Patents by Inventor Cong Dinh

Cong Dinh 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: 5994967
    Abstract: An integrated, crystalless oscillator includes a voltage controlled oscillator circuit for generating an output signal, and a frequency-locked feedback network to stabilize the frequency of the output signal. The frequency-locked feedback network includes a divide-down circuit and a frequency-controlled variable resistor, the divide-down circuit divides down the frequency of the output signal to produce a feedback frequency which is used to control the frequency-controlled variable resistor. The control voltage for the voltage controlled oscillator circuit is derived from the voltages across a fixed resistor and the frequency-controlled variable resistor. The voltages across these resistors drive an amplifier, with the output of the amplifier being the control voltage for the voltage controlled oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Cong Dinh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 5982241
    Abstract: A monolithic oscillator having dual programmable fixed frequency outputs includes crystal-less oscillator circuitry utilizing frequency-locked feedback to generate ai signal having a select frequency, the frequency being stabilized over temperature and voltage by compensation circuitry associated with the crystal-less oscillator circuitry. A programmable prescaler is coupled to the crystal-less oscillator circuitry for varying the frequency of the signal generated by the crystal-less oscillator circuitry by a select amount. The monolithic oscillator further includes inputs for receiving an external signal, such as an external reference signal, or for connection to a crystal for providing an alternative frequency reference. A multiplexer is used to select either the external signal (or crystal) or the signal from the crystal-less oscillator circuitry to be used for the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Cong Dinh Nguyen, Stephen Christopher Brightman
  • Patent number: 5963105
    Abstract: In an integrated crystal-less device that generates an output signal with the frequency of the output signal dependent at least in part on a resistive element, there is provided circuitry for providing compensation for the temperature coefficient the of resistive element, the circuitry includes a bandgap reference and a resistive network. The bandgap reference utilizes components having stable temperature coefficient to generate a first voltage, a reference voltage, and also to generate second voltage, a voltage proportional to absolute temperature. The resistive network includes two trimmable resistors, which are trimmed such that the resistive network in combination with the bandgap reference compensates for the absolute value of the resistive element in a selected temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Cong Dinh Nguyen