Patents by Inventor Andrea Barbieri

Andrea Barbieri 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: 7952503
    Abstract: A voltage following device is described, for the driving of a sampling network coupleable to an analog/digital converter, comprising at least one first transistor provided with a first terminal to receive an input signal, and a second terminal to provide an output signal to the sampling network which is representative of the input signal translation of an amount equal to a gate and source voltage of said at least one first transistor. The voltage following device having a driving network of said at least one first transistor to keep said gate and source voltage equal to a shift reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Andrea Barbieri, Germano Nicollini
  • Publication number: 20100141343
    Abstract: An operational amplifier having a first amplification stage with an input terminal to receive a signal to be amplified, and a first output terminal, and a second amplification stage having a first input terminal connected to the first output terminal, and an output terminal to provide the amplified signal. The first and second amplification stages define, between the input terminal and the output terminal, a signal transfer function having first and second poles. The amplifier further includes a decoupling stage having a further input terminal connected to the first stage input terminal, and a further output terminal connected to the second stage output terminal. The decoupling stage is so arranged as to introduce at least one zero in the operational amplifier transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SA
    Inventors: Andrea Barbieri, Sergio Pernici, Germano Nicollini
  • Publication number: 20100001890
    Abstract: A voltage following device is described, for the driving of a sampling network coupleable to an analog/digital converter, comprising at least one first transistor provided with a first terminal to receive an input signal, and a second terminal to provide an output signal to the sampling network which is representative of the input signal translation of an amount equal to a gate and source voltage of said at least one first transistor. The voltage following device having a driving network of said at least one first transistor to keep said gate and source voltage equal to a shift reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: ST-ERICSSON SA
    Inventors: Andrea Barbieri, Germano Nicollini