Patents by Inventor Dario Vagni

Dario Vagni 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: 9819353
    Abstract: A method for use in testing an analog-to-digital converter. The method includes providing a set of bins, varying a voltage, taking samples of the voltage, providing a selection flag, associating each sample with one bin of the set of bins, and observing a number of samples associated with the bins. An apparatus includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a voltage at an input node to a digital representation provided at an output node. The input node is configured to be coupled to a voltage generator. A sample select unit is configured to determine if a voltage at the input node at least equals a first threshold level and does not exceed a second threshold level. The apparatus is configured, based on the determining, to selectively associate the digital representation with a bin of a set of bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dario Vagni, Peter Bogner, Jaafar Mejri
  • Publication number: 20170099062
    Abstract: A method for use in testing an analog-to-digital converter. The method includes providing a set of bins, varying a voltage, taking samples of the voltage, providing a selection flag, associating each sample with one bin of the set of bins, and observing a number of samples associated with the bins. An apparatus includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert a voltage at an input node to a digital representation provided at an output node. The input node is configured to be coupled to a voltage generator. A sample select unit is configured to determine if a voltage at the input node at least equals a first threshold level and does not exceed a second threshold level. The apparatus is configured, based on the determining, to selectively associate the digital representation with a bin of a set of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dario Vagni, Peter Bogner, Jaafar Mejri