effect transistor (DENFET) coupled between the first terminal and an internal power supply of the semiconductor device; a first pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the first DENFET; a second DENFET coupled between the second terminal and the internal power supply; and a second pump switch coupled between the charge pump and a gate of the second DENFET.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Nicholas Alexander Bodnaruk, Pradeep Kumar Bajpai, Godwin Gerald Arulappan, Hamid Khodabandehlou