Patents by Inventor Carlo Fiocchi

Carlo Fiocchi 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: 7855602
    Abstract: An amplifier arrangement includes an output amplifier stage (OA) comprising a stage input (SIN), a stage output (SOUT) which is coupled to a signal output (OUT) of the amplifier arrangement, and a capacitive element (CE) which couples the stage output (SOUT) to the stage input (SIN). A driver stage (DR) comprises a driver input (DIN) and a driver output (DOUT) which is coupled to the stage input (SIN). The driver stage (DR) is configured to generate a voltage potential at a driver output (DOUT) depending on an input current at the driver input (DIN) and to provide a charging current to the capacitive element (CE) being higher than the input current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Austriamicrosystems AG
    Inventors: Carlo Fiocchi, Andrea Pierin
  • Publication number: 20100164451
    Abstract: A voltage regulator, comprising: an input terminal; an output terminal at which an output voltage is provided; an output transistor which couples the input terminal of the voltage regulator to the output terminal of the voltage regulator; and a transimpedance amplifier including an input terminal which is coupled to the output terminal of the voltage regulator and an output terminal which is coupled to a control terminal of the output transistor, optionally via a coupling, the coupling having an impedance value between the output terminal of the transimpedance amplifier and the control terminal of the output transistor which at a given frequency is smaller than or equal to an impedance value of an output impedance of the transimpedance amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Austriamicrosystems AG
    Inventors: Marco CERCHI, Carlo FIOCCHI
  • Publication number: 20090251219
    Abstract: An amplifier arrangement includes an output amplifier stage (OA) comprising a stage input (SIN), a stage output (SOUT) which is coupled to a signal output (OUT) of the amplifier arrangement, and a capacitive element (CE) which couples the stage output (SOUT) to the stage input (SIN). A driver stage (DR) comprises a driver input (DIN) and a driver output (DOUT) which is coupled to the stage input (SIN) The driver stage (DR) is configured to generate a voltage potential at a driver output (DOUT) depending on an input current at the driver input (DIN) and to provide a charging current to the capacitive element (CE) being higher than the input current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: austriamicrosystems AG
    Inventors: Carlo FIOCCHI, Andrea PIERIN
  • Patent number: 5706240
    Abstract: A voltage regulator for electrically programmable, non-volatile memory devices has an output terminal connected to a power supply line for programming the state of at least one memory element through at least one selection circuit. At least first and second resistive elements are connected between first and second terminals of a voltage supply. At least a first circuit is matched to the at least one selection circuit, and the first circuit is coupled serially with the resistive elements between the two terminals of the voltage supply. At least one control current generator is connected between one of the first and second voltage supply terminals and a node linking to one of the resistive elements, and the current of the controlled current generator is controlled to be a function of current through the at least one selection circuit. An operational amplifier has an inverting input and a non-inverting input, and the non-inverting input is connected to a node linking to at least one of the resistive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.L.
    Inventors: Carlo Fiocchi, Guido Torelli