Patents by Inventor Andrea Congiu

Andrea Congiu 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).

  • Converter circuit and method for converting an input voltage to an output voltage using a white noise generator
    Patent number: 9385599
    Abstract: A converter circuit is described comprising a switch circuit configured to provide an output voltage, a control circuit comprising an analog control portion and a digital control portion and a noise generator configured to generate white noise, wherein the noise generator is configured to supply the generated white noise to the digital control portion of the control circuit and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the switch circuit based on the white noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Andrea Congiu, Emanuele Bodano, Dirk Hammerschmidt
  • CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING AN INPUT VOLTAGE TO AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE
    Publication number: 20140320100
    Abstract: A converter circuit is described comprising a switch circuit configured to provide an output voltage, a control circuit comprising an analogue control portion and a digital control portion and a noise generator configured to generate white noise, wherein the noise generator is configured to supply the generated white noise to the digital control portion of the control circuit and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the switch circuit based on the white noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Andrea Congiu, Emanuele Bodano, Dirk Hammerschmidt