Patents by Inventor Christopher A. SCHELL

Christopher A. SCHELL 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).

  • Phase aligning multiple channel dividers without stopping VCO root clock
    Patent number: 12580573
    Abstract: In an example, a system includes one or more clock channels on a clock chip, each clock channel configured to provide a clock signal. The system also includes a signal line coupled to the one or more clock channels, the signal line configured to send clock signals to and receive clock signals from each clock channel. The system includes a controller configured to select a first clock signal from a first clock channel to drive the signal line. The system also includes divider timing synchronization circuitry in a second clock channel configured to align a second clock signal from the second clock channel with the first clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Madusudanan Srinivasan Gopalan, Christopher A. Schell, Robert Karl Butler
  • PHASE ALIGNING MULTIPLE CHANNEL DIVIDERS WITHOUT STOPPING VCO ROOT CLOCK
    Publication number: 20250007522
    Abstract: In an example, a system includes one or more clock channels on a clock chip, each clock channel configured to provide a clock signal. The system also includes a signal line coupled to the one or more clock channels, the signal line configured to send clock signals to and receive clock signals from each clock channel. The system includes a controller configured to select a first clock signal from a first clock channel to drive the signal line. The system also includes divider timing synchronization circuitry in a second clock channel configured to align a second clock signal from the second clock channel with the first clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Madusudanan SRINIVASAN GOPALAN, Christopher A. SCHELL, Robert Karl BUTLER