Patents by Inventor Diptendu Ghosh

Diptendu Ghosh 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: 12047042
    Abstract: A switching power amplifier with harmonic suppression including a polyphase converter and a power amplifier stage. The polyphase converter converts a frequency or phase modulated input signal into a 50% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal, a positive 25% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal that is centered with the 50% duty cycle signal when high, and a negative 25% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal that is centered with the 50% duty cycle signal when low. The power amplifier stage includes first and second branches coupled between upper and lower nodes, each including series-coupled P-channel and N-channel transistors forming an intermediate output node. The transistors of the first branch are controlled by the 50% duty cycle signal, and the transistors of the second branch are controlled by the positive and negative 25% duty cycle signals. The first and second branches generate output currents that are superimposed with each other to suppress third and fifth harmonics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Mustafa H. Koroglu, Dayasagar Gaade, Francesco Barale
  • Publication number: 20230170855
    Abstract: A switching power amplifier with harmonic suppression including a polyphase converter and a power amplifier stage. The polyphase converter converts a frequency or phase modulated input signal into a 50% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal, a positive 25% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal that is centered with the 50% duty cycle signal when high, and a negative 25% duty cycle rail-to-rail signal that is centered with the 50% duty cycle signal when low. The power amplifier stage includes first and second branches coupled between upper and lower nodes, each including series-coupled P-channel and N-channel transistors forming an intermediate output node. The transistors of the first branch are controlled by the 50% duty cycle signal, and the transistors of the second branch are controlled by the positive and negative 25% duty cycle signals. The first and second branches generate output currents that are superimposed with each other to suppress third and fifth harmonics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Mustafa H. Koroglu, Dayasagar Gaade, Francesco Barale
  • Patent number: 9900022
    Abstract: DAC design uses a passive reconstruction filter. The reconstruction filter includes a notch filter and series peaking filter. The notch filter provides notch filtering at the DAC clock frequency. The peaking filter increases signal bandwidth while attenuating frequency content at harmonics of the DAC clock frequency. The notch filter can be an LC notch filter with a notch inductor Ln and a notch capacitor Cn. The peaking filter can be a series peaking inductor Ls (shunted with a filter capacitor Cp). In a differential configuration, the passive reconstruction filter can be ±LC notch filters (with ±Ln notch inductors), and the peaking filter can be ±Ls peaking inductors coupled in series to the ±LC notch filters. The ±Ln notch inductors, ±Ls peaking inductors can be mutually wound as single inductors. For an example direct conversion RF transmit chain, IQ± signal paths are implemented with differential DAC designs including passive reconstruction filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Petteri Matti Litmanen, Siraj Akhtar
  • Publication number: 20170207795
    Abstract: A DAC design uses a passive reconstruction filter. The reconstruction filter includes a notch filter and series peaking filter (low pass filter with peaking in the signal passband). The notch filter provides notch filtering at the DAC clock frequency. The peaking filter increases signal bandwidth while attenuating frequency contents at harmonics of the DAC clock frequency. The notch filter can be an LC notch filter with at least one notch inductor Ln and at least one notch capacitor Cn. The peaking filter can be a series peaking inductor Ls (shunted with a filter capacitor Cp). In a differential configuration, the passive reconstruction filter can be configured with ±LC notch filters (with ±Ln notch inductors), and the peaking filter can be ±Ls peaking inductors coupled in series to the ±LC notch filters. The ±Ln notch inductors, ±Ls peaking inductors can be mutually wound as single inductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Petteri Matti Litmanen, Siraj Akhtar
  • Publication number: 20170207774
    Abstract: A latch circuit includes first and second inverters, each with latching (inner) and clocking (outer) PMOS/NMOS transistor pairs in a series/stack configuration. A first inverter includes a D_latching PMOS/NMOS transistor pair, drain-connected at a D node. A first /clock PMOS transistor is coupled between a high rail and a source terminal of the D_latching PMOS transistor, and a first clock NMOS transistor is coupled between a low rail and the source terminal of the D_latching NMOS transistor. A second inverter includes a Dbar_latching PMOS/NMOS transistor pair, drain-connected at a Dbar node. A second /clock PMOS transistor is coupled between the high rail and the source terminal of the Dbar_latching PMOS transistor, and a second clock NMOS transistor is coupled between the low rail and the Dbar_latching NMOS transistor. A cross-coupling switch circuit connected between the D node and the Dbar node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Petteri Matti Litmanen, Siraj Akhtar
  • Patent number: 8421510
    Abstract: Within hard disk drives (HDDs), for example, a preamplifier or preamp is generally used to perform read and write operations with a magnetic head. Typically, for write operations, the preamplifier generates a current waveform that uses a DC current to polarize magnetic elements within the disk and overshoot components to compensate for frequency dependent attenuation in the interconnect between the head and preamp. Conventional pulse-shaping circuitry used for this application uses high voltage to accomplish this task. Here, however, pulse-shaping circuitry is provided which can generate a similar waveform using lower voltage (i.e., about 5V) for this application and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, Reza Sharifi
  • Publication number: 20110304373
    Abstract: Within hard disk drives (HDDs), for example, a preamplifier or preamp is generally used to perform read and write operations with a magnetic head. Typically, for write operations, the preamplifier generates a current waveform that uses a DC current to polarize magnetic elements within the disk and overshoot components to compensate for frequency dependent attenuation in the interconnect between the head and preamp. Conventional pulse-shaping circuitry used for this application uses high voltage to accomplish this task. Here, however, pulse-shaping circuitry is provided which can generate a similar waveform using lower voltage (i.e., about 5V) for this application and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Diptendu Ghosh, Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, Reza Sharifi
  • Patent number: 7961056
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a low phase noise oscillator circuit using a current-reuse technique to reduce power consumption and improve phase noise, where the oscillator circuit comprises a first VCO coupled to a second VCO, and the outputs of the first and second VCOs are coupled with passive elements, such as capacitors. The overall power consumption of both the first and second VCOs is about the same as a single VCO. Furthermore, the phase noise is lowered by around 3 dB. Thus, the phase noise performance is improved without increasing the power consumption of the oscillator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart S. Taylor, Diptendu Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110057732
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a low phase noise oscillator circuit using a current-reuse technique to reduce power consumption and improve phase noise, where the oscillator circuit comprises a first VCO coupled to a second VCO, and the outputs of the first and second VCOs are coupled with passive elements, such as capacitors. The overall power consumption of both the first and second VCOs is about the same as a single VCO. Furthermore, the phase noise is lowered by around 3 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Stewart S. Taylor, Diptendu Ghosh