Patents by Inventor Baanurathan Sadasivam

Baanurathan Sadasivam 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).

  • Time-to-digital conversion
    Patent number: 8884804
    Abstract: An apparatus relating generally to time-to-digital conversion is disclosed. In this apparatus, a time-to-digital converter is coupled to a period sensor. The period sensor includes a pulse generator to generate a pulse. An integrator of the period sensor is coupled to receive the pulse to generate an analog voltage signal responsive to the pulse. The time-to-digital converter includes an analog-to-digital converter coupled to provide a digital signal associated with the analog voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Amitava Majumdar, Siva Charan Nimmagadda, Baanurathan Sadasivam, Richard W. Swanson, Yohan Frans