Patents by Inventor Chiew-Guan (Kelvin) Tan

Chiew-Guan (Kelvin) Tan 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: 11942933
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to an apparatus including a first field effect transistor (FET) including a first gate configured to receive a first input signal that varies in accordance with a first voltage domain; and a first inverter including a first input configured to receive a second input signal that varies in accordance with a second voltage domain, and a first output configured to generate a first output signal that varies in accordance with the second voltage domain, wherein the first output signal is based on the first and second input signals, and wherein the first FET and the first inverter are coupled in series between first and second voltage rails. Per another aspect, the apparatus includes additional circuitry to allow the apparatus to process signals in accordance with a third voltage domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wilson Jianbo Chen, Aliasgar Presswala, Chiew-Guan (Kelvin) Tan
  • Publication number: 20230145180
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to an apparatus including a first field effect transistor (FET) including a first gate configured to receive a first input signal that varies in accordance with a first voltage domain; and a first inverter including a first input configured to receive a second input signal that varies in accordance with a second voltage domain, and a first output configured to generate a first output signal that varies in accordance with the second voltage domain, wherein the first output signal is based on the first and second input signals, and wherein the first FET and the first inverter are coupled in series between first and second voltage rails. Per another aspect, the apparatus includes additional circuitry to allow the apparatus to process signals in accordance with a third voltage domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Wilson Jianbo CHEN, Aliasgar PRESSWALA, Chiew-Guan (Kelvin) TAN
  • Patent number: 11595042
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to an apparatus including an output driver, including: a first p-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (PMOS FET); a second PMOS FET coupled in series with the first PMOS FET between an upper voltage rail and an output; a first n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (NMOS FET); and a second NMOS FET coupled in series with the first NMOS FET between the output and a lower voltage rail; a first predriver coupled to gates of the first and second PMOS FETs and first and second NMOS FETs; and a second predriver coupled to the gates of the first and second PMOS FETs and first and second NMOS FETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wilson Jianbo Chen, Chiew-Guan (Kelvin) Tan