Patents by Inventor Achille DONIDA

Achille DONIDA 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).

  • Publication number: 20180284170
    Abstract: There is a low-power multifrequency impedance analyzer based on a monolithic mixed-signal (analog/digital) microchip that performs all the tasks necessary to perform impedance measurements in the frequency range from 10 kHz to 10 MHz. In contrast to a full analog lock-in approach, this mixed-signal solution combines the lock-in approach with the dual step super-heterodyne demodulation scheme. The circuit ensures a CMRR of 81 dB@10 kHz, which increases to 84 dB@10 MHz. The measured equivalent input noise power spectral density is en=2.57 nV/?Hz at 10 kHz in the worst case, close to the 1/f corner frequency. It decreases to en=1.8 nV/?Hz at 1 MHz and en=1.9 nV/?Hz at 10 MHz. Measurements of a reference RC network performed with the proposed low-cost low-power multifrequency impedance analyzer are compared with a Keysight E4980A Precision LCR Meter showing a maximal relative error of 0.8% over the whole operating frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Senxellion GmbH
    Inventors: Diego Ruben BARRETTINO, Daniele Guido ALLEGRI, Achille DONIDA, Marco MASCIADRI