Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. VOEGLI

Benjamin T. VOEGLI 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).

  • Off-line gain calibration in a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter
    Patent number: 8587464
    Abstract: A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of ADC blocks each including: at least one ADC unit configured to convert an analog input to a digital output; and a digital gain controller configured to adjust a reference voltage of the at least one ADC unit based on a comparison of an actual output of the at least one ADC unit to an expected output of the at least one ADC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony R. Bonaccio, Frank R. Keyser, III, Martin L. Schmatz, Benjamin T. Voegli
  • OFF-LINE GAIN CALIBRATION IN A TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20130176154
    Abstract: A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of ADC blocks each including: at least one ADC unit configured to convert an analog input to a digital output; and a digital gain controller configured to adjust a reference voltage of the at least one ADC unit based on a comparison of an actual output of the at least one ADC unit to an expected output of the at least one ADC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony R. BONACCIO, Frank R. KEYSER, III, Martin L. SCHMATZ, Benjamin T. VOEGLI