Patents by Inventor Aaron Buchwald
Aaron Buchwald 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: 11728817Abstract: The present invention relates to data communication and electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock and data recovery (CDR) architecture implementation for high data rate wireline communication links. In an embodiment, a CDR device includes a phase detector, a loop filter, and a fractional-N PLL. The fractional-N PLL generates output clock signal based on output of the loop filter. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTDInventors: Mrunmay Talegaonkar, Jorge Pernillo, Junyi Sun, Praveen Prabha, Chang-Feng Loi, Yu Liao, Jamal Riani, Belal Helal, Karthik S. Gopalakrishnan, Aaron Buchwald
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Publication number: 20220190836Abstract: The present invention relates to data communication and electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock and data recovery (CDR) architecture implementation for high data rate wireline communication links. In an embodiment, a CDR device includes a phase detector, a loop filter, and a fractional-N PLL. The fractional-N PLL generates output clock signal based on output of the loop filter. There are other embodiments as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Mrunmay TALEGAONKAR, Jorge PERNILLO, Junyi SUN, Praveen PRABHA, Chang-Feng LOI, Yu LIAO, Jamal RIANI, Belal HELAL, Karthik S. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Aaron BUCHWALD
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Patent number: 11231741Abstract: The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock generator that includes a source clock generates a source clock signal at a low frequency. A clock multiplier multiplies the source clock signal by a predetermined factor to generate a high frequency clock signal. The high frequency clock signal is corrected by a time adjustment module by applying a compensation signal. The compensation signal is determined by a jitter measurement module, which uses both the high frequency clock signal and a jitter reference signal to determine the compensation signal. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE, LTD.Inventor: Aaron Buchwald
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Patent number: 11218156Abstract: The present invention relates to data communication and electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock and data recovery (CDR) architecture implementation for high data rate wireline communication links. In an embodiment, a CDR device includes a phase detector, a loop filter, and a fractional-N PLL. The fractional-N PLL generates output clock signal based on output of the loop filter. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd.Inventors: Mrunmay Talegaonkar, Jorge Pernillo, Junyi Sun, Praveen Prabha, Chang-Feng Loi, Yu Liao, Jamal Riani, Belal Helal, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Aaron Buchwald
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Publication number: 20200403627Abstract: The present invention relates to data communication and electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock and data recovery (CDR) architecture implementation for high data rate wireline communication links. In an embodiment, a CDR device includes a phase detector, a loop filter, and a fractional-N PLL. The fractional-N PLL generates output clock signal based on output of the loop filter. There are other embodiments as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Mrunmay TALEGAONKAR, Jorge PERNILLO, Junyi SUN, Praveen PRABHA, Chang-Feng LOI, Yu LIAO, Jamal RIANI, Belal HELAL, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Aaron BUCHWALD
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Patent number: 10804913Abstract: The present invention relates to data communication and electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a clock and data recovery (CDR) architecture implementation for high data rate wireline communication links. In an embodiment, a CDR device includes a phase detector, a loop filter, and a fractional-N PLL. The fractional-N PLL generates output clock signal based on output of the loop filter. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: INPHI CORPORATIONInventors: Mrunmay Talegaonkar, Jorge Pernillo, Junyi Sun, Praveen Prabha, Chang-Feng Loi, Yu Liao, Jamal Riani, Belal Helal, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Aaron Buchwald
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Publication number: 20180131382Abstract: Systems and methods for converting analog signals to digital signals. A reference slice is associated with each of a plurality of active slices to balance the loading on an active sampling track and hold amplifier within each active slice. Alternatively, the reference slice is split into a portion having a reference ADC that is shared by a plurality of partial reference slices, each partial reference slice having a partial reference input module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Josephus Van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Patent number: 9866230Abstract: Systems and methods for converting analog signals to digital signals. A reference slice is associated with each of a plurality of active slices to balance the loading on an active sampling track and hold amplifier within each active slice. Alternatively, the reference slice is split into a portion having a reference ADC that is shared by a plurality of partial reference slices, each partial reference slice having a partial reference input module.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLCInventors: Josephus Van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Publication number: 20170111054Abstract: Systems and methods for converting analog signals to digital signals. A reference slice is associated with each of a plurality of active slices to balance the loading on an active sampling track and hold amplifier within each active slice. Alternatively, the reference slice is split into a portion having a reference ADC that is shared by a plurality of partial reference slices, each partial reference slice having a partial reference input module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Josephus Van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Patent number: 9537502Abstract: A system for calibrating time interleaved ADCs is disclosed and may include a time interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting analog signals to digital signals, the time interleaved ADC comprising: a plurality of active slices, and a plurality of reference slices, each reference slice associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of active slices. An output of each reference slice may be used to correct distortion in an output of the corresponding active slice. Each active slice may sample an input signal at a first rate and each associated reference slice may sample the input signal at a second rate, the second rate being slower than the first rate. Each sample taken by one of the plurality of reference slices may then be taken concurrent with a sample taken by the associated active slice. Each reference slice may include a reference sampling module and a dummy load.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLCInventors: Josephus Van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Publication number: 20160191071Abstract: A system for calibrating time interleaved ADCs is disclosed and may include a time interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for converting analog signals to digital signals, the time interleaved ADC comprising: a plurality of active slices, and a plurality of reference slices, each reference slice associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of active slices. An output of each reference slice may be used to correct distortion in an output of the corresponding active slice. Each active slice may sample an input signal at a first rate and each associated reference slice may sample the input signal at a second rate, the second rate being slower than the first rate. Each sample taken by one of the plurality of reference slices may then be taken concurrent with a sample taken by the associated active slice. Each reference slice may include a reference sampling module and a dummy load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Josephus Van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Publication number: 20150280725Abstract: Systems and methods for converting analog signals to digital signals. A reference slice is associated with each of a plurality of active slices to balance the loading on an active sampling track and hold amplifier within each active slice. Alternatively, the reference slice is split into a portion having a reference ADC that is shared by a plurality of partial reference slices, each partial reference slice having a partial reference input module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Josephus van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Patent number: 9143149Abstract: Systems and methods for converting analog signals to digital signals. A reference slice is associated with each of a plurality of active slices to balance the loading on an active sampling track and hold amplifier within each active slice. Alternatively, the reference slice is split into a portion having a reference ADC that is shared by a plurality of partial reference slices, each partial reference slice having a partial reference input module.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC.Inventors: Josephus van Engelen, Aaron Buchwald, Ralph Duncan
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Patent number: 8824538Abstract: Methods and systems adaptively equalizing an analog information signal, the method including sampling the analog information signal to provide analog samples including post-transition samples and steady-state samples, and equalizing the analog samples to produce equalized analog samples. The equalizing includes determining a difference between an average post-transition amplitude associated with at least one of the post-transition samples and an average steady-state amplitude associated with at least one of the steady-state samples, and adjusting an equalization coefficient to adjust the difference between the average post-transition amplitude and the average steady-state amplitude.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Aaron Buchwald, Xicheng Jiang, Hui Wang, Howard A. Baumer, Avanindra Madisetti
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Publication number: 20130251020Abstract: Methods and systems adaptively equalizing an analog information signal, the method including sampling the analog information signal to provide analog samples including post-transition samples and steady-state samples, and equalizing the analog samples to produce equalized analog samples. The equalizing includes determining a difference between an average post-transition amplitude associated with at least one of the post-transition samples and an average steady-state amplitude associated with at least one of the steady-state samples, and adjusting an equalization coefficient to adjust the difference between the average post-transition amplitude and the average steady-state amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Aaron Buchwald, Xicheng Jiang, Hui Wang, Howard A. Baumer, Avanindra Madisetti
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Patent number: 8472512Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptively equalizing an analog information signal for a signal path, including sampling the analog information signal, thereby generating analog samples, and performing an equalizing process on the analog samples, wherein the equalizing includes processing an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples to produce equalized analog samples.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Aaron Buchwald, Xicheng Jiang, Hui Wang, Howard A. Baumer, Avanindra Madisetti
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Publication number: 20120243598Abstract: Methods and systems for adaptively equalizing an analog information signal for a signal path, including sampling the analog information signal, thereby generating analog samples, and performing an equalizing process on the analog samples, wherein the equalizing includes processing an average of post-transition sample amplitudes and an average of steady state sample amplitudes of the analog samples to produce equalized analog samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Aaron Buchwald, Xicheng Jiang, Hui Wang, Howard A. Baumer, Avanindra Madisetti
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Patent number: 8223828Abstract: Methods and systems for minimizing distortions in an analog data signal include equalizing the analog data signal at a receive end. In an embodiment, the invention adapts equalization parameters to a signal path associated with the analog data signal. Adaptive control logic is implemented with analog and/or digital components. In an embodiment, the invention equalizes a discrete-time analog representation of an analog data signal. In an embodiment, the invention digitally controls equalization parameters. In an embodiment, a resultant equalized analog data signal is digitized. In an example implementation, an analog data signal is sampled, a quality of the samples is measured, and one or more equalization parameters are adjusted with digital controls as needed to minimize distortion of the samples. The equalized samples are then digitized. The present invention is suitable for lower rate analog data signals and multi-gigabit data rate analog signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Aaron Buchwald, Xicheng Jiang, Hui Wang, Howard A. Baumer, Avanindra Madisetti
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Patent number: 7586987Abstract: A high speed data link includes transmitter equalization and (passive) receiver equalization to compensate for frequency distortion of the data link. In one embodiment, the transmitter equalization is performed with a de-emphasis circuit. The transmitter de-emphasis circuit pre-distorts an input signal to compensate for at least some of the frequency distortion in the data caused by the transmission line. The (passive) receive equalization circuit further compensates for the frequency distortion at the output of the transmission line to flatten the amplitude response of the output signal, and thereby reduce inter-symbol interference, improve media reach and improve the bit error rate (BER).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Pieter Vorenkamp, Aaron Buchwald
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Patent number: 7450050Abstract: An analog digital converter with switched-capacitor reset architecture. The analog to digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of pipelined stages, each stage including an analog to digital converter comprising a pair of comparators outputting signals to a multiplying digital to analog converter (MDAC). The MDAC includes an opamp and a reset circuit connected to inputs of the opamp, the reset circuit including first and second capacitors and switching circuitry for precharging each of the first and second capacitors to a difference between the input and output common-mode voltages of the opamp, and during a reset phase of the MDAC, connecting the first capacitor between a positive input and a negative output of the opamp and connecting the second capacitor between a negative input and a positive output of the opamp to reset the opamp.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Snowbush, Inc.Inventors: Afshin Rezayee, Ken Martin, Aaron Buchwald