Patents by Inventor Biljana Beronja
Biljana Beronja 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).
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Patent number: 10559559Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring mechanism has one or more sensing inputs coupled to sense an electrical characteristic at the current path. The electrical characteristic can be a current, voltage, and/or power by way of example. The monitoring mechanism is configured to output a reporting signal indicating the sensed electrical characteristic. The monitoring mechanism can be integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: David Lidsky, Ognjen Djekic, Ion Elinor Opris, Budong You, Anthony J. Stratakos, Alexandr Ikriannikov, Biljana Beronja, Trey Roessig
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Publication number: 20170256532Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring mechanism has one or more sensing inputs coupled to sense an electrical characteristic at the current path. The electrical characteristic can be a current, voltage, and/or power by way of example. The monitoring mechanism is configured to output a reporting signal indicating the sensed electrical characteristic. The monitoring mechanism can be integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: David Lidsky, Ognjen Djekic, Ion Elinor Opris, Budong You, Anthony J. Stratakos, Alexander Ikriannikov, Biljana Beronja, Trey Roessig
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Patent number: 9679885Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring mechanism has one or more sensing inputs coupled to sense an electrical characteristic at the current path. The electrical characteristic can be a current, voltage, and/or power by way of example. The monitoring mechanism is configured to output a reporting signal indicating the sensed electrical characteristic. The monitoring mechanism can be integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: David Lidsky, Ognjen Djekic, Ion Opris, Budong You, Anthony J. Stratakos, Alexander Ikriannikov, Biljana Beronja, Trey Roessig
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Patent number: 9407145Abstract: A regulated, power supply system is described using multiphase DC-DC converters with dynamic fast-turnon, slow-turnoff phase shedding, early phase turn-on, and both load-voltage and drive-transistor feedback to pulsewidth modulators to provide fast response to load transients. In an embodiment, a system master can automatically determine whether all, or only some, slave phase units are fully populated. The programmable system includes fault detection with current and voltage sensing, telemetry capability, and automatic shutdown capability. In an embodiment, these are buck-type converters with or without coupled inductors, however some of the embodiments illustrated include boost configurations.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor LLCInventors: Andrew Burstein, Sombuddha Chakraborty, Yali Xiong, Michael D. McJimsey, Trey A. Roessig, Luigi Panseri, Paul H. Choi, Theodore V. Burmas, Biljana Beronja, Giovanni Garcea, Ilija Jergovic, Andrea Pizzutelli, Anthony J. Stratakos
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Patent number: 8907642Abstract: A regulated, power supply system is described using multiphase DC-DC converters with dynamic fast-turnon, slow-turnoff phase shedding, early phase turn-on, and both load-voltage and drive-transistor feedback to pulsewidth modulators to provide fast response to load transients. In an embodiment, a system master can automatically determine whether all, or only some, slave phase units are fully populated. The programmable system includes fault detection with current and voltage sensing, telemetry capability, and automatic shutdown capability. In an embodiment, these are buck-type converters with or without coupled inductors, however some of the embodiments illustrated include boost configurations.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor LLCInventors: Andrew Burstein, Sombuddha Chakraborty, Yali Xiong, Michael D. McJimsey, Trey A. Roessig, Luigi Panseri, Paul H. Choi, Theodore V. Burmas, Biljana Beronja, Giovanni Garcea, Ilija Jergovic, Andrea Pizzutelli, Anthony J. Stratakos
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Publication number: 20120293017Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, circuits, components, mechanisms, and processes in which a switching mechanism can be coupled between components. The switching mechanism is configured to have an on state or an off state, where the on state allows current to pass along a current path. A monitoring mechanism has one or more sensing inputs coupled to sense an electrical characteristic at the current path. The electrical characteristic can be a current, voltage, and/or power by way of example. The monitoring mechanism is configured to output a reporting signal indicating the sensed electrical characteristic. The monitoring mechanism can be integrated with the switching mechanism on a chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: David Lidsky, Ognjen Djekic, Ion Opris, Budong You, Anthony J. Stratakos, Alexander Ikriannikov, Biljana Beronja, Trey Roessig
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Patent number: 7859238Abstract: A multi-phase, coupled-inductor, DC-DC voltage converter operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) when the system is operated at low output power demand. An embodiment of the converter switches to operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) when the system is operated at high output power demand. Operation in single-drive and rotating phase DCM operation at low power are described. An alternative embodiment operates in a multiple-drive, rotating-phase, discontinuous conduction mode during at least one condition of output power demand.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Anthony Stratakos, Jieli Li, Biljana Beronja, David Lidsky, Michael McJimsey, Aaron Schultz, Charles R. Sullivan, Charles Nickel
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Patent number: 7830688Abstract: A voltage regulator coupled to an unregulated DC input voltage source by an input terminal, and to a load by an output terminal is disclosed. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage at the input terminal to an output voltage at the output terminal. The voltage regulator includes one or more slaves, and each slave includes a switching circuit. During each switching period of the switching circuit, the current for the slave is checked; namely, after the beginning of a low-side conduction period, and before the beginning of a high-side conduction period.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Aaron M. Schultz, Andy Burstein, Biljana Beronja
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Patent number: 7548046Abstract: A multi-phase, coupled-inductor, DC-DC voltage converter operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) when the system is operated at low output power demand. An embodiment of the converter switches to operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) when the system is operated at high output power demand. Operation in single-drive and rotating phase DCM operation at low power are described. An alternative embodiment operates in a multiple-drive, rotating-phase, discontinuous conduction mode during at least one condition of output power demand.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Anthony Stratakos, Jieli Li, Biljana Beronja, David Lidsky, Michael McJimsey, Aaron Schultz, Charles R. Sullivan, Charles Nickel
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Patent number: 7522436Abstract: A voltage regulator coupled to an unregulated DC input voltage source by an input terminal, and to a load by an output terminal is disclosed. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage at the input terminal to an output voltage at the output terminal. The voltage regulator includes one or more slaves, and each slave includes a switching circuit. During each switching period of the switching circuit, the current for the slave is checked; namely, after the beginning of a low-side conduction period, and before the beginning of a high-side conduction period.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Aaron M. Schultz, Andy Burstein, Biljana Beronja
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Patent number: 7317305Abstract: A multi-phase, coupled-inductor, DC-DC voltage converter operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) when the system is operated at low output power demand. An embodiment of the converter switches to operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) when the system is operated at high output power demand. Operation in single-drive and rotating phase DCM operation at low power are described. An alternative embodiment operates in a multiple-drive, rotating-phase, discontinuous conduction mode during at least one condition of output power demand.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Anthony Stratakos, Jieli Li, Biljana Beronja, David Lidsky, Michael McJimsey, Aaron Schultz, Charles R. Sullivan, Charles Nickel
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Publication number: 20070076453Abstract: A voltage regulator coupled to an unregulated DC input voltage source by an input terminal, and to a load by an output terminal is disclosed. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage at the input terminal to an output voltage at the output terminal. The voltage regulator includes one or more slaves, and each slave includes a switching circuit. During each switching period of the switching circuit, the current for the slave is checked; namely, after the beginning of a low-side conduction period, and before the beginning of a high-side conduction period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Aaron Schultz, Andy Burstein, Biljana Beronja