Patents Examined by Jany Richardson
  • Patent number: 11483003
    Abstract: A pseudo-complementary logic network according to this embodiment includes a first logic stage including a first pull-up circuit of an N-type transistor and a first pull-down circuit and a second logic stage including a second pull-up circuit and a second pull-down circuit of an N-type transistor, wherein an output signal of the second logic stage is provided as an input of the first pull-down circuit, and the first pull-up circuit includes the second pull-down circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Eun Hwan Kim, Jae-Joon Kim
  • Patent number: 11470702
    Abstract: A system and method to determine a health status of a LED light string. The system (100) includes a circuit that includes a LED light string (110) and a pulsed current driver (115) of the LED light string. The circuit is connected to a power source (105). The system includes a current sensor (120) measuring a current through the circuit. The system includes a detecting device (130) determining a state of the circuit. The detecting device determines an expected current expected to be passing through the circuit where the expected current is associated with the state. The detecting device receives a current measurement from the current sensor during a time when the circuit is in the state. The detecting device determines a comparison between the current measurement and the expected current. The detecting device generates an output indicative of a health status of the circuit based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Paul Smola
  • Patent number: 11469517
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a phased array antenna, includes a plurality of antenna modules arranged in an antenna lattice configuration to form the phased array antenna, wherein an antenna module of the plurality of antenna modules includes an antenna element packaged together with an amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Alireza Mahanfar, Souren Shamsinejad, Shaya Karimkashi Arani, Siamak Ebadi, Ersin Yetisir, Peter Sung Tri Hoang, Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Nil Apaydin
  • Patent number: 11468293
    Abstract: A hybrid computing system comprising a quantum computer and a digital computer employs a digital computer to use machine learning methods for post-processing samples drawn from the quantum computer. Post-processing samples can include simulating samples drawn from the quantum computer. Machine learning methods such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) and conditional GANs are applied. Samples drawn from the quantum computer can be a target distribution. A generator of a GAN generates samples based on a noise prior distribution and a discriminator of a GAN measures the distance between the target distribution and a generative distribution. A generator parameter and a discriminator parameter are respectively minimized and maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Fabian A. Chudak
  • Patent number: 11460876
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a plurality of entangled qubits, with high fault tolerance, represented by a lattice structure. The lattice structure includes a plurality of contiguous lattice cells. A first subset of the plurality of entangled qubits defines a first plane, and a second subset of the plurality of entangled qubits defines a second plane that is parallel to and offset from the first plane. The plurality of entangled qubits includes a defect qubit that is entangled with at least one face qubit on the first plane and at least one edge qubit on the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PSIQUANTUM, CORP.
    Inventors: Naomi Nickerson, Hector Bombin Palomo, Benjamin Brown
  • Patent number: 11451232
    Abstract: A low power sequential circuit (e.g., latch) uses a non-linear polar capacitor to retain charge with fewer transistors than traditional CMOS sequential circuits. The sequential circuit includes a 3-input majority gate having first, second, and third inputs, and a first output. The sequential circuit includes a driver coupled to the first output, wherein the driver is to generate a second output. The sequential circuit further includes an exclusive-OR (XOR) gate to receive a clock and the second output, wherein the XOR gate is to generate a third output which couples to the second input, where the first input is to receive a data, and wherein the third input is to receive the second output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.
    Inventors: Sasikanth Manipatruni, Yuan-Sheng Fang, Robert Menezes, Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Amrita Mathuriya
  • Patent number: 11437998
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is disclosed, including a first latch circuit, a second latch circuit, and a clock circuit. The first latch circuit transmits multiple data signals to the second latch circuit through multiple first conductive lines disposed on a front side of the integrated circuit. The clock circuit transmits a first clock signal and a second clock signal to the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit through multiple second conductive lines disposed on a backside, opposite of the front side, of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kam-Tou Sio, Jiun-Wei Lu
  • Patent number: 11431341
    Abstract: A synchronization circuit includes a precharge circuit and a signal driving circuit. The precharge circuit precharges an output node to a first logic level. The signal driving circuit detects, in synchronization with a second dock signal having a phase leading a first clock signal, a logic level of an input signal and drives, in synchronization with the first clock signal, the output node to a second logic level according to the logic level of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Hyo Kang
  • Patent number: 11431340
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a dual power supply detection circuit including first and second input stage field effect transistors, an inverter stage, a feedback stage field effect transistor, and first and second compensation circuits. The inverter stage includes a complimentary pair of transistors, and the complementary pair of transistors includes an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor configured and arranged so that gate lengths of the PMOS and NMOS transistors are different. The disclosure also relates to an integrated circuit including a dual power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventors: Geethanadh Asam, Robert Mossel, Walter Luis Tercariol
  • Patent number: 11417704
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that can perform product-sum operation with low power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes first and second circuits; the first circuit includes a first holding node and the second circuit includes a second holding node. The first circuit is electrically connected to first and second input wirings and first and second wirings, the second circuit is electrically connected to the first and second input wirings and the first and second wirings, and the first and second circuits each have a function of holding first and second potentials corresponding to first data at the first and second holding nodes. When a potential corresponding to second data is input to each of the first and second input wirings, the first circuit outputs a current to one of the first wiring and the second wiring and the second circuit outputs a current to the other of the first wiring and the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11410537
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to solutions for testing lighting systems and in particular, for verifying lighting system operability in the event of a power failure. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving an interrupt command, toggling an interrupt relay in response to the interrupt command, and measuring one or more lighting characteristics of the lighting array to determine if the second power supply can power the lighting array. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HEXMODAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hariz, Utkarsh Shah
  • Patent number: 11411560
    Abstract: An electronic system, an integrated circuit die and an operation method thereof are provided. The integrated circuit die includes a plurality of interface circuit slices and a merging circuit. The transmission data stream sent from the transmitter die is split into a plurality of sub-data streams. Each of the interface circuit slices provides a physical layer to receive the corresponding one of the sub-data streams. The merging circuit is coupled to the interface circuit slices to receive the sub-data streams. The merging circuit merges the sub-data streams from the interface circuit slices back to the original data corresponding to the transmission data stream to be provided to an application layer. The merging circuit aligns the sub-data streams from the interface circuit slices in timing to mitigate different delays of the interface circuit slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: Global Unichip Corporation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Pei Yu, Yung-Sheng Fang, Chang-Ming Liu, Igor Elkanovich
  • Patent number: 11387829
    Abstract: An integrated circuit and a signal transmission method thereof are provided. The integrated circuit includes a first power domain, a second power domain, and a weakly pull circuit. The first power domain is powered by a first power source, the second power domain is powered by a second power source, and the second power domain transmits a signal to the first power domain through a transmission path. The weakly pull circuit is signally connected to the transmission path. When the second power domain is in a power-off mode, the weakly pull circuit maintains the transmission path stably at a logic level to prevent unknown signals from entering the first power domain from the second power domain and disturbing the normal operation of the first power domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventor: Lien-Hsiang Sung
  • Patent number: 11381241
    Abstract: A table-based state machine is improved by reducing critical dependence path. In one aspect, all current states for a given input are read from a state table circuit, and the next state and output are then selected therefrom by an output multiplexer based on the current state, removing dependence on the current state from the table read, and allowing the read(s) to be pipelined. In a further aspect, multiple input units are configured to operate on multiple inputs in parallel, with each input unit propagating its state table circuit for its current input to the next downstream input unit. Each downstream input unit is configured to use the propagated state table circuit to provide the state table circuit reads to the proper output multiplexer input. The number of possible output states for a given input may be dynamically reduced, reducing the size of the output multiplexer selecting the next state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Lo, Blake D. Pelton
  • Patent number: 11379749
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method can identify and discriminate contributions from one or more noise sources using the multi-level structure of a quantum system with three or more levels. The method can include: preparing the quantum system in a predetermined state; applying one or more control signals to the quantum system; measuring values of one or more observables of the quantum system that quantify the quantum system's response to the noise sources and the one or more applied control signals; extracting noise spectra information associated with the noise sources from the measured values; and identifying contributions from the one or more noise sources based on the noise spectra information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William D. Oliver, Youngku Sung, Antti Pekka Vepsalainen, Jochen Braumueller, Simon Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 11381225
    Abstract: A single ended receiver includes a current mode logic circuit, a differential to single amplifier, and a voltage detector. The current mode logic circuit is configured to receive an input signal and a reference voltage value and is configured to output a first output signal. The differential to single amplifier is coupled to the current mode logic circuit and is configured to receive the first output signal and to output a second output signal. The voltage detector is coupled to the differential to single amplifier and is configured to output a control signal to the differential to single amplifier according to the reference voltage value. The differential to single amplifier is further configured to adjust a voltage value of the differential to single amplifier internal signal according to the control signal, so that a duty cycle of the second output signal is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cong-An Lu, Shih-Cheng Hung
  • Patent number: 11374573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a subthreshold ratioed logic circuit and a chip. The subthreshold ratioed logic circuit comprises a pull-up module, a voltage regulation module, a pull-up PMOS transistor and a pull-down module that is turned on or off corresponding to the pull-up module; the first end of the pull-up module is connected to an external circuit, the second end of the pull-up module is connected to the source of the pull-up PMOS transistor, and a power supply, the third end of the pull-up module is connected to the second end of the voltage regulation module; the first end of the voltage regulation module is connected with a compensation adjustment circuit, and the third end of the voltage regulation module is grounded; the drain of the pull-up PMOS transistor connected to the output of the subthreshold ratioed logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Weiwei Shi
  • Patent number: 11373844
    Abstract: A method for repetitive tuning of a matching network in a radio frequency plasma processing device, the method including detecting a condition within the matching network and determining if the condition is a known condition for the matching network. Also, finding a prior solution and to the condition when the condition is the known condition for the matching network; and replicating the prior solution for the condition in the matching network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: COMET TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Russell, Keith Rouse, Dean Maw
  • Patent number: 11368156
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (“IC”) module includes a substrate, multiple field-programmable gate array (“FPGA”) dies, and pads capable of being selectively configured to perform one or more user defined logic functions. The substrate is configured to house multiple FPGA dies side-by-side in an array formation facilitating transmission of signals between the FPGA dies or chips. The FPGA dies are placed on the substrate functioning as a single FPGA device. The periphery dies of the FPGA dies are configured for external connectivity and the interior dies which are interconnected to perform user defined logic functions. The pads, in one aspect, coupling to the FPGA dies, are configured to provide connections between at least some of the FPGA dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GOWIN Semiconductor Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Thomas Jennings, Jinghui Zhu
  • Patent number: 11367471
    Abstract: An impedance calibration circuit includes a first variable impedance, a second variable impedance, a third variable impedance. The first variable impedance is connected to a ZQ terminal. A first control circuit performs a first impedance calibration on the first variable impedance based on an output signal from an output of a first comparator. A second control circuit performs a second impedance calibration on the third variable impedance based on an output signal from an output of a second comparator. A first switch connects an input of the first comparator to one of the ZQ terminal and the first node. A second switch connects the output of the first comparator to one of the first and second control circuits. A third switch connects an output of the first switch to one of first and second input terminals of the first comparator and connects the reference voltage to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anil Kavala, Tongsung Kim, Chiweon Yoon, Byunghoon Jeong