Patents by Inventor Rong Yin

Rong Yin 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: 5517148
    Abstract: The low current level shifter stage of an oscillator circuitry having stable frequency response and low total current consumption over a wide range of supply voltage is comprised of a current switch, a differential to single ended converter (D/S), and at least one output stage. The low current level shifter is provided with differential input signals to improve the noise immunity such that stable frequency response over a wide range of supply voltage may be realized. The low current level shifter is current controlled such that low current consumption over a wide range of supply voltage may be realized. Specifically, the output stage of the low current level shifter has inverter circuitry which operates to lower the current consumption of the level shifter by not simultaneously turning on both NMOS and PMOS transistors of the output stages and by reducing the voltage levels within the output stages which must be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Rong Yin