Patents by Inventor Sri Harsh PAKALA
Sri Harsh PAKALA 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: 11949383Abstract: Described are concepts, circuits, systems and techniques directed toward N-phase control techniques useful in the design and control of supply generators configured for use in a wide variety of power management applications including, but not limited to mobile applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: David J. Perreault, James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Publication number: 20240080004Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, David J. Perreault, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Publication number: 20230378921Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, David J. Perreault, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Publication number: 20230361730Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, David J. Perreault, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Publication number: 20230318340Abstract: A battery management circuit and method for a mobile device is disclosed. The battery management circuit includes a power supply input configured to receive power from an external power source and a system supply output. A battery supply terminal is configured to be coupled to a battery having a series arrangement of two or more battery cells. A battery charging circuit includes a buck converter having a buck converter input coupled to the power supply input and a buck converter output coupled to the system supply output. A battery isolation circuit and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter are arranged between the system supply output and the battery supply terminal. The switched capacitor DC-DC converter steps up the buck converter output voltage by a step-up factor during battery charging and steps down the battery voltage during battery discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Bin Shao, Sri Harsh Pakala
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Patent number: 11757410Abstract: In a discrete supply modulation system, a circuit includes a multi-stage pulse shaping network (PSN) having a first PSN stage having an input configured to receive variable bias supply signals from a power management circuit (PMC) and having an output coupled to one or more second PSN stages with each of the one or more second PSN stages having an output configured to be coupled to a supply (or bias) terminal of a respective one of one or more radio frequency amplifiers. Such an arrangement is suitable for use with transmit systems in mobile handsets operating in accordance with 5th generation (5G) communications and other connectivity protocols such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/ad/ay and is suitable for use with multiple simultaneous transmit systems including multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) and beamforming.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko, Sri Harsh Pakala, James Garrett
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Patent number: 11637531Abstract: Described are concepts, circuits, systems and techniques directed toward N-phase control techniques useful in the design and control of supply generators configured for use in a wide variety of power management applications including, but not limited to mobile applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: David J. Perreault, James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Patent number: 11545895Abstract: A switched capacitor (SC) power stage includes a first stage circuit with a set of switches coupled in series, a first flying capacitor coupled to a first node between a first and second switch and to a second node between a fifth and sixth switch, a second flying capacitor coupled to a third node between the second and a third switch and to a fourth node between a seventh and eighth switch, and a third flying capacitor coupled to a fifth node between a third and fourth switch and a second terminal coupled to the second node. A control circuit establishes a first configuration of the switches to precharge the first, second, and third flying capacitors to a first voltage, and a second configuration of the switches to precharge the first and second flying capacitors to a second voltage while the third flying capacitor remains charged at the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Bin Shao, Sri Harsh Pakala
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Publication number: 20220393577Abstract: A switched capacitor (SC) power stage includes a first stage circuit with a set of switches coupled in series, a first flying capacitor coupled to a first node between a first and second switch and to a second node between a fifth and sixth switch, a second flying capacitor coupled to a third node between the second and a third switch and to a fourth node between a seventh and eighth switch, and a third flying capacitor coupled to a fifth node between a third and fourth switch and a second terminal coupled to the second node. A control circuit establishes a first configuration of the switches to precharge the first, second, and third flying capacitors to a first voltage, and a second configuration of the switches to precharge the first and second flying capacitors to a second voltage while the third flying capacitor remains charged at the first voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Bin Shao, Sri Harsh Pakala
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Publication number: 20220337078Abstract: A battery management circuit and method for a mobile device is disclosed. The battery management circuit includes a power supply input configured to receive power from an external power source and a system supply output. A battery supply terminal is configured to be coupled to a battery having a series arrangement of two or more battery cells. A battery charging circuit includes a buck converter having a buck converter input coupled to the power supply input and a buck converter output coupled to the system supply output. A battery isolation circuit and a switched capacitor DC-DC converter are arranged between the system supply output and the battery supply terminal. The switched capacitor DC-DC converter steps up the buck converter output voltage by a step-up factor during battery charging and steps down the battery voltage during battery discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Bin Shao, Sri Harsh Pakala
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Publication number: 20220149725Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Eta Wireless, Inc.Inventors: James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, David J. Perreault, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Patent number: 11245367Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) overtime depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: ETA WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: James Garrett, Sri Harsh Pakala, Brendan Metzner, Ivan Duzevik, David J. Perreault, John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko
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Publication number: 20210385752Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to communicate a digital envelope signal from a baseband chipset to a discrete supply modulator power management circuit (PMC). Also described is an apparatus and technique for power management control over a radio frequency (RF) transmission line for millimeter wave chip sets for cellular radios.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: John R. HOVERSTEN, Yevgeniy A. TKACHENKO, Birol BEKIROV, Sri Harsh PAKALA, James GARRETT
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Patent number: 11191028Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to communicate a digital envelope signal from a baseband chipset to a discrete supply modulator power management circuit (PMC). Also described is an apparatus and technique for power management control over a radio frequency (RF) transmission line for millimeter wave chip sets for cellular radios.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: ETA WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko, Birol Bekirov, Sri Harsh Pakala, James Garrett
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Publication number: 20210314870Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to communicate a digital envelope signal from a baseband chipset to a discrete supply modulator power management circuit (PMC). Also described is an apparatus and technique for power management control over a radio frequency (RF) transmission line for millimeter wave chip sets for cellular radios.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: John R. HOVERSTEN, Yevgeniy A. TKACHENKO, Birol BEKIROV, Sri Harsh PAKALA, James GARRETT
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Publication number: 20210313936Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) overtime depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: James GARRETT, Sri Harsh PAKALA, Brendan METZNER, Ivan DUZEVIK, David J. PERREAULT, John R. HOVERSTEN, Yevgeniy A. TKACHENKO
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Publication number: 20210288614Abstract: In a discrete supply modulation system, a circuit includes a multi-stage pulse shaping network (PSN) having a first PSN stage having an input configured to receive variable bias supply signals from a power management circuit (PMC) and having an output coupled to one or more second PSN stages with each of the one or more second PSN stages having an output configured to be coupled to a supply (or bias) terminal of a respective one of one or more radio frequency amplifiers. Such an arrangement is suitable for use with transmit systems in mobile handsets operating in accordance with 5th generation (5G) communications and other connectivity protocols such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/ad/ay and is suitable for use with multiple simultaneous transmit systems including multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) and beamforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: John R. HOVERSTEN, Yevgeniy A. TKACHENKO, Sri Harsh PAKALA, James GARRETT
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Patent number: 10992265Abstract: In a discrete supply modulation system, a circuit includes a multi-stage pulse shaping network (PSN) having a first PSN stage having an input configured to receive variable bias supply signals from a power management circuit (PMC) and having an output coupled to one or more second PSN stages with each of the one or more second PSN stages having an output configured to be coupled to a supply (or bias) terminal of a respective one of one or more radio frequency amplifiers. Such an arrangement is suitable for use with transmit systems in mobile handsets operating in accordance with 5th generation (5G) communications and other connectivity protocols such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/ad/ay and is suitable for use with multiple simultaneous transmit systems including multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) and beamforming.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: ETA Wireless, Inc.Inventors: John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko, Sri Harsh Pakala, James Garrett
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Publication number: 20200313621Abstract: In a discrete supply modulation system, a circuit includes a multi-stage pulse shaping network (PSN) having a first PSN stage having an input configured to receive variable bias supply signals from a power management circuit (PMC) and having an output coupled to one or more second PSN stages with each of the one or more second PSN stages having an output configured to be coupled to a supply (or bias) terminal of a respective one of one or more radio frequency amplifiers. Such an arrangement is suitable for use with transmit systems in mobile handsets operating in accordance with 5th generation (5G) communications and other connectivity protocols such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/ad/ay and is suitable for use with multiple simultaneous transmit systems including multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) and beamforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: John R. HOVERSTEN, Yevgeniy A. TKACHENKO, Sri Harsh PAKALA, James GARRETT