Patents by Inventor Dircere Martins

Dircere Martins 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).

  • REAL TIME CLOCK (RTC) VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND METHOD OF REGULATING AN RTC VOLTAGE
    Publication number: 20090160410
    Abstract: A real time clock (RTC) voltage regulator, a method of regulating an RTC voltage and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). In one embodiment, an RTC voltage regulator includes a current source configured to provide a first current and a voltage regulator having a common gate amplifier and a power device. The first current is employed to establish a reference voltage for the common gate amplifier and the common gate amplifier is configured to control the power device. The power device is configured to provide an RTC voltage for the common gate amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohammad A. Al-Shyoukh, Marcus M. Martins, Dircere Martins