Patents by Inventor Alberto Grassi

Alberto Grassi 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: 12352807
    Abstract: A device includes a circuit that generates a first current associated with a voltage of a region of a semiconductor substrate, a second current associated with a temperature of the region, a third current associated with a first process parameter of the region, and a fourth current associated with a second process parameter of the region. A multiplexer of the device receives the first, second, third, and fourth currents and selects the currents one by one and periodically. A ring oscillator of the device is coupled to the multiplexer and receives the first, second, third, and fourth currents one by one and periodically, from the multiplexer. The ring oscillator oscillates at oscillation frequencies that are based on the received current from the multiplexer. The voltage, temperature, and the first and second process parameters of the region are determined based on the oscillation frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Alberto Grassi, Saurabh Surana, Ullas Singh, Namik Kocaman
  • Publication number: 20240329112
    Abstract: A device includes a circuit that generates a first current associated with a voltage of a region of a semiconductor substrate, a second current associated with a temperature of the region, a third current associated with a first process parameter of the region, and a fourth current associated with a second process parameter of the region. A multiplexer of the device receives the first, second, third, and fourth currents and selects the currents one by one and periodically. A ring oscillator of the device is coupled to the multiplexer and receives the first, second, third, and fourth currents one by one and periodically, from the multiplexer. The ring oscillator oscillates at oscillation frequencies that are based on the received current from the multiplexer. The voltage, temperature, and the first and second process parameters of the region are determined based on the oscillation frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Alberto Grassi, Saurabh Surana, Ullas Singh, Namik Kocaman