Patents by Inventor Doug Spannring

Doug Spannring 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).

  • Publication number: 20250141467
    Abstract: A device may include a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), including a current source, circuitry to mirror the current source, the circuitry including a transistor coupled to the current source, and a plurality of output paths, each output path of the plurality of output paths including a first switch to selectively configure a first transistor to mirror the current source, wherein each output path corresponds to a value of a respective bit of a first digital signal, and a plurality of cells, each cell of the plurality of cells including a second switch to selectively couple a second transistor to a corresponding one of the plurality of output paths, wherein each of the plurality of cells corresponds to a value of a respective bit of a second digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Jacob K. Easter, Doug Spannring
  • Patent number: 7271969
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing high speed, linear-phase interpolation. Signals from a plurality of differential pairs are weighted to produce an output clock having a selectable linear phase variation. A controller includes a pulse generator for providing a predetermined number of pulses having a predetermined phase shift and a predetermined frequency and an interpolator for processing the predetermined number of pulses having a predetermined phase shift and a predetermined frequency to generate a clock signal that is linearly adjustable between a predetermined number of output phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Carpenter, Michael Curtis, Raymond A. Richetta, Doug Spannring
  • Publication number: 20060250722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing high speed, linear-phase interpolation. Signals from a plurality of differential pairs are weighted to produce an output clock having a selectable linear phase variation. A controller includes a pulse generator for providing a predetermined number of pulses having a predetermined phase shift and a predetermined frequency and an interpolator for processing the predetermined number of pulses having a predetermined phase shift and a predetermined frequency to generate a clock signal that is linearly adjustable between a predetermined number of output phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Carpenter, Michael Curtis, Raymond Richetta, Doug Spannring