Patents by Inventor ALEXANDER PAUL GERDEMANN

ALEXANDER PAUL GERDEMANN 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).

  • Integrated circuit with protection from transient electrical stress events and method therefor
    Patent number: 10354991
    Abstract: An integrated circuit with protection against transient electrical stress events includes a trigger circuit having a first detection circuit coupled to a first supply voltage, a second detection circuit coupled to a second supply voltage, and a rail clamp device. During a first type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a first output signal provided by the first detection circuit. During a second type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a second output signal provided by the second detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Mertens, Michael A. Stockinger, Alexander Paul Gerdemann
  • Integrated circuit with protection from transient electrical stress events and method therefor
    Patent number: 10320185
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for protecting against transient electrical stress events includes a rail clamp device, and a trigger circuit including a resistive-capacitive (RC) filter, a drive circuit including a first inverter stage receiving an input signal from the RC filter, the drive circuit is configured to enable the rail clamp device during a transient electrical stress event, and a stress event detection circuit coupled to the RC filter. The drive circuit includes a configurable activation voltage which is controlled by the stress event detection circuit, wherein the activation voltage is reduced when the transient electrical stress event is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Mertens, Alexander Paul Gerdemann, Michael A. Stockinger
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROTECTION FROM TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL STRESS EVENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180342498
    Abstract: An integrated circuit with protection against transient electrical stress events includes a trigger circuit having a first detection circuit coupled to a first supply voltage, a second detection circuit coupled to a second supply voltage, and a rail clamp device. During a first type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a first output signal provided by the first detection circuit. During a second type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a second output signal provided by the second detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Mertens, Michael A. Stockinger, Alexander Paul Gerdemann
  • Integrated circuit with protection from transient electrical stress events and method therefor
    Patent number: 10074643
    Abstract: An integrated circuit with protection against transient electrical stress events includes a trigger circuit having a first detection circuit coupled to a first supply voltage, a second detection circuit coupled to a second supply voltage, and a rail clamp device. During a first type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a first output signal provided by the first detection circuit. During a second type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a second output signal provided by the second detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Mertens, Michael A. Stockinger, Alexander Paul Gerdemann
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROTECTION FROM TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL STRESS EVENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180083443
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for protecting against transient electrical stress events includes a rail clamp device, and a trigger circuit including a resistive-capacitive (RC) filter, a drive circuit including a first inverter stage receiving an input signal from the RC filter, the drive circuit is configured to enable the rail clamp device during a transient electrical stress event, and a stress event detection circuit coupled to the RC filter. The drive circuit includes a configurable activation voltage which is controlled by the stress event detection circuit, wherein the activation voltage is reduced when the transient electrical stress event is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: ROBERT MATTHEW MERTENS, ALEXANDER PAUL GERDEMANN, MICHAEL A. STOCKINGER
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROTECTION FROM TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL STRESS EVENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180082992
    Abstract: An integrated circuit with protection against transient electrical stress events includes a trigger circuit having a first detection circuit coupled to a first supply voltage, a second detection circuit coupled to a second supply voltage, and a rail clamp device. During a first type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a first output signal provided by the first detection circuit. During a second type of electrical stress event, the rail clamp device is activated in response to a second output signal provided by the second detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: ROBERT MATTHEW MERTENS, MICHAEL A. STOCKINGER, ALEXANDER PAUL GERDEMANN