Patents by Inventor Axel Zafra-Petersson

Axel Zafra-Petersson 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: 8854096
    Abstract: A transmission system may include an oscillator, a serializer, and a driver. The oscillator may generate at least two clock signals. The serializer may modulate a plurality of data streams based upon the at least two clock signals and a plurality of channels of data. The driver may receive and combine the plurality of data streams into a single output data stream, wherein the single output data stream has a clock frequency higher than frequency of each of the at least two clock signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices Technology
    Inventors: Michael R. Elliott, Brad P. Jeffries, Michael D. Keane, Johan H. Mansson, Axel Zafra Petersson
  • Patent number: 8547134
    Abstract: A system provides for a serial transmitter with multiplexing and driving functionality that is combined into a single stage to increase the overall speed of the serial transmitter. The single stage includes a dynamic impedance that is configured in parallel with a multiplexing driver to reduce the input capacitance and set the correct output impedance. The single stage can be implemented as a stacked or cross-coupled XOR logic circuit or a stacked or cross-coupled multiplexer (“mux”) as the multiplexing driver. In an embodiment where a mux is used as the multiplexing driver, a clock can be injected into the mux driver to overcome inter-symbol interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Zafra-Petersson, Johan H. Mansson, Michael R. Elliott, Brad P. Jeffries