Patents by Inventor Bruno Caplier

Bruno Caplier 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: 4942316
    Abstract: A logic circuit family derived from the conventional 2 level single-ended cascode logic circuit. The basic logic circuit performing a 2--2 OA/AI logic function shown in the attached drawing is given for illustration purposes. It comprises: a logic tree 35 comprised of top and bottom stages 37, 36 dotted at the tree output 38 to perform a determined logic function; the top stage 37 includes a current switch comprised of two input transistors TX34, TX35 connected in a differential amplifier configuration with a reference transistor TX36. The bases of input transistors TX34, TX35 are provided with at least two level shifter devices. Preferably, input level shifter devices are Schottky diodes P31, . . . which move the voltages towards the more positive voltage VPP, to add an AND function on each of these input transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herve Beranger, Armand Brunin, Bruno Caplier, Jean-Paul Rousseau